Performance Analysis Of Traffic Congestion in a Developed Mobile Communication Network inoduke, Delta state, Nigeria

Professor Chika Moore¹; Wemembu Raphael Uchenna^2
1&2Department of Mathematics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Abstract
Background: Evaluation of the performance of a mobile communication network is very necessary to judge the networks QoS standard. Percentage traffic congestion (PCONG) is one of the major metrics used by network operators to determine their QoS. In this work, we analyzed the percentage traffic congestion in the different sectors/cells of a developed mobile communication network around the metropolitan area of Oduke, Nigeria. Our result shows that most of the sectors in the different cells analyzed cannot cope with high traffic i.e. they have mean traffic congestion values far greater than the 5% KPI standard. These sectors need further optimization to increase quality of service especially during period where high traffic is generated for the network.

Conclusion: The results of the study show the studied sectors / cells cannot perform optimally when the amount of traffic unusually increases. So, it is advisable for the network operator to carry out further optimization on all the sectors / cells. This will ultimately improve the QoS of the network provider, increase customer satisfaction and thereby generate more revenue for the operator. Consequently, we have seen that congestion is as a result of handover and setup. Also, from the analysis more of congestion related problems are as a result of calls being dropped due to handover.

Key Word: Mobile Network Performance, Percentage Traffic Congestion, QoS, KPI, Handover Failure, Call Setup, Oduke Nigeria, Network Optimization    

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