Network performance assessment platform for third generation mobile systems

Author

Mirra, D. ; Pascali, F. ; Demesticha, V.P. ; Karagiannis, D. ; Demestichas, P.P. ; Theologou, 3l E.

Author_Institution

CSELT, Torino, Italy

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

5-9 Oct 1998

Firstpage

1175

Abstract

The success of third generation mobile communications systems, e.g., UMTS, will depend on the quality of service (QoS) that the mobile users will perceive, and on whether the QoS levels will be provided in a cost efficient manner. In this perspective, the importance of tools for the “proper” planning of a mobile system becomes straightforward. An important phase in the overall planning process is verification. In this paper we present such a practice that relies on the development of a UMTS simulator that provides the means for modelling UMTS networks, and their environment. Our focus is on the structure of the tool and on an initial set of results

Keywords

discrete event simulation; land mobile radio; quality of service; radio networks; telecommunication computing; telecommunication network planning; QoS levels; discrete event-driven UMTS simulator; mobile system planning; network modelling; network performance assessment platform; quality of service; third generation mobile systems; verification; 3G mobile communication; Context modeling; Costs; Discrete event simulation; Libraries; Mobile communication; Process planning; Quality of service; Software tools; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Universal Personal Communications, 1998. ICUPC '98. IEEE 1998 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Florence

ISSN

1091-8442

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5106-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICUPC.1998.733684

Filename

733684