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Performance Evaluation of the IEEE 802.16 ARQ Mechanism

Alexander SayenkoHämäläinen TimoO. AlanenHenrik MartikainenVitaliy Tykhomyrov

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IEEE 802Computer sciencebusiness.industryComputerSystemsOrganization_COMPUTER-COMMUNICATIONNETWORKSHybrid automatic repeat requestData_CODINGANDINFORMATIONTHEORYScheduling (computing)Selective Repeat ARQSliding window protocolApplication protocolWirelessbusinessBlock sizeComputer network

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The IEEE 802.16 technology defines the ARQ mechanism that enables a connection to resend data at the MAC level if an error is detected. In this paper, we analyze the key features and parameters of the ARQ mechanism. In particular, we consider a choice for the ARQ feedback type, a scheduling of the ARQ feedbacks and retransmissions, the ARQ block rearrangement, ARQ transmission window and ARQ block size. We run a number of simulation scenarios to study these parameters and how they impact a performance of application protocols. The simulation results reveal that the ARQ mechanism plays an important role in transmitting data over wireless channels in the IEEE 802.16 networks.

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2007-08-22
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74833-5_13