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Cost-Effective Measurement Setup for Analyzing Signal Coverage in 4G/5G Mobile Networks

POLÁK, L.; BARÁNEK, M.; KUFA, J.; ŠOTNER, R.; DLUHÁ, J.

Original Title

Cost-Effective Measurement Setup for Analyzing Signal Coverage in 4G/5G Mobile Networks

English Title

Cost-Effective Measurement Setup for Analyzing Signal Coverage in 4G/5G Mobile Networks

Type

Paper in proceedings (conference paper)

Original Abstract

Long-term monitoring, measurement, and collection of key performance indicators (KPIs) for fourth and fifthgeneration (4G and 5G) networks under various transmission conditions are essential for optimizing performance and ensuring seamless connectivity in dense environments. In this paper, we present a cost-effective, portable measurement setup with an intuitive user interface, designed for efficient cost-efficient measurements in diverse environments. This setup was used for large-scale measurement studies of 4G (Long-Term Evolution - LTE) and 5G (Non-Standalone - NSA) mobile networks conducted in Brno, Czechia, enabling the exploration of indoor and outdoor network coverage across different radio frequency (RF) bands and environmental conditions. Using this equipment, nearly 1,500,000 samples were collected with a time resolution of 1 second. To support the reproducibility of our study, the dataset is publicly available for download. The results demonstrate varying performance of 4G and 5G mobile networks across different scenarios and show the significant impact of network load fluctuations based on the time of day.

English abstract

Long-term monitoring, measurement, and collection of key performance indicators (KPIs) for fourth and fifthgeneration (4G and 5G) networks under various transmission conditions are essential for optimizing performance and ensuring seamless connectivity in dense environments. In this paper, we present a cost-effective, portable measurement setup with an intuitive user interface, designed for efficient cost-efficient measurements in diverse environments. This setup was used for large-scale measurement studies of 4G (Long-Term Evolution - LTE) and 5G (Non-Standalone - NSA) mobile networks conducted in Brno, Czechia, enabling the exploration of indoor and outdoor network coverage across different radio frequency (RF) bands and environmental conditions. Using this equipment, nearly 1,500,000 samples were collected with a time resolution of 1 second. To support the reproducibility of our study, the dataset is publicly available for download. The results demonstrate varying performance of 4G and 5G mobile networks across different scenarios and show the significant impact of network load fluctuations based on the time of day.

Keywords

4G and 5G mobile networks; coverage mapping; data analysis; interpolation; key performance indicators (KPIs)

Key words in English

4G and 5G mobile networks; coverage mapping; data analysis; interpolation; key performance indicators (KPIs)

Authors

POLÁK, L.; BARÁNEK, M.; KUFA, J.; ŠOTNER, R.; DLUHÁ, J.

Released

12.05.2025

Publisher

IEEE

Location

Brno

ISBN

979-8-3315-4447-8

Book

2025 35th International Conference Radioelektronika

Pages from

1

Pages to

6

Pages count

6

URL

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11008431

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/255542

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT198736,
  author="Ladislav {Polák} and Michal {Baránek} and Jan {Kufa} and Roman {Šotner} and Jitka {Dluhá}",
  title="Cost-Effective Measurement Setup for Analyzing Signal Coverage in 4G/5G Mobile Networks",
  booktitle="2025 35th International Conference Radioelektronika",
  year="2025",
  pages="1--6",
  publisher="IEEE",
  address="Brno",
  doi="10.1109/RADIOELEKTRONIKA65656.2025.11008431",
  isbn="979-8-3315-4447-8",
  url="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11008431"
}

Documents

Radioelektronika_2025_4G_5G_Meas
RADIOELEKTRONIKA65656.2025.11008431_accepted