UDP packet data transmission over TETRA radio system

Abstract

This paper studies the performance of transmitting User Datagram Protocol (UDP) packets over Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) networks. The IPERF program was used at the client station to generate UDP packets and at the server station to receive these packets and analyze them. Almost 1,800 measurements were taken for different packet sizes. The measurements were made for UDP packet size of 50 bytes to 800 bytes with 50 bytes increment. Additional measurements were done for UDP packet size ranging from 350 bytes to 400 bytes with an increment of 5 bytes. The measurement results were used to draw and relate the data transfer, throughput, jitter and lost packet with reference to the UDP packet size.