Investigating the effect of handoff algorithms on the performance of CBTC systems using physics-based propagation models

The performance of communication-based train control (CBTC) systems, in terms of frequency of handoffs [changing association from one access point (AP) to another] and duration of service interruptions, strongly depends on the employed handoff algorithm. In this study, the received signal strength used for the calculation of these metrics is generated by a custom vector parabolic equation (VPE) so...