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IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access Working Group <http://ieee802.org/16>
Title
Proposed Protocol Structure for IEEE 802.16n
Date
Submitted
2010-11-04
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E-mail:
Eunkyung Kim, Sungcheol Chang,
Sungkyung Kim, Hyun Lee, Chulsik Yoon ekkim@etri.re.kr
scchang@etri.re.kr
ETRI
Re:
“IEEE 802.16gman-10/0038r1,” in response to the agreement by the Gridman TG at session #69
to issue a CFC for SARM
Abstract
Protocol Structure on IEEE 802.16n SRD
Purpose
To discuss and adopt the proposed text in the SRD of 802.16n
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Proposed Protocol Structure for IEEE 802.16n
Eunkyung Kim, Sungcheol Chang, Sungkyung Kim, Hyun Lee, Chulsik Yoon
ETRI
Instructions
This document provides in response to the agreement by the Gridman TG at session #69 to issue a CFC for
SARM to address the SARM contents as an annex of SRD(i.e., IEEE 802.16gman-10/0038r1[1]) of TGn.
Some sections may already exist in IEEE Std. 802.16-2009[2] and IEEE 802.16m SDD[3] where at a minimum
clarification would be required to explain the impact of the introduction of a HR-Network mechanism and/or a
HR-Network entity (e.g., HR station) on the existing features.
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Comments on this contribution propose new subclauses whenever a revision/insertion is anticipated.
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However, it is understood that during the course of standards development, some of these new sections may be
deemed unnecessary, in which case they will be deleted. Similarly, new sections may be added if deemed
necessary. Informative remarks are shown in italic with square bracket and it shall be removed when the
proposed text is adapted to the SRD. Note that editorial remarks are meant to be informative only.
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References
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Proposed Protocol Architecture for the 802.16n System Requirement Document
(SRD)
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[1] IEEE 802.16gman-10/0038r1, “(DRAFT) 802.16n System Requirements Documents,” September 2010.
[2] IEEE Std. 802.16-2009, “IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks; Part 16: Air Interface
for Broadband Wireless Access Systems,” May 2009.
[3] IEEE 802.16m-09/0034r3, “IEEE 802.16m System Description Document (SDD),” June 2010.
[-------------------------------------------------Start of Text Proposal---------------------------------------------------]
[Remedy: Add the following text in the end of 802.16gman-10/0038r1]
[Some highlighted change and enhancement to the IEEE 802.16m are shown in blue color.]
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Annex X: IEEE 802.16n Air-Interface Protocol Structure
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X.1 IEEE 802.16n Protocol Structure
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Figure XX shows the IEEE 802.16n Protocol Structure. As shown the figure, the IEEE 802.16n MAC is divided
into two sublayers:
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- Convergence Sublayer (CS)
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- Common Part Sublayer (CPS)
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The MAC Common Part Sublayer is further classified into Radio Resource Control and Management (RRCM)
functions and medium access control (MAC) functions. The RRCM functions fully reside on the control plane.
The functions reside on the control and data planes. The RRCM functions include several functional blocks that
are related to radio resource functions such as:
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- Radio Resource Management: Indicates a block which adjusts radio network parameters based on the
traffic load, and also includes functions of load control (load balancing), admission, and interference
control.
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- Mobility Management: Indicates a block which supports functions related to Intro-RAT/Inter-RAT
handover. Mobility Management block also handles the Intro-RAT/Inter-RAT Network topology
acquisition which includes the advertisement and measurement, manages candidate neighbor target R1
BSs/ABSs/HR-BSs/RSs/ARSs/HR-RSs and also decides whether HR-MS/Mobile Base Station
performs Intra-RAT/Inter-RAT handover operation.
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- Network-entry Management: Indicates a block which is in charge of initialization and access procedures.
The Network-entry Management block may generate management messages which are needed during
access procedures, i.e., ranging, basic capability negotiation, registration, and so on.
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- Location Management: Indicates a block which is in charge of supporting location based service (LBS).
The Location Management block may generate messages including the LBS information.
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- Idle Mode Management: Indicates a block which manages location update operation during idle mode.
The Idle Mode Management block controls idle mode operation, and generates the paging advertisement
message based on paging message from paging controller in the core network side.
