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Spectrum Efficiency of WiMAX Networks in the presence of Interference with Diversity Combining

by S. Thai Subha, Vidhyacharan Bhaskar
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 40 - Number 5
Year of Publication: 2012
Authors: S. Thai Subha, Vidhyacharan Bhaskar
10.5120/4950-7190

S. Thai Subha, Vidhyacharan Bhaskar . Spectrum Efficiency of WiMAX Networks in the presence of Interference with Diversity Combining. International Journal of Computer Applications. 40, 5 ( February 2012), 5-11. DOI=10.5120/4950-7190

@article{ 10.5120/4950-7190,
author = { S. Thai Subha, Vidhyacharan Bhaskar },
title = { Spectrum Efficiency of WiMAX Networks in the presence of Interference with Diversity Combining },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { February 2012 },
volume = { 40 },
number = { 5 },
month = { February },
year = { 2012 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 5-11 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume40/number5/4950-7190/ },
doi = { 10.5120/4950-7190 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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Abstract

WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a promising technology which can offer high speed voice, video and data services upto the requirements at the customer’s end. The objectives of this paper is to evaluate the Performance evaluation of a WiMAX system under various diversity schemes (Selection combining, Maximal ratio combining and Equal gain combining), employing different adaptive transmission policies, such as Optimal power and rate adaptation policy, Optimal rate adaptation with constant transmit power policy, Channel inversion with fixed rate policy, and Truncated channel inversion policy, subjected to co-channel interference and adjacent channel interference. WiMAX system incorporates OFDM with 256 sub-carriers with QPSK modulation as the transmission scheme. Simulated results of the estimated spectrum efficiency show that the implementation of Optimal power and rate adaptation policy under Selection combining is highly effective to combat co-channel interference and adjacent channel interference in the WiMAX communication system.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Co-channel interference Adjacent channel interference Optimal power and rate adaptation policy Optimal rate adaptation with constant transmit power policy Channel inversion with fixed rate policy Truncated channel inversion with fixed rate policy