New NS-2 model developed for the IEEE 802.

16
specifications is now publicly available.
This model was developed as part of the Seamless
and Secure Mobility Project in the Advanced
Network Technologies Division at NIST.
information and documentation is available on the project web pages:
http://www.antd.nist.gov/seamlessandsecure/toolsuite.html
To obtain a copy of this module, please send an email request to:
sswm-dev@antd.nist.gov

NS-2 Model for IEEE 802.16

NS-2 model developed for the IEEE 802.16 specifications as part
of the Seamless and Secure Mobility Project in the Advanced
Network Technologies Division at NIST.
Information and documentation is available on the project web
pages:
http://www.antd.nist.gov/seamlessandsecure/toolsuite.html
To obtain a copy of this module, send an email request to
sswm-dev@antd.nist.gov

Model Overview: Physical layer

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
Configurable parameters include:

Transmission power
Cyclic Prefix
Frequency
Frequency bandwidth
Modulation (BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, and 64QAM)

Support and functionality:

Sampling frequency
OFDM symbol time duration
Transmission time for a packet according to its size and the modulation used
Maximum packet size for a given modulation and number of available
OFDM symbols

Model Overview: MAC layer

Time Division Duplexing (TDD)
Management messages for network entry:
DCD/UCD, DL_MAP/UL_MAP
Ranging request/response
Registration request/response

Flow management
One downlink and one uplink data connection per SS.

Extensible scheduler
Round Robin

Packet Fragmentation and Reassembly

Mobility Extension (802.16e):
Neighbor advertisement
Scanning and handover

IEEE 802.21 ready (trigger configuration and generation)

MAC Layer Parameter configuration

Frame duration
DCD/UCD interval
Burst modulation
Channel
Contention size
Scanning attributes (number of iterations, duration)
Frequency of neighbor advertisements
Statistics (used for trigger generation)

Loss
Delay
Jitter
throughput

Future work and missing features

Future improvements:
WirelessMAN-OFDMA physical layer
ARQ (Automatic Repeat Request)
Service Flow and QoS scheduling
Periodic ranging and power adjustments
Other missing features:
ATM convergence sublayer
Mesh networks
WirelessMAN-SC, WirelessMAN-SCa, WirelessHUMAN physical
layers
Frequency Division duplexing (FDD)
Authentication

Implementation overview
Outgoing packet

Upper layer protocols

Classifiers
DSx frames

Synchronization
Messages
Outgoing queues with
fragmentation per CID

Controls
frame
transmission

Service Flow Handler

Scheduler
STA: process synchronization
messages from BS. Schedule
uplink traffic.
BS: generate synchronization
messages and schedule downlink
traffic. Also perform admission
control.

DSx frames
Synchronization
Messages

Service flows

Frame reassembly

OFDM Physical layer Incoming packet

Base/Mobile Station State Machine

Base Station

Mobile Station

Network entry
MN

BS
Channel Scanning

Downlink
synchronization

DL_MAP (Downlink map)

Link Detected
DCD (Downlink Channel Descriptor)
UCD (Uplink Channel Descriptor)

Uplink
synchronization

UL_MAP (Uplink map)

Ranging request

Initial ranging

Ranging response

Registration request

Registration

Registration response

Link UP

Establish uplink and downlink data connections

Normal operations (data Tx/Rx and maintain synchronization)

Handover in 802.16e (Link Down)

MN

Serving BS

Target BS

Normal operations
Link down detection
Link Down

Channel scanning
DL_MAP
Link Detected

Synchronization messages (DCD, UCD, UL_MAP)

Ranging
Registration

Link UP

Layer 3 handover
Normal operations

Handover in 802.16e (Link Going Down)

MN
Link Going Down

Serving BS
Normal operations
MOB-SCN_REQ
MOB-SCN_RSP

Repeat
scanning
and normal
mode
intervals

Channel scanning
Scanning

Synchronization messages (DL_MAP,DCD, UCD, UL_MAP)

Normal mode
MOB-SCN_REP
MOB-MSHO_REQ

Link Handoff Imminent

MOB-MSHO_RSP
MOB-MSHO_IND

Link Handoff Proceeding

Switch channel
Synchronization messages (DL_MAP,DCD, UCD, UL_MAP)

Full or Partial network entry

Ranging and Registration

Link Handoff Complete

Layer 3 handover
Normal operations

Target BS