Analysis of WiMAX bandwidth allocation mechanism considering physical conditions

Author

Both, Cristiano Bonato ; de Camargo, E.G. ; Kunst, Rafael

Author_Institution

Fed. Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Rio Grande, Brazil

fYear

2008

fDate

21-24 Oct. 2008

Firstpage

643

Lastpage

647

Abstract

The increasing development of mobile applications has changed the traditional demands of computer networks, which must now provide ubiquitous broadband wireless communication. In this context, IEEE 802.16 standardizes the physical and medium access control layers of the technology, aiming to allow network access in both nomadic and mobile scenarios. In this work we analyze the impact caused by overhead on the bandwidth allocation mechanism of WiMAX networks. Our main focus is to evaluate the number of SSs that can be served, and the influence of adaptive modulation and coding configuration. Finally, we discuss the importance of considering physical impairments in the process of designing a broadband wireless access network.

Keywords

IEEE standards; WiMax; access protocols; adaptive codes; adaptive modulation; bandwidth allocation; broadband networks; mobile radio; radio access networks; IEEE 802.16 standardizes; WiMAX bandwidth allocation mechanism; adaptive modulation and coding; broadband wireless access network; medium access control layers; mobile scenarios; network access; nomadic scenarios; physical conditions; physical layers; ubiquitous broadband wireless communication; Application software; Broadband communication; Channel allocation; Computer networks; Context; Media Access Protocol; Mobile computing; Modulation coding; WiMAX; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communication Systems. 2008. ISWCS '08. IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Reykjavik

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2488-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2489-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISWCS.2008.4726135

Filename

4726135