Proceedings of the 1st ACM international workshop on Quality of service & security in wireless and mobile networks
WiMax Operator's Manual: Building 802.16 Wireless Networks, Second Edition
WiMax Operator's Manual: Building 802.16 Wireless Networks, Second Edition
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WiMAX Forum certified™ broadband wireless equipment is now available to military users and consumers alike. This equipment is based on the IEEE 802.16™-2004 and IEEE 802.16e™-2005 standards. This commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment promises to greatly reduce the cost of broadband wireless access and lead to cost-effective solutions for the military. However, existing COTS equipment has performance deficiencies when considered for military and national security operational scenarios. One deficiency is the lack of mobile ad-hoc and mesh networking capabilities compatible with the currently fielded point-to-multipoint (PMP) mode. While the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard includes a mesh capability, it does not interoperate with the PMP mode, and is not being considered for implementation. The IEEE 802.16e-2005 amendment addresses subscriber mobility but does nothing to address the ad-hoc and mesh shortcomings in WiMAX and IEEE 802.16-2004. This paper reviews some current and planned capabilities of WiMAX, and recommends extensions to the IEEE 802.16 standard to facilitate mobile ad-hoc and mesh networking protocols that can interoperate with planned WiMAX deployments.