Research Article
The design and implementation of WiMAX module for ns-2 simulator
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1145/1190455.1190458, author={Jenhui Chen and Chih-Chieh Wang and Frank Chee-Da Tsai and Chiang-Wei Chang and Syao-Syuan Liu and Jhenjhong Guo and Wei-Jen Lien and Jui-Hsiang Sum and Chih-Hsin Hung}, title={The design and implementation of WiMAX module for ns-2 simulator}, proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on ns-2: The IP Network Simulator}, publisher={ACM}, proceedings_a={WNS2}, year={2012}, month={4}, keywords={Broadband MAC module network simulator WiMAX.}, doi={10.1145/1190455.1190458} }- Jenhui Chen
Chih-Chieh Wang
Frank Chee-Da Tsai
Chiang-Wei Chang
Syao-Syuan Liu
Jhenjhong Guo
Wei-Jen Lien
Jui-Hsiang Sum
Chih-Hsin Hung
Year: 2012
The design and implementation of WiMAX module for ns-2 simulator
WNS2
ACM
DOI: 10.1145/1190455.1190458
Abstract
The network simulator 2 (ns-2) is a popular and powerful simulation tool for the simulation of packet-switched networks, which provides substantial support for simulation of TCP, routing, and MAC protocols over wired and wireless networks, such as wireless LANs, mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), and satellite communications, etc, and is widely used in both academia and industry. Although many protocol modules have been implemented in the ns-2, the IEEE 802.16 broadband wireless access networks (BWANs) or WiMAX module has not been contributed yet. Thus, in this paper, we present our detailed design and implementation of the WiMAX module based on the IEEE 802.16 standard with the point-to-multipoint (PMP) mode for the ns-2. The implemented module comprises fundamental functions of the service-specific convergence sublayer (CS), the MAC common part sublayer (CPS), and the PHY layer. A simple call admission control (CAC) mechanism and the scheduler are also included in this module.
