Title :
Capacity of live GSM networks
Author :
Gotzner, Uwe ; Gamst, Andreas
Author_Institution :
E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH, Dusseldorf, Germany
Abstract :
A novel formula for calculating the capacity of operational GSM networks at the air interface is proposed. The main goal of the definition is to properly reflect the existing traffic distribution. Since the basic formula may produce somewhat unstable results, we further introduce two parameters to establish sufficiently smooth behavior. The dependence of capacity both on these parameters and on time is studied using traffic measurements from the E-Plus network
Keywords :
cellular radio; channel capacity; network interfaces; radio networks; telecommunication traffic; E-Plus network; air interface; capacity; delays; formula; grade of service; live GSM networks; smooth behavior; traffic distribution; traffic measurements; unstable results; Capacity planning; GSM; Radio network; Telecommunication traffic; Time division multiple access; Time measurement; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1998. VTC 98. 48th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4320-4
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1998.686518
