Mutually shared bandwidth allocation mechanism in IEEE 802.16e

IEEE 802.16e network implements a centralized resource management system where the Base Station is responsible for allocating bandwidth to all the mobile stations. A fair bandwidth allocation algorithm ensures better quality of service and efficient utilization of precious wireless resource. In this paper a novel bandwidth allocation algorithm is proposed that aims to improve the throughput of the network by efficiently sharing the bandwidth among the users. A unique bandwidth allocation mechanism is proposed that tries to reduce the overhead in a frame to improve the overall throughput of the mobile station. Simulation results shows a 2-5% improvement in throughput of the MS. A reduction in the frame overhead is also observed in the simulation.