Authors:
Michael Masikos
1
;
Konstantinos Demestichas
1
;
Evgenia Adamopoulou
1
and
Christos Desiniotis
2
Affiliations:
1
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
;
2
Vodafone-Panafon S.A., Greece
Keyword(s):
B3G environment, End User Experience, Positioning Techniques, Ubiquitous Monitoring, Wireless Sensor Networks.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Mobile Software and Services
;
Telecommunications
;
Wireless Information Networks and Systems
;
Wireless Information Policy, Risk Assessment and Management
Abstract:
In a mobile telecommunications environment, the mobile terminal collects a variety of network performance related data that are subsequently used in order to perform basic networking functions, such as cell selection, handover or power control. Terminals’ processing capabilities and the potentials derived through their integration with sensors, remain today mostly untapped. Taking advantage of these evolving sensing capabilities, the MOTIVE (MObile Terminal Information Value addEd Functionality) project intends to demonstrate the potential stemming from the exploitation of such information. The MOTIVE system comprises a terminal monitoring module (which operates in a user transparent mode) and a network module that collects the appropriate set of data and performs the proper processing. The paper examines the application of this concept in three key areas, related to integrated end-to-end user experience monitoring, ubiquitous terminal assisted positioning and anonymous mobile commun
ity services, taking into account the terminal functionality evolution as well as the network evolution towards a multi-access composite IP based network.
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