End to end IP over IEEE 802.16 QoS framework

This electronic document is a “live” template. In this paper we are interested to IEEE 802.16, the standard for broadband (high-speed) wireless access (BWA) in a metropolitan area. Many carriers all over the world have been deploying Mobile WiMAX infrastructure and equipment. This technology makes it possible to meet escalating business demand for rapid Internet connection and integrated data, voice and video services. With increasing deployment of wireless broadband infrastructure, it is not enough to count on the MAC layer QoS mechanism provided in the last mile wireless connection. Therefore we propose architecture to provide end to end QoS control for IEEE 802.16 standard. To achieve our goal, we defined mapping rules to interface IP and 802.16 layers, and scheduling mechanisms for different service classes. We also propose an SLA management model based on SOA paradigm and policy rules to administrate a network domain.