Convergence of ethernet PON and IEEE 802.16 broadband access networks and its QoS-aware dynamic bandwidth allocation scheme

• Published in: IEEE journal on selected areas in communications Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 101 - 116
• Main Authors: Kun Yang, Shumao Ou, Guild, K., Hsiao-Hwa Chen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.02.2009; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Allocations; Bandwidth; Broadband; broadband access; Channel allocation; converged networks; Convergence; dynamic bandwidth allocation; Dynamics; EPON; Ethernet; Ethernet networks; fixedmobile convergence; IEEE 802.16; Internet; Networks; Optical communication; Optical fiber networks; Passive optical networks; QoS; Quality of service; Wireless communication; Wireless communications; Wireless networks

IEEE 802.16 and Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) are two promising broadband access technologies for high-capacity wireless access networks and wired access networks, respectively. They each can be deployed to facilitate connection between the end users and the Internet but each of them suffe...