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Uncovering 5G Performance on Public Transit Systems with an App-based Measurement Study

Authors:

Claudio Fiandrino,

David Juárez Martínez-Villanueva,

Joerg WidmerAuthors Info & Claims

MSWiM '22: Proceedings of the 25th International ACM Conference on Modeling Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems

Pages 65 - 73

https://doi.org/10.1145/3551659.3559040

Published: 24 October 2022 Publication History

Abstract

Fifth-generation (5G) networks are now entering a stable phase in terms of commercial release. 5G design is flexible to support a diverse range of radio bands (i.e., low-, mid-, and high-band) and application requirements. Since its initial roll-out in 2019, extensive measurements studies have revealed key aspects of commercial 5G deployments (e.g., coverage, signal strength, throughput, latency, handover, and power consumption among the others) for several scenarios (e.g., pedestrian and car mobility, mid-, and high-bands, etc.). In this paper, we take a different angle than previous studies and carry out an in-depth measurement study of 5G in a large public bus transit system in a major European city. For several mobile network operators, we identify how flexible the network deployment is by analyzing Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages, mobility management, and application performance.

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Uncovering 5G Performance on Public Transit Systems with an App-based Measurement Study
1. Networks
  1. Network performance evaluation
    1. Network measurement
    2. Network performance analysis
  2. Network types
    1. Mobile networks

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MSWiM '22: Proceedings of the 25th International ACM Conference on Modeling Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems

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DOI:10.1145/3551659

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