Quality and reliability of GPRS connections

Author

Ruohonen, Timo ; Ukkonen, Leena ; Soini, Mikael ; Sydänheimo, Lauri ; Kivikoski, Markku

Author_Institution

Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland

fYear

2004

fDate

5-8 Jan. 2004

Firstpage

268

Lastpage

272

Abstract

Lately, as wireless communication has become more and more popular, the quality and reliability of communication has become an issue. GPRS is the first step towards an all-IP system and is a kind of development environment when developing quality and reliability in wireless mobile applications. The paper handles quality and reliability of GPRS connections. Phenomena which affect quality or reliability are covered first. Measurement results are presented. Connection quality and reliability are discussed and prospects concerning quality and reliability in future wireless solutions are expressed as well.

Keywords

IP networks; cellular radio; packet radio networks; quality of service; telecommunication network reliability; GPRS network quality; GPRS network reliability; GSM networks; IP system; connection quality; connection reliability; wireless mobile applications; Application software; Error analysis; Error correction; GSM; Ground penetrating radar; IP networks; Mobile communication; Packet switching; Switches; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, 2004. CCNC 2004. First IEEE

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8145-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCNC.2004.1286870

Filename

1286870