
handle: 11573/1701928
Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are currently deploying 5G alongside their existing Fourth Generation (4G) networks. In this paper, we present results and insights from our large-scale measurement study on commercial 5G Non Standalone (NSA) deployments in a European country. We leverage the collected dataset, which covers two MNOs in Rome, Italy, to study network deployment and radio coverage aspects, and explore the performance of two use cases related to enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) and Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC). We further leverage a machine learning (ML)-based approach to model the Dual Connectivity (DC) feature enabled by 5G NSA. Our data-driven analysis shows that 5G NSA can provide higher downlink throughput and slightly lower latency compared to 4G. However, performance is influenced by several factors, including propagation conditions, system configurations, and handovers, ultimately highlighting the need for further system optimization. Moreover, by casting the DC modeling problem into a classification problem, we compare four supervised ML algorithms and show that a high model accuracy (up to 99%) can be achieved, in particular, when several radio coverage indicators from both access networks are used as input. Finally, we conduct analyses towards aiding the explainability of the ML models.
Global telecommunication, Empirical performance analysis, Performance, Communication Systems, Fourth-generation (4G) networks, Mobile network operators, 5g non standalone, Telekommunikation, 5G mobile communication systems, Learning Based Models, Telecommunication industry, Radio coverage, Machine learning, Telecommunications, Telecommunications industry, Wireless networks, Machine-learning, Kommunikationssystem, 5G; machine learning; dual connectivity
Global telecommunication, Empirical performance analysis, Performance, Communication Systems, Fourth-generation (4G) networks, Mobile network operators, 5g non standalone, Telekommunikation, 5G mobile communication systems, Learning Based Models, Telecommunication industry, Radio coverage, Machine learning, Telecommunications, Telecommunications industry, Wireless networks, Machine-learning, Kommunikationssystem, 5G; machine learning; dual connectivity
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