Wireless Network Optimization with Wireshark

Gunnar Heine / INACON Sharkfest in Palo Alto Tuesday June 16, !!"

The Wireless Environment

Some Details about the different Access Networks

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The GS# $%G$ &adio A''ess Net(ork is )ased on T%#A and (as ori*inally standardi+ed )y $TSI, It re-resents the .ost su''essful .o)ile standard to date (ith a--, )illion su)s'ri)ers (orld(ide, Its .a/or a--li'ation is 0oi'e traffi' )ut throu*h GP&S and $GP&S, GS# also -ro0ides -a'ket1s(it'hed ser0i'es,

$TRAN (%&&1 ! ""#

2#TS is )ased on 31C%#A and (as the first -ro/e't of 4GPP, The syste. (as intended to re-la'e the GS# )ut till today, 2#TS and GS# usually 'oe5ist, 2#TS (as enhan'ed throu*h HS%PA and HS2PA (hi'h i.-ro0e its suita)ility for )ursty IP1traffi',

'TE (%&1&( ! ""#

6on* Ter. $0olution (as ori*inally the ans(er of 4GPP to 3i#A7, It is )ased on O8%#A and is the first 4GPP1net(ork that does not offer 'ir'uit1s(it'hed 0oi'e ser0i'es, It is fully IP1'entri' and offers .ulti-le ti.es the throu*h-ut rates of GS#/GP&S and 2#TS,

Wi)A* (%&&+ ! ""#

3i#A7 as .o)ile standard has its ori*ins in an I$$$1)ased .i'ro(a0e standard that dates )a'k to the year !!1, In its .o)ile 0ariant it uses O8%#A, The 'o..issionin* of 3i#A71net(orks (as fre9uently delayed and suffered fro. 0arious te'hni'al teethin* diseases, In that res-e't, 3i#A7 lost a lot of its .o.entu. and 'redi)ility,

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6ike 2#TS, 'd.a !!! is )ased on 31C%#A, It is -redo.inantly a 2S1)ased standard and has its ori*ins in IS1":, Su--ort for 'd.a !!! is de'linin* (ith .a/or o-erators .i*ratin* to 2#TS and 6T$,

Wh, can Wireshark be used in )obile - Wireless(

The .rotocol Suite of the )obile Environment E/am0le 11 $TRAN .rotocols

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Screenshot1 Wireshark2 S6GTRAN 3 .rotocol 4el0

W6RES4AR7 as .art of 5om0le/ Network )onitorin8 Tools

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(1# 6m0ortant 7.69s in the )obile Environment

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(%# 6m0ortant 7.69s in the )obile Environment

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(1# T,0ical 6ssues in the )obile Environment

(%# T,0ical 6ssues in the )obile Environment

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:uture $0date 6deas for Wireshark

Semi!automatic inter0retation of mobile lo8 files

si.ilar to e5istin* TCP1traffi' e0aluation tools 'ould )e used to ease lo*file inter-retation

:ast inte8ration of latest mobile standards (e"8" 'TE!0rotocols#

6nte8ration of 6NA5;N9s 0rotocol hel0

to ease lo*file inter-retation in any -roto'ol en0iron.ent

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