Optimal MAC PDU Size in IEEE 802.16

Author

Martikainen, Henrik ; Sayenko, Alexander ; Alanen, Olli ; Tykhomyrov, Vitaliy

Author_Institution

Univ. of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla

fYear

2008

fDate

13-15 Feb. 2008

Firstpage

66

Lastpage

71

Abstract

In the IEEE 802.16 the number of errors and the MAC PDU size have an impact on the performance of the network. We present a way to estimate the optimal PDU size and we run a number of simulation scenarios to study these parameters and how they impact on the performance of application protocols. The simulation results reveal that the channel bit error rate has a major impact on the optimal PDU size in the IEEE 802.16 networks. Also, the ARQ block rearrangement influences the performance.

Keywords

WiMax; access protocols; automatic repeat request; error statistics; wireless channels; ARQ block rearrangement; IEEE 802.16 network; MAC PDU; channel bit error rate; medium access control; optimal MAC protocol data unit; Access protocols; Automatic repeat request; Bit error rate; Cyclic redundancy check; Error analysis; Error correction; Feedback; Forward error correction; Laboratories; Performance analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunication Networking Workshop on QoS in Multiservice IP Networks, 2008. IT-NEWS 2008. 4th International

Conference_Location

Venice

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1844-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1845-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITNEWS.2008.4488131

Filename

4488131