Optimization between throughput and fairness in WiMAX network

IEEE 802.16 based Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access networks (WiMAX) are increasingly being deployed for last hop broadband wireless access. In order to provide the high speed access to information resources broadband technology like WiMAX is needed. In this paper we compared different uplink scheduling algorithms of WiMAX mainly maximum carrier to interference and noise (Max C/I) algorithm and fair share (FS) algorithm. Max C/I algorithm is a throughput maximizing algorithm but FS algorithm reduces the network throughput as it provides equal time slots to every subscriber station (SS) in a cell. We develop our own algorithm which optimizes between Max C/I and FS algorithms.