Effects of Radio Noise on 5G SA KPIs

Abstract

The fifth-generation mobile network standards are designed in such a way that some Key Performance Indicators (KPI) values can show a significant improvement compared to the networks used so far. First, the low latency and its low jitter, as well as the high availability, create the possibility of certain previously impossible applications on mobile network infrastructure. However, a good KPI is not trivial, the whole network must be designed and implemented properly. When planning the network, the KPI expectations must be defined in advance and these must be taken into account in the hardware and configuration settings. This article presents a 5G SA network experiment, which highlights the potential problems of satisfying certain KPIs.