MOBILITY MANAGEMENT FOR CELLULAR TELEPHONY NETWORKS

Cellular telephony provides voice and data services to mobile users. T o deliver these services, the cellular network can track the locations of the users, and can allow user movement during the conversations. I t achieves these capabilities through small-scale (handoff) and large- scale (roaming) mobility management. In this tutorial, the authors des cribe mobility management in cellular networks, including the details of different handoff schemes, location-tracking schemes, and call-deli very procedures.