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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 126 - Number 8
Year of Publication: 2015
Authors: Vassilis Dalakas
10.5120/ijca2015906123

Vassilis Dalakas . Automate Minimization of Drive Tests for QoE Provisioning: The Case of Coverage Mapping. International Journal of Computer Applications. 126, 8 ( September 2015), 1-6. DOI=10.5120/ijca2015906123

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author = { Vassilis Dalakas },
title = { Automate Minimization of Drive Tests for QoE Provisioning: The Case of Coverage Mapping },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { September 2015 },
volume = { 126 },
number = { 8 },
month = { September },
year = { 2015 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 1-6 },
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url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume126/number8/22569-2015906123/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2015906123 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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Abstract

The concept of Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) has been developed in Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) specifications standard. With MDT, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) were enabled to remotely collect measurements indicating the network Quality of Service (QoS), as experienced by their users, correlated with actual location information. This results in wider application of use cases that allows network monitoring and optimization, without the need for conventional drive tests. To facilitate access to distributed geospatial data through a set of policies, common rules, and standards that would improve interoperability, this paper, proposes an open architecture, in compliance with the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) web services and the MDT architectures, enabling the automation of the MDT use cases and real-time service management.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Cellular radio coverage quality of experience quality of service

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