Drive test based EDGE radio network performance evaluation
N. Mohan, P. Chandrasekaran, H.H. Hmimy · 2006
In this paper, the performance of EDGE radio network is measured and evaluated considering different services applications namely FTP, HTTP, and MMS. Although today EDGE is a mature technology, it is under consistent evolution and enhancement. The focus of this paper is on the field-testing for EDGE R99. The tests are conducted in a GSM/EDGE network that carries GSM voice traffic and EDGE Packet Switched data services. The end-to-end performance evaluation methodology is briefly described with the focus on the radio network testing. The end-to-end key performance indicators (KPI) are defined for the different types of applications. Results from the field are presented for different applications at different radio conditions.