This paper focuses on the traffic composition in a real GPRS/UMTS network. We present results from two datasets covering two one-week measurement periods, in December 2004 and November 2005. We show how users and traffic split between access technologies (GPRS and UMTS) and services, and present an analysis of the per-user activity at the PDP-context level. The results reported here provide an up-to-date view of the traffic and user activity in an operational 3G network. It should help those researchers interested in reproducing synthetic network scenarios to gain a better understanding about the traffic environment in a real network. Moreover, we discuss several technicalities found in performing such measurements, which should be helpful to those researchers active in 3G monitoring.
Composition of GPRS/UMTS traffic : snapshots from a live network
RICCIATO, FABIO;
2006-01-01
Abstract
This paper focuses on the traffic composition in a real GPRS/UMTS network. We present results from two datasets covering two one-week measurement periods, in December 2004 and November 2005. We show how users and traffic split between access technologies (GPRS and UMTS) and services, and present an analysis of the per-user activity at the PDP-context level. The results reported here provide an up-to-date view of the traffic and user activity in an operational 3G network. It should help those researchers interested in reproducing synthetic network scenarios to gain a better understanding about the traffic environment in a real network. Moreover, we discuss several technicalities found in performing such measurements, which should be helpful to those researchers active in 3G monitoring.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
