• DocumentCode
    1517665
  • Title

    Performance verification of a prototype WiMAX relay station

  • Author

    Voudouris, K. ; Athanasopoulos, Nikolaos ; Georgas, I. ; Tsiakas, P. ; Manor, D. ; Agapiou, George ; Ortega, A.P. ; Sheashua, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron., Technol. Educ. Inst. of Athens, Athens, Greece
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    176
  • Lastpage
    180
  • Abstract
    This research presents the performance verification of a prototype WiMAX relay station that has been developed in the framework of the FP7 ICT REWIND (RElay-based WIreless Network and StandarD) project. The prototype operates at 3.5 GHz frequency band and supports a set of both networking and operational features been specified in the evolving IEEE802.16j standard. Performance field tests that are presented verify that the introduction of the prototype within the network provides extension of the base station coverage area, whereas, in parallel, it provides significant improvement in terms of throughput and signal-to-noise ratio.
  • Keywords
    WiMax; computer network performance evaluation; telecommunication standards; FP7 ICT REWIND; IEEE 802.16j standard; WiMAX relay station; frequency 3.5 GHz; performance verification; relay based wireless network and standard;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Science, Measurement & Technology, IET
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1751-8822
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/iet-smt.2011.0101
  • Filename
    6200806