Performance Evaluation of Uplink Delay-Tolerant Packet Service in IEEE 802.16-Based Networks

We provide an analytical model for efficient dynamic capacity allocation in IEEE 802.16 wireless metropolitan area network, where the nonreal-time traffic can utilize the bandwidth unused by the real-time traffic. We investigate the uplink delay of the nrtPS service flow as a function of the capacity allocations for the rtPS (ertPS) and UGS service flows. Unicast polling is applied for the bandwidth reservation of the nrtPS and rtPS (ertPS) packets. Our analysis accounts for both reservation and scheduling delay components. The nrtPS packets arrive according to Poisson process. The model enables asymmetric capacity allocation, as well as asymmetric nrtPS traffic arrival flows. The analytical model is applied for investigating the influence of the real-time traffic on the delay of the nrtPS service flow. We discuss also the determination of several traffic parameters under different constraints, which have potential applications in network control.