Soft handoff analysis for hierarchical CDMA cellular systems

A new soft handoff analysis for hierarchical CDMA cellular systems is presented. We first develop an analytical method for studying the interference in hierarchical CDMA cellular systems. We then apply the obtained results to a soft handoff analysis model to study the performance of soft handoff in hierarchical architectures. It is observed that dynamic handoff parameter assignment, where parameters are dynamically adjusted according to given interference conditions, offers a more efficient handoff mechanism than fixed handoff parameter assignment.