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- System Configuration Management: Indicates a block which manages system configuration parameters,
and transmits system configuration information to the HR-MS/HR-RS.
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- MBS: Indicates a block which controls management messages and data associated with broadcasting
and/or multicasting service.
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- Service Flow and Connection Management: Indicates a block which allocates connection identifier
during access/handover service flow creation procedures.
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- Self Organization: Indicates a block which performs functions to support self-configuration and selfoptimization mechanisms. The functions include procedures to request HR-RSs/HR-MSs to report
measurements for self-configuration and self-optimization and receive the measurements from the HRRSs/HR-MSs.
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- Multi-Carrier: Indicates a block which enables a common MAC entity to control a PHY spanning over
multiple frequency channels. The channels may be of different bandwidths (e.g. 5, 10 and 20 MHz) on
contiguous or non-contiguous frequency bands. The channels may be of the same or different duplexing
modes, e.g. FDD, TDD, or a mix of bidirectional and broadcast only carriers. For contiguous frequency
channels, the overlapped guard sub-carriers are aligned in frequency domain in order to be used for data
transmission.
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Security Management: Indicates a block which is in charge of authentication/authorization and key
management for secure communication. Traffic encryption/decryption and authentication are performed
using a managed encryption key. The Security Management block also supports security operation
meeting the requirements described in Section 6.1.4.
- Enhanced Relay Function: Indicates a block which includes functions to support multi-hop relay
mechanisms. The functions include procedures to maintain relay paths between ABS/HR-BS and an
access ARS/HR-RS. The Enhanced Relay Function block also supports multi-hop relay mechanisms
such as maintaining relay paths and forwarding locally at HR-RS. Enhanced Relay Function also
supports the single point of failure (SPOF) immunity using single or multiple hop relay.
- Direct Communication Management: Indicates a block which supports HR-MS to HR-MS direct
communication meeting the requirements described in Section 6.1.3.1. Direct Communication
Management MAC function consists on the following blocks:
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 Configuration management: Indicates a function which supports resource configuration in a frame,
where the resource configuration is shared by HR-BS and HR-MS(s). In infrastructure station’s
coverage, the infrastructure station shall allocate resource for the direct communication. However,
in the absence of infrastructure station, HR-MS uses any shared resource among HR-MSs
communicating one another directly.
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 Connection and resource management: Indicates a function which manages direct communication
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including establishment, maintenance, release, and change the resource between HR-MS and one or
more HR-MSs. Connection and resource management also allocates resource for the direct
communication and MR-MS transmits data and signaling control messages to one or more HR-MSs.
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 Forwarding management: Indicates a function which supports exchanging data and control
signaling at the in-coverage HR-MS (i.e., in the coverage of the infrastructure station) between outof-coverage HR-MS (i.e., out of the coverage of the infrastructure station) and infrastructure station.
The configuration of the forwarding function consists of communication between the in-coverage
HR-MS and infrastructure station and direct communication between the in-coverage HR-MS and
out-of-coverage HR-MS.
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 Two hop communication management: Indicates a function which manages the two hop
communication and supports that the HR-MS engaged in both direct communication segments
repeats data and control signaling to each other direct communication segment.
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- Standalone Management: Indicates a block which supports standalone operation of immunizing the loss
of HR-BS’ backbone connectivity meeting the requirements described in Section 6.1.2.1. The HR-BS
provides only MAC layer connectivity among subordinated HR-MSs without network aided functions
such as authentication, IP address allocation, IP packet handling, and PTT server operation. Those
subordinated HR-MSs have a feature of direct communication in the view of peer-to-peer
communication.
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- Multi-Mode Management: Indicates a block which supports multi-mode operation meeting the
requirements described in Section 6.1.1. Multi-mode Management MAC function consists on the
following functional blocks:
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 Multi-mode configuration and control management: Indicates a function which changes the role of
HR-station in HR-Network when an infrastructure station breaks up or the condition of wireless
link changes. Multi-mode configuration and control management also manages dynamic network
(re)configuration, including network merge/separate process as well as network
initiation/termination process.
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 Connection maintenance and management: Indicates a function which maintains ongoing services
and manages connections of subordinate HR-MSs, including group network re-entry, group
handover, priority access control, and callback handover.
