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This paper presents the results of a set of experiments aiming to characterize the behaviour of the IP data service over a real UMTS network. According to our empirical measurements, packet losses are not frequent, meaning that UMTS link-level retransmission mechanisms are adequate to cope with data corruption through the wireless link. However, ARQ loss recovery mechanisms produce a high variability of the packet delay, which can also affect the performance of the IP data service. By analysing actual UMTS traces, we explore the behaviour of the packet delay through the UMTS network, explaining the effects of the underlying mechanisms. Finally, we derive a simple model to imitate the behaviour of UMTS Internet access. This model could be very useful in simulation or emulation experiments.
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Cano-Garcia, J.M., Gonzalez-Parada, E., Casilari, E. (2006). Experimental Analysis and Characterization of Packet Delay in UMTS Networks. In: Koucheryavy, Y., Harju, J., Iversen, V.B. (eds) Next Generation Teletraffic and Wired/Wireless Advanced Networking. NEW2AN 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4003. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11759355_36
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