Mesh networks for broadband access

Broadband wireless access systems must satisfy exacting technical and commercial requirements. In this paper, the author describes a novel approach that uses Internet-like routing to bridge the infamous `last mile'     

Congestion control policies for IP-based CDMA radio access networks

As CDMA-based cellular networks mature, the current point-to-point links used in connecting base stations to network controllers evolve to an IP-based radio access network (RAN) for reasons of lower cost due to statistical multiplexing gains, better scalability and reliability, and the projected growth in data applications. In this paper, we study the impact of congestion in a best-effort IP RAN on CDMA cellular voice networks. We propose and evaluate three congestion control mechanisms, admission control, diversity control, and router control, to maximize network capacity while maintaining good voice quality. We first propose two new enhancements to CDMA call admission control that consider a unified view of both IP RAN and air interface resources. Next, we introduce a novel technique called diversity control that exploits the soft-handoff feature of CDMA networks and drops selected frames belonging to multiple soft-handoff legs to gracefully degrade-voice quality during congestion. Finally, we study the impact of router control where an active queue management technique is used to reduce delay and minimize correlated losses. Using simulations of a large mobile network, we show that the three different control mechanisms can help gracefully manage 10-40 percent congestion overload in the IP RAN.     

基于宽带多媒体卫星网络的MAC协议

提出了一种基于MF-TDMA的宽带卫星MAC协议联合随机预约接入协议(CRRAP)。协议采用随机预约和捎带预约结合,按需分配和自由分配结合来实现的。仿真结果表明,相对于现有的方法,CRRAP减少了高信道负荷下的时延,提高了吞吐性能,并具有较高的信道利用率。     

Smart antennas for broadband wireless access networks

This article is an overview of smart antenna applications in fixed broadband wireless access networks. Different smart antenna techniques are described including advances such as “spatial multiplexing” that can dramatically increase the performance of BWA networks. The impact of SA techniques on capacity and throughput of BWA networks is discussed     

支持多媒体业务的接入控制技术研究进展

如何保障不同类型的多媒体业务在通信过程中的通信服务质量(QoS),是目前接入控制技术中一项热点研究问题。通过对近十几年间相关文献的整理和分析,对支持多媒体业务的接入控制技术的研究进展进行综述,具体内容包括多媒体业务类型的设计、支持多媒体业务的接入控制协议、多信道分配策略等方面,并提出了支持多媒体业务的接入控制技术未来的研究方向。     

Switching for IP-based multimedia satellite communications

This paper discusses the structure and performance of an Internet protocol (IP)-based satellite communications system to provide multimedia services. Uplink scheduling and switching to support IP differentiated services (DiffServ) traffic in a multibeam environment are addressed. End-to-end performance of a multibeam satellite communications system using an on-board switch is evaluated using simulation. Aggregate real-time and non-real-time traffic using different DiffServ classes is considered and the effects of their burstiness and long-range dependent behavior on the queueing performance are examined. Multiple-frequency time-division multiple-access is used on the uplink in conjunction with a dynamic capacity allocation scheme. Higher priority is given to voice and video real-time traffic to avoid delay variation. On-board downlink queue for non-real-time traffic is provided to achieve high statistical multiplexing gain.     

Capacity analysis of reservation-based random access for broadband wireless access networks

In this paper we propose a novel model for the capacity analysis on the reservation-based random multiple access system, which can be applied to the medium access control protocol of the emerging WiMAX technology. In such a wireless broadband access system, in order to support QoS, the channel time is divided into consecutive frames, where each frame consists of some consequent mini-slots for the transmission of requests, used for the bandwidth reservation, and consequent slots for the actual data packet transmission. Three main outcomes are obtained: first, the upper and lower bounds of the capacity are derived for the considered system. Second, we found through the mathematical analysis that the transmission rate of reservationbased multiple access protocol is maximized, when the ratio between the number of mini-slots and that of the slots per frame is equal to the reciprocal of the random multiple access algorithm?s transmission rate. Third, in the case of WiMAX networks with a large number of subscribers, our analysis takes into account both the capacity and the mean packet delay criteria and suggests to keep such a ratio constant and independent of application-level data traffic arrival rate.     

