Table 1 Variables related to configuration parameters involved in the RMPA handover

Frame size

2–20 ms

Neighbour advertisement interval

<Cell radio/ (5*Ms(V)*T_frame)

Ranging parameters

Backoff window size

Ranging backoff start

0–15

Ranging backoff end

0–15

T 3 = timeout value for receiving a valid ranging code

0–200 ms

N_cs = contention area^a

>2*6

Number of retries to send contention ranging requests (T 33)

>16

Scanning parameters

Scan duration (N)

0–255 frames

Interleaving interval (P)

0–255 frames

Scan iterations (T)

0–255 frames

Start frame (M)

0–15 frames

T 44 Scan request retransmission timer

0–100 ms