Evaluation of handover mechanisms in shadowed low earth orbit land mobile satellite systems

This paper presents a quantitative analysis by computer simulation of the active set update (ASU) handover algorithm for a shadowed low earth orbit (LEO) land mobile satellite (LMS) environment. As a precursor to the handover analysis, the mutual visibility statistics for a 66 satellite polar and 48 satellite rosette-type constellation are presented. These results show the statistical nature of the levels of satellite diversity and mobile-to-satellite elevation angles (to the highest satellite) within each network and also indicate the influence of the channel characteristics on the handover strategy. A two-state Markov modulated channel model is assumed in the handover analysis, and this enables the assessment of increased levels of power and time hysteresis on the quality of service and network signalling load in a shadowed land mobile satellite environment. In particular, attention is given to the different modes of ASU operation for hard handover, switch diversity and soft handover.     

Teletraffic performance evaluation of microcellular personalcommunication networks (PCN's) with prioritized handoff procedures

Evaluates four handoff priority-oriented channel allocation schemes. These give priority to handoff calls by reserving channels exclusively for handoff calls. The measurement-based handover channel adaptive reassignment scheme (MHAR-A) exclusively uses reserved handover channels for newly originated calls if a certain criterion is satisfied. All four schemes studied differ from the conventional guard channel-based handover priority-oriented channel allocation scheme. To study the schemes, a personal communication network (PCN) based on city street microcells is considered. A teletraffic simulation model accommodating a fast moving vehicle is developed, and the performance parameters are obtained. The performances of all four schemes are compared with the nonpriority scheme and the conventional guard channel-based handover priority-oriented channel allocation scheme. It was found that some of the channel allocation algorithms studied improved the teletraffic capacity over the nonpriority and the conventional guard case. Also, the probability of new call blocking and carried traffic was improved for three of the schemes when compared to the conventional guard scheme. The MHAR-A scheme did not perform up to expectation. Nevertheless, it can be used to finely control the communication service quality equivalent to the control obtained by varying the number of handoff channels in a fraction of one. Increasing the number of reserved handover channels in fraction of one can never be achieved in the conventional guard channel-based handover priority-oriented channel allocation scheme     

Optimized handover and resource management: an 802.21‐based scheme to optimize handover and resource management in hybrid satellite‐terrestrial networks

Satellite communications can provide fourth generation (4G) networks with large‐scale coverage. However, their integration to 4G is challenging because satellite networks have not been designed with handover in mind. The setup of satellite links takes time, and so, handovers must be anticipated long before. This paper proposes a generic scheme based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 802.21 standard to optimize handover and resource management in hybrid satellite‐terrestrial networks. Our solution, namely optimized handover and resource management (OHRM), uses the terrestrial interface to prepare handover, which greatly speeds up the establishment of the satellite link. We propose two mechanisms to minimize the waste of bandwidth due to wrong handover predictions. First, we leverage the support of 802.21 in the terrestrial access network to shorten the path of the signaling messages towards the satellite resource manager. Second, we cancel the restoration of the satellite resources when the terrestrial link rolls back. We use OHRM to interconnect a digital video broadcasting and a wireless 4G terrestrial network. However for the simulation tool, we use a WiMAX as the terrestrial technology to illustrate the schemes. The simulation results show that OHRM minimizes the handover delay and the signaling overhead in the terrestrial and satellite networks. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Satellite selection scheme for reducing handover attempts in LEO satellite communication systems

Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication systems perform frequent intersatellite handovers for both fixed and mobile users. This paper proposes a satellite selection scheme for new/handover call requests when two or more satellites can be seen simultaneously. Each satellite in this scheme has a non-uniform transmitter antenna gain according to its relative position inside the coverage area. The antenna gain is proportional to the residual distance in the satellite's direction of movement and it compensates for the difference in path losses between satellite links. The residual distance distribution of the selected satellite and the mean number of intersatellite handovers during a call connection are calculated and compared with the results based on conventional methods. The proposed scheme can reduce the intersatellite handover call attempt rate without increasing system load and terminal complexity. Furthermore, this scheme can be extended to reduce both intersatellite and interbeam handover call attempt rates in a multiple spot beam environment. Especially, the average number of intersatellite and interbeam handovers during a call can be significantly reduced by using a hybrid algorithm with the proposed non-uniform power transmission scheme. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

TCRA: a time‐based channel reservation scheme for handover requests 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 which 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 (GH) 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. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A time‐based reservation scheme for managing handovers in satellite systems

This paper proposes a Time‐based Channel Reservation Algorithm (TCRA) suitable for managing 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 which guarantees a null handover failure probability by managing the channel through a reservation strategy in the cells to be crossed by the user. Based on the feature that the satellite motion is predictable and deterministic, the scheme tries to maximize the channel utilization and enables the system to handle the most important number of users. The performance of the TCRA scheme has been examined by simulations and compared to the Guaranteed Handover (GH) scheme. The results show the behaviour of the algorithm and its performance. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Hybrid access scheme based on one-phase preamble and channel monitoring/assignment for satellite communications

In this letter, we propose a hybrid access scheme for satellite communications, taking into account the long propagation delay. The proposed scheme uses the one-phase preamble of 3GPP2 for fast access and applies the channel monitoring/assignment scheme of 3GPP for more reliable transmission. The results of analysis and simulation show that the proposed scheme achieves high throughput and low delay according to propagation delays in satellite communication environments.     

