Table 2 Summary of relevant surveys/overviews on authentication, mobility and handover management and mobility prediction
From: A survey on the handover management in 5G-NR cellular networks: aspects, approaches and challenges
Main domain | Target network | Sub topics | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|
Mobility management | LTE-A | • Interference Investigations in Femtocells • Mobility Management in Two-Tier Cellular Networks • Cell Identification, Cell Search • Cell Selection/Reselection, Access Control • Handover Decision, Handover Execution | [12] |
5G | • A Brief Overview on Handover Techniques, • mmWave, Dual Connectivity, Carrier Aggregation | [13] | |
5G | • Initial Access Resource Control | [14] | |
5G (V2X) | • Beam-Level Management | [15] | |
Handover management | 4G/5G | • Handover Mechanisms in 4G and 5G and Comparisons • Target BS Selection | [16] |
5G (VANET) | • Handover Failures and Proposed Solutions in VANETs | [17] | |
5G/Beyond | • Machine Learning Algorithms | ||
5G/beyond (Drones) | • Handover Challenges of Drones’ Users | [20] | |
Mobility prediction | 4G/5G | • Importance of Mobility Prediction and Methods Based on: • Learning Algorithms, Markov Chains, Hidden Markov Model, • Artificial Neural Network, Bayesian Networks, Data Mining | [21] |
Security/ authentication | 4G/5G (V2X) | • V2X Overview, Advantages of Using Cellular Networks in V2X, • V2X Security Vulnerabilities, • Potential Attacking Threats on V2X | [22] |
4G/5G (V2X) | • Structures and Protocols of Authentication in 4G, • Vulnerabilities in 4G and Perspectives on 5G | ||
5G | • An Introduction to Security Performance of 5G, Massive IoT, • D2D Communications, V2X Communications, Network Slicing | [25] | |
HeTNeTs | • Vertical Handovers: Handovers within 3GPP Networks,    Between 3GPP and non-3GPP Networks,    Between non-3GPP Networks • Horizontal Handover: Intra-Mobile Service Controller,    Inter-Mobile Service Controller Handovers | [26] |