Beyond 5G: Reducing the Handover Rate for High Mobility Communications

A vast number of mobile devices are anticipated to be supported by cellular networks that are fifth generation (5G) and beyond, allowing them to move effortlessly across minuscule cells. As a result, a very high handover rate is anticipated for these incredibly dense networks. According to this study, proximity-based clusters can be employed as nomadic cells coupled with aerial access networks (AANs) to handle a large number of highly mobile devices in 5G and beyond networks and lessen the load generated by quick handover requests. The mobile devices are divided into proximity-based clusters using a two-level hierarchical partitioning technique to generate these nomadic cells. Earlier distributed mobility management systems aren't effective enough to handle the handover rate anticipated for networks running 5G and beyond. Previous group-based approaches are not suitable for real-time applications due to their high computational complexity. The suggested method, in contrast to conventional schemes, scales with the quantity of devices. Furthermore, the establishment of a mobility group brings up pragmatic challenges that prior schemes ignored, in addition to security and privacy concerns.
This study addresses these difficulties.

Keywords: 5G and Beyond Networks, Aerial Access Networks, Cellular Networks, Mobility Management.