Title :
An examination of signaling traffic in a super-charged mobile network
Author :
Chana, A. ; Takawira, F.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Natal Univ., Durban, South Africa
Abstract :
Mobility management is the highest contributor of signaling traffic in mobile networks. Messages generated by the insert subscriber data procedure during a location update are not only large but more will be required in future third generation (3G) networks to allow for the transfer of large subscriber profiles. This paper compares the mobility management protocol used in GSM and 3G networks with that proposed for super-charged networks by examining the network´s performance under normal conditions and during signaling transfer point congestion.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; cellular radio; protocols; telecommunication congestion control; telecommunication network management; telecommunication signalling; telecommunication traffic; 3G network; GSM; Global System for Mobile Communication; insert subscriber data procedure; mobility management; network performance; network protocol; signaling traffic; signaling transfer point congestion; subscriber profiles; supercharged mobile network; third generation network; Africa; Engineering management; Frequency; GSM; Intelligent networks; Mobile radio mobility management; Protocols; Signal processing; Telecommunication traffic; Transaction databases;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking, 2003. WCNC 2003. 2003 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7700-1
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.2003.1200521
