A survey on next generation mobile WiMAX networks: objectives, features and technical challenges

Author

Papapanagiotou, Ioannis ; Toumpakaris, Dimitris ; Lee, Jungwon ; Devetsikiotis, Michael

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA

Volume

11

Issue

4

fYear

2009

Firstpage

3

Lastpage

18

Abstract

In order to meet the requirements of 4G mobile networks targeted by the cellular layer of IMT-advanced, next generation mobile WiMAX devices based on IEEE 802.16m will incorporate sophisticated signal processing, seamless handover functionalities between heterogeneous technologies and advanced mobility mechanisms. This survey provides a description of key projected features of the physical (PHY) and medium access control (MAC) layers of 802.16m, as a major candidate for providing aggregate rates at the range of Gbps to high-speed mobile users. Moreover, a new unified method for simulation modeling, namely the evaluation methodology (EVM), introduced in 802.16m, is also presented.

Keywords

4G mobile communication; WiMax; access protocols; signal processing; 4G mobile networks; Evaluation Methodology; IEEE 802.16m; IMT-advanced devices; advanced mobility mechanism; handover functionalities; high-speed mobile users; medium access control layers; next generation mobile WiMAX networks; physical layers; signal processing; Aggregates; Cellular networks; Media Access Protocol; Next generation networking; Physical layer; Quality of service; Senior members; Student members; Telecommunication computing; WiMAX; IEEE 802.16m, Mobile WiMAX Networks, Next Generation Wireless Networks, Broadband Wireless Access, Evaluation Methodology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1553-877X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/SURV.2009.090402

Filename

5343060