QoS handover management for multimedia LEO satellite networks

Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite systems gained considerable interest towards the end of the previous decade by virtue of some of the appealing features that are endowed with, such as low propagation delay and the ability to communicate with handheld terminals. However, after the limited commercial success of the first networks of this kind, future satellite networks are now conceived as complementary rather than competitive to terrestrial networks. In this paper, we focus on one of the most influential factors in system performance, that is, the handover of a call. First, we provide a succinct review of the handover strategies that have been proposed in the literature. Then we propose two different satellite handover techniques for broadband LEO satellite systems that capitalize upon the satellite diversity that a system may provide. The proposed schemes cater for multimedia traffic and are based on the queuing of handover requests. Moreover, a deallocation scheme is also proposed according to which capacity reservation requests are countermanded when the capacity that they strive to reserve is unlikely to be used. Simulation studies further document and confirm the positive characteristics of the proposed handover schemes.     

A New Connection Admission Control for Spotbeam Handover in LEO Satellite Networks

Frequent spotbeam handovers in low earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks require a technique to decrease the handover blocking probabilities. A large variety of schemes have been proposed to achieve this goal in terrestrial mobile cellular networks. Most of them focus on the notion of prioritized channel allocation algorithms. However, these schemes cannot provide the connection-level quality of service (QoS) guarantees. Due to the scarcity of resources in LEO satellite networks, a connection admission control (CAC) technique becomes important to achieve this connection-level QoS for the spotbeam handovers. In this paper, a geographical connection admission control (GCAC) algorithm is introduced, which estimates the future handover blocking performance of a new call attempt based on the user location database, in order to decrease the handover blocking. Also, for its channel allocation scheme, an adaptive dynamic channel allocation (ADCA) scheme is introduced. By simulation, it is shown that the proposed GCAC with ADCA scheme guarantees the handover blocking probability to a predefined target level of QoS. Since GCAC algorithm utilizes the user location information, performance evaluation indicates that the quality of service (QoS) is also guaranteed in the non-uniform traffic pattern.     

Handover queuing strategies with dynamic and fixed channelallocation techniques in low Earth orbit mobile satellite systems

This paper deals with the performance evaluation of various resource management strategies that are suitable for low Earth orbit mobile satellite systems (LEO-MSSs). A user mobility model has been proposed and its statistical parameters have been derived. Both fixed channel allocation (FCA) and dynamic channel allocation (DCA) techniques have been considered. Moreover, in order to reduce the handover failure probability, we have assumed that interbeam handover requests which do not immediately obtain service can be queued. In particular, two different queuing disciplines have been compared: (a) the first input first output (FIFO) scheme and (b) a new technique called last useful instant (LUI) which is based on the knowledge of the maximum time within which the handover procedure must be accomplished. Implementation aspects for the LUI technique in a LEO-MSS have been discussed also in comparison with the measurement-based priority scheme (MBPS), previously proposed in the literature on this subject. The efficiency of the LUI queuing scheme as regards the FIFO technique has been investigated by simulations for both DCA and FCA techniques. An analytical approach has been also presented in order to allow the performance evaluation of the FCA scheme with different handover queuing disciplines     

直升机卫星通信系统信道模拟与通信实现

针对直升机卫星通信系统中直升机旋翼对通信信道造成的周期性衰落问题,采用射频收发器AD9361模拟了信道周期性衰落模型,基于此模型在现场可编程门阵列(Field Programmable Gate Array,FPGA)上优化并实现了缝隙检测算法。根据信道衰落模型和缝隙检测算法及数据链路速率和带宽的要求,提出了一套直升机卫星通信系统可靠通信方案,即前向链路采用重发和分集接收及短码LDPC编码技术,返向链路根据前向链路缝隙检测的结果在无遮挡缝隙采用突发通信和长码低密度奇偶校验(Low Density Parity Check,LDPC)编码技术,实现可靠通信。系统测试结果表明,该方案不受直升机机型限制,系统可在40%遮挡率下实现前向链路25.6 kb/s和返向链路4 Mb/s速率下的可靠通信。     

Traffic performance analysis of handover in GMPCS systems

This paper presents an analysis of handover process and its effect on the traffic performance in global mobile personal communications by satellite (GMPCS) systems. With the nongeostationary satellite used for the system, the handover scheme needs to be applied to make calls completed without any interruption. An analytical model is developed for the analysis of the handover process. We derive the mean number of handovers and handover delay with various satellite antenna patterns and different settings of handover parameter. A suitable traffic model of the whole system is also derived after due considerations of the handover process. The system performance measures include new call blocking probability, call dropping probability, and mean number of handovers per call. A computer simulation is developed and used. We also analyze the system performance with a number of handover priority schemes applied. Based on the study results, the handover parameters are selected to maximize the traffic performance. It is shown that we can improve the overall traffic performance of GMPCS system by setting handover parameters properly and using the handover priority scheme     

