TY - JOUR
T1 - Derivation of cell residence times from the counters of mobile telecommunications switches
AU - Lin, Yi-Bing
AU - Chang, Ming-Feng
AU - Huang-Fu, Chien Chun
PY - 2011/12/1
Y1 - 2011/12/1
N2 - In mobile telecommunications, the residence times of users at a cell or a location area are an important input parameter for network planning and performance evaluation of a mobile network. However, measurement of cell residence times in a commercially operated mobile network is not trivial, which typically requires tracing the movement of individual users. In this paper, we show how to use the standard counter values (number of handovers and call traffic) measured in a mobile telecommunications network to derive the cell residence times. These counter values can be obtained directly from telecommunications switches. Therefore, we can provide a quick and simple solution to compute cell residence times.
AB - In mobile telecommunications, the residence times of users at a cell or a location area are an important input parameter for network planning and performance evaluation of a mobile network. However, measurement of cell residence times in a commercially operated mobile network is not trivial, which typically requires tracing the movement of individual users. In this paper, we show how to use the standard counter values (number of handovers and call traffic) measured in a mobile telecommunications network to derive the cell residence times. These counter values can be obtained directly from telecommunications switches. Therefore, we can provide a quick and simple solution to compute cell residence times.
KW - Cell residence times
KW - Little's Law
KW - mobility management
KW - telecommunications
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84255161930&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TWC.2011.100611.110963
DO - 10.1109/TWC.2011.100611.110963
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84255161930
SN - 1536-1276
VL - 10
SP - 4048
EP - 4051
JO - IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
JF - IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
IS - 12
M1 - 6107471
ER -