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An Integrated WiMAX/WiFi
Architecture with QoS Consistency
over Broadband Wireless Networks
Hui-Tang Lin, Ying-You Lin, Wang-Rong Chang, and Rung-Shiang Cheng
IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference 2009
報告者 : 李宗穎
Outline
Introduction
Description of Network Model
Bandwidth Allocation and Management
Performance Evaluation
Conclusions
Introduction
WiMAX and WiFi have emerged as
promising broadband access solutions for
the latest generation of wireless MANs and
LANs
an integrated architecture utilizing a novel
WiMAX/WiFi Access Point (W2-AP)
device to effectively combine the WiMAX
and WiFi technologies
Integrated WiMAX/Wifi System
a single WiMAX BS, operating in a licensed band,
serves both multiple WiMAX Subscriber Stations
(SSs) and multiple W2-APs
Proposed MAC Layer Module
MultiMAC
dynamic switching between different MAC protocols
ex: adding a byte to the header of the frame for identification
purposes
SoftMAC
encapsulate a WiMAX PDU into a single WiFi PDU over 802.11a
OFDM PHY or to decapsulate a single WiFi PDU into its WiMAX
PDU.
MAC Module in W2-AP Device
UL Aggregator/Classfier
Packet Classification
temporarily buffer the UL data
packets based on their
corresponding priority
BW-REQ Aggregation
aggregate all bandwidth demands at
the same QoS level from WiFi
nodes into a single bandwidth
request
MAC Module in W2-AP Device
The UL and DL
bandwidth information is
passed down to the
DL/UL-MAP Generator
MAC Module in WiFi Node/WiMAX BS
WiFi Node
modified by adding MultiMAC, SoftMAC and
802.16 SS-MAC functions
WiMAX BS
the MAC layer is the same as that defined in the
IEEE 802.16 standard
Two-Level Hierarchical
Bandwidth Allocation (THBA)
W2-AP attempts to aggregate bandwidth
demands having the same level of QoS
Frame Operation in Level A/B
Second-Hop Frame Gap
WiFi and WiMAX networks use different
frequency bands, and thus the problem of
interference is neglected
Simulation Model
Total Bandwidth
DL/UL Ratio
64Mbps
1:1
TDD
Traffic Type
CBR (kbps)
Interval (ms)
VoIP (UGS)
64
20
Video (rtPS)
128
10
Web (BE)
64
12.5
three specific bandwidth
allocation protocols
THBA scheme
Independent bandwidth allocation control
Each W2-AP aggregates all the bandwidth demands
with the same QoS level received from its WiFi nodes
The W2-AP directly allocates its own bandwidth to its
WiFi nodes based on their bandwidth requirements and
buffers the packets sent from the WiFi nodes
WiMAX with EDCA control
IEEE 802.11e NIC card to employ a priority-based
EDCA bandwidth contention protocol for accessing the
channel
Mean end-to-end delay of various traffic
classes for various network offered loads
Mean end-to-end delay of various traffic classes for
the number of VoIP connections within the network
Mean end-to-end delay versus number of
WiFi nodes per WiFi hotspot
Conclusion
By using the W2-AP and modify 802.11
NIC card, the integrated architecture
enables the use of a common protocol
operation between the WiMAX and WiFi
components of the network
THBA mechanism can reduces the end-toend delays of high priority traffic
Comment
英文寫的很難懂
沒有較詳細的頻寬分配方法
雖然只要軟體升級,但要修改到WiFi節
點會比較造成支援度便利性不足