A unified approach for improving QoS and provider revenue in 3G mobile networks

Mobile Networks and Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-221

  Lindemann, Christoph ^a   Lohmann, Marco ^a   Thümmler, Axel ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Admission control in mobile system; Performance evaluation of next generation mobile systems; Pricing and revenue optimization; Quality of service in mobile systems

Indexed keywords

CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEES AND CHARGES; PACKET SWITCHING; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF SERVICE; TELECOMMUNICATION CONTROL; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

ADMISSION CONTROLLER; HANDOVER FAILURE PROBABILITY; PACKET LOSS PROBABILITY; PACKET SCHEDULER; THIRD GENERATION MOBILE NETWORKS;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037610194     PISSN: 1383469X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023337513658     Document Type: Article

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