Architecture

Wimax High-level Network Architecture

Nodes

BS - Basestation, radio access point.

ASN central control for data plane, mobility, authentication, QoS, accounting, packet
inspection, and more.
AAA Provisioning, authentication and accouting store, and proxy to external AAAs (Sprint).
DHCP IP assignment.

Interfaces

R1 air interface
R2 logical interface from MS to CSN (authentication, QoS)
R3 ASN to CSN
R4 inter-ASN (we dont have yet)
R5 inter-CSN (pseudo with Sprint)
R6 BS to ASN (mobility signaling)
R8 BS-to-BS (mobility handovers)
Wimax Call Flow

LTE High-level Network Architecture

Nodes

BS - Basestation, radio access point.

ASN central control for data plane, mobility, authentication, QoS, accounting, packet
inspection, and more.
AAA Provisioning, authentication and accouting store, and proxy to external AAAs (Sprint).
DHCP IP assignment.

Interfaces

R1 air interface
R2 logical interface from MS to CSN (authentication, QoS)
R3 ASN to CSN
R4 inter-ASN (we dont have yet)
R5 inter-CSN (pseudo with Sprint)
R6 BS to ASN (mobility signaling)
R8 BS-to-BS (mobility handovers)
LTE Call Flow
Resource Block Calculation :

20 10
# 5 MHz
MHz MHz

Total Bandwidth 20 10 5

Reserved for Guard 10% 10% 10%

Effective Bandwidth 18 9 4.5

No of SCs 1200 600 300

No of RBs 100 50 25
 Subcarrier Spacing = 15 KHz
No Of Subcarriers (20 MHz) = 18 MHz / 15 KHz
= 1200 Subcarriers

1 Resource Block = 12 Subcarriers

Bandwidth of a RB = 12 x 15 KHz
= 180 KHz

No Of RBs (20 MHz) = 18 MHz / 180 KHz

= 100 RBs

No Of RBs (10 MHz) = 9 MHz / 180 KHz

= 50 RBs

LTE Throughput Calculation : (20 MHz)

1 RB = 12 Subcarrier X 7 Symbols X 2
= 168 Symbols/ms

100 RB = 168 Symbols X 100

= 16800 Symbols/ms
= 16.8 Msps

For 64 QAM (Single Chain)

100 RB = 16.8 Msps X 6

= 100.8 Mbps

For 64 QAM (Four Chain)

Downlink : 100 RB = 100.8 Mbps X 4

= 403.2 Mbps
= 403.3 X 25% (Overhead)
= 300 Mbps
 Uplink : 100 RB = 100.8 Mbps X 1 (Only 1 Chain in Uplink)
= 100.8 X 25% (Overhead)
= 75.6 Mbps