Analysis of soft handoff algorithm for multi-cellular systems: A finite integral approach

In this paper the performance of soft handoff algorithm based on pilot signal strength measurements has been studied. In connection with the soft handoff it has been observed that the existing analytic expressions often involve integration in infinite limits. The expressions containing such kind of integrals have been meticulously transformed into finite range equations. Probability of outage, number of base stations (BS) in the active set, and number of active set updates are some of the performance metrics commonly considered in soft handoff. Accurate closed forms for all these performance indicators have been computed which, in turn, simplifies the calculation of several other metrics entailing them. Moreover, the underlying system model takes into account of more than two BS (specifically three) extending the traditional two BS model toward more complex but realistic characterization of soft handoff performance analysis framework. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Closed form finite range integral expressions for performance indicators (such as, probability of outage, number of base stations in the active set, and number of active set updates) of soft handoff algorithm are computed. The underlying system model takes into account of three base stations. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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