The WiMAX ASN Network in the V2I Scenario

This article presents a mobile WiMAX network deployment as a candidate for broadband and low latency V2I communication architecture. Firstly, it looks over the current state of development of the standards involved, outlining the newest trends (i.e. 802.16m support for 500 km/h). Secondly, the opportunities and the main characteristics that this technology offers are highlighted. Thirdly, by stressing this network in two highly demanding scenarios, the challenges that this WiMAX network deployment faces are also identified. Network simulation modeling techniques have been used to carry out the corresponding performance analysis. The inter ASN handover is identified as the critical point to be tackled, so that, the proposed mobile WiMAX architecture meets the WiMAX radio system profile release 1.0 and RNM (reference network model) requirements when the class 2 group real time applications (VoIP & video conference) are deployed.