Point-to-multipoint Mode Research Articles

Load Balancing Scheme with PTM Mode for Multicast Services Between MBSFN

In long term evolution (LTE) networks, the multicast services can be transmitted by single frequency network (SFN) mode or point-to-multipoint (PTM) mode, and the unicast services are delivered with point-to-point (PTP) mode. To avoid the network congestion in the LTE networks with the multicast and unicast mixed services, a load balancing (LB) scheme with PTM mode is proposed to minimize the demanded radio resources of the maximum load cell. The system model of the demanded radio resources is based on the signal to interference noise ratio (SINR) of multicast services with SFN mode and PTM mode. Then the minimization problem is solved by means of simulated annealing (SA) heuristics. It selects the optimal transmission mode between SFN and PTM for multicast services. Simulation results show that the proposed LB needs less demanded radio resources of the maximum load cell than SFN mode for all the multicast services.

WIMAX Basics From PHY Layer to Scheduling And Multicasting Approaches

WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is an emerging broadband wireless technology for providing Last mile solutions for supporting higher bandwidth and multiple service classes with various quality of service requirement. The unique architecture of the WiMAX MAC and PHY layers that uses OFDMA to allocate multiple channels with different modulation schema and multiple time slots for each channel allows better adaptation of heterogeneous user’s requirements. The main architecture in WiMAX uses PMP (Point to Multipoint), Mesh mode or the new MMR (Mobile Multi hop Mode) deployments where scheduling and multicasting have different approaches. In PMP SS (Subscriber Station) connects directly to BS (Base Station) in a single hop route so channel conditions adaptations and supporting QoS for classes of services is the key points in scheduling, admission control or multicasting, while in Mesh networks SS connects to other SS Stations or to the BS in a multi hop routes, the MMR mode extends the PMP mode in which the SS connects to either a relay station (RS) or to Bs. Both MMR and Mesh uses centralized or distributed scheduling with multicasting schemas based on scheduling trees for routing. In this paper a broad study is conducted About WiMAX technology PMP and Mesh deployments from main physical layers features with differentiation of MAC layer features to scheduling and multicasting approaches in both modes of operations.

Performance Analysis of QoS in PMP Mode WiMax Networks

standard supports two different topologies: point to multipoint (PMP) and Mesh. In this paper, a QoS mechanism for point to multipoint of IEEE 802.16 and BS scheduler for PMP Mode is proposed. This paper also describes quality of service over WiMAX networks. Average WiMAX delay, Average WiMAX load and Average WiMAX throughput at base station is analyzed and compared by applying different scheduler at Base station and at fixed nodes.

Performance Analysis of Quality of Service in PMP Mode WiMax Networks

IEEE 802.16 standard supports point-to-multipoint (PMP) and Mesh topologies. This paper proposes a quality of service (QoS) mechanism for IEEE 802.16 in PMP mode and a base station (BS) scheduler for PMP mode. It also describes the QoS over WiMAX networks. The average WiMAX delay, load, and throughput at the BS were analyzed and compared by applying different schedulers at the BS and fixed nodes.

A Survey on Scheduling in IEEE 802.16 Mesh Mode

IEEE 802.16 standard (also known as WiMAX) defines the wireless broadband network technology which aims to solve the so called last mile problem via providing high bandwidth Internet even to the rural areas for which the cable deployment is very costly. The standard mainly focuses on the MAC and PHY layer issues, supporting two transmission modes: PMP (Point-to-Multipoint) and mesh modes. Mesh mode is an optional mode developed as an extension to PMP mode and it has the advantage of having an improving performance as more subscribers are added to the system using multi-hop routes. In 802.16 MAC protocol, mesh mode slot allocation and reservation mechanisms are left open which makes this topic a hot research area. Hence, the focus of this survey will mostly be on the mesh mode, and the proposed scheduling algorithms and performance evaluation methods.

On the construction of wimax mesh tree

The IEEE 802.16 protocol, also known as WiMAX, has been designed to support long-range communications with high bitrates, using two operation modes: Point-to-Multi-Point (PMP) and Mesh. In the mesh mode, Subscriber Stations (SSs) can directly communicate with each other, thus forming a tree, and can be used to forward other's data packets in a multi-hop fashion. On the contrary, in the PMP mode only one hop communication toward the Base Station (BS) is allowed. In this paper, we investigate the performance of the mesh mode by proposing an algorithm for constructing the WiMAX mesh tree. Our algorithm increases routes' effective throughput by splitting long links into multiple shorter ones. We show through simulations that this approach leads to improving the throughput capacity of WiMAX-based wireless mesh networks.