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In this paper, an Adaptive Handover Margin algorithm based on Novel Weight Function (AHOM-NWF) is proposed through Carrier Aggregation operation in Long Term Evolution—Advanced system. The AHOM-NWF algorithm automatically adjusts the Handover Margin level based on three functions, \(f(SINR), \; f(TL)\; {\text{and}}\; f(v)\), which are evaluated as functions of Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise-Ratio (SINR), Traffic Load \((TL)\), and User’s velocity \((v)\) respectively. The weight of each function is taken into account in order to estimate an accurate margin level. Furthermore, a mathematical model for estimating the weight of each function is formulated by a simple model. However, AHOM-NWF algorithm will contribute for the perspective of SINR improvement, cell edge spectral efficiency enhancement and outage probability reduction. Simulation results have shown that the AHOM-NWF algorithm enhances system performance more than the other considered algorithms from the literature by 24.4, 14.6 and 17.9%, as average gains over all the considered algorithms in terms of SINR, cell edge spectral efficiency and outage probability reduction respectively.
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Shayea, I., Ismail, M., Nordin, R. et al. New Weight Function for Adapting Handover Margin Level over Contiguous Carrier Aggregation Deployment Scenarios in LTE-Advanced System. Wireless Pers Commun 108, 1179–1199 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-019-06463-2
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