Energy Consumption in IEEE 802.16E through Mobility Model using Qualnet Simulator

Abstract

IEEE802.16 is the standard defining the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) for Metropolitan Area Network (MAN). WiMAX has recently being considered by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as an attractive alternative to leasing lines from current ISPs or the deployment of new fiber networks. This is mainly the case since WiMAX is more flexible and much cheaper than other possible solutions. Our focus in this paper is on mobile WiMAX i.e. IEEE802.16e designed to provide broadband wireless access for mobile users. This bring potential benefits in terms of coverage, power consumption, frequency reuse and bandwidth efficiency by addition of full mobility support. The main contribution of this paper is that we have used different users with different speed by using different mobility model such as random waypoint model and flag mobility model. All the simulation are carried out by scalable network simulator through QualNet simulator. The changes in various speed will bring result in the form of energy consumption in transmit mode, energy consumption in receive mode and energy consumption in idle mode in mobile WiMAX cell.