On traffic modelling in GPRS networks
Tatiana K. Madsen, Hans-Peter Schwefel, Ramjee Prasad, Jan Bøgh, Martin Bøgsted · VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet) · 2005
Optimal design and dimensioning of wireless data networks, such as GPRS, requires the knowledge of traffic characteristics of different data services. This paper presents an in-detail analysis of an IP-level traffic measurements taken in an operational GPRS network. The data measurements reported here are done at the Gi interface. The aim of this paper is to reveal some key statistics of GPRS data applications and to validate if the existing traffic models can adequately describe traffic volume and inter-arrival time distribution for different services. Additionally, we present a method of user session identification in case when only measurements on IP level are available.