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 Link measurement and report management: Indicates a function which measures wireless links
among HR-stations. Measured wireless link qualities are reported to HR-stations in HR-Network.
To support dynamic network (re)configuration, HR-BSs exchange information (e.g., topology,
channel quality) each other.
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- Enhanced Multicast: Indicates a block which controls management messages and data associated with
multicast communication meeting the requirements described in Section 6.2.1. In the control plane,
Enhanced Multicast MAC function operates in parallel with the other MAC functions independently.
Enhance Multicast Communication MAC function consists of the following functional blocks:
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 Enhanced Multicast Group Configuration Management: Indicates a function which manages the
configuration including establishment, update, release, advertisement in a multicast group. A HRBS could belong to multiple multicast groups.
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 Enhanced Multicast Session Management: Indicates a function which manages a multicast service
registration/de-registration and session start/update/termination regardless of HR-MS’ state.
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 Enhanced Multicast Key Management: Indicates a function which manages a reliable transmission
of multicast in a group of HR-MSs supporting SPOF immunity as well as HR-MS to HR-MS direct
communication. Enhanced Multicast Key Management also supports secure transmission including
multicast key encryption/decryption in cooperation with Security Management.
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 Enhanced Multicast Control Management: Indicates a function which broadcasts the multicast
scheduling and logical-to-physical channel mapping to facilitate multicast reception and to conserve
power of HR-MS.
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- High Reliability Control and Reporting Management: Indicates a block which supports functions related
to high reliability control and report meeting the requirements described in Section 6.2.2. In the control
plane, High Reliability Control and Reporting Management MAC function operates in parallel with the
other MAC functions independently. High Reliability Control and Reporting Management MAC
function consists on the following functional blocks:
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 High Reliable Control Management: Indicates a function which controls HR-stations high reliably
to monitor and sense for the proper purpose.
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 High Reliable Report Management: Indicates a function which manages HR-stations to report the
result of the monitoring or sensing.
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 High Reliable Connection Management: Indicates a function which manages a reliable service
registration/de-registration and reliable connection start/update/termination to control and report.
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- Path Management: Indicates a block which controls and operates functionalities, including path
discovery and path management meeting the requirements described in Section 6.1.3.3 and 6.1.3.4,
respectively. In the control plane, Path Management MAC function operates in parallel with the other
MAC functions independently. Path Management MAC function consists on the following functional
blocks:
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 Path Configuration Management: Indicates a function which manages the configuration in HRNetwork to support path management operation, including path discovery, path establishment, path
selection, path maintenance, path recovery.
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 Path Control Management: Indicates a function which controls the path between HR-MSs as well
as between HR-MS and HR-Network infrastructure stations.
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 Path Discovery Management: Indicates a function which discovers neighbor and path between HRMSs as well as between HR-MS and HR-Network infrastructure stations. Path discovery is
performed periodically and in the event of disruption.
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 Path Maintenance Management: Indicates a function which manages path establishment, path
releasing, path re-establishment between HR-MS and HR-station.
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 Path selection (redundancy) management: path selection among multiple paths, path recovery and
path releasing. Path selection includes current path to transmit data and alternative paths to support
fast recovery.
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The control plane part of the Medium Access Control (MAC) functional group includes functional blocks which
are related to the physical layer and link controls such as:
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- PHY Control: Indicates a block which handles PHY signaling such as ranging, measurement/feedback
(CQI), and HARQ ACK/NACK. Based on CQI and HARQ ACK/NACK, the PHY Control block
estimates channel quality as seen by the HR-MS, and performs link adaptation via adjusting modulation
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and coding scheme (MCS), and/or power level. In the ranging procedure, PHY Control block does UL
synchronization with power adjustment, frequency offset and timing offset estimation.
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- Control Signaling: Indicates a block which generates resource allocation messages.
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- Sleep Mode Management: Indicates a block which handles sleep mode operation. The Sleep Mode
Management block may also generate MAC signaling relate to sleep operation, and may communicate
with Scheduling and Resource Multiplexing block in order to operate properly according to sleep period.
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- QoS: Indicates a block which handles QoS management based on QoS parameters input from Service
Flow and Connection Management block for each connection.
