WiMAX channel: PHY model in network simulator 2

Leonardo  Betancur; Roberto C.  Hincapie; Roberto  Bustamante

1st International ICST Workshop on ns-2: The IP Network Simulator

Research Article

WiMAX channel: PHY model in network simulator 2

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1145/1190455.1190459,
    author={Leonardo  Betancur and Roberto C.  Hincapie and Roberto  Bustamante},
    title={WiMAX channel: PHY model in network simulator 2},
    proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on ns-2: The IP Network Simulator},
    publisher={ACM},
    proceedings_a={WNS2},
    year={2012},
    month={4},
    keywords={WiMAX Network Simulator 2 Physical model},
    doi={10.1145/1190455.1190459}
}

Leonardo Betancur
Roberto C. Hincapie
Roberto Bustamante
Year: 2012
WiMAX channel: PHY model in network simulator 2
WNS2
ACM
DOI: 10.1145/1190455.1190459

Leonardo Betancur¹^,*, Roberto C. Hincapie¹^,*, Roberto Bustamante²^,*

1: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Facultad de Informatica y Telecomunicaciones, Medellın Colombia.
2: Universidad de los Andes, Departamento de Ingenierıa Electrica y Electronica, Bogota, Colombia.

*Contact email: leonardobetancur@ieee.org, rhincapie@ieee.org, rbustama@uniandes.edu.co

Abstract

The IEEE 802.16 standard, also known as WiMAX is oriented to fixed broadband wireless metropolitan access. This work presents a novel proposal for the PHY layer and propagation model that allows a faster and more detailed the link level simulations execution. This paper describes the development process for the model and the implementation details in NS2 (Network Simulator NS2 v 2.8) for PMP (point multi point) topologies. We show the parameters used, the channel model, the PHY layer model and the SER (Symbol Error Rate) calculation method. We also present typical simulation scenarios and the results obtained.

Keywords: WiMAX Network Simulator 2 Physical model

Published: 2012-04-05
Publisher: ACM

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1190455.1190459