Simulation analysis of RLC for packet data services in UMTS systems

Author

Chen, Yi-Chiun ; Xu, Xiao ; Xu, Hua ; Gonen, Eren ; Liu, Peijuan

Author_Institution

Global Telecom Solutions Sector, Motorola Inc., Arlington Heights, IL, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

7-10 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

926

Abstract

The radio link control (RLC) protocol uses multiple-reject ARQ for reliable data transfer in UMTS systems. In this paper, we analyzed RLC performance with respect to ARQ window sizes and polling periods. Due to the complexity of the RLC protocol and the great number of UMTS radio configurations, a simulation analysis was conducted. Our results show that RLC performance shall benefit from a large window size and a relatively small polling period. We also investigated the polling and unsolicited status report mechanisms of RLC and provided some guidance on configuring them.

Keywords

3G mobile communication; automatic repeat request; data communication; mobile radio; packet radio networks; radio links; telecommunication services; UMTS radio configurations; UMTS systems; data transfer; packet data services; polling period; radio link control protocol; 3G mobile communication; Analytical models; Automatic repeat request; Control systems; Delay; Performance analysis; Radio control; Radio link; Telecommunication control; Wireless application protocol;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2003. PIMRC 2003. 14th IEEE Proceedings on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7822-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PIMRC.2003.1264409

Filename

1264409