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802.16/wimax: Eecs 228A, Spring 2006 Shyam Parekh
802.16/wimax: Eecs 228A, Spring 2006 Shyam Parekh
16/WiMAX
EECS 228a, Spring 2006 Shyam Parekh
References
IEEE 802.16-2004 (802.16REVd) IEEE 802.16-2005 (802.16e) Intels Whitepapers, 2004 (http://www.intel.com/technology/itj/2004/volume08issue03/) IEEE Standard 802.16: A Technical Overview of the WirelessMAN Air Interface for Broadband Wireless Access, C. Eklund et al., IEEE Communication Magazine, June 2002 Broadband Wireless Access with 802.16/WiMax: Current Performance Benchmarks and Future Potential, A. Ghosh et al., IEEE Communication Magazine, Feb 2005 Wireless Communication Standards: A Study of IEEE 802.11, 802.15, and 802.16, T. Cooklev, 2004
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Source: LBL
802.16
(Dec 2001)
Original fixed wireless broadband air Interface for 10 66 GHz: Line-of-sight only, Point-toMulti-Point applications
802.16c
(2002)
802.16 Amendment WiMAX System Profiles 10 - 66 GHz
802.16a
(Jan 2003)
Extension for 2-11 GHz: Targeted for nonline-of-sight, Point-to-Multi-Point applications like last mile broadband access
802.16e
(802.16-2005) (Dec 2005)
WirelessMAN-SC
WirelessMAN-SC
Basic
Basic, (ARQ), (STC), (AAS) Basic, (ARQ), (STC), (AAS) Basic, (ARQ), (STC), (DFS), (MSH), (AAS) Basic, (ARQ), (STC), (AAS) Basic, (ARQ), (STC), (DFS), (MSH), (AAS)
WirelessMAN-OFDM
TDD, FDD
WirelessMAN-OFDMA
TDD
Channel Characteristics
10-66 GHz
Very weak multipath components (LOS is required) Rain attenuation is a major issue Single-carrier PHY
2-11 GHz
Multipath NLOS Single and multi-carrier PHYs
OFDMA Subchannels
A subset of subcarriers is grouped together to form a subchannel A transmitter is assigned one or more subchannels in DL direction (16 subchannels are supported in UL in OFDM PHY) Subchannels provide interference averaging benefits for aggressive frequency
reuse systems
OFDM Basics
Orthogonal Subcarriers
Tx Signal
time
Note: All signals & multipath over a useful symbol time are from the same symbol & add constructively (no ISI)
Cyclic Prefix
Rx Signal
time
Source: Lucent
OFDMA Scalability
Supports s wide range of frame sizes (2-20 ms) Source: Intel Scalable OFDMA Physical Layer in IEEE 802.16 WirelessMAN
DL-MAP and UL-MAP indicate the current frame structure BS periodically broadcasts Downlink Channel Descriptor (DCD) and Uplink Channel Descriptor (UCD) messages to indicate burst profiles (modulation and FEC schemes)
Connections
802.16/WiMAX is connection oriented For each direction, a connection identified with a 16 bit CID Each CID is associated with a Service Flow ID (SFID) that determines the QoS parameters for that CID
PDU Transmission
QoS Mechanism
Management Messages
Management messages are broadcast or sent on three CIDs in each direction: Basic, Primary, and Secondary
Uplink Channel Descriptor Downlink Channel Descriptor UL-MAP DL-MAP DSA-REQ DSA-RSP
Extended rtPS was introduced in 802.16e that combines UGS and rtPS: This has periodic unsolicited grants, but the grant size can be changed by request
Scheduling Classes
Hybrid-ARQ
For faster ARQ, combines error correction and detection and makes use of previously received versions of a frame
WiMAX Opportunities
There is a work opportunity to create/enhance 802.16/WiMAX network level simulation
Contact sparekh@lucent.com
Technical contributions characterizing 802.16 performance and network capacity are much needed