Wimax standards and Security The Wimax

J
jamming threats, WiMAX security, 232–233


K
key encryption keys (KEKs)
mesh networking connections, 169
privacy key management version 1, 237–238
WiMAX security associations, 217


L
License-Exempt (LE) Task Group, IEEE 802.16h standard, 32
line-of-sight (LOS) communication IEEE 802.16-2004, 22–23
frequency limitations, 207
signal-aware mechanisms, 134–136 single carrier (SC) physical layer (PHY)
specifications, 209–210
link budgets, propagation environments, 84–90
link identifiers (link IDs), media access (MAC) layer, mesh topology, 51–52
local multipoint distribution service (LMDS)
IEEE 802.16c standard and, 21–22 voice over Internet protocol (VoIP),
129–131
location update, handover operations, 124–125
logical connections, mesh networking, 149–160
TDMA framing and transmission timing, 153–154
transmission scheduling in, 154–161 logical link control (LLC) sublayer, IEEE
802.11 standard, 7–8 log-normal shadowing deviation,
propagation environments, 85–87 low-density parity check (LDPC), IEEE
802.16e-2005 standard, 28–29


M
MAC protocol data units (MPDUs) security threats to, 233–234 standard protocol structure, 231–232
macro diversity handover (MDHO), basic principles, 118–120
management information base (MIB), IEEE 802.16f standard, 30
management messages, power-saving mechanisms, mobility support, 106–109
maximum latency, IEEE 802.16
quality-of-service standard, 66 maximum sustained traffic rate (MSTR), IEEE
802.16 quality-of-service standard, 66
maximum traffic burst, IEEE 802.16 quality-of-service standard, 66

maximum transmission distance,
signal-aware mechanisms, 134–136 measurement-based priority scheme (MBPS),
handover procedures, 130–131 media access control (MAC) layer
certification, 179–180
hash skip threshold update, 124
IEEE 802.16-2004 standard, 23, 25–26, 206
mesh networking connections, 162–164
IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard, 29–30 IEEE 802.16h standard, 32
IEEE 802 standards, 4–5
mesh networking, 149–150 backbone hop-by-hop security,
169–170
IEEE 802.16 standard, 214 mesh topology functions, 51–55
addressing and connections, 51–52 bandwidth allocation, 52–53
centralized scheduling, 53–54
network synchronization, 54 network security properties, 198–199 plugfest testing configurations, 184–187 point to multiple point (PMP) topology
connection establishment and maintenance, 47–49
IEEE 802.16 standard, 212–213 MPDU retransmission scheme, 40–41 network entry and initialization, 47 overview, 36–37
PDU composition, 38–39
PDU transmission, 39–40
quality-of-service, 49–51
service implementation schemes, 42–47
services and parameters, 41–42 protocol data unit, 210–212
quality of service support, 214–215 security threats to, 226, 233–234 WiMAX standardization for, 210
mesh topology
advanced security issues, 244 IEEE 802.16 standard, 26–27
networking applications, 162–167 network security issues, 168–171 overview, 147–150
time division multiple access, 150–162 media access (MAC) layer, 51–55
addressing and connections, 51–52 bandwidth allocation, 52–53
centralized scheduling, 53–54
network synchronization, 54
network addressing, 164–165
network schematic, 147–148
WiMAX support for, 207–209
point-to-multiple point protocol, 214 minimum reserved traffic rate (MRTR), IEEE
802.16 quality-of-service standard, 66
MOB_BSHO-REQ, handover operations, 114–118
MOB_BSHO-RSP, handover operations, 114–118
MOB_HO-IND, handover operations, 115–118
mobile stations (MS)
5th plugfest testing of, 187–189 IEEE 802.11 standard, 7–8
power-saving mechanisms, 106–107
support functions, 104 mobile subscriber station (MSS)
handover procedures, 130–131
mobility prediction, 136–138 predicted handover scheme, 138–141
mobile WiMAX systems, performance evaluation, 78–79
mobility prediction, mobile subscriber stations, 136–138
mobility support, IEEE 802.16e standard handover mechanisms, 109–121
location update, 124–126
network reentry from idle model, 126–127 overview, 104
paging operations, 121–124
power-saving mechanisms, 105–109 MOB_MSHO-REQ, handover operations,
114–118
MOB_NBR-ADV message
network topology acquisition, association procedure, 113–114
network topology advertisement, 109 MOB_SCN-REP, network topology
acquisition, neighbor BS scanning, 109–111
MOB_SCN-REQ
handover operations, association levels, 132–133
network topology acquisition association procedure, 112–114 neighbor BS scanning, 109–111
MOB_SCN-RSP
handover operations, association levels, 131–133
network topology acquisition association procedure, 112–114 neighbor BS scanning, 109–111
MOB_SLP-RSP message, mobility support, 106–107

MOB_TRF-IND message, mobility support, 106–107
MOC_SLP-REQ message, mobility support, 106–107
modulation categories, functionality and performance testing, 178
multicast connections, power-saving mechanisms, 108–109
mutual authentication, privacy key management (PKM) protocol version 2, 240–242


N
neighboring base stations (nBSs) handover procedures, 130–131 network topology acquisition,
109–111
network address translation (NAT), mesh network addressing, 165
network configuration subframe, mesh networking
distributed election scheduling broadcast channels, 154–157
TDMA framing and transmission timing, 152–154
network control and management system (NCMS), IEEE 802.16g standard, 31
network entry/reentry handover operations, 118
from idle mode, 125–126
media access (MAC) layer, initialization, 47
mesh networking and synchronization, 161–162
network management system (NMS), IEEE 802.16f standard, 30
network security
mesh networking, 168–171
protocols for, 198–199
network synchronization, media access (MAC) layer, mesh topology, 54
network topology acquisition, handover (HO) function and, 109–114
advertisement, 109
association procedure, 111–114 neighbor BS scanning, 109–111
node authorization, mesh networking security, 168–169
nonline-of-sight (NLOS) communication IEEE 802.16-2004 support for, 207
IEEE 802.16 standards and, 22–23 mesh topology for, 207–209
point-to-multiple point protocol, 214
nonreal-time polling service (nrtPS)
IEEE 802.16 quality-of-service standard, scheduling, 69
media access (MAC) layer
services provisions and parameters, 42 uplink scheduling, 43–44
nonreal-time variable rate (NRT-VR) power saving function, mobility support and, 105–109


O
Okumura-Hata model, propagation environments, 82–83
orthogonal frequency-discussion multiple access (OFDMA) frame, handover model simulation and results, 141–143
orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)
HIPERLAN WLAN technology standard, 12
IEEE 802.11 standard, 6–8
IEEE 802.16-2004 standard, physical layer (PHY) specifications, 23–24,
209–210
mesh networking
distributed election scheduling broadcast channels, 155–157
TDMA framing and transmission timing, 152–154
time division multiple access, 150–162


P
packet-switched data networks, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), 129–131
paging group update, defined, 124 paging operation, handover function,
121–124