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- Scheduling and Resource Multiplexing: Indicates a block which schedules and multiplexes packets
based on properties of connections. In order to reflect properties of connections, the Scheduling and
Resource Multiplexing block receives QoS information from QoS block for each connection.
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- Multi-Radio Coexistence: Indicates a block which performs functions to support concurrent operations
of IEEE 802.16m and non-IEEE 802.16m radios collocated on the same mobile station.
- Coexistence Management: Indicates a block which performs functions to support operation in unlicensed
and lightly licensed bands meeting the requirements described in Section 6.1.5.1 and multicarrier
operation in different licensing regimes meeting the requirements described in Section 6.1.5.2.
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- Data Forwarding: Indicates a block which performs forwarding functions when HR-RSs are present on
the path between HR-BS and HR-MS. The Data Forwarding block may cooperate with other blocks
such as Scheduling and Resource Multiplexing block and MAC PDU formation block.
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- Interference Management: Indicates a block which performs functions to manage the inter-cell/sector
interference. The operations may include:
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 MAC layer operation
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Interference measurement/assessment report sent via MAC signaling
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Interference mitigation by scheduling and flexible frequency reuse
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 PHY layer operation
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Interference randomization
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Interference cancellation
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Interference measurement
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- Inter-BS Coordination: Indicates a block which performs functions to coordinate the actions of multiple
HR-BSs by exchanging information, e.g., interference management. The functions include procedures to
exchange information for e.g., interference management between the HR-BSs by backbone signaling
and by HR-MS MAC messaging. The information may include interference characteristics, e.g.
interference measurement results, etc.
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The data plane includes the following MAC functions:
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- Fragmentation/Packing: Indicates a block which performs fragmenting or packing MSDUs based on
scheduling results from Scheduling and Resource Multiplexing block.
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- ARQ: Indicates a block which handles MAC ARQ function. For ARQ-enabled connections, a logical
ARQ block is generated from fragmented or packed MSDUs of the same flow. The ARQ logical blocks
are sequentially numbered. The ARQ block may also generate ARQ management messages such as
feedback message (ACK/NACK information).
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- MAC PDU formation: Indicates a block which constructs MAC control data unit (PDU) so that HRBS/HR-MS can transmit user traffic or management messages into PHY channel. MAC PDU formation
block adds MAC header and may add sub-headers. Based on input from the security management block,
the encryption block can encrypt user traffic or management message by a managed encryption key.
Network
Network Layer
Layer
CS_SAP
CS_SAP
C_SAP
C_SAP
M_SAP
M_SAP
Convergence
Convergence sublayer
sublayer
Direct
communication
management
Enhanced
multicast
management
Enhanced Relay
Function
Radio
Radio Resource
Resource
Management
Management
Location
Location
management
management
System
System
configuration
configuration
management
management
Standalone
management
High reliable
control and
reporting
management
Multi-Carrier
Multi-Carrier
Support
Support
Mobility
Mobility
management
management
Idle
Idle Mode
Mode
management
management
MBS
MBS
Multi-mode
management
Path management
Self-Organization
Self-Organization
Network
Network entry
entry
managment
managment
Security
management
Service
Service Flow
Flow and
and
Connection
Connection
Management
Management
Classification
Classification
Header
Header suppression
suppression
MAC_SAP
MAC_SAP
Radio Resource Control and Management
(RRCM)
Fragmentation
Fragmentation and
and Packing
Packing
Medium Access Control (MAC)
QoS
QoS
Multi-Radio
Coexistence
ARQ
ARQ
Sleep
Sleep Mode
Mode
Management
Management
Scheduling
Scheduling and
and
Resource
Resource Multiplexing
Multiplexing
MAC
MAC PDU
PDU formation
formation
PHY
PHY control
control
Data
Data Forwarding
Forwarding
Interference
Interference
Management
Management
Ranging
Ranging
Encryption
Encryption
Link
Link Adaptation
Adaptation (CQI,
(CQI,
HARQ,
HARQ, power
power control)
control)
Control Plane
Data Plane
Physical
Physical Layer
Layer
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Control
Control signaling
signaling
Figure XX: IEEE 802.16n Protocol Structure
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X.1.1 HR-MS/HR-BS Data Plane Processing Flow
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Figure XX+1 shows the user traffic data flow and processing at the HR-BS and the HR-MS. The read arrows
show the user traffic data flow from the network layer to the physical layer and vice versa. On the transmit side,
a network layer packet is processed by the convergence sublayer, the ARQ function (if enabled), the
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fragmentation/packing function and the MAC PDU formation function, to form MAC PDU(s) to be sent to
physical layer. On the receiver side, a physical layer SDU is processed by MAC PDU formation function,
fragmentation/packing function, the ARQ function (if enabled) and convergence sublayer function, to form
network layer packets. The black arrows show the control primitive among the CPS functions and between
CPS and PHY that are related to the processing of user traffic data.
