Performance analysis of transparent and non-transparent relays in MMR WiMAX networks

Author

Yusoff, Rohaiza ; Baba, Mohd Dani ; Rahman, Ruhani Abd ; Ibrahim, Muhammad ; Isa, Naimah Mat

Author_Institution

Centre for Comput. Eng. Studies, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia

fYear

2011

fDate

25-28 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

237

Lastpage

240

Abstract

The main function of relay station is to enhance the network capacity and extend the coverage area. This paper analyses the performance of relay stations in IEEE 802.16j Mobile Multi-hop Relay (MMR) WiMAX for the transparent and non-transparent modes. The performance of these relays is evaluated based on the throughput for the downlink and uplink transmission using National Chiao Tung University - network simulator (NCTU-ns) module. This study shows that the sustained rate for uplink transmission is 0.471 Mbps while for the downlink in the relay mode is about ten times higher either for transparent or non-transparent relay types.

Keywords

WiMax; mobile radio; relays; IEEE 802.16j MMR WiMAX network; IEEE 802.16j mobile multihop relay WiMAX network; NCTU-ns; National Chiao Tung University-network simulator; bit rate 0.471 Mbit/s; downlink transmission; network capacity enhancement; nontransparent relay station; transparent relay station; uplink transmission; Downlink; IEEE 802.16 Standards; Mathematical model; Mobile communication; Relays; Throughput; WiMAX; 802.16j; WiMAX; relay; throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Electronics and Applications (ISIEA), 2011 IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Langkawi

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1418-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISIEA.2011.6108706

Filename

6108706