Optical services in future broadband networks

Optical transmission technology is progressing to the point where it can deliver data at rates that can strain conventional electronic broadband networks. We discuss how optical networks may play a role in relieving this strain. Different optical network architectures are discussed according to the services they provide, the technologies used to implement those services, and the geographical size of the network. We first discuss broadband network architectures and where optics might play a role in the protocol stack. We then discuss in detail the services optical networks can provide, the technologies used to implement those services, and some of the major technological limitations. Finally, we use this knowledge base to analyze the potential role of optics in WANs, MANs, and then local area networks (LANs)     

QoS-aware energy-saving mechanism for hybrid optical-wireless broadband access networks

Hybrid optical-wireless broadband access network (HOWBAN) takes full advantage of the high capacity and reliability of the passive optical network and the flexibility, ubiquity of the wireless network. Similar to other access networks, the issue of high energy consumption is a great challenge for HOWBAN. In HOWBAN, optical network units (ONUs) consume a great amount of energy. The sleep of ONUs can greatly improve the energy efficiency of HOWBAN. However, the quality of service (QoS) will be decreased while the packets are waiting in ONUs and optical line terminal. In this paper, we propose a QoS-aware energy-saving mechanism. A dynamic bandwidth allocation mechanism is designed to guarantee the QoS, where different priorities are considered. Meanwhile, we employ different sleep strategies by taking different priorities’ tolerant delays into account to prolong the sleep time of ONUs. Then, based on the evaluation of packet delay, the optimal sleep parameter is derived to maximum the energy efficiency. In addition, a load balancing and resource allocation mechanism is adopted in the wireless domain to reduce the delay and congestion caused by ONUs’ sleep. Results show that the proposed mechanism can effectively improve the energy efficiency and meet the QoS requirements of packets.     

QoS-enabled broadband mobile access to wireline networks

Third-generation wireless systems, known as IMT-2000 within the ITU, offer opportunities to support a wide range of multimedia services. Packet data services will play a major role in these new multimedia services. A key component of packetized data services is to ensure end-to-end QoS requirements through efficient management of the network's resources. We present an overview of radio resource scheduling schemes including architecture, radio interface protocol, and interactions in a wideband CDMA environment. We then present an example of the QoS architecture followed by a discussion on end-to-end provisioning and interworking from wireless to fixed networks     

Switching integrated broadband services by sort-banyan networks

Substantial attention has recently been given to the implementation of sort-banyan networks for switching asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) transmission links in a BISDN (broadband integrated service digital network) network. The author gives a three-dimensional view of the theory and implementation of switching, as well as variations of the basic scheme. ATM switches are classified as blocking versus nonblocking, unicast versus multicast, and input queued versus output queued. Sorting networks structured by a three-dimensional interconnection topology are studied. A sorting network, when coupled with a banyan routing network structured in three dimensions, becomes a self-routing and nonblocking switching network. This three-dimensional topology allows CMOS VLSI implementations of the subnetworks and interconnection of these subnetworks at a speed of 150 Mb/s and beyond. The sorting mechanism can also be used for output conflict resolution, subsequently making the switch suitable for ATM switching. Recent enhancements, which provide features such as parallelism, trunk grouping, and modularity, are also described. These features enhance the throughput/delay performance, provide better fault and synchronization tolerance, and enable more economical growth for switch size     

FSAN OAN-WG and future issues for broadband optical access networks

Network operators are aiming to provide a broadband access network to facilitate the next-generation telecom services. They have established the Full Services Access Networks (FSAN) group in order to find the best way to achieve early and cost-effective deployment of broadband optical access systems. They concluded that a single worldwide broadband access system should be investigated in the FSAN and then standardized in the international standards bodies such as the ITU-T. This article outlines the FSAN organization and the study targets for its Optical Access Network working group, and some key future study issues in terms of optical distribution network requirements and the required system functionalities of the B-PON system. It also describes its standardization strategy and the interaction between the FSAN and ITU-T