Evaluation of the Performance of the Mobile Communications Network Providing Internet Access Service

Akira MIURA  Toshihiro SUZUKI  Keiko YOSHIHARA  Koji SASADA  Yoko KIKUTA  

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications   Vol.E84-B   No.12   pp.3166-3172
Publication Date: 2001/12/01
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Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Special Issue on Network Software)
Category: Mobile Service and Technologies
Keyword: 
PDC-P,  i-mode,  DoPa,  performance evaluation,  regression analysis,  

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Summary: 
Internet access via mobile communications networks is growing rapidly; NTT DoCoMo's Internet access service using cellular phones, known as i-mode and started in February 1999, is no exception. The i-mode service enables the user to send e-mail and access Web sites for a variety of information through simple operation of a mobile terminal equipped with a browser. As a result, the traffic to be carried by the PDC (Personal Digital Cellular)-- Packet mobile communication network, which is used to provide the i-mode service, is also increasing rapidly. To meet this growing demand, the switching systems in place are being either increased in capacity or replaced by more powerful ones. To plan this effectively, it is necessary to make an accurate evaluation of the i-mode processing capacity. We have developed a new method of evaluating processing capacity, which is based on the conventional method but takes account of the characteristics specific to the PDC-Packet network. This paper discusses the method of evaluating the processing capacity of switching systems used in the PDC-Packet mobile network.