VoIP Call Signaling Performance and Always-On Battery Consumption in HSDPA, WCDMA and WiFi

Author

Arjona, Andres ; Ylä-Jääski, Antti

Author_Institution

Nokia Siemens Networks Espoo, Espoo

fYear

2007

fDate

21-25 Sept. 2007

Firstpage

2964

Lastpage

2967

Abstract

Wireless broadband enables the use of VoIP with handheld mobile deices. Likewise, multi radio terminals provide the user with ubiquitous access. Even though broadband access might be available in different locations, performance still depends on the wireless technology used. We study the main signaling delays that take place in a voice call (registration and voice call setup delays) and compare them for different wireless accesses: HSDPA, WCDMA and WiFi. Likewise, possible optimizations with always-on mode and their drawbacks are presented. Signaling delays and total battery lifetime affect the perceived end user experience directly, and thus are important items to consider in addition to the overall voice quality.

Keywords

Internet telephony; code division multiple access; delays; mobile radio; radio access networks; telecommunication signalling; ubiquitous computing; wireless LAN; HSDPA; VoIP call signaling performance; WCDMA; WiFi; battery consumption; battery lifetime; end user experience; handheld mobile devices; multiradio terminal; signaling delay; ubiquitous access; voice call registration; voice call setup delay; voice quality; wireless access; wireless broadband access; Batteries; Delay; Internet telephony; Laboratories; Multiaccess communication; Performance analysis; Portable computers; Signal analysis; Software performance; Switching circuits;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, 2007. WiCom 2007. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1311-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WICOM.2007.736

Filename

4340511