Adaptive Handover Decision Algorithm Based on Multi-Influence Factors through Carrier Aggregation Implementation in LTE-Advanced System

Table 1

Simulation parameters [5–8].

Parameter	Assumption
Cellular layout	Hexagonal grid, 61 cell sites, 3 sectors per cell site, 2 CCs per sector
Minimum distance between UE and eNB	≥35 meters
Total eNB TX power	46 dBm per CC
Shadowing standard deviation	8 dB
eNBs noise figure	5 dB
UE noise figure	9 dB
Operation carrier bandwidth	20 MHz (PCC and SCC)
Total system bandwidth	40 MHz (2 CCs × 20 MHz)
Number of PRBs/CCs	100 PRB/CC
Number of subcarriers/RBs	12 subcarriers per RB
Number of OFDM symbols per subframe	7
Subcarrier spacing	15 kHz
Resource block bandwidth	180 kHz
Q_rxlevmin	−101.5 dBm
Measurement interval	50 ms for PCC and SCC
Each X2-interface delay	10 ms
Each eNB process delay	10 ms
T311	10 s