Performance Evaluation of GPRS and Fiber as Transmission Medium for Social Care Systems

Sammanfattning: There is an extensive expansion of fiber infrastructure for high-speed broadband networks in Sweden, and Landskrona municipality is one of the leading examples. Owing to the superior capabilities of a fiber based network, a number of digital welfare services can be provided directly to residents and companies of the municipality. Social care is an example of a welfare service that can utilize the superior capabilities of a fiber based network. Currently, the social care system in Landskrona Municipality experiences extremely long delays. Deploying GPRS as the primary transmission medium for the social care system is one of the causes for the extremely long delays. This report provides a thorough description of how the current social care system in Landskrona municipality can instead deploy fiber, to reduce the long delays experienced by the users of the service. Interestingly, performance evaluation of the results from this project show that there would be a significant reduction in the transmission network delay should GPRS be replaced with fiber.