Title :
Evaluation of Handover Implementations in Commercial GPRS/UMTS/HSDPA Networks
Author :
Zayas, Almudena Díaz ; Gómez, Pedro Merino
Author_Institution :
Dipt. de Lenguajes y Cienc. de la Comput., Univ. of Malaga, Málaga, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper we present a study of the performance of handovers for live GPRS, UMTS and HSDPA networks from the point of view of data traffic. Specifically, our analysis focuses on an evaluation of the impact of handover at IP level during data connections (packet losses, jitter and outage duration). The results provided in this paper have been obtained from extensive field tests carried out on European commercial mobile networks.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; access protocols; mobility management (mobile radio); packet radio networks; telecommunication traffic; European commercial mobile networks; GPRS; HSDPA networks; IP level; UMTS; data traffic; handover evaluation; 3G mobile communication; Ground penetrating radar; IP networks; Jitter; Mobile handsets; Multiaccess communication; Spread spectrum communication;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM 2010), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Miami, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5636-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1930-529X
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.2010.5684171
