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Measurement analysis and performance evaluation of mobile broadband cellular networks In a populated city

Enhanced mobile broadband is an essential target in fifth-generation (5G) networks with higher demands among service consumers. It offers very high-speed Internet connections for several geographical areas: urban, suburban, and rural. Many mobile network operators (MNOs) continuously monitor the qua...

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Main Authors: El-Saleh, Ayman A., Alhammadi, Abdulraqeb, Shayea, Ibraheem, Hassan, Wan Haslina, Honnurvali, Mohamed Shaik, Daradkeh, Yousef Ibrahim
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Published: Elsevier B.V. 2023
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T Technology (General)
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spelling my.utm.1049712024-04-01T06:34:33Z http://eprints.utm.my/104971/ Measurement analysis and performance evaluation of mobile broadband cellular networks In a populated city El-Saleh, Ayman A. Alhammadi, Abdulraqeb Shayea, Ibraheem Hassan, Wan Haslina Honnurvali, Mohamed Shaik Daradkeh, Yousef Ibrahim T Technology (General) Enhanced mobile broadband is an essential target in fifth-generation (5G) networks with higher demands among service consumers. It offers very high-speed Internet connections for several geographical areas: urban, suburban, and rural. Many mobile network operators (MNOs) continuously monitor the quality of service in terms of multiple services to guarantee high network performance. To the best of our knowledge, no extensive studies and analyses are conducted on mobile broadband (MBB) services that cover various implementation scenarios and several performance metrics. This study comprehensively analyzes the existing MBB performance in an urban area: Cyberjaya City, Malaysia. The measurement data were collected through drive tests from various MNOs supporting 3G and 4G technologies: Maxis, Celcom, Digi, U Mobile, and Unifi. Several performance metrics, such as signal quality, throughput (downlink and uplink), ping, and handover, were measured during the drive tests. The data measurements were conducted in two scenarios: outdoor and indoor environments. Measurement results of the outdoor drive test demonstrate that the maximum average throughput with downlink and uplink data rates is 14.3 and 7.1 Mbps, respectively, whereas the minimum average ping and loss are 36.5 ms and 0.14, respectively, for all MNOs. However, the in-building measurements achieve an acceptable overall average data rate of 2 Mbps. This paper provides several suggestions and recommendations for MBB providers to improve their performance networks and quality of experience to meet customers’ satisfaction. Several limitations not considered in this study and can point to possible future work are presented. Elsevier B.V. 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/104971/1/WanHaslinaHassan2022_MeasurementAnalysisAndPerformanceEvaluationofMobile.pdf El-Saleh, Ayman A. and Alhammadi, Abdulraqeb and Shayea, Ibraheem and Hassan, Wan Haslina and Honnurvali, Mohamed Shaik and Daradkeh, Yousef Ibrahim (2023) Measurement analysis and performance evaluation of mobile broadband cellular networks In a populated city. Alexandria Engineering Journal, 66 (NA). pp. 927-946. ISSN 1110-0168 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2022.10.052 DOI : 10.1016/j.aej.2022.10.052
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El-Saleh, Ayman A.
Alhammadi, Abdulraqeb
Shayea, Ibraheem
Hassan, Wan Haslina
Honnurvali, Mohamed Shaik
Daradkeh, Yousef Ibrahim
Measurement analysis and performance evaluation of mobile broadband cellular networks In a populated city
description Enhanced mobile broadband is an essential target in fifth-generation (5G) networks with higher demands among service consumers. It offers very high-speed Internet connections for several geographical areas: urban, suburban, and rural. Many mobile network operators (MNOs) continuously monitor the quality of service in terms of multiple services to guarantee high network performance. To the best of our knowledge, no extensive studies and analyses are conducted on mobile broadband (MBB) services that cover various implementation scenarios and several performance metrics. This study comprehensively analyzes the existing MBB performance in an urban area: Cyberjaya City, Malaysia. The measurement data were collected through drive tests from various MNOs supporting 3G and 4G technologies: Maxis, Celcom, Digi, U Mobile, and Unifi. Several performance metrics, such as signal quality, throughput (downlink and uplink), ping, and handover, were measured during the drive tests. The data measurements were conducted in two scenarios: outdoor and indoor environments. Measurement results of the outdoor drive test demonstrate that the maximum average throughput with downlink and uplink data rates is 14.3 and 7.1 Mbps, respectively, whereas the minimum average ping and loss are 36.5 ms and 0.14, respectively, for all MNOs. However, the in-building measurements achieve an acceptable overall average data rate of 2 Mbps. This paper provides several suggestions and recommendations for MBB providers to improve their performance networks and quality of experience to meet customers’ satisfaction. Several limitations not considered in this study and can point to possible future work are presented.
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author El-Saleh, Ayman A.
Alhammadi, Abdulraqeb
Shayea, Ibraheem
Hassan, Wan Haslina
Honnurvali, Mohamed Shaik
Daradkeh, Yousef Ibrahim
author_facet El-Saleh, Ayman A.
Alhammadi, Abdulraqeb
Shayea, Ibraheem
Hassan, Wan Haslina
Honnurvali, Mohamed Shaik
Daradkeh, Yousef Ibrahim
author_sort El-Saleh, Ayman A.
title Measurement analysis and performance evaluation of mobile broadband cellular networks In a populated city
title_short Measurement analysis and performance evaluation of mobile broadband cellular networks In a populated city
title_full Measurement analysis and performance evaluation of mobile broadband cellular networks In a populated city
title_fullStr Measurement analysis and performance evaluation of mobile broadband cellular networks In a populated city
title_full_unstemmed Measurement analysis and performance evaluation of mobile broadband cellular networks In a populated city
title_sort measurement analysis and performance evaluation of mobile broadband cellular networks in a populated city
publisher Elsevier B.V.
publishDate 2023
url http://eprints.utm.my/104971/1/WanHaslinaHassan2022_MeasurementAnalysisAndPerformanceEvaluationofMobile.pdf
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