Title :
Project WISQY: a measurement-based end-to-end application-level performance comparison of 2.5G and 3G networks
Author :
Reichl, Peter ; Umlauft, M.
Author_Institution :
ftw.-Telecommun. Res. Center, Vienna, Austria
fDate :
April 28-30, 2005
Abstract :
The imminent transition from 2.5G to 3G networks is generally considered to be a keystone for the future economic success of mobile telecommunications. This paper presents a practical comparison of GRPS and UMTS network performance, based on measurements in the live network of Mobilkom Austria and comparing the results to dedicated lab trials. Starting from raw TCP/IP download and upload transfer rates and ICMP Ping round-trip-times, we end up with page response times and file transfer rates for simulated HTTP/1.0 scenarios. The presented results are especially interesting for a realistic calibration of forthcoming 3G and beyond simulation tools.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; IP networks; hypermedia; packet radio networks; quality of service; transport protocols; 2.5G network; 3G network; HTTP-1.0 scenario; ICMP Ping round-trip-time; Internet protocol; Mobilkom Austria; TCP-IP download; WISQY; file transfer rate; mobile telecommunication; transmission control protocol; wireless intersystem quality of service; 3G mobile communication; Communication industry; Delay; Environmental economics; GSM; Ground penetrating radar; Industrial economics; Performance gain; System testing; TCPIP;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Telecommunications Symposium, 2005
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8856-9
DOI :
10.1109/WTS.2005.1524757
