论文标题
COVID-19的大流行对移动网络运营商流量的表征
A Characterization of the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on a Mobile Network Operator Traffic
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论文摘要
在2020年初，SARS-COV-2病毒在全球范围内迅速传播，迫使许多政府采取严格的锁定措施来应对大流行。这显着改变了人们的流动性和习惯，随后影响了他们如何使用电信网络。在本文中，我们研究了Covid-19紧急情况对英国移动网络运营商（MNO）的影响。我们量化了用户移动性的变化，并研究了这如何影响蜂窝网络的使用和性能。我们的分析从整个国家跨越特定区域以及地球人口统计区域群。我们还为伦敦提供了详细的分析。我们的发现带来了不同的地理粒度的见解，从蜂窝网络中的数据流量减少到无线电网络上的降低负载，与对话语音流量量的激增相反。
During early 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 virus rapidly spread worldwide, forcing many governments to impose strict lockdown measures to tackle the pandemic. This significantly changed people's mobility and habits, subsequently impacting how they use telecommunication networks. In this paper, we investigate the effects of the COVID-19 emergency on a UK Mobile Network Operator (MNO). We quantify the changes in users' mobility and investigate how this impacted the cellular network usage and performance. Our analysis spans from the entire country to specific regions, and geodemographic area clusters. We also provide a detailed analysis for London. Our findings bring insights at different geo-temporal granularity on the status of the cellular network, from the decrease in data traffic volume in the cellular network and lower load on the radio network, counterposed to a surge in the conversational voice traffic volume.
