Publication Date

Fall 2022

Degree Type

Master's Project

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Computer Science

First Advisor

Navrati Saxena

Second Advisor

Genya Ishigaki

Third Advisor

Abhishek Roy

Keywords

Satellite Networks, 5G, mobility management, Handover, LEO (low Earth Orbit), NS3

Abstract

As technology moves forward we find ourselves demanding faster and better quality internet. Towards that end, 5G was developed. While cell towers are already being built with 5G in mind, some of the built-in limitations of 5G mean that we may be seeing satellites with it in the near future. This development would require a drastic change in the current algorithms used for handovers. These algorithms fail to take into account the high relative velocity of the satellites and result in many unnecessary handovers which increases the likelihood of a dropped connection. This paper will propose and evaluate the effectiveness of our new algorithm to determine handovers between satellites.

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