Quantitative Analysis of Propagation Characteristics for Mobile WiMAX

Authors

Pradhumna Shrestha, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Puttipong Mahasukhon, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Michael Hempel, University of Nebraska LincolnFollow
Tao Ma, University of Nebraska LincolnFollow
Hamid Sharif, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2011

Citation

Wireless Telecommunications Symposium (WTS); 2011 doi: 10.1109/WTS.2011.5960861

Comments

Copyright IEEE 2011. Used by permission.

Abstract

In wireless networks, careful planning and link budget analysis is required for delivering maximum throughput reliably with minimum overhead. The efficiency of planning and eventual network performance is totally dependent upon the accuracy and quality of data used for analysis. In most studies, computer simulations and analytical models are used for generating such data. However these simulations are limited to many assumptions which are different from the actual implemented hardware, therefore, the data generated are not accurate. In this paper, we analyze the performance of Mobile WiMAX utilizing the empirical data measured from leading WiMAX equipment. We believe this data can be used to predict an accurate and reliable throughput and link budget in WiMAX networks.