WiMAX Evolution: Emerging Technologies and Applications

by Editor: Marcos Katz (VTT); Editor: Frank Fitzek (University of Aalborg )

• ISBN13: 9780470740101
• ISBN10: 0470740108
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This book presents the evolutionary and visionary developments of WiMAX!WiMAX Evolution: Emerging Technologies and Applications focuses on the future developments of WiMAX technology. The book discusses the evolutionary aspects of WiMAX, from the physical to the application layer, including visions from industry, standardization and research communities. Several chapters of the book will present very new and unique information as editors and their respective organizations are involved in ongoing international projects on WiMAX, developing advanced WiMAX techniques. The Editors' in-house WiMAX test-beds enhance the book with privileged and seldom published information on practical issues.Key features: Presents evolutionary and visionary developments of WiMAX, motivating and inspiring readers to join and continue the developing work Contains chapters with previously unpublished material, including measurements on real WiMAX equipment and their validation, and introduction of robust header compression in WiMAX, and more Unique results on real WiMAX test-beds Covers WiMAX validation, novel scenarios, applications and business, advanced WiMAX architectures, WiMAX extensions, and WiMAX evolution and future developments Expert authorship with a balanced mix of contributions from highly regarded professionals from top research institutes, industry and academiaThis book is an invaluable resource for product developers, research and standardization engineers in industry, professors, research scientists and advanced students in academia. Technology managers and CTOs will also find this book insightful.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Acronyms

I Introduction

Introduction to WiMAX Technology

Wonil Roh and Vladimir Yanover

Overview of State-of-the-artWiMAX Technology

WiMAXEvolutionPath

References

II WiMAX Validation: Validating Current Fixed and

MobileWiMAX Through Advanced Testbeds

WiMAX Performance in Practice

Kostas Pentikousis, Esa Piri, Jarno Pinola and Ilkka Harjula

EmpiricalEvaluationsofWiMAX

FixedWiMAXTestbedEvaluation

VoIPOverFixedWiMAX

IPTVoverfixedWiMAX

MobileWiMAXTestbedEvaluation

Summary

FurtherReading

References

III Novel Scenarios

NovelWiMAX Scenarios for Future BroadbandWireless Access Networks

Pedro Neves, Kostas Pentikousis, Susana Sargento, Marília Curado, Paulo Simões

and Francisco Fontes

Introduction

WMANNetworkProvider

TelemedicineApplications

EnvironmentalMonitoring

Conclusions

References

Pricing in WiMAX Networks

Ioannis Papapanagiotou, Jie Hui and Michael Devetsikiotis

Introduction

Economics in Network Engineering

BuildingthePricingSchemes

Pricing in DifferentWiMAX Topologies

Conclusion

References

IV Advanced WiMAX Architectures

WiMAX Femtocells

Chris Smart, Clare Somerville and Doug Pulley

Introduction

Architectureof aWiMAXFemtocell

Femtocell Fundamentals

FemtocellûMacrocell Interference

References

Cooperative Principles in WiMAX

Qi Zhang, Frank H.P. Fitzek and Marcos D. Katz

Introduction

Cooperative Diversity Schemes in Mobile Multihop Relay Based WiMAX

(802.16j)

