Performance Evaluation of 2G and 3G Networks in the City of Baghdad

Abstract

Communication networks have evolved dramatically in recent years and for a perfect network, there are several factors to focus on to get the perfect coverage and ideal network. Although the network has been installed, the mobile operators’ company keeps reconfiguring the network parameters to achieve the best performance. Even so, some network parameters can’t be modified (tower length, tower position, etc) but other parameters can always be modified due to results of site survey. Also, ICS Telecom was employed to analyze the network performance in terms of coverage and interference due to different values of power and antenna tilt. In this paper, studied the effect of the antenna tilt on the coverage and amount of power from BS to the user in a particular area in Baghdad is studied and it is found that the change in the inclination angle and power have a significant impact on the solutions of the problem of coverage and interference. A comparison field measurement data and simulation data in terms of RSS results in acceptable value equals to 3.24 and 7.45 for 3G and 2G respectively. The performance of the adopted networks is analyses after collecting the data of more than 200 points via two methods: experimentally via drive test and simulation-based on ICS telecom software.

Comparison of Different Mobile Wireless Technology (From 0G to 6G)

“…IoT and Machine-to-Machine regions will also enable new applications (M2M). In addition to the previously used lower and medium-band frequencies, higher frequency radio waves are brought into the mix to increase network speed (46). The realistic physical range of radio waves has been reduced, necessitating the creation of smaller geographic cells.…”