Analysis of wireless Internet usage in public access points

Wireless local-area networks (WLANs) are increasingly common in public locations such as urban areas, universities, airports or shopping centers. A clear understanding of usage behavior in real hotspots is critical information for those who develop, deploy, and manage WLAN technology as well as thos...

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Autor: González Rodríguez, Miriam Dolores
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099.1/9684
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2099.1/9684
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Wireless LANs
Femtocells
WLAN user access
Analysis
Free WLAN hotspot
User behavior
Xarxes d'àrea local (Xarxes d'ordinadors)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telemàtica i xarxes d'ordinadors::Xarxes d'àrea local
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spelling Analysis of wireless Internet usage in public access pointsGonzález Rodríguez, Miriam DoloresWireless LANsFemtocellsWLAN user accessAnalysisFree WLAN hotspotUser behaviorXarxes d'àrea local (Xarxes d'ordinadors)Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telemàtica i xarxes d'ordinadors::Xarxes d'àrea localWireless local-area networks (WLANs) are increasingly common in public locations such as urban areas, universities, airports or shopping centers. A clear understanding of usage behavior in real hotspots is critical information for those who develop, deploy, and manage WLAN technology as well as those who develop systems and application software for wireless networks. This thesis analyzes user behavior and network performance in public wireless networks in Helsinki, collecting traffic traces over several days at different access points. The analysis covers locations, which provide hotspots connectivity in different social environments including, libraries, museums or cafeterias. The capture process focuses of open access point infrastructures, where the access to the Internet is free and becoming ubiquitous. This enables the study of user behavior in urban environments. The first part of the thesis introduces the research field on a general basis, a literature survey is given to present the current state-of-art. The survey covers technologies and issues in open WLAN networks, relevant terminology and privacy aspects concerning the traffic collection. The performed research and capture methodology is then presented. The focus is on the challenges in wireless monitoring and data collection. The findings and part of the thesis discusses the results from the capture analysis to evaluate the Internet usage in a public wireless LAN environment. As an outcome, the thesis describes how free hotspots provide services to a diverse population that use the WLAN through open access points. In particular, web based applications are the most popular with the clients in this study. The traces show variable web response delay and different connectivity durations for browsing behavior and diversity of user attitudes depending on the location.Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaRuiz Boqué, Sílvia20102010-04-0720102010-09-09master thesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdccNAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2099.1/9684reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099.1/96842026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Analysis of wireless Internet usage in public access points
title Analysis of wireless Internet usage in public access points
spellingShingle Analysis of wireless Internet usage in public access points
González Rodríguez, Miriam Dolores
Wireless LANs
Femtocells
WLAN user access
Analysis
Free WLAN hotspot
User behavior
Xarxes d'àrea local (Xarxes d'ordinadors)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telemàtica i xarxes d'ordinadors::Xarxes d'àrea local
title_short Analysis of wireless Internet usage in public access points
title_full Analysis of wireless Internet usage in public access points
title_fullStr Analysis of wireless Internet usage in public access points
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of wireless Internet usage in public access points
title_sort Analysis of wireless Internet usage in public access points
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv González Rodríguez, Miriam Dolores
author González Rodríguez, Miriam Dolores
author_facet González Rodríguez, Miriam Dolores
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ruiz Boqué, Sílvia
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Wireless LANs
Femtocells
WLAN user access
Analysis
Free WLAN hotspot
User behavior
Xarxes d'àrea local (Xarxes d'ordinadors)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telemàtica i xarxes d'ordinadors::Xarxes d'àrea local
topic Wireless LANs
Femtocells
WLAN user access
Analysis
Free WLAN hotspot
User behavior
Xarxes d'àrea local (Xarxes d'ordinadors)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telemàtica i xarxes d'ordinadors::Xarxes d'àrea local
description Wireless local-area networks (WLANs) are increasingly common in public locations such as urban areas, universities, airports or shopping centers. A clear understanding of usage behavior in real hotspots is critical information for those who develop, deploy, and manage WLAN technology as well as those who develop systems and application software for wireless networks. This thesis analyzes user behavior and network performance in public wireless networks in Helsinki, collecting traffic traces over several days at different access points. The analysis covers locations, which provide hotspots connectivity in different social environments including, libraries, museums or cafeterias. The capture process focuses of open access point infrastructures, where the access to the Internet is free and becoming ubiquitous. This enables the study of user behavior in urban environments. The first part of the thesis introduces the research field on a general basis, a literature survey is given to present the current state-of-art. The survey covers technologies and issues in open WLAN networks, relevant terminology and privacy aspects concerning the traffic collection. The performed research and capture methodology is then presented. The focus is on the challenges in wireless monitoring and data collection. The findings and part of the thesis discusses the results from the capture analysis to evaluate the Internet usage in a public wireless LAN environment. As an outcome, the thesis describes how free hotspots provide services to a diverse population that use the WLAN through open access points. In particular, web based applications are the most popular with the clients in this study. The traces show variable web response delay and different connectivity durations for browsing behavior and diversity of user attitudes depending on the location.
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