Smartcell: small-scale mobile congestion awareness
Smartcell: small-scale mobile congestion awareness
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Smartcell：小规模移动拥塞感知
DOI：
10.1109/mcom.2016.7509377
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发表时间：
2016
影响因子：
11.2
通讯作者：
E. Belding
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作者：
Paul Schmitt;Daniel Iland;E. Belding
尽管发展中地区的手机覆盖范围有所改善和扩大，但质量上的鸿沟仍然存在。显示蜂窝覆盖是否存在的地图掩盖了基础设施性能和客户端负载的关键差异。为了阐明这些移动网络用户所面临的挑战，我们收集并分析了GSM网络在本地尺度上的测量结果。我们发现发展中地区的网络拥塞程度更高，每个地区可用运营商之间的性能差异也更大。基于我们的发现，我们提出了一款名为SmartCell的应用程序，它可以近乎实时地通知并授权用户寻找改进的移动连接。
Despite improvements and expansion of cellular coverage in developing regions, a substantial qualitative divide remains. Maps that display the presence or absence of cellular coverage mask critical differences in infrastructure performance and client load. In order to illuminate challenges faced by users of such mobile networks, we collect and analyze GSM network measurements at the local scale. We discover higher network congestion in developing regions as well as performance differences between available carriers in each location. Based on our findings, we propose an app, called SmartCell, that informs and empowers users in near real time to seek out improved mobile connectivity.