Title :
WiMAX: MAC layer performance assessments
Author :
Bestetti, A. ; Giambene, G. ; Hadzic, S.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent, Milan
Abstract :
This paper focuses on WiMAX since this wireless technology allows broadband communications. In particular, we provide here a preliminary study on MAC layer performance as well as a sensitivity study to its parameters. A simulation approach has been adopted, based on the ns-2 environment to investigate the impact that real-time traffic has on non-real-time traffic and vice versa. The study presented in this paper has been carried out in the framework of the EU FP6 WEIRD project.
Keywords :
WiMax; access protocols; broadband networks; telecommunication traffic; EU FP6 WEIRD project; MAC layer; WiMAX; broadband communications; ns-2 environment; performance assessments; real-time traffic; wireless technology; Europe; Media Access Protocol; OFDM modulation; Quadrature phase shift keying; Quality of service; Testing; Traffic control; Volcanoes; WiMAX; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Pervasive Computing, 2008. ISWPC 2008. 3rd International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Santorini
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1652-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1653-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISWPC.2008.4556256
