Performance Analysis of Mobile Broadband Networks in Ibra City, Oman

Jahdhami, Majan Abdullah Al; El‐Saleh, Ayman A.; Alhammadi, Abdulraqeb; Shayea, Ibraheem

doi:10.1109/icaibda53487.2021.9689751

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“…As a result of the increase in the population in the Sultanate and the number of devices connected to the network, two national operators formed the main MBB networks in the Sultanate: Omantel and Ooredoo. This work is an extension of our previous work in [31], where MBB networks were investigated in only one city (Ibra city).…”

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Measurements and Analyses of 4G/5G Mobile Broadband Networks: An Overview and a Case Study

El‐Saleh

Jahdhami

Alhammadi

et al. 2023

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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Mobile data has become an integral part of everyday life, making Internet trends more and more profound and deeply embedded in life and the future. Mobile broadband (MBB) is one of the main aims of fifth-generation (5G) networks due to unprecedented growth in data demand. However, 5G networks are not yet deployed in many countries, whereas existing MBB networks, such as third generation (3G) and fourth generation (4G), are available in most world countries. As a result, there is a need to monitor and troubleshoot end-to-end network performance and ensure a better user experience. This paper provides an overview of MBB networks in terms of deployment environments, performance metrics, and implementation scenarios. It highlights the most important criteria for assessing MBB performance and the applications and measurement methods utilized, such as external and internal measurements and the classification of geographical areas. In addition, it provides measurement-based performance analyses of two existing mobile network operators (MNOs) (Omantel and Ooredoo) in the Sultanate of Oman. This performance analysis uses data measurements in various indoor and outdoor environments in five cities (Muscat, Ibra, Sur, Bahla, and Al kamil Wal Wafi). Several performance metrics are considered, such as signal level and quality, throughput, ping rate, and handover. Experimental results demonstrate that the 4G networks were the dominant networks in all measured locations for indoor and outdoor scenarios. Moreover, 5G data measurements are also recorded in the capital city of Oman, Muscat. The results of the 5G measurements show that both MNOs achieved a higher data rate with a lower ping rate.

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Measurements and Analyses of 4G/5G Mobile Broadband Networks: An Overview and a Case Study

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Jahdhami

Alhammadi

et al. 2023

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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“…This experimental research was conducted to analyze the actual performance of the current national MNOs in Oman. It is an extension of the work that was carried out in our previous work in [24]. All the measurements were conducted during the daytime with the same operating system and test sequences for both operators in each city in order to achieve a fair comparison.…”

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Measuring and Assessing Performance of Mobile Broadband Networks and Future 5G Trends

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Mobile broadband (MBB) is one of the critical goals in fifth-generation (5G) networks due to rising data demand. MBB provides very high-speed internet access with seamless connections. Existing MBB, including third-generation (3G) and fourth-generation (4G) networks, also requires monitoring to ensure good network performance. Thus, performing analysis of existing MBB assists mobile network operators (MNOs) in further improving their MBB networks’ capabilities to meet user satisfaction. In this paper, we analyzed and evaluated the multidimensional performance of existing MBB in Oman. Drive test measurements were carried out in four urban and suburban cities: Muscat, Ibra, Sur and Bahla. This study aimed to analyze and understand the MBB performance, but it did not benchmark the performance of MNOs. The data measurements were collected through drive tests from two MNOs supporting 3G and 4G technologies: Omantel and Ooredoo. Several performance metrics were measured during the drive tests, such as signal quality, throughput (downlink and unlink), ping and handover. The measurement results demonstrate that 4G technologies were the dominant networks in most of the tested cities during the drive test. The average downlink and uplink data rates were 18 Mbps and 13 Mbps, respectively, whereas the average ping and pong loss were 53 ms and 0.9, respectively, for all MNOs.

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Measurement analysis and performance evaluation of mobile broadband cellular networks in a populated city

El‐Saleh

Alhammadi²,

Shayea³

et al. 2023

Alexandria Engineering Journal

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Performance Analysis of Mobile Broadband Networks in Ibra City, Oman

Cited by 10 publications

References 9 publications

Measurements and Analyses of 4G/5G Mobile Broadband Networks: An Overview and a Case Study

Measurements and Analyses of 4G/5G Mobile Broadband Networks: An Overview and a Case Study

Measuring and Assessing Performance of Mobile Broadband Networks and Future 5G Trends

Measurement analysis and performance evaluation of mobile broadband cellular networks in a populated city

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