1st International ICST Workshop on Broadband Wireless Access

Research Article

Strategies for Fast Scanning and Handovers in WiMAX/802.16

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/ACCESSNETS.2007.4447132,
    author={Paul Boone and Michel Barbeau and Evangelos Kranakis},
    title={Strategies for Fast Scanning and Handovers in WiMAX/802.16},
    proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on Broadband Wireless Access},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={BWIA},
    year={2008},
    month={2},
    keywords={Base stations  Computational modeling  Delay  Downlink  Frequency  History  Processor scheduling  Sprites (computer)  Streaming media  WiMAX},
    doi={10.1109/ACCESSNETS.2007.4447132}
}
  • Paul Boone
    Michel Barbeau
    Evangelos Kranakis
    Year: 2008
    Strategies for Fast Scanning and Handovers in WiMAX/802.16
    BWIA
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/ACCESSNETS.2007.4447132
Paul Boone1,*, Michel Barbeau1,*, Evangelos Kranakis1,*
  • 1: School of Computer Science, Carleton University Ottawa, Canada
*Contact email: pboone@scs.carleton.ca, barbeau@scs.carleton.ca, kranakis@scs.carleton.ca

Abstract

In WiMAX/IEEE 802.16 with mobility support, scanning for an available channel by a mobile station, at start up or when about to perform a handover must be done promptly in order to reduce delays in network access. We propose strategies that a mobile station can use to reduce the time required for scanning operations while attempting to establish network connectivity or perform a handover between neighboring base stations. We model and simulate an area of WiMAX coverage using real-world mobility trace data and show that there are strategies that reduce the time required for scanning operations significantly.

Keywords
Base stations Computational modeling Delay Downlink Frequency History Processor scheduling Sprites (computer) Streaming media WiMAX
Published
2008-02-07
Publisher
IEEE
Modified
2011-07-10
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESSNETS.2007.4447132
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