An accelerating handover process scheme for IEEE 802.16j multi-hop relay networks

EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking

Table 1 Comparison of the handover methods proposed in the IEEE 802.16j systems

Method	Handover technique	RS Location	Number of RSs (per cell)	Number of hops	Number of connection stations	Moving situation of MSs
RIHE [14]	HHO	Fixed	6	1	1	Yes
OHSP [15]	HHO	Random	0–50	≥1	1	No
HSMCN [16] and FHS [17]	HHO	Fixed	6	1	1	No
SSTHT [18] and TMDHT [19]	MDHO	Fixed	6	1	≥2	Yes
Proposed RACA	HHO	Random	10–50	1	1	Yes