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Network Selection and Evaluation Guide

The document outlines key factors for network selection and evaluation, including technical requirements like bandwidth, latency, and scalability, as well as economic factors such as CapEx and OpEx. It emphasizes the importance of performance metrics, reliability assessment, coverage, efficiency, and quality of service in evaluating network performance. Additionally, it discusses the economic analysis of total cost of ownership (TCO) and return on investment (ROI) over a 3-5 year period.

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Network Selection and Evaluation Guide

The document outlines key factors for network selection and evaluation, including technical requirements like bandwidth, latency, and scalability, as well as economic factors such as CapEx and OpEx. It emphasizes the importance of performance metrics, reliability assessment, coverage, efficiency, and quality of service in evaluating network performance. Additionally, it discusses the economic analysis of total cost of ownership (TCO) and return on investment (ROI) over a 3-5 year period.

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Network Selection & Evaluation

Network Selection Factors


Technical Requirements

Bandwidth: Analyze current peak usage and future growth. Consider application needs (video,
file transfer) and user expansion. Use peak hour analysis and growth factors.

Latency: Voice <150 milliseconds, Video <200 milliseconds, Gaming <50 milliseconds. Four
delay types: propagation, transmission, processing, queuing.

Scalability: Horizontal (add devices), Vertical (upgrade equipment), Geographic (extend


coverage), Application (new services).

Economic Factors

CapEx: Hardware, software, installation, infrastructure costs. Include warranties and support
contracts.

OpEx: Staff, maintenance, utilities, service fees. Often exceeds initial investment over network
lifetime.

TCO & ROI: Calculate 3-5 year total costs. ROI = (Benefits - Costs)/Costs × 100%.

Operational Requirements

Management: Centralized monitoring, fault detection, configuration control. Complexity


depends on device variety and geographic spread.

Support: Level 1 (basic help), Level 2 (technical), Level 3 (advanced), Emergency (24/7).
Include maintenance planning.

Network Evaluation Factors


Performance Metrics

Throughput: Shannon Capacity: C = B × log₂(1 + SNR) Example: 20 Megahertz, 20 decibels


Signal-to-Noise Ratio → 133 Megabits per second

Latency: Round Trip Time = Propagation + Transmission + Processing + Queuing delays


Target: <1 millisecond for 5G critical apps

Reliability Assessment
Availability: = Mean Time Between Failures/(Mean Time Between Failures + Mean Time To
Repair) × 100%

 99.9% = 8.76 hours downtime/year


 99.99% = 52 minutes/year
 99.999% = 5 minutes/year

Signal Quality: Signal-to-Noise Ratio(decibels) = 10 × log₁₀(Signal/Noise). Target >20


decibels. Received Signal Strength >-70 decibel-milliwatts for good signal.

Coverage & Efficiency

Path Loss: Path Loss(decibels) = 20log₁₀(distance) + 20log₁₀(frequency) + 32.45 Example: 2.4


Gigahertz at 1 kilometer = 100 decibels loss

Spectral Efficiency: Throughput/Bandwidth (bits per second per Hertz). Long Term Evolution:
15-30 bits per second per Hertz

Energy Efficiency: Power/Throughput (Joules per bit). 5G target: ~10⁻⁹ Joules per bit

Quality of Service

Quality of Service Components: Bandwidth allocation, delay control, jitter management,


packet loss limits.

Application Needs: Voice (low latency/jitter), Video (high bandwidth, low loss), Data (high
bandwidth, latency tolerant).

Economic Analysis

TCO: Initial + Installation + Annual maintenance + Staff + Utilities + Replacement over 3-5
years.

ROI Benefits: Productivity gains, cost reductions, new revenue, risk mitigation, customer
satisfaction.

Operational Performance

Management: Centralized control, automatic discovery, performance analysis, remote


management capability.

Support Quality: Response times, technical expertise, geographic coverage, escalation


procedures. Compare internal vs vendor vs third-party options.

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