Empirical Study on Performance Evaluation Between Long Term Evolution (LTE),
Third Generation (3G) and TV White Space Availability for Wireless Campus
Network
Abstract—University campuses are increasingly relying on wireless communication as the preferred media to access the web. Hence,
there is a need to conduct on site performance evaluation on the existing wireless standards with the view of analyzing their expected
and actual performance. In this paper, a drive-test was performed on three (3) wireless standards of LTE Release 8, 3G and
Television White Space (TVWS). The drive-test was performed in both in-building and outdoor environments in a sub-urban
campus settings. Results from LTE Release 8, 3G indicate that user mobility affects the received user throughput and Reference
Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI). The test cases are executed by using a real LTE user equipment, equipped with ASCOM’s TEMS
software on a live 3G and 4G mobile networks for the both Malaysian mobile service providers; Maxis and Celcom. The results
showed sufficient coverage within the campus area from both operators. On the other hand, results from field experiment indicate
that TVWS is available on the campus. TVWS presents significant new opportunities within the context of emerging 4G networks
for deploying new wireless access technology capable of meeting students expectation in terms of throughput and increasing
broadband access for the fraction when the legacy 4G networks experience coverage blackout