Hierarchical micro-mobility management in high-speed multihop access networks

1 Introduction A wireless multihop network or Ad-hoc network [1, 2] is a network of independent mobile hosts without any network infrastructure or connection to base stations. In many application areas, however, Internet connectivity and access to service…     

室内VLC-WiFi异构无线接入网络研究

对室内VLC-WiFi异构网络进行研究,提出了基本的组网结构及改进的切换策略.根据室内VLC-WiFi异构网络的特点,确定了上下行传输方案,即上行数据使用WiFi链路传输,下行数据使用VLC和WiFi链路传输.当下行VLC链路不可用时,提出了一种基于切换间隔和运动趋势的动态驻留时间算法.仿真结果表明,提出的切换算法与传统算法相比,在不增加乒乓效应的前提下提高了系统的命中率.     

多径信道下基于空时分组码的发送分集技术

文章在多径信道下,提出了一种基于RAKE接收机的空时分组编码(STBC)方案.该方案将空时分组编码(STBC)与RAKE接收机的多径叠加相干检测的方法相结合,从而可以在频率选择性衰落信道下采用多发射天线实现发送分集.此方案获得的分集增益与由采用相同数量接收天线的最大比接收合并(MRRC)方案得到的接收分集增益接近,能够较大地提高传榆系统的可靠性.     

切换保留信道与新呼叫排队相结合的LEO星座通信系统信道分配方案研究

提出一种适用于LEO(低轨道)星座通信系统的信道分配方案。该方案为切换呼叫提供了保留信道,降低了切换呼叫的阻塞概率。同时,采取新呼叫排队策略抑制保留信道引起的新呼叫阻塞概率的恶化,如果正在进行的呼叫离开,队列中的新呼叫可以按照次序获得分配信道。结果表明,该方案可以显著降低切换呼叫阻塞概率,并使新呼叫阻塞概率得到改善。     

中低轨卫星跨层激光链路二次同步切换方法

中低轨卫星之间跨层激光链路的无缝切换直接决定了双层卫星光网络的稳定性.异步切换方法会导致网络拓扑频繁重构,而集中同步切换将造成两层间连接中断,网络运行状态失控.为此,本文提出了中低轨卫星星座激光链路的二次同步切换方法,在保证中低轨道卫星连通的基础上,可降低网络拓扑重构频率.研究了整数周期比的中轨道和低轨道卫星空间位置特性,建立了中低轨卫星星座构形二阶非球摄动模型,确定了中低轨道之间轨道周期比为3的双层卫星星座构形.按连接和切换顺序将该星座构形中跨层激光链路分为两组,以相对周期的1/4为基准,每次令其中一组同步切换,通过交替完成切换.研究结果表明,二次同步切换方法使得网络拓扑重构频率降低到链路切换频率的1/7,比集中切换方法在网络平均时延方面降低了30ms.     

A seamless soft handover management scheme in NGEO satellite networks

Satellite networks can provide extensive geographic coverage to diverse user population, but handovers of active communications should be controlled considering the satellites' high speed. Mobile IP and many other handover algorithms have been proposed for terrestrial wireless networks. However, the satellite network exhibits several unique features compared with the terrestrial wireless networks, such as the long delay. This paper proposes a seamless soft handover scheme (S2H) for satellite networks. S2H designs an identity locator split addressing to solve the multihoming problem and applies the network coding scheme during handover. This manner is able to reduce the interference opportunity, save transmissions, and achieve low handover delay, short queue length, and high throughput. Relying on the simulation results, S2H is able to achieve better performance compared with the proposed handover algorithms in the satellite environment when there are multiple traffic flows. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Internetwork handover performance analysis in a GSM-satelliteintegrated mobile communication system

This paper evaluates the internetwork handover performance in a GSM and satellite integrated mobile communication system. The performance evaluation is based on an analytical model developed for internetwork handover. The handover performance parameters considered are the handover position, unnecessary handover probability, and call-dropping probability. Handover initiation is based on the signal level and distance measurement. The results are compared with those of the GSM handover performance. The analysis shows that the performance achieved in internetwork handover can be similar to those of the GSM handover with the considered handover initiation scheme     

Different queuing policies for handover requests in low Earth orbitmobile satellite systems

In this paper, a mobility model suitable for low Earth orbit mobile satellite systems (LEO-MSS's) has been presented, and its statistical parameters have been derived in order to evaluate the impact of the mobility on the performance of the fixed channel allocation (FCA) strategy. Moreover, we have foreseen that interbeam handover requests, which do not immediately find service, can be queued to reduce the handover failure rate. Two different queuing disciplines have been assumed: (1) the first-input-first-output (FIFO) scheme and (2) an idealized strategy that requires knowledge of the last useful instant (LUI) within which the handover procedure must be completed in order to rank the queued handover requests. An analytical approach has been developed to compare these queuing techniques, and its results have been validated through simulations