GPRS Traffic Performance Measurements
Authors: Stuckmann, Peter and Ehlers, N. and Wouters, B.
Department of Communication Networks (ComNets), Faculty 6, RWTH Aachen University
Contact: publications@comnets.rwth-aachen.de
In IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2002 fall), Vancouver, Canada, 2002.
Publication Date: Sep, 2002
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Abstract With the commercial deployment of the General Packet Radio Service in Europe in 2001 traffic performance measurements in the field become possible. In this paper traffic performance measurement results are presented. They are based on a setup measuring the Quality of Service perceived by one and several mobile GPRS users running WWW and e-mail applications on laptops connected to GPRS mobile phones in one radio cell of the Libertel-Vodafone GSM/GPRS network in Maastricht. They give an insight into the capabilities of the data service and the system bottlenecks regarding end-to-end performance. With these cognitions protocol optimizations can be performed and software problems like unnecessary delays and instabilities can be localized and eliminated. Additionally the results can support the planning of networks and applications comparing the measured performance characteristics to the requirements of customers and applications performed. These results are compared to simulation results produced by a simulation/emulation tool that comprises load generators representing typical GPRS usage and a prototypical implementation of the GPRS protocols.
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Stu_VTC02a,
AUTHOR = {Stuckmann, P. and Ehlers, N. and Wouters, B.},
TITLE = {GPRS Traffic Performance Measurements},
JOURNAL = {IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2002 fall)},
YEAR = {2002},
MONTH = {Sep},
VOLUME = {0},
ADDRESS = {Vancouver, Canada},
AFFILIATION = {Department of Communication Networks (ComNets), Faculty 6, RWTH Aachen University},
ANNOTE = {GPRS, performance measurements, simulatio},
URL = {https://www.comnets.rwth-aachen.de}
}