Performance of the GPRS RLC/MAC protocols with VoIP traffic

Author

Bellalta, Boris ; Oliver, Miquel ; Rincón, David

Author_Institution

Univ. Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

15-18 Sept. 2002

Firstpage

305

Abstract

GSM/GPRS networks have been designed to carry both voice and data traffic. Our aims are to study the behaviour of the GPRS mechanisms (RLC/MAC layer and radio resource scheduler) when the application layer carries packetized voice, and determine if the quality of service provided by the network is suitable for the VoIP service. The paper includes a discussion about the voice source model, an analysis of the effects in capacity of a GPRS carrier when feed with VoIP packets, measurements of statistical parameters of the voice traffic stream and a discussion of the influence in the quality of the service.

Keywords

Internet telephony; access protocols; cellular radio; data communication; packet radio networks; quality of service; statistical analysis; GPRS RLC/MAC protocols; GPRS carrier; GSM networks; QoS; RLC/MAC layer; VoIP packets; VoIP service; VoIP traffic; application layer; data traffic; packetized voice; quality of service; radio resource scheduler; statistical parameters measurement; voice source model; voice traffic stream; Channel coding; Delay; Exponential distribution; Ground penetrating radar; Interference; Internet telephony; Media Access Protocol; Nominations and elections; Telecommunication standards; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2002. The 13th IEEE International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7589-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PIMRC.2002.1046710

Filename

1046710