Observation of WiMAX Radio Parameters to Enhance Spectrum Utilization in Mixed Environment

Abstract

It is believed that 5G networks will provide 1000 times more capacity than current solutions. One of the keys to achieve that goal is not only the utilization of additional radio bands, but also and foremost, the dynamic and efficient spectrum sharing. To successfully implement it such feature statistical observation and analysis of currently operational legacy systems are required. Comprehensive data on the signal parameters will allow then to determine and tune the approach to simultaneous bandwidth usage by existing and new systems. Therefore, to define and introduce the problem this paper presents a conceptual analysis of IEEE 802.16e based WiMAX network operating in the 3.6–3.8 GHz band on the eve of spectrum sharing introduction.

Keywords

• 5G
• bandwidth sharing
• spectrum utilization
• statistical characteristics
• WiMAX