Title :
Evaluation of the impact of mobility on typical KPIs used for the assessment of QoS in mobile networks: An analysis based on drive-test measurements
Author :
Rufini, Arianna ; Neri, A. ; Flaviano, F. ; Baldi, Mario
Author_Institution :
Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
This paper illustrates "MisuraInternetMobile", a national project which has the aim to monitor the QoS performance provided by Italian mobile network operators. This is obtained through measurement campaigns performed on the entire national territory. The main purpose of the project is to give users the possibility to verify the performance that can be achieved in different areas by each mobile network. Furthermore, the large amount of data collected during the campaigns allows many in-depth analyses about mobile broadband access. In this regard the work also reports some results obtained from dynamic measurements aimed to investigate the impact of mobility on the performance and QoS delivered to users.
Keywords :
mobile radio; quality of service; Italian mobile network operators; KPIs; QoS assessment; dynamic measurements; key performance indicators; measurement campaigns; mobile broadband access; mobility impact evaluation; national territory; Broadband communication; Cities and towns; Internet; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Quality of service; Throughput; QoS; drive-test; mobile services;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium (Networks), 2014 16th International
Conference_Location :
Funchal
DOI :
10.1109/NETWKS.2014.6959204