spatiotemporal organization of high-traffic events

What is it about?

Extreme events such as hurricanes and floods occur with low frequency, but can have disastrous consequences for people, land, and infrastructure. In mobile communication systems, users receive the services of a base station in the area radiated by it, and the data recorded by the base station reflect the traffic of information flow transmitted wirelessly. This traffic can be understood as a flow in the communication system similar to precipitation in nature. If the users’ business requirements exceed the processing capacity of the base station, then the system performance declines and congestion may occur. The occurrence of extreme high-traffic events is very likely to cause congestion, which subsequently threatens the communication services in related areas. Network analysis can be used to identify the temporal and spatial organization of extreme traffic events and reveal the dynamic interactions in the mobile communication system. By considering the synchronization of high-traffic events, a real-life mobile communication system is constructed as a network and the relationship among the occurrence times of high-traffic events at different spatial locations is studied. The results help to identify and understand congestion in mobile communication systems and may enhance the prediction of congestion.

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Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

Why is it important?

In mobile communication systems, users receive the services of a base station in the area radiated by it, and the data recorded by the base station reflect the traffic of information flow transmitted wirelessly. This traffic can be understood as a flow in the communication system similar to precipitation in nature.