Geo-localized Network Data Analysis Using VIKOR: Application of Network Health Monitoring in Turkey

Abstract

Middle-high level managers of operators of telecommunications have to follow many key parameters to increase the profitability along with strategy of company. Therefore, easily readable data are being provided to managers by experts. With large screens in rooms, these data are monitored momentarily and ensured to take necessary actions without creating customer dissatisfaction. Especially for operators, it is one of the key parameters to manage the network in a quality and healthy way without creating complaints. It is important to monitor network health with appointed criteria and methods. In this context, there have been weights of province-based network health by processing geolocation-based big data and using the VIKOR method. Thus, there will have been presented the network monitoring opportunity from instant real user information to managers. Although there is a lot of criteria and methods for network monitoring, it will have been one of the priority studies that will enable the analysis of geo location data with a MCDM method in this area.

Keywords

• Geolocation
• VIKOR
• Telecommunication
• Data analysis
• Network monitoring

VIKOR Kullanarak Coğrafi Konumlama Ağ Verileri Analizi: Türkiye'de Ağ Sağlığı İzleme Uygulaması

Abstract

Telekomünikasyon operatörlerinin orta-yüksek düzey yöneticileri, şirket stratejisiyle birlikte karlılığı artırmak için birçok önemli parametreyi takip etmek zorundadır. Bu nedenle, uzmanlar tarafından yöneticilere kolay okunabilir veriler sunulmaktadır. Bu veriler, odalardaki büyük ekranlar aracılığıyla anlık olarak izlenmekte ve müşteri memnuniyetsizliği yaratmadan gerekli önlemlerin alınmasını sağlamaktadır. Özellikle operatörler için, şikayet oluşturmadan ağını kaliteli ve sağlıklı bir şekilde yönetmek, önemli parametrelerden biridir. Ağ sağlığını belirli kriterler ve yöntemlerle izlemek önemlidir. Bu bağlamda, coğrafi konum tabanlı büyük veriyi işleyerek ve VIKOR yöntemini kullanarak il bazlı ağ sağlığı ağırlıkları oluşturulmuştur. Böylece, yöneticilere anlık gerçek kullanıcı bilgilerinden ağ izleme fırsatı sunulmuştur. Ağ izleme için birçok kriter ve yöntem bulunmasına rağmen, coğrafi konum verilerinin ÇKKV yöntemiyle analizine olanak tanıyan öncelikli çalışmalardan biri olacaktır.

Keywords

• Coğrafi konumlama
• VIKOR
• Telekomünikasyon
• Veri analizi
• Ağ izleme

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