{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4417282272","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/pimrc62392.2025.11275470","title":"Mobility Management in Scalable Cell-Free MIMO Networks Under Channel Aging and Handover","display_name":"Mobility Management in Scalable Cell-Free MIMO Networks Under Channel Aging and Handover","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-09-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4417282272","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/pimrc62392.2025.11275470"},"language":null,"primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/pimrc62392.2025.11275470","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/pimrc62392.2025.11275470","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2025 IEEE 36th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5099096933","display_name":"Ala Eddine Nouali","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2738703131","display_name":"Commissariat \u00e0 l'\u00c9nergie Atomique et aux \u00c9nergies Alternatives","ror":"https://ror.org/00jjx8s55","country_code":"FR","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2738703131"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210150049","display_name":"Laboratoire d'\u00c9lectronique des Technologies de l'Information","ror":"https://ror.org/04mf0wv34","country_code":"FR","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2738703131","https://openalex.org/I2738703131","https://openalex.org/I4210117989","https://openalex.org/I4210150049"]}],"countries":["FR"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Ala Eddine Nouali","raw_affiliation_strings":["Université Grenoble Alpes,CEA-Leti,Grenoble,France,F-38000"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Université Grenoble Alpes,CEA-Leti,Grenoble,France,F-38000","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210150049","https://openalex.org/I2738703131"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5007993461","display_name":"Mattia Merluzzi","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8538-1268"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210150049","display_name":"Laboratoire d'\u00c9lectronique des Technologies de l'Information","ror":"https://ror.org/04mf0wv34","country_code":"FR","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2738703131","https://openalex.org/I2738703131","https://openalex.org/I4210117989","https://openalex.org/I4210150049"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2738703131","display_name":"Commissariat \u00e0 l'\u00c9nergie Atomique et aux \u00c9nergies Alternatives","ror":"https://ror.org/00jjx8s55","country_code":"FR","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2738703131"]}],"countries":["FR"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mattia Merluzzi","raw_affiliation_strings":["Université Grenoble Alpes,CEA-Leti,Grenoble,France,F-38000"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Université Grenoble Alpes,CEA-Leti,Grenoble,France,F-38000","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210150049","https://openalex.org/I2738703131"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5086933979","display_name":"Jean\u2010Baptiste Dor\u00e9","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6673-5876"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2738703131","display_name":"Commissariat \u00e0 l'\u00c9nergie Atomique et aux \u00c9nergies Alternatives","ror":"https://ror.org/00jjx8s55","country_code":"FR","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2738703131"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210150049","display_name":"Laboratoire d'\u00c9lectronique des Technologies de l'Information","ror":"https://ror.org/04mf0wv34","country_code":"FR","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2738703131","https://openalex.org/I2738703131","https://openalex.org/I4210117989","https://openalex.org/I4210150049"]}],"countries":["FR"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jean-Baptiste Dore","raw_affiliation_strings":["Université Grenoble Alpes,CEA-Leti,Grenoble,France,F-38000"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Université Grenoble Alpes,CEA-Leti,Grenoble,France,F-38000","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210150049","https://openalex.org/I2738703131"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5032884430","display_name":"Jean-Paul Jamont","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0268-8182"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I899635006","display_name":"Universit\u00e9 Grenoble Alpes","ror":"https://ror.org/02rx3b187","country_code":"FR","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I899635006"]}],"countries":["FR"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jean-Paul Jamont","raw_affiliation_strings":["Université Grenoble Alpes,LCIS,France"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Université Grenoble Alpes,LCIS,France","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I899635006"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5099096933"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2738703131","https://openalex.org/I4210150049"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.43071292,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"6"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10148","display_name":"Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization","score":0.7092000246047974,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10148","display_name":"Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization","score":0.7092000246047974,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12079","display_name":"IoT Networks and Protocols","score":0.035999998450279236,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11158","display_name":"Wireless Networks and Protocols","score":0.0348999984562397,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/handover","display_name":"Handover","score":0.9070000052452087},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/quality-of-service","display_name":"Quality of service","score":0.6952000260353088},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/user-equipment","display_name":"User equipment","score":0.6751000285148621},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/scalability","display_name":"Scalability","score":0.5698000192642212},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mobility-management","display_name":"Mobility management","score":0.511900007724762},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reinforcement-learning","display_name":"Reinforcement learning","score":0.4569999873638153},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/channel","display_name":"Channel (broadcasting)","score":0.44359999895095825},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cluster-analysis","display_name":"Cluster analysis","score":0.421099990606308},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/service","display_name":"Service (business)","score":0.39579999446868896},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/radio-access-network","display_name":"Radio access network","score":0.36970001459121704}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111852164","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1414679","display_name":"Handover","level":2,"score":0.9070000052452087},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.7459999918937683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7264000177383423},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C5119721","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220501","display_name":"Quality of service","level":2,"score":0.6952000260353088},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781327853","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3552547","display_name":"User