The wireless telecom industry faces high-reliability demands at base station sites amid the expanding deployment of cells and a massive amount of 5G data traffic. Here, a surveying tool that monitors data traffic in real-time is crucial, as it enables the 5G industry to efficiently build network infrastructure and reliably maintain it.
Such surveying equipment must analyze traffic flows across the 5G network and adjust traffic placements to optimize network resources and ensure that the user experience remains excellent.
Additionally, two network design factors further underscore the need for a traffic monitoring tool in 5G networking operations. First, a much higher density of cell sites is a major challenge in the transition from 4G to 5G wireless. Second, the network fabric that interconnects the base stations in 5G is moving from 10 Gbps to 25 Gbps data speeds.
Traffic surveying is a linchpin in 5G design, compliance and deployment, and is critical to managing network bandwidth and delivering an array of 5G services at the speeds and latency requirements as outlined by 3GPP’s performance and quality of service (QoS) standards.