Comparative Analysis of ISP-Perf and TEMs in Mobile Broadband QoS Metrics Measurement

Abstract

This paper compares the performance of a developed web-based application named ISP-Perf with test mobile systems (TEMs) in a mobile broadband measurement environment. The quality of service (QoS) metrics such as upload and download speeds, as well as the latency of 3G MTN network, were quantified concurrently at three major urban centers in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The measurements have been carried out at different times of the day for a specified period. ISP-Perf has been shown to have a low error margin when compared to TEMs, hence it is recommended for measuring network performance.