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An analytical model based on the ETSI criteria for the evaluation of user satisfaction in UMTS

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The analytical models commonly used for the evaluation of coverage and capacity in UMTS systems compute the BER probability at the radio interface. This approach is not in line with the ETSI guidelines, which state that the coverage and capacity of a UMTS system must be evaluated when the system is working with a given fraction of satisfied users. In this paper, we present an analytical model capable of taking into account user satisfaction. A comparison between analytical and simulation results confirms the validity of the proposed model. In addition, we discuss coverage-capacity curves as a function of the percentage of satisfied users, taking into account also the imperfections of the real power-control procedures.

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  1. Politecnico di Milano, Italy

    Paolo Giacomazzi, Luigi Musumeci & Giacomo Verticale

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Paolo Giacomazzi received his degree in electrical engineering from the Politecnico di Milano, and the Master in information technology from Cefriel in 1990. From 1992 to 1998 he was Assistant Professor and now he his Associate Professor at the Politecnico di Milano. His research interests cover IP Differentiated and Integrated services, UMTS networks and fourth generation access networks.

Luigi Musumeci joined the Electronic and Information Department of the Politecnico di Milano in 1991, where he is now Associate Professor. He received his degree in electrical engineering from the Politecnico di Milano in 1961. From 1968 to 1986 he was at Italtel where he was responsible for the design and implementation of Itapac, the Italian packet network.

His research interests cover packet data networks, Internet, and wireless access networks.

Giacomo Verticale is Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Milano. He graduated in Telecommunications Engineering in 1998. In 1999 he joined the CEFRIEL research center, where he worked on the Voice-over-IP and ADSL technologies. Verticale got his Ph.D. in 2003 from Politecnico di Milano defending a thesis on the performance of packet transmission in UMTS. His current interests focus on Quality of Service and on 4G wireless networks. He is member of IEEE and ACM.

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Giacomazzi, P., Musumeci, L. & Verticale, G. An analytical model based on the ETSI criteria for the evaluation of user satisfaction in UMTS. Wireless Netw 12, 789–796 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-006-0784-9

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