Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) is a new paradigm that combines aspects and
technologies coming from different approaches. Ubiquitous computing, pervasive …

Support of femtocells is an integral part of the Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A)
system and a key enabler for its wide adoption in a broad scale. Femtocells are short-range …

To satisfy the high data demands in future cellular networks, an ultra-densification approach
is introduced to shrink the coverage of base station (BS) and improve the frequency reuse …

Convergence of mobile networks and cloud computing enables to offload heavy
computation from a user equipment (UE) to the cloud. The offloading can reduce energy …

Energy efficiency is a growing concern in every aspect of the technology. Apart from
maintaining profitability, energy efficiency means a decrease in the overall environmental …

Handover (HO) is designed to facilitate user mobility and ensure quality of service in mobile
networks. In multiple base station (eNodeBs) scenarios, the HO priority process is a problem …

In this paper, we present an open source simulation model for the ns-3 simulator that allows
the simulation of LTE handover scenarios, to support the design and evaluation of handover …

More and more cellular network operators enable the unplanned deployment of small-sized
cellular stations by the end users into the predominant macrocellular network layout. This …

With advances in technology, network operators may need to set up a dynamic spectrum
access overlay in heterogeneous networks (HetNets) to increase network coverage …

Multi-connectivity and network densification are two solutions intended to improve
performance and reliability. These solutions can improve 5G NR's system performance …