SEARCHING AND TRACKING OF NEIGHBORING BASE STATIONS

Abstract

Long term evolution (LTE) is considered to be a key technology for the next generation of cellular telecommunications. Searching and tracking of neighboring cells is important for cellular network management such as handover and base station cooperation. The cell search procedure begins when the mobile unit is powered on and it starts communicating with the strongest base station. The main objective is to find the neighbor cells in the LTE system. Simulations are done using LTE simulator to find the probability of detecting the number of neighbor cells under various channel conditions and at different UE locations.