Performance evaluation of wireless communications systems: test system, performance parameters and influencing quantities*

Wireless communication systems enable flexibility, mobility, and scalability for industrial applications, but there are still concerns about their performance in critical scenarios. This paper proposes a testing tool and methodology focused on application-oriented performance evaluation to asses if communication system can cope with requirements from applications. Exemplary results of uplink transmission in a 5G campus network demonstrate that optimized configurations reduced transmission time by 48 % compared to default configurations, highlighting the potential of customized parametrization. The presented methodology offers practical testing strategies and can be scaled to evaluate future wireless technologies such as 6G and non-terrestrial networks, promoting performance-oriented optimization in wireless systems.