terial herein. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Ahmadi, Sassan. Mobile WiMAX : a systems approach to understanding the IEEE 802.16m radio access network. 1. IEEE 802.16 (Standard) 2. Wireless communication systems. 3. Mobile communication systems. I. Title 621.3'84-dc22 Library of Congress Control Number: 2010935393 ISBN: 978-0-12-374964-2 For information on all Academic Press publications visit our website at www.elsevierdirect.com Printed and bound in the United States 10 11 12 11 10 0987654321 Working together to grow libraries in developing countries www.elsevier.com www.bookaid.org www.sabre.org ELSEVIER BOOK AID International Sabre Foundation Contents Preface Introduction Acknowledgements xxvii Abbreviations CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Mobile Broadband Wireless Access 1.1 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Technologies 1.1.1 The 4th Generation of Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Technologies 1.1.2 Requirements of 4G Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems 1.1.3 Convergence of Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Technologies 1.2 Introduction to the IEEE 802.16 Standards 1.2.1 Evolution of the IEEE 802.16 Standards 1.3 Introduction to WiMAX Forum Mobile System Profiles 1.4 Introduction to 3GPP Standards CHAPTER 2 WiMAX Network Architecture 2.1 Design Principles of WiMAX Network Architecture 2.2 Network Reference Model 2.2.1 Access Service Network (ASN) 2.2.2 Access Service Network Gateway (ASN-GW) 2.2.3 Reference Points 2.2.4 Connectivity Service Network (CSN) 2.3 Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) 2.4 Mobile IP 2.5 Radio Resource Management (RRM) 2.6 Mobility Management 2.6.1 ASN-anchored Mobility 2.6.2 CSN-anchored Mobility 2.7 Paging and Idle State Operation 2.8 Overview of 3GPP Evolved Packet Core Network Architecture CHAPTER 3 IEEE 802. 16m Reference Model and Protocol Structure 3.1 The IEEE 802.16m Reference Model 3.1.1 The MS and BS Interface 3.1.2 Network Control and Management System 3.1.3 Data-Plane Contents 3.1.4 Control-Plane 3.1.5 Management-Plane 3.1.6 Service Access Po