Mobile Data Offloading using Wi-Fi for the case of Ethio Telecom in Addis Ketema Area

dc.contributor.advisorYihenew, Wondie (PhD)
dc.contributor.authorWudneh, Alebign
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-21T08:11:57Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-28T14:09:10Z
dc.date.available2019-10-21T08:11:57Z
dc.date.available2023-11-28T14:09:10Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.description.abstractOne of the most difficult task for any mobile network operator is to efficiently manage an increasing number of mobile data users especially in a congested urban areas. These high number of data users require higher bandwidth and high speed throughput. To overcome these problems, high capital investments are required which are not economically viable. Mobile network operators are forced to see another alternative to solve the problem by using mobile data offloading technologies. Mobile data offloading is one of the technique to efficiently handle the growing mobile data traffic by offloading cellular data traffic to other complementary networks. This will decrease the burden on mobile network operators and increase the capacity of data network. Collected data from ethio telecom shows that there is high number of mobile data traffic usage in 3G network that creates network congestion. Currently in Ethiopia ethio telecom solves the problem by upgrading cellular network to 4G/LTE, using smaller cell/sector method and upgrade cellular network by adding base stations/transmitters and enhance software resources. Since the number of peoples in the urban areas like Addis Ababa are increasing dynamically, it is difficult task for ethio telecom to manage rapid growth of mobile data usage using the above techniques only. Hence offloading cellular network to other complementary network provides ethio telecom an advantage to enhance the data network capacity easily. This thesis also proposes Wi-Fi offloading technique as one of the alternative way to solve mobile network congestion problems in a congested urban areas in Addis Ababa city Addis Ketema area. The thesis also shows how Wi-Fi offloading will improve the capacity of the whole mobile network using Atoll simulation tools and presents options on the technical integration of Wi-Fi and cellular network. And finally the paper shows the challenges and future works of Wi-Fi offloading in Ethiopia. The simulation result shows that after offloading a percentage of 3G data traffic to Wi-Fi network the required grade of service for both voice and data improved.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/19538
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAddis Ababa Universityen_US
dc.subjectMobile Data Offloadingen_US
dc.subjectWi-Fien_US
dc.subjectWi-Fi Offloadingen_US
dc.titleMobile Data Offloading using Wi-Fi for the case of Ethio Telecom in Addis Ketema Areaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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