A Mobile User Location Update and Paging Mechanism Under Delay Constraints

A mobile user location management mechanism is introduced that incorporates a distance based location update scheme and a paging mechanism that satises predened delay requirements. An analytical model is developed which captures the mobility and call arrival pattern of a terminal. Given the respective costs for location update and terminal paging, the average total location update and terminal paging cost is determined. An iterative algorithm is then used to determine the optimal location update threshold distance that results in the minimum cost. Analytical results are also obtained to demonstrate the relative cost incurred by the proposed mechanism under various delay requirements.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1995
• Where: SIGCOMM
• Authors: Ian F. Akyildiz, Joseph S. M. Ho
• Keywords: Communications, Location Update, Location Update Scheme, SIGCOMM 1995, Terminal Paging