TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of IEEE 802.16 mesh networks as the backhaul of multihop cellular networks
AU - He, Jianhua
AU - Yang, Kun
AU - Guild, Ken
AU - Chen, Hsiao Hwa
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) under HIPNET project EP/E002382/1, and research grants NSC 95-2221-E-110-062 and NSC 95-2221-E-110-063, National Science Council, Taiwan, and research grant NSFC 60502005, China.
PY - 2007/9
Y1 - 2007/9
N2 - Cellular networks have been widely used to support many new audio-and video-based multimedia applications. The demand for higher data rate and diverse services has driven the research on multihop cellular networks (MCNs). With its ad hoc network features, an MCN can offer many additional advantages, such as increased network throughput, scalability and coverage. However, providing ad hoc capability to MCNs is challenging as it may require proper wireless interfaces. In this article, the architecture of IEEE 802.16 network interface to provide ad hoc capability for MCNs is investigated, with its focus on the IEEE 802.16 mesh networking and scheduling. Several distributed routing algorithms based on network entry mechanism are studied and compared with a centralized routing algorithm. It is observed from the simulation results that 802.16 mesh networks have limitations on providing sufficient bandwidth for the traffic from the cellular base stations when a cellular network size is relatively large.
AB - Cellular networks have been widely used to support many new audio-and video-based multimedia applications. The demand for higher data rate and diverse services has driven the research on multihop cellular networks (MCNs). With its ad hoc network features, an MCN can offer many additional advantages, such as increased network throughput, scalability and coverage. However, providing ad hoc capability to MCNs is challenging as it may require proper wireless interfaces. In this article, the architecture of IEEE 802.16 network interface to provide ad hoc capability for MCNs is investigated, with its focus on the IEEE 802.16 mesh networking and scheduling. Several distributed routing algorithms based on network entry mechanism are studied and compared with a centralized routing algorithm. It is observed from the simulation results that 802.16 mesh networks have limitations on providing sufficient bandwidth for the traffic from the cellular base stations when a cellular network size is relatively large.
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U2 - 10.1109/MCOM.2007.4342861
DO - 10.1109/MCOM.2007.4342861
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:35348883698
SN - 0163-6804
VL - 45
SP - 82
EP - 90
JO - IEEE Communications Magazine
JF - IEEE Communications Magazine
IS - 9
ER -