Title :
Packet error statistics of LOS broadband fixed wireless access channels
Author :
Drougas, Athanasios E. ; Panagopoulos, Athanasios D. ; Cottis, Panayotis G.
Author_Institution :
Wireless & Satellite Commun. Group, Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens
fDate :
1/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In broadband fixed wireless access (BFWA) networks mainly operating above 20 GHz, a clear line-of-sight (LOS) path is necessary between the base stations (BS) and the subscribers (S). In this letter, a Markov-based method to estimate the packet loss rate (PLR) statistical characteristics over a dynamically, due to propagation, varying LOS BFWA channel is presented. The method is verified by means of information theoretic metrics and tested against simulation results.
Keywords :
Markov processes; WiMax; broadband networks; error statistics; radio access networks; wireless channels; IEEE 802.16 standard; LOS broadband fixed wireless access channels; Markov chain modeling; base station; information theoretic metrics; line-of-sight path; packet error statistics; packet loss rate estimation; Attenuation; Base stations; Cellular networks; Error analysis; Frequency; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave propagation; Propagation losses; Rain fading; Testing; BFWA, rain fading, Markov modeling, packet loss rate;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCOMM.2009.0901.060419
