Research Article
An IEEE 802.16 WiMAX module for the NS-3 simulator
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2009.5644, author={Jahanzeb Farooq and Thierry Turletti}, title={An IEEE 802.16 WiMAX module for the NS-3 simulator}, proceedings={2nd International ICST Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques}, publisher={ICST}, proceedings_a={SIMUTOOLS}, year={2010}, month={5}, keywords={IEEE 802.16 WiMAX network simulation ns-3}, doi={10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2009.5644} }- Jahanzeb Farooq
Thierry Turletti
Year: 2010
An IEEE 802.16 WiMAX module for the NS-3 simulator
SIMUTOOLS
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2009.5644
Abstract
ns-3 is a recently released next generation simulator intended as a replacement of the popular ns-2. It enables a highly rich set of features and is expected to become the first choice of the scientific community soon. ns-3 is in its evolution phase and work at different fronts is still ongoing. With the recent emergence of broadband wireless networks, simulation support for such networks, especially IEEE 802.16 WiMAX, is becoming a necessity. In this paper, we propose and discuss in detail the design and implementation of an IEEE 802.16 WiMAX module for ns-3, with the Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) mode and the WirelessMAN-OFDM PHY layer. Our module implements fundamental functions of the convergence sublayer (CS) and the MAC common-part sublayer (CPS), including QoS scheduling services, bandwidth request/grant mechanism, and a simple uplink scheduler. The aim is to provide a standard-compliant and well-designed implementation of the standard.