On the effectiveness of integrating WiMAX and Wi-Fi. (6th January 2009)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pan, Huanxu; Yamano, Satoru; Tani, Hideaki
• Is Part Of: International journal of communication networks and distributed systems. Volume 2:Number 2/3(2009)
• Page Start: 198
• Page End: 213
• Publication Date: 2009-01-06
• Subjects: integrated WiMAX&amp -- #47 -- Wi-Fi access system -- VoIP -- capacity analysis -- equivalent random traffic model -- admission control -- loss probability -- handover -- QoS -- resource reservation -- WiMAX -- Wi-Fi -- quality of service -- resource management -- wireless LANs -- wireless networks; Computer networks -- Periodicals; Telecommunication systems -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing -- Periodicals; 004.6
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1754-3916

Abstract

In this paper, we give a quantitative evaluation on the effect of integrating WiMAX and Wi-Fi, as compared to the case of separate WiMAX and Wi-Fi systems, with respect to the system capacity under QoS constraint. We focus particularly on the VoIP traffic aspects of the system. Based on this capacity evaluation, a cost analysis is further presented. We also propose and analyse a resource management scheme on Wi-Fi to WiMAX handover.