Steady State Analysis of Base Station Buffer Occupancy in a Cellular Mobile System

The 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) standards organizations makes great efforts in order to reduce the latency of 5G mobile networks to the least possible extent. Recently, these networks are associated with big buffers to maximize the network utilization and minimize the wasted wireless r...

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Main Author: Fayza A. Nada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Computer Networks and Communications
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1364824
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description The 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) standards organizations makes great efforts in order to reduce the latency of 5G mobile networks to the least possible extent. Recently, these networks are associated with big buffers to maximize the network utilization and minimize the wasted wireless resources. However, in existence of the TCP congestions, having bottlenecks are still expected on radio access networks (RANs) data paths. Consequently, this influences the network performance and reduces its quality of services (QoSs). Apparently, studying and improving the behavior of buffers deployed at 5G mobile networks devices can contribute to solving these problems (at least by reducing the queuing time at these buffers). In this paper, we study the buffer behavior of base stations in a 5G mobile network at steady state. We consider a cellular mobile network consisting of finite number of users (stations, terminals, and mobiles). At any time-slot, a station may be using the channel (busy) or not using the channel (idle). Since system analysis of cellular mobile networks in general form is rather complex, solutions are always obtained in closed forms or by numerical techniques. A two-dimensional traffic system for cellular mobile networks is presented, and the main performance evaluations are derived. Moreover, different moments of the base station buffer occupancy are calculated. The study reveals that there is a correlation between the state of the mobile stations (busy or idle) and the expected buffers occupancy of the base station. In addition, the results discussions demonstrate some important factors and parameters that affect the base station buffers and the overall network performance. These factors can be further worked on and controlled to obtain the least possible latency in next generation mobile networks.
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spelling doaj.art-b0c5f94df25447bb865d852c5d5d7a562023-03-31T00:00:05ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Computer Networks and Communications2090-715X2023-01-01202310.1155/2023/1364824Steady State Analysis of Base Station Buffer Occupancy in a Cellular Mobile SystemFayza A. Nada0Department of Information TechnologyThe 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) standards organizations makes great efforts in order to reduce the latency of 5G mobile networks to the least possible extent. Recently, these networks are associated with big buffers to maximize the network utilization and minimize the wasted wireless resources. However, in existence of the TCP congestions, having bottlenecks are still expected on radio access networks (RANs) data paths. Consequently, this influences the network performance and reduces its quality of services (QoSs). Apparently, studying and improving the behavior of buffers deployed at 5G mobile networks devices can contribute to solving these problems (at least by reducing the queuing time at these buffers). In this paper, we study the buffer behavior of base stations in a 5G mobile network at steady state. We consider a cellular mobile network consisting of finite number of users (stations, terminals, and mobiles). At any time-slot, a station may be using the channel (busy) or not using the channel (idle). Since system analysis of cellular mobile networks in general form is rather complex, solutions are always obtained in closed forms or by numerical techniques. A two-dimensional traffic system for cellular mobile networks is presented, and the main performance evaluations are derived. Moreover, different moments of the base station buffer occupancy are calculated. The study reveals that there is a correlation between the state of the mobile stations (busy or idle) and the expected buffers occupancy of the base station. In addition, the results discussions demonstrate some important factors and parameters that affect the base station buffers and the overall network performance. These factors can be further worked on and controlled to obtain the least possible latency in next generation mobile networks.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1364824
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Steady State Analysis of Base Station Buffer Occupancy in a Cellular Mobile System
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title_full Steady State Analysis of Base Station Buffer Occupancy in a Cellular Mobile System
title_fullStr Steady State Analysis of Base Station Buffer Occupancy in a Cellular Mobile System
title_full_unstemmed Steady State Analysis of Base Station Buffer Occupancy in a Cellular Mobile System
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