Packet error statistics of LOS broadband fixed wireless access channels

Author

Drougas, Athanasios E. ; Panagopoulos, Athanasios D. ; Cottis, Panayotis G.

Author_Institution

Wireless & Satellite Commun. Group, Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens

Volume

57

Issue

1

fYear

2009

fDate

1/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

25

Abstract

In broadband fixed wireless access (BFWA) networks mainly operating above 20 GHz, a clear line-of-sight (LOS) path is necessary between the base stations (BS) and the subscribers (S). In this letter, a Markov-based method to estimate the packet loss rate (PLR) statistical characteristics over a dynamically, due to propagation, varying LOS BFWA channel is presented. The method is verified by means of information theoretic metrics and tested against simulation results.

Keywords

Markov processes; WiMax; broadband networks; error statistics; radio access networks; wireless channels; IEEE 802.16 standard; LOS broadband fixed wireless access channels; Markov chain modeling; base station; information theoretic metrics; line-of-sight path; packet error statistics; packet loss rate estimation; Attenuation; Base stations; Cellular networks; Error analysis; Frequency; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave propagation; Propagation losses; Rain fading; Testing; BFWA, rain fading, Markov modeling, packet loss rate;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0090-6778

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TCOMM.2009.0901.060419

Filename

4768564