DocumentCode
351245
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
Volume
1
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
135
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Africon, 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location
Cape Town
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5546-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AFRCON.1999.820781
Filename
820781
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