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Mumbai University > Computer Engineering > Sem6 > Mobile Communication and Computing
Marks: 5M
Year: May 2015
written 8.2 years ago by | • modified 8.2 years ago |
Mumbai University > Computer Engineering > Sem6 > Mobile Communication and Computing
Marks: 5M
Year: May 2015
written 8.2 years ago by |
Handoff (or handover) is a control process initiated when a mobile moves from its current cell to its neighboring cell.
A user of a mobile phone will be moving continuously. In such a situation, the mobile connection should also remain intact especially if the user is currently using the phone.
This transfer of connection from one cell to another should be quick and in such a manner that user doesn’t actually realize that a handoff has happened.
There are four basic types of handoffs in GSM network:
a) Intra-cell handover:
b) Inter-cell handover:
c) Inter-BSC handover:
d) Inter-MSC handover:
It occurs when a mobile moves from one MSC region to another MSC.
MSC cover a large area. It can be imagined as a handover from Maharashtra MSC to Gujarat MSC while travelling.