A Novel Adaptive Channel Allocation Scheme to Handle Handoffs

TL;DR

This paper introduces ACAS, an adaptive channel allocation scheme that dynamically adjusts guard channels based on handoff blocking rates to improve wireless network performance during mobility.

Contribution

The paper presents a novel adaptive scheme that automatically adjusts guard channels according to recent handoff blocking rates, enhancing resource utilization and reducing call blocking.

Findings

ACAS outperforms static schemes in simulation.

It minimizes handoff rejection probability effectively.

The scheme adapts to changing traffic conditions automatically.

Abstract

Wireless networking is becoming an increasingly important and popular way of providing global information access to users on the move. One of the main challenges for seamless mobility is the availability of simple and robust handoff algorithms, which allow a mobile node to roam among heterogeneous wireless networks. In this paper, the authors devise a scheme, A Novel Adaptive Channel Allocation Scheme (ACAS) where the number of guard channel(s) is adjusted automatically based on the average handoff blocking rate measured in the past certain period of time. The handoff blocking rate is controlled under the designated threshold and the new call blocking rate is minimized. The performance evaluation of the ACAS is done through simulation of nodes. The result shows that the ACAS scheme outperforms the Static Channel Allocation Scheme by controlling a hard constraint on the handoff rejection probability. The proposed scheme achieves the optimal performance by maximizing the resource utilization and adapts itself to changing traffic conditions automatically.