Cooperative Schemes for Multicast Broadcast Services in WiMAX

Network Coding Implementation in the CommercialWiMAX Mobile Device

Conclusion

References

viii CONTENTS

The Role of WiMAX Technology in Distributed Wide Area Monitoring

Applications

Francesco Chiti, Romano Fantacci, Leonardo Maccari, Dania Marabissi and

Daniele Tarchi

MonitoringwiththeWSNParadigm

OverallSystemArchitecture

Efficient Access Management Schemes

SecureCommunicationsApproaches

References

WiMAX Mesh Architectures and Network Coding

Parag S. Mogre, Matthias Hollick, Christian Schwingenschloegl, Andreas Ziller

and Ralf Steinmetz

Introduction

Background on the IEEE 802.16 MeSH Mode

Design Principles for Network Coding in the IEEE 802.16 MeSH Mode

EnablingWNC for the IEEE 802.16 MeSH Mode

RelatedWork

ConclusionsandOutlook

References

ASN-GWHigh Availability through Cooperative Networking in Mobile

WiMAX Deployments

Alexander Bachmutsky

Introduction

ClassicHAImplementation

Network-based Resiliency Solutions for Routing

WiMAXNetworkElementsR4/R6HealthManagement

R6LoadBalancing

ASN-GWFailure andRecovery

N:N Redundancy

Multi-instance ASN-GW

The Proposal Summary

Conclusions

V WiMAX Extensions

Robust Header Compression forWiMAX Femto Cells

Frank H.P. Fitzek, Gerrit Schulte, Esa Piri, Jarno Pinola, Marcos D. Katz,

Jyrki Huusko, Kostas Pentikousis and Patrick Seeling

CONTENTS

Introduction

ROHCinaNutshell

ScenarioUnder Investigation

WiMAXandROHCMeasurementSetup

WiMAXandROHCMeasurementsResults

Conclusion

References

A WiMAX Cross-layer Framework for Next Generation Networks

Pedro Neves, Susana Sargento, Ricardo Matos, Giada Landi, Kostas Pentikousis,

Marília Curado and Francisco Fontes

Introduction

IEEE 802.16 Reference Model

Cross-layerDesignforWiMAXNetworks

WEIRD:APracticalCase ofWiMAXCross-layerDesign

WEIRDFrameworkPerformanceEvaluation

Summary

References

Speech Quality Aware Resource Control for Fixed and Mobile WiMAX

Thomas Michael Bohnert, Dirk Staehle and Edmundo Monteiro

Introduction

Quality of Experience versus Quality of Service Assessment

Methods for Speech Quality Assessment

Continuous Speech Quality Assessment for VoIP

Speech Quality Aware Admission Control for Fixed IEEE 802.16Wireless

The Idea of an R-score-basedScheduler

Conclusion

References

VoIP overWiMAX

Rath Vannithamby and Roshni Srinivasan

Introduction

Features to Support VoIP overWiMAX

EnhancedFeatures for ImprovedVoIPCapacity

SimulationResults

Conclusion

References

WiMAX User Data Load Balancing

Alexander Bachmutsky

Introduction

LocalBreakoutUse forLoadBalancing

Network-level Load Balancing over Tunneled Interfaces

Conclusions

Enabling Per-flow and System-wide QoS and QoE in Mobile WiMAX

Thomas Casey, Xiongwen Zhao, Nenad Veselinovic, Jari Nurmi and Riku Jäntti

Introduction

Overview

Per-flow-basedQoSandQoE

System-wideTools forEnablingQoSandQoE

Conclusions

References

VI WiMAX Evolution and Future Developments

MIMO Technologies forWiMAX Systems: Present and Future

Chan-Byoung Chae, Kaibin Huang and Takao Inoue

Introduction

IEEE802.16e: Single-user MIMO Technologies

IEEE802.16m: Evolution Towards Multiuser MIMO Technologies û Part I

NonlinearProcessing

IEEE802.16m: Evolution Towards Multiuser MIMO Technologies û Part II

LinearProcessing

Conclusion

References

Hybrid Strategies for Link Adaptation Exploiting Several Degrees of

Freedom inWiMAX Systems

Suvra Sekhar Das, Muhammad Imadur Rahman and Yuanye Wang

Introduction

LinkAdaptationPreliminaries

LinkAdaptationAlgorithms

LinkAdaptationScenario

PowerAdaptationwithBitAdaptation

LinkAdaptationConsideringSeveralSystemIssues

Summary

References

ApplyingWiMAX in New Scenarios: Limitations of the Physical Layer

and Possible Solutions

Ilkka Harjula, Paola Cardamone, Matti Weissenfelt, Mika Lasanen,

Sandrine Boumard, Aaron Byman and Marcos D. Katz

WiMAXinNewScenarios

Channel Model for Mountainous Environments

Mountainous Scenario and Channel Modeling

BeamformingAlgorithmsandSimulation

A Timing Synchronization Study in a Mountain Environment

Analysis andConclusions

References

Application of Radio-over-Fiber in WiMAX: Results and Prospects

Juan Luis Corral, Roberto Llorente, Valentín Polo, Borja Vidal, Javier Martí,

Jonás Porcar, David Zorrilla and Antonio José Ramírez

Introduction

OpticalTransmissionofWiMAXSignals

WiMAX-on-FiberApplications

Conclusions

References

CONTENTS

Network Planning and its Part in FutureWiMAX Systems 399

Avraham Freedman and Moshe Levin

Introduction

TheNetworkPlanningProcess

The ImpactofWiMAXonNetworkPlanning

PlanningofFutureWiMAXNetworks

Modeling: theKeytoIntegrationofPlanningInformation

Conclusions

References

WiMAX Network Automation: Neighbor Discovery, Capabilities

Negotiation, Auto-configuration and Network Topology Learning

Alexander Bachmutsky

Introduction

WiMAXNetworkElementsAuto-discovery

Automatic Learning of the WiMAX Network Topology

Capabilities Exchange

AutomaticWiMAXVersionManagement

AutomatedRoaming

Conclusion:NetworkAutomationas aWiMAXDifferentiator

References

An Overview of Next GenerationMobile WiMAX: Technology and Prospects

Sassan Ahmadi

Introduction

Summary of IEEE 802.16m System Requirements

Areasof ImprovementandExtensioninMobileWiMAX

IEEE 802.16m Architecture and Protocol Structure

IEEE 802.16m Mobile Station State Diagram

IEEE 802.16m Physical Layer

IEEE 802.16m MAC Layer

Conclusions

References

Index

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