{"id":"https://openalex.org/W1973981542","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2663716.2663725","title":"Measuring the Reliability of Mobile Broadband Networks","display_name":"Measuring the Reliability of Mobile Broadband Networks","publication_year":2014,"publication_date":"2014-11-05","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W1973981542","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2663716.2663725","mag":"1973981542"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/2663716.2663725","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2663716.2663725","pdf_url":"https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/2663716.2663725","source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Internet Measurement Conference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"conference-paper","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/2663716.2663725","any_repository_has_fulltext":null},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5063155715","display_name":"D\u017eiugas Baltr\u016bnas","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2799829267","display_name":"Simula Research Laboratory","ror":"https://ror.org/00vn06n10","country_code":"NO","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2799829267"]}],"countries":["NO"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Dziugas Baltrunas","raw_affiliation_strings":["Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway","Simula Research Laboratory Oslo, Norway"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2799829267"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Simula Research Laboratory Oslo, Norway","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2799829267"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5071820821","display_name":"Ahmed Elmokashfi","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9964-214X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2799829267","display_name":"Simula Research Laboratory","ror":"https://ror.org/00vn06n10","country_code":"NO","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2799829267"]}],"countries":["NO"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ahmed Elmokashfi","raw_affiliation_strings":["Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway","Simula Research Laboratory Oslo, Norway"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2799829267"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Simula Research Laboratory Oslo, Norway","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2799829267"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5030391444","display_name":"Amund Kvalbein","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2799829267","display_name":"Simula Research Laboratory","ror":"https://ror.org/00vn06n10","country_code":"NO","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2799829267"]}],"countries":["NO"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Amund Kvalbein","raw_affiliation_strings":["Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway","Simula Research Laboratory Oslo, Norway"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Simula Research Laboratory, Oslo, Norway","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2799829267"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Simula Research Laboratory Oslo, Norway","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2799829267"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2799829267"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":null,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":48,"citation_normalized_percentile":null,"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"45","last_page":"58"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12146","display_name":"Power Line Communications and Noise","score":0.9997000098228455,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12146","display_name":"Power Line Communications and Noise","score":0.9997000098228455,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11158","display_name":"Wireless Networks and Protocols","score":0.9995999932289124,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10148","display_name":"Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization","score":0.9993000030517578,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7596707344055176},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/broadband","display_name":"Broadband","score":0.758574366569519},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/robustness","display_name":"Robustness (evolution)","score":0.7484063506126404},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/broadband-networks","display_name":"Broadband networks","score":0.6071921586990356},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reliability","display_name":"Reliability (semiconductor)","score":0.5909724235534668},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cellular-network","display_name":"Cellular network","score":0.5021092891693115},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.4867232143878937},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mobile-broadband","display_name":"Mobile broadband","score":0.48237648606300354},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mobile-telephony","display_name":"Mobile telephony","score":0.47204431891441345},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/distributed-computing","display_name":"Distributed computing","score":0.3754141926765442},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mobile-radio","display_name":"Mobile radio","score":0.3290185332298279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.24075055122375488},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless","display_name":"Wireless","score":0.06809327006340027}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7596707344055176},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C509933004","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194163","display_name":"Broadband","level":2,"score":0.758574366569519},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C63479239","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7353546","display_name":"Robustness (evolution)","level":3,"score":0.7484063506126404},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C125599584","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15057100","display_name":"Broadband networks","level":3,"score":0.6071921586990356},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C43214815","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7310987","display_name":"Reliability (semiconductor)","level":3,"score":0.5909724235534668},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153646914","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q535695","display_name":"Cellular