A simulation tool to evaluate radio resource management algorithms for enhanced UMTS

Author

Vassiliou, Vasos ; Antoniou, Josephine ; Hadjipollas, George ; Pitsillides, Andreas

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Cyprus Univ., Nicosia, Cyprus

fYear

2005

fDate

3-7 April 2005

Firstpage

396

Lastpage

403

Abstract

This paper presents a new system level simulator that has been developed to evaluate radio resource management (RRM) techniques in UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication Systems) and enhanced-UMTS networks. The simulator includes new implementations for the user equipment, node B, radio network controller nodes and can evaluate parameters associated with UMTS or enhanced-UMTS performance, related to the introduction of RRM functions. The RRM functions implemented deal with admission control, packet scheduling, handover control, load control, and power control. The evaluation of RRM mechanisms is supported by the provision of appropriate radio propagation, traffic generation, and mobility models.

Keywords

3G mobile communication; cellular radio; mobility management (mobile radio); packet switching; power control; scheduling; telecommunication congestion control; telecommunication network topology; telecommunication traffic; IP network; Universal Mobile Telecommunication System; admission control; enhanced UMTS; handover control; load control; microcellular environment; network topology; packet scheduling; power control; radio propagation; radio resource management algorithm; simulation tool; traffic generation; 3G mobile communication; Admission control; Load flow control; Power control; Radio control; Radio network; Radio propagation; Resource management; Scheduling algorithm; Telecommunication control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, 2005. WIOPT 2005. Third International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2267-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WIOPT.2005.8

Filename

1421128