WiMAX network architecture and ASN gateway design
Master Thesis
Author
Βασιλίεβα, Ευγενία
Date
2009-07-22View/ Open
Abstract
WiMAX is a short name for Worldwide Interoperability of Microwave Access. The WiMAX Forum’s Network Working Group (NWG) has developed and standardized these end-to-end networking aspects that are beyond the scope of the IEEE 802.16-2004 and IEEE 802.16e-2005 standards. The forum describes WiMAX as "a standards-based technology enabling the delivery of last mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and DSL". The goals of this work are, Firstly, to provide a general review of the end-to-end network systems architecture developed by the WiMAX NWG. Secondary, to present WiMAX Data Plane and Control Plane functionalities, and finally to introduce the design specification of the WiMAX ASN GW Management Plane.