Title :
Performance analysis of the cellular mobile telephone network in Malawi
Author :
Gombachika, Harry S H
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Malawi Univ., Chichiri, Malawi
Abstract :
This paper presents results of a detailed performance analysis of cellular network in Malawi in terms of congestion and call drop rate which determine the quality of service. The paper identifies factors that contribute towards these performance metrics and provides a basis for mitigating unfavourable effects of these factors
Keywords :
cellular radio; quality of service; telephone networks; Malawi; call drop rate; cellular radio network; congestion; mobile telephone network; performance analysis; performance metrics; quality of service; Cellular networks; Cellular phones; Databases; Intelligent networks; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Mobile communication; Performance analysis; Quality of service; Telecommunication traffic; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Africon, 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5546-6
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.1999.820781
