TY - GEN
T1 - Characterizing data services in a 3G network
T2 - 2011 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2011
AU - Zhu, Zhichao
AU - Cao, Guohong
AU - Keralapura, Ram
AU - Nucci, Antonio
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Although 3G networks have been largely deployed to cope with the increasing demand of wireless data services, little is known on how these networks are used from the network perspective. In this paper, we present analysis of data services based on a nation-wide 3G network trace collected from one of the largest cellular network service providers in North America. Our work differentiates from previous studies by examining data service usage and mobility patterns from various dimensions including application breakdown, user roles, device types and diurnal characteristics. We also look into various access issues such as termination failures and frequent registrations to better understand how the network performs. Our results are important for cellular network operators and protocol designers to improve data service performance and user satisfaction.
AB - Although 3G networks have been largely deployed to cope with the increasing demand of wireless data services, little is known on how these networks are used from the network perspective. In this paper, we present analysis of data services based on a nation-wide 3G network trace collected from one of the largest cellular network service providers in North America. Our work differentiates from previous studies by examining data service usage and mobility patterns from various dimensions including application breakdown, user roles, device types and diurnal characteristics. We also look into various access issues such as termination failures and frequent registrations to better understand how the network performs. Our results are important for cellular network operators and protocol designers to improve data service performance and user satisfaction.
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U2 - 10.1109/icc.2011.5962985
DO - 10.1109/icc.2011.5962985
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80052183760
SN - 9781612842332
T3 - IEEE International Conference on Communications
BT - 2011 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2011
Y2 - 5 June 2011 through 9 June 2011
ER -