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Release Scope and Limitations ....................................................................................... 3 Relation with Previous Releases ..................................................................................... 3 New Attributes ................................................................................................................ 3 New Statistics.................................................................................................................. 4 Node-related changes ...................................................................................................... 4 Locating code changes.................................................................................................... 4
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New Attributes
Version3 introduces attributes related to the PHY channel description. To describe a PHY channel, it is sufficient to specify its pathloss model and its multipath channel model (the discrete power delay profile of the channel, as defined in the ITU channel models). We assume that the channel from an SS to the BS has the same properties as the reverse channel from the BS to the SS. For that reason, the attributes describing the channel are placed on SS nodes, under WiMAX Parameters/SS Parameters . They are Pathloss Parameters and Multipath Channel Model. The pathloss and the multipath channel model can be set independently of one another. However, not all pairs of multipath and pathloss models are standard. October 2006
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The Pathloss Parameters attribute can be further expanded into three sub-attributes: Pathloss Model, Terrain Type and Shadow Fading Standard Deviation. In addition to attributes describing the PHY channel, each BS contains an attribute to specify the PermBase used to limit the effects of co-channel interference. The attribute to configure the PermBase is found under WiMAX Parameters/PermBase on a BS node. The permutation base (PermBase) is used together with the WiMAX physical layer profile to compute the subcarrier-to-subchannel map used by a given cell. A new attribute has been added to the WiMAX physical layer profile to define the subcarriers usage mode on the uplink and on the downlink directions. This attribute is OFDMA PHY Profiles/Frequency Division/<UL|DL> Zones/Usage Mode. It supports FUSC and PUSC modes for downlink and PUSC for uplink. Finally, both the BS and SS nodes have an attribute to specify their transmission power. This attribute can be set under WiMAX Parameters/Transmission Power.
New Statistics
New node statistics are grouped under WiMAX PHY. These statistics are used to measure the PHY cha nnel behavior during the simulation. For instance, pathloss and uplink or downlink SNRs can be measured.
Node-related changes
Among the existing nodes, the following have been modified to support the Version3 functionality: wimax_ss_wkstn_adv, wimax_bs_router_adv. In addition, a new node model has been introduced to represent a sectorized BS: wimax3_bs_atm2_ethernet2_spli4_wlan_router_adv.
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