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Bandwidth and Power Management in Broadband Wireless Networks

Bandwidth and power are considered as two important resources in wireless networks. Therefore, how to management these resources becomes a critical issue. In this thesis, we investigate this issue majorally in IEEE 802.16 networks. We first perform performance analysis on two bandwidth request mechanisms defined in IEEE 802.16 networks. We also propose two practical performance objectives. Based on the analysis, we design two scheduling algorithm to achieve the objectives. Due to the characteristics of popular variable bit rate (VBR) traffic, it is very difficult for subscriber stations (SSs) to make appropriate bandwidth reservation. Therefore, the bandwidth may not be utilized all the time. We propose a new protocol, named bandwidth recycling, to utilized unused bandwidth. Our simulation shows that the proposed scheme can improve system utilization averagely by 40\%. We also propose a more aggressive solution to reduce the gap between bandwidth reservation and real usage. We first design a centralized approach by linear programming to obtain the optimal solution. Further, we design a fully distributed scheme based on game theory, named bandwidth reservation (BR) game. Due to different quality of service (QoS) requirements, we customize the utility function for each scheduling class. Our numerical and simulation show that the gap between BR game and optimal solution is limited. Due to the advantage of dynamical fractional frequency reuse (DFFR), the base station (BS) can dynamically adjust transmission power on each frequency partition. We emphasis on power allocation issue in DFFR to achieve most ecomicical data transmission. We first formulate the problem by integer linear programming (ILP). Due to high computation complexity, we further design a greedy algorithm. Our simulation shows that the results of the greedy algorithm is very close to the ILP results

Modélisation et simulation des réseaux mobiles de 4ème génération

Cette thèse porte sur l'interopérabilité et la qualité de service dans les réseaux de 4ème génération. En particulier, nous proposons des solutions d'intégration entre le réseau WiMAX et le système satellite DVB-RCS en s'appuyant sur le standard IEEE 802.21. Trois solutions peuvent être mises en place pour l'interconnexion de réseaux sans fil. Il s'agit de la technologie GAN soutenue par le 3GPP, du protocole FMIP proposé par l'IETF et du standard IEEE 802.21. Notre choix se porte sur ce denier standard car il propose un cadre générique pour l'interopérabilité des réseaux. En fait, nous proposons une architecture satellitaire à base de WiMAX, DVB-RCS et IEEE 802.21 et nous décrivons aussi la procédure de handover WiMAX/DVB-RCS. Par ailleurs, nous améliorons les performances des réseaux WiMAX en utilisant un handover horizontal avec un mécanisme de réservation de ressources. Ensuite, le réseau WiMAX est intégré dans un système satellite DVB-RCS afin d'étudier les performances de cette convergence avec une réservation de ressources. Les résultats obtenus montrent que les mécanismes de réservation améliorent les performances. Afin de permettre au trafic de passer d'un réseau à l'autre en garantissant une qualité de service, une mise en correspondance de la qualité de service entre les réseaux WiMAX et DVB-RCS est proposée. En outre, nous proposons un mécanisme d'admission de connexion CAC dans le cadre de l'interconnexion WiMAX/DVB-RCS. Plusieurs stratégies sont prises en compte afin de permettre une coopérative efficace entre les deux systèmes. ABSTRACT : This PH.D thesis is based on the interworking and the quality of service in 4th generation mobile wireless networks. In particular, we propose solutions of integration between WiMAX networks and satellite systems (DVB-RCS). Three solutions can be considered for the interconnection of wireless networks: GAN technology supported by the 3GPP, FMIP protocol suggested by the IETF and the IEEE 802.21 standard. Our choice is focused on this last standard because it proposes a generic framework for the interworking of wireless networks. A procedure of handover WiMAX/DVB-RCS is then described. In addition, we improve the performance of WiMAX networks by using a horizontal handover with resource reservation mechanisms. Then, the WiMAX network is integrated in a DVB-RCS satellite system. The performance of this convergence with a resource reservation mechanism is studied. The obtained results show that the reservation mechanisms improve the performance of the system. In order to switch the traffic from one network to the other by guaranteeing an appropriate level of quality of service, a mapping of quality of service between WiMAX networks and DVB-RCS system is proposed. Moreover, we propose a Connection Admission Control (CAC) mechanism within the framework of the WiMAX/DVB-RCS interconnection. Several strategies are taken into account in order to allow an effective co-operative between the two system