TCRA : a resource reservation scheme for handover issue in LEO satellite systems

In this paper, we propose a time-based channel reservation algorithm (TCRA) suitable for handover and call admission control procedures in future mobile satellite systems. These systems are characterized by a high rate of handover attempts, which can degrade significantly their performance. Therefore, we propose TCRA, a scheme that guarantees a null handover failure probability by using a channel reservation strategy in the cells to be crossed by the user. The performance of TCRA has been compared to the guaranteed handover scheme. The TCRA reservation method has the advantage of a better channel utilization by locking the resources only for their expected time of use. A mathematical model has been developed for both schemes, and its results have been validated through simulations.

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