equipment","level":3,"score":0.6751000285148621},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C48044578","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727490","display_name":"Scalability","level":2,"score":0.5698000192642212},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778555145","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4476379","display_name":"Mobility management","level":2,"score":0.511900007724762},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C97541855","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q830687","display_name":"Reinforcement learning","level":2,"score":0.4569999873638153},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127162648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16858953","display_name":"Channel (broadcasting)","level":2,"score":0.44359999895095825},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C73555534","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q622825","display_name":"Cluster analysis","level":2,"score":0.421099990606308},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.4156000018119812},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780378061","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25351891","display_name":"Service (business)","level":2,"score":0.39579999446868896},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C106365562","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3078360","display_name":"Radio access network","level":4,"score":0.36970001459121704},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153646914","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q535695","display_name":"Cellular network","level":2,"score":0.36809998750686646},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77618280","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1155772","display_name":"Scheme (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.364300012588501},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C68649174","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1379116","display_name":"Base station","level":2,"score":0.3544999957084656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C207987634","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176862","display_name":"MIMO","level":3,"score":0.3411000072956085},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C182448111","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7281197","display_name":"Radio resource management","level":4,"score":0.3398999869823456},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C164866538","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q367351","display_name":"Cluster (spacecraft)","level":2,"score":0.3370000123977661},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C62793504","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228327","display_name":"Access network","level":2,"score":0.33469998836517334},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780137118","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17121585","display_name":"Radio access technology","level":4,"score":0.28870001435279846},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C158207573","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5747224","display_name":"Heterogeneous network","level":4,"score":0.28690001368522644},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C191485582","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6887309","display_name":"Mobility model","level":2,"score":0.2815999984741211},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777735758","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q817765","display_name":"Path (computing)","level":2,"score":0.2809999883174896},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C79403827","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3988","display_name":"Real-time computing","level":1,"score":0.27900001406669617},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17652562","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1345402","display_name":"LTE Advanced","level":3,"score":0.2687999904155731},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C32022120","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q797225","display_name":"Interference (communication)","level":3,"score":0.2619999945163727},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C125450847","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7553982","display_name":"Soft handover","level":3,"score":0.26019999384880066},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778863105","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922836","display_name":"Vertical handover","level":5,"score":0.25929999351501465},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C114237682","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5072483","display_name":"Channel allocation schemes","level":3,"score":0.2531000077724457},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C5038329","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1142907","display_name":"Core network","level":2,"score":0.25290000438690186}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/pimrc62392.2025.11275470","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/pimrc62392.2025.11275470","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2025 IEEE 36th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":22,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2099890365","https://openalex.org/W2144021325","https://openalex.org/W2286275639","https://openalex.org/W2738449107","https://openalex.org/W2742503793","https://openalex.org/W2768578820","https://openalex.org/W2770606349","https://openalex.org/W2951360122","https://openalex.org/W2969768389","https://openalex.org/W3036285064","https://openalex.org/W3100789280","https://openalex.org/W3158898476","https://openalex.org/W3188358066","https://openalex.org/W3210055233","https://openalex.org/W4212888567","https://openalex.org/W4226094834","https://openalex.org/W4315630696","https://openalex.org/W4388642423","https://openalex.org/W4392175452","https://openalex.org/W4400276495","https://openalex.org/W4400810920","https://openalex.org/W4405974403"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"User-centric":[0],"clustering":[1],"(UCC)":[2],"has":[3],"emerged":[4],"as":[5],"a":[6,14,47,80,125],"practical":[7],"approach":[8],"in":[9],"cell-free":[10],"networks,":[11],"where":[12],"only":[13],"group":[15],"of":[16,32,42,70,97],"preferred":[17],"access":[18,33],"points":[19,34],"(APs)":[20,35],"jointly":[21],"serve":[22],"each":[23,37,100],"user":[24],"equipment":[25],"(UE).":[26],"Forming":[27],"dynamically":[28,93],"the":[29,66,95,109],"optimal":[30],"cluster":[31,96],"for":[36,99],"UE":[38,52,101,129],"to":[39,51],"meet":[40],"quality":[41],"service":[43],"(QoS)":[44],"requirements":[45],"is":[46,59],"challenging":[48],"problem":[49],"due":[50],"mobility":[53,81],"and":[54,72,113],"handover":[55],"delay.":[56],"This":[57],"complexity":[58],"further":[60],"exacerbated":[61],"when":[62],"taking":[63,106],"into":[64,107],"account":[65,108],"limited":[67,110],"processing":[68],"capabilities":[69],"APs":[71,98],"UEs.":[73],"To":[74],"solve":[75],"this":[76],"problem,":[77],"we":[78],"propose":[79],"management":[82],"scheme":[83],"based":[84,102],"on":[85,103],"deep":[86],"reinforcement":[87],"learning":[88],"(DRL).":[89],"Our":[90],"DRL":[91],"agent":[92],"adjusts":[94],"network":[104],"dynamics,":[105],"radio":[111],"resources":[112],"heterogeneous":[114],"QoS":[115,127],"requirements.":[116],"Simulation":[117],"results":[118],"show":[119],"that":[120],"our":[121],"proposed":[122],"solution":[123],"provides":[124],"satisfactory":[126],"per":[128],"while":[130],"significantly":[131],"reducing":[132],"fronthaul":[133],"signaling.":[134]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-03-07T16:01:11.037858","created_date":"2025-12-12T00:00:00"}