BHME: a new capacity benchmark in PCS switching

Author

Vudali, Madhu ; Wank, Richard ; Tekinay, Sirin

Author_Institution

Sch. of Manage., Texas Univ., Dallas, TX, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1995

fDate

14-16 Nov 1995

Firstpage

2294

Abstract

In a PCS context, traditional metrics of assessing switch capacity such as BHCA (busy hour call attempts) do not convey the complete information about the switch capacity. This is because of events such as handovers and registrations, and short messages. This paper presents an attempt to provide a capacity benchmark, BHME (for busy hour mobility events), that will create a meaningful and seamless wireless/PCS switch capacity concept. This benchmark is a measure of the projected capacity of the switch given the benchmark´s criteria regarding number of subscribers, voice call rate, supplementary services usage, handover rate, and registration rate

Keywords

cellular radio; channel capacity; digital radio; personal communication networks; subscriber loops; telecommunication network management; telecommunication switching; BHME; PCS switching; busy hour mobility events; capacity benchmark; handover rate; handovers; registration rate; registrations; short messages; subscribers; supplementary services usage; switch capacity; voice call rate; Carbon capture and storage; Current measurement; Frequency; GSM; Measurement standards; Message service; Personal communication networks; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1995. GLOBECOM '95., IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2509-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1995.502810

Filename

502810