An IEEE 802.16 WiMAX module for the NS-3 simulator

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An IEEE 802.16 WiMAX module for the NS-3 simulator

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Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques table of contents

Rome, Italy

SESSION: Wireless mesh networks table of contents

Article No. 8

Year of Publication: 2009

ISBN:978-963-9799-45-5

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Jahanzeb Farooq	INRIA, Planete Project, Sophia Antipolis, France
Thierry Turletti	INRIA, Planete Project, Sophia Antipolis, France

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ICST (Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering) ICST, Brussels, Belgium, Belgium

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DOI Bookmark:	10.4108/ICST.SIMUTOOLS2009.5644

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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.

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