Introduction to the basic LTE handover procedures

Mobile communication industry is growing very fast with the increasing demand of users in the field of communication. To meet up the users demand and to provide them better communication a new radio access network was designed which was named as Long Term Evolution (LTE). As better connectivity is very important during both stationary and roaming conditions, a proper handover is of keen importance. LTE has introduced new handover procedures for both inter and intra radio access communication which has not only reduced the call drops but has also increased the communication quality. A short description of these procedures is given in this paper.