Lower MAC software implementations for the IEEE 802.16 standard

Papaioannou, I; Dre, C

dc.contributor.author	Papaioannou, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Dre, C	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:50:27Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:50:27Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	09168516	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/35120
dc.subject	IEEE 802.16 standard	en
dc.subject	Lower MAC	en
dc.subject	NP and DSP	en
dc.subject	Wireless MAN	en
dc.subject.other	Metropolitan area networks	en
dc.subject.other	Microprocessor chips	en
dc.subject.other	Standards	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication	en
dc.subject.other	IEEE 802.16 standard	en
dc.subject.other	Lower MAC	en
dc.subject.other	NP and DSP	en
dc.subject.other	Wireless MAN	en
dc.subject.other	Computer software	en
dc.title	Lower MAC software implementations for the IEEE 802.16 standard	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1093/ietcom/e89-b.3.816	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ietcom/e89-b.3.816	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	In this paper the development of the control plane for the frame decoding functionality of an IEEE 802.16 Wireless MAN system is described. It is implemented in two ways. The first implementation is based on a general-purpose microprocessor, and specifically the one provided in the TMS320C64xx Texas family devices. The second implementation is based on an Intel's IXP2400 Network Processor chip and the preceding functions are implemented by writing embedded software for that part. The two implementations are compared and the comparison leads to some very useful results. The development of time critical tasks of a MAC protocol stack in software and mainly based on a Network Processor opens paths for very effective system architectures, where the Network Processor runs full the networking and the MAC/DLC processing of such telecom systems. The main question is: Can lower MAC be executed on a Network Processor or not This manuscript attempts to give an answer to this question. Copyright © 2006 The Institute of Economics, Information and Communication Engineers.	en
heal.journalName	IEICE Transactions on Communications	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1093/ietcom/e89-b.3.816	en
dc.identifier.volume	E89-B	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	816	en
dc.identifier.epage	827	en