the
the
the
the
C_SAP
C_SAP
M_SAP
M_SAP
Network
Network Layer
Layer
Direct
communication
management
Enhanced
multicast
management
Enhanced Relay
Function
Radio
Radio Resource
Resource
Management
Management
Location
Location
management
management
System
System
configuration
configuration
management
management
Standalone
management
High reliable
control and
reporting
management
Multi-Carrier
Multi-Carrier
Support
Support
Mobility
Mobility
management
management
Idle
Idle Mode
Mode
management
management
MBS
MBS
Self-Organization
Self-Organization
Network
Network entry
entry
managment
managment
Security
management
Service
Service Flow
Flow and
and
Connection
Connection
Management
Management
Convergence
Convergence sublayer
sublayer
Classification
Classification
Header
Header suppression
suppression
Multi-mode
management
Path management
Medium Access Control (MAC)
Sleep
Sleep Mode
Mode
Management
Management
QoS
QoS
Fragmentation
Fragmentation and
and
Packing
Packing
ARQ
ARQ
Multi-Radio
Coexistence
Scheduling
Scheduling and
and
Resource
Resource Multiplexing
Multiplexing
MAC
MAC PDU
PDU formation
formation
PHY
PHY control
control
Data
Data Forwarding
Forwarding
Interference
Interference
Management
Management
Ranging
Ranging
Link
Link Adaptation
Adaptation (CQI,
(CQI,
HARQ,
HARQ, power
power control)
control)
Control
Control signaling
signaling
Encryption
Encryption
PHY control signaling
Physical
Physical Layer
Layer
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Figure XX+1: IEEE 802.16n HR-MS/HR-BS Data Plane Processing Flow (Note: The HR-MS may not
utilize all the blocks shown.)
X.1.2 HR-MS/HR-BS Control Plane Processing Flow
Figure XX+2 shows the MAC CPS control plane signaling flow and processing at the HR-BS and the HR-MS.
On the transmit side, the blue arrows show the flow of control plane signaling from the control plane functions
to the data plane functions and the processing of the control plane signaling by the data plane functions to form
the corresponding MAC signaling (e.g., MAC control messages, MAC header/sub-header) to be transmitted
over the air. On the receiver side, the blue arrows show the processing of the received over-the-air MAC
signaling by the data plane functions and the reception of the corresponding control plane signaling by the
control plane functions. The black arrows show the control primitives among the CPS functions and between
the CPS and PHY that are related to the processing of control plane signaling. The black arrows between
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Management SAP (M_SAP)/ Control SAP (C_SAP) and MAC functional blocks show the control and
management primitives to/from Network Control and Management System (NCMS). The primitives to/from
M_SAP/C_SAP define the network involved functionalities such as inter-ABS interference management,
inter/intra RAT mobility management, etc, and management related functionalities such as location
management, system configuration etc. The Control SAP and Management SAP expose control plane and
management plane functions to upper layers.
