Mobility Management in Femtocell Networks [chapter]

Mahmoud Qutqut, Hossam Hassanein
2015 The Future of Wireless Networks  
Current Wireless Broadband Networks (WBN) are facing several limitations and considerations, such as poor indoor coverage, explosive growth in data usage, and massive increase in number of WBNs' subscribers. Various inventions and solutions are used to enhance the coverage and increase the capacity of wireless networks. Femtocells are seen as a key next step in wireless communication today. Femtocells offer excellent indoor voice and data coverage. As well Femtocells can enhance the capacity
more » ... offload traffic from Macrocell networks. There are several issues that must be taken into consideration for the successful deployment of Femtocells. One of the most important issues is mobility management. Since Femtocells will be deployed densely, randomly, and by the millions, providing and supporting seamless mobility and handoff procedures is essential. This paper presents a broad study on mobility management in Femtocell networks. Current issues of mobility and handoff management are discussed. Several research works are overviewed and classified. Finally, some open and future research issues are discussed.
doi:10.1201/b18906-12 fatcat:44vkequqanck7iracnn3qxduee