Performance evaluation of UE-controlled intelligent handover algorithm for natural disaster

Azita Laily Yusof (Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM))
Ainnur Eiza Azhar (Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM))
Norsuzila Ya’acob (Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM))

Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Vol 20, No 1: October 2020

This paper proposes a UE-controlled intelligent handover algorithm for natural disaster. In this handover algorithm, two variables known as modified received signal strength (RSSm) and left over power (LoP) are identified. The RSSm is an improved formulation from RSS where distance fraction coefficient has been introduced. The fraction coefficient of 0.2 is used where the affected areas is reduced so that the users can receive good signal quality due to its location near to the base station. Meanwhile, the LoP also has been investigated to control power consumption of base station. In this research, 80% RSSm and 20% LoP has been chosen for the proposed handover algorithm as it can maintain good quality of service (QoS) for all users and also can prolong battery life.  From the simulation results obtained, the average number of handovers for the proposed handover algorithm outperformed the conventional natural disaster handover algorithm.