Base Station Availablity and Telecommunication Network Quality of Service – A Review

Abstract

Network Quality of Service (QoS) is hinged on Base Transceiver Station (BTS) Availability. With the preparation of roll out of Next-generation 5G network, there is bound to be a massive influx of network infrastructure and higher demand for network availability. 5G intends to achieve all-time connectivity for diverse devices and this implies that the devices must remain connected not minding the state of the channel. This paper reviews the significance of a predictive tool for base station availability for Mobile Network Operators (MNO) for better service delivery. This forecast will enhance the smart planning of operations by Managed Service Providers (MSP) in a bid of improving Base Station availability by the reduction of the Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) as well as the increment of Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) (MTBF can be improved by redundancy) to overcome envisaged network downtimes. It is a common practice for MNOs to engage the services of MSP as they have the capability of efficiently handling technical complexities more than the clients would (client here refers to the MNO). The MSP and the MNO enter into a contractual relationship and a service level agreement (SLA) is issued. This service level agreement is an important document in the contractual agreement binding the client (MNO) and the MS provider (MSP) and it defines the key performance indicators (KPI) that the MSP must meet up with. The parameters include a detailed description of required services, network restoration, network uptime, availability, systems repair, data transfer rate and expected performance measure