Novel Handover Optimization with a Coordinated Contiguous Carrier Aggregation Deployment Scenario in LTE-Advanced Systems

Algorithm 1

Handover decision algorithm.

()    If  Target_RSRP > Serving_RSRP + HOM  then

()     If  Trigger_timer ≥ TTT  then

()      Handover

()     else

()       Handover_

()       Run Trigger Timer

()     end

()    else

()     Handover_

()  Reset Trigger Timer

() end

HOM: Handover Margin Value.