# Spatio-temporal Interference Correlation and Joint Coverage in Cellular Networks

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.05332 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1606.05332/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 16 Jun 2016.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

This paper provides an analytical framework with foundations in stochastic geometry to characterize the spatio-temporal interference correlation as well as the joint coverage probability at two spatial locations in a cellular network. In particular, modeling the locations of cellular base stations (BSs) as a Poisson Point Process (PPP), we study interference correlation at two spatial locations ℓ1 and ℓ2 separated by a distance v, when the user follows closest BS association policy at both spatial locations and moves from ℓ1 to ℓ2. With this user displacement, two scenarios can occur: i) the user is handed off to a new serving BS at ℓ2, or ii) no handoff occurs and the user is served by the same BS at both locations. After providing intermediate results such as probability of handoff and distance distributions of the serving BS at the two user locations, we use them to derive exact expressions for spatio-temporal interference correlation coefficient and joint coverage probability for any distance separation v. We also study two different handoff strategies: i) handoff skipping, and ii) conventional handoffs, and derive the expressions of joint coverage probability for both strategies. The exact analysis is not straightforward and involves a careful treatment of the neighborhood of the two spatial locations and the resulting handoff scenarios. To provide analytical insights, we also provide easy-to-use expressions for two special cases: i) static user (v =0) and ii) highly mobile user (v rightarrow ∞). As expected, our analysis shows that the interference correlation and joint coverage probability decrease with increasing v, with v rightarrow ∞ corresponding to a completely uncorrelated scenario.