Modeling and Analysis of Mobile Terminal Power on/off-State Management Considering User Behavior

• Published in: IEEE transactions on vehicular technology Vol. 57; no. 6; pp. 3708 - 3722
• Main Authors: Yun Won Chung, Yun Won Chung, Min Young Chung, Min Young Chung, Dan Keun Sung, Dan Keun Sung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.11.2008; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Batteries; Battery; Communication networks; Communications networks; Costs; Direct energy conversion and energy accumulation; Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electrical power engineering; Electrochemical conversion: primary and secondary batteries, fuel cells; Electronics; Energy management; Equipments and installations; Exact sciences and technology; GSM; location register (LR); Management; Mobile communication; mobile communication networks; Mobile radiocommunication systems; mobility management; modeling and analysis; network; Networks; Paging strategies; Personal communication networks; personal communication service (PCS); power ON/OFF-state management; Radio; radio interface; Radio spectrum management; Radiocommunications; Registers; Routing; Studies; Systems, networks and services of telecommunications; Telecommunications; Telecommunications and information theory; Terminals; Theoretical study. Circuits analysis and design; Transmission and modulation (techniques and equipments); mobile communication networks; modeling and analysis; PCS; database; radio interface; power on/off state management; location register; mobility management; network; Mobile radiocommunication; Wireless telecommunication; personal communication service (PCS); Mobile communication; Durability; Secondary cell; Modeling; Electrical network analysis; Subscriber; Network analysis; Telecommunication network; Database; location register (LR); power ON/OFF-state management; Reliability; Localization; Mathematical model; Personal communication networks; User behavior; Mobility management
• ISSN: 0018-9545; 1939-9359
• DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2008.921623

Mobile terminals (MTs) in real personal communication service (PCS) environments are turned off due to limited battery lifetime, avoidance of unwanted incoming calls, and undesirable subscriber behaviors. Since the probability that an MT is in the off-state may be significant, MT power on/off-state transition behavior and the effect of state management on mobile communication networks require analysis. Two MT power on/off-state management schemes are introduced based on the level of location registers (LRs) for managing MT state information. Effects are investigated from the aspects of a radio interface, a network, and a database based on the modeling of the state transition behavior of an MT for varying values of MT and mobile communication network parameters. These values include the MT on/off duration and the incoming call arrival rate. Although additional database processing overhead exists, the management of MT power on/off-states provides a significant reduction in overhead from the aspects of the radio interface and the network. There is a tradeoff between the two management schemes as the MT on/off ratio varies.