Mobile broadband services: classification, characterization, and deployment scenarios

Author

Velez, Fernando J. ; Correia, Luis M.

Volume

40

Issue

4

fYear

2002

fDate

4/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

142

Lastpage

150

Abstract

A classification for mobile broadband services and applications is proposed that distinguishes between interactive and distribution services, and identifies the types of information supporting each one. A taxonomy is also proposed for applications´ characterization parameters, divided into five different types: service characteristics, traffic and communications parameters, service components, and operation environments. Because the multiservice traffic analysis of a mobile broadband system, with a given mixture of applications, requires the definition of their main operation environments, the respective deployment scenarios are defined. By incorporating these classifications and available forecast information, predictions of broadband application usage in deployment scenarios such as residential, business, and industrial markets are presented

Keywords

broadband networks; business communication; interactive systems; land mobile radio; radio networks; telecommunication services; telecommunication traffic; ITU-T Recommendation I.211; UMTS; Universal Mobile Telecommunications System; broadband application; broadband services characterization parameters; broadband services classification; broadband services deployment; business markets; communications parameters; distribution services; forecast information; industrial markets; interactive services; mobile broadband services; multiservice traffic analysis; operation environments; residential markets; service characteristics; service components; traffic parameters; 3G mobile communication; Application software; Cities and towns; Economic forecasting; GSM; Mobile communication; Taxonomy; Technology forecasting; Telecommunication computing; Urban areas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.995864

Filename

995864