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Study on transmission quality in cellular 4G and 5G networks between 2019–2021: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of provided services by operating base transceiver stations
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly limited user mobility, not least among students. Remote learning had a particular impact on resource allocation in relation to using terrestrial cellular networks, especially 4G systems in urban agglomerations. This paper presents the results of a quality evaluation of an outdoor environment, carried out between 2019 and 2021 on the campus of a technical university. Annual studies are conducted using our own custom-built mobile application, installed on 50 mobile devices (i.e., smartphones) running Android OS. This study aims to determine the impact of reduced user mobility on access parameters in mobile networks, that is, both download and upload throughput as well as delay (ping), with a particular focus on serving base transceiver stations (BTSs). This research scenario involves long-term evolution (LTE) compatible user equipment (UE) that operates under four Polish mobile network operators (MNO), which includes roaming connections and the newly launched 5G standard.
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- Articles
- Type:
- artykuły w czasopismach
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Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie
pages 1 - 10,
ISSN: 1733-8670 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2023
- Bibliographic description:
- Falkowski-Gilski P., Uhl T.: Study on transmission quality in cellular 4G and 5G networks between 2019–2021: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of provided services by operating base transceiver stations// Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie -Vol. 73,iss. 145 (2023), s.1-10
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- Statutory activity/subsidy
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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