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Modeling and Analysis of Bandwidth Allocation in IEEE 802.16 MAC: A Stochastic Reward Net Approach
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International Journal of Communications, Network and System Sciences·Volume 03 (2010)·Pages 631–637·Published 27 July 2010·DOI10.4236/ijcns.2010.37085
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Abstract
In this paper, we present a stochastic reward net (SRN) approach to analyse the performance of IEEE 802.16 MAC with multiple traffic classes. The SRN model captures the quality of service requirements of the traffic classes. The model also takes into account pre-emption, priority and timeout characteristics associated with the traffic classes under consideration. The performance of the system is evaluated in terms of mean delay and normalized throughput considering the on-off traffic model. Our analytical model is validated by simulations.
KeywordsWimaxIEEE 802.16Stochastic Reward NetMean DelayThroughput
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