network","level":2,"score":0.5021092891693115},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.4867232143878937},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78834623","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q640394","display_name":"Mobile broadband","level":3,"score":0.48237648606300354},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C95491727","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q992968","display_name":"Mobile telephony","level":3,"score":0.47204431891441345},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.3754141926765442},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781307350","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6887221","display_name":"Mobile radio","level":2,"score":0.3290185332298279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.24075055122375488},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C555944384","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249","display_name":"Wireless","level":2,"score":0.06809327006340027},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C185592680","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2329","display_name":"Chemistry","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C55493867","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7094","display_name":"Biochemistry","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C62520636","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q944","display_name":"Quantum mechanics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C163258240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25342","display_name":"Power (physics)","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C104317684","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7187","display_name":"Gene","level":2,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/2663716.2663725","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2663716.2663725","pdf_url":"https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/2663716.2663725","source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Internet Measurement Conference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.679.5740","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.679.5740","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"http://conferences2.sigcomm.org/imc/2014/papers/p45.pdf","raw_type":"text"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/2663716.2663725","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2663716.2663725","pdf_url":"https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/2663716.2663725","source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Internet Measurement Conference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320323299","display_name":"Norges Forskningsr\u00e5d","ror":"https://ror.org/00epmv149"}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":17,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W101502882","https://openalex.org/W109140130","https://openalex.org/W1577636146","https://openalex.org/W1986085123","https://openalex.org/W2010925404","https://openalex.org/W2054066648","https://openalex.org/W2061530261","https://openalex.org/W2064733780","https://openalex.org/W2112431369","https://openalex.org/W2124059098","https://openalex.org/W2141847331","https://openalex.org/W2144190599","https://openalex.org/W2153757920","https://openalex.org/W2153771889","https://openalex.org/W2159413984","https://openalex.org/W3160780598","https://openalex.org/W4210801094"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2790424757","https://openalex.org/W1964942459","https://openalex.org/W2141349197","https://openalex.org/W1973366582","https://openalex.org/W2022859646","https://openalex.org/W2115526268","https://openalex.org/W2061396733","https://openalex.org/W3149046165","https://openalex.org/W2119572658","https://openalex.org/W1974062672"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Mobile":[0],"broadband":[1,75,116,143],"networks":[2,144],"play":[3,214],"an":[4,46],"increasingly":[5],"important":[6,215],"role":[7],"in":[8,73,113,188,217],"society,":[9],"and":[10,22,59,211,220,227],"there":[11],"is":[12,30,52,145],"a":[13,37,53,66,107,130,170,177],"strong":[14],"need":[15],"for":[16,68,173],"independent":[17],"assessments":[18],"of":[19,27,48,90,97,111,126,132,141,154],"their":[20],"robustness":[21,175],"performance.":[23,99],"A":[24],"promising":[25],"source":[26],"such":[28],"information":[29],"active":[31,122],"end-to-end":[32],"measurements.":[33],"It":[34],"is,":[35,168],"however,":[36,169],"challenging":[38],"task":[39],"to":[40,45,94,182],"go":[41],"from":[42,87,124,156],"individual":[43],"measurements":[44,123,223],"assessment":[47],"network":[49,92,212],"reliability,":[50,219],"which":[51],"complex":[54],"notion":[55],"encompassing":[56],"many":[57],"stability":[58,96],"performance":[60],"related":[61],"metrics.":[62],"This":[63],"paper":[64],"presents":[65],"framework":[67],"measuring":[69],"the":[70,88,91,95,102,139,235],"user-experienced":[71],"reliability":[72,80,112,140],"mobile":[74,115,142],"networks.":[76,117,184],"We":[77,185,204],"argue":[78],"that":[79,138,187,229],"must":[81],"be":[82],"assessed":[83],"at":[84],"several":[85,183],"levels,":[86],"availability":[89,199],"connection":[93,198],"application":[98],"Based":[100],"on":[101,121],"proposed":[103],"framework,":[104],"we":[105],"conduct":[106],"large-scale":[108],"measurement":[109,127],"study":[110,119],"5":[114],"The":[118,135],"builds":[120],"hundreds":[125],"nodes":[128,158],"over":[129],"period":[131],"10":[133,163],"months.":[134],"results":[136],"show":[137,206],"lower":[146],"than":[147,152,162],"one":[148],"could":[149],"hope:":[150],"more":[151,161],"20%":[153],"connections":[155],"stationary":[157],"are":[159,230],"unavailable":[160],"minutes":[164],"per":[165],"day.":[166],"There":[167],"significant":[171],"potential":[172],"improving":[174],"if":[176],"device":[178],"can":[179,193,224],"connect":[180],"simultaneously":[181],"find":[186],"most":[189],"cases,":[190],"our":[191],"devices":[192],"achieve":[194],"99.999%":[195],"(\"five":[196],"nines\")":[197],"by":[200,234],"combining":[201],"two":[202],"operators.":[203],"further":[205],"how":[207,221],"both":[208],"radio":[209],"conditions":[210],"configuration":[213],"roles":[216],"determining":[218],"external":[222],"reveal":[225],"weaknesses":[226],"incidents":[228],"not":[231],"always":[232],"captured":[233],"operators'":[236],"existing":[237],"monitoring":[238],"tools.":[239]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":10},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":3}],"updated_date":"2026-07-14T23:27:15.235271","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}