C_SAP
C_SAP
M_SAP
M_SAP
Network
Network Layer
Layer
Direct
communication
management
Enhanced
multicast
management
Enhanced Relay
Function
Radio
Radio Resource
Resource
Management
Management
Location
Location
management
management
System
System
configuration
configuration
management
management
Standalone
management
High reliable
control and
reporting
management
Multi-Carrier
Multi-Carrier
Support
Support
Mobility
Mobility
management
management
Idle
Idle Mode
Mode
management
management
MBS
MBS
Multi-mode
management
Path
management
SelfSelfOrganization
Organization
Network
Network entry
entry
managment
managment
Security
management
Service
Service Flow
Flow
and
and Connection
Connection
Management
Management
Convergence
Convergence sublayer
sublayer
Classification
Classification
Header
Header suppression
suppression
Medium Access Control (MAC)
QoS
QoS
Fragmentation
Fragmentation and
and
Packing
Packing
Scheduling
Scheduling and
and
Resource
Resource
Multiplexing
Multiplexing
ARQ
ARQ
Sleep
Sleep Mode
Mode
Management
Management
Multi-Radio
Coexistence
PHY
PHY control
control
Data
Data Forwarding
Forwarding
Interference
Interference
Management
Management
Ranging
Ranging
MAC
MAC PDU
PDU formation
formation
Link
Link Adaptation
Adaptation (CQI,
(CQI,
HARQ,
HARQ, power
power control)
control)
Control
Control signaling
signaling
Encryption
Encryption
PHY control signaling
Physical
Physical Layer
Layer
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Figure XX+2: IEEE 802.16n HR-MS/HR-BS Control Plane Processing Flow (Note: The HR-MS may
not utilize all the blocks shown.)
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X.2 HR-RS Protocol Structure
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Figure XX+3 shows the protocol structure for a HR-RS. A HR-RS may consist on a subset of the protocol
functions shown in Figure XX+3. The subset of functions depends on the type or category of the HR-RS.
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The functional blocks and the definitions in the section do not imply that these functional blocks are supported
in all HR-RS implementations.
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- Radio Resource Control and Management (RRCM) sublayer
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- Medium Access Control (MAC) sublayer
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The HR-RS RRCM sublayer includes the following functional blocks that are related to the HR-RS radio
resource functions:
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- Mobility Management: Indicates a block which supports HR-MS handover operations in cooperation
with the HR-BS.
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- Network-entry Management: Indicates a block which is in charge of HR-RS/HR-MS initialization
procedures and performing HR-RS network entry procedure to the HR-BS. Network-entry Management
block may generate management messages needed during HR-RS/HR-MS initialization procedures and
performing the network entry.
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- Location Management: Indicates a block which is in charge of supporting location based service (LBS),
including positioning data, at the HR-RS and reporting location information to the HR-BS.
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- MBS: Indicates a block which coordinates with the HR-BS to schedule the transmission of MBS data.
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- Self-Organization: Indicates a block which performs functions to support HR-RS self-configuration and
HR-RS self-optimization mechanisms in coordination with HR-BS.
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- Multi-Carrier: Indicates a block which enables a common MAC entity to control a PHY spanning over
multiple frequency channels at HR-RS.
- Security Management: Indicates a block which supports secure key management and traffic
encryption/decryption using a managed encryption key in coordination with HR-BS.
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- Enhanced Relay Functions: Indicates a block which maintains single or multiple relay paths to immunize
SPOF, supports multi-hop relay, and forwards data and control signaling locally at the HR-RS in
coordination with HR-BS.
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- Multi-Mode Management: Indicates a block which supports dynamical change roles of HR-stations with
HR-RS
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- Enhanced Multicast: Indicates a block which coordinates with the HR-BS to schedule control
management messages and data associated with multicast communication.
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- High Reliability Control and Reporting Management: Indicates a block which supports functions related
to high reliability control and report at HR-RS in coordination with HR-BS.
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- Path Management: Indicates a block which supports path management operation in coordination with
HR-BS.
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The HR-RS Medium Access Control (MAC) sublayer on the control plane includes the following function
blocks which are related to the physical layer and link controls:
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- PHY Control: Indicates a block which handles PHY signaling such as ranging, measurement/feedback
(CQI), and HARQ ACK/NACK at the HR-RS. Based on CQI and HARQ ACK/NACK, PHY Control
block estimates channel environment of HR-RS/HR-MS, and performs link adaptation via adjusting
modulation and coding scheme (MCS) or power level.
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- Control Signaling: Indicates a block which generates HR-RS resource allocation messages such as
downlink control as well as specific control signaling messages.
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- Sleep Mode Management: Indicates a block which handles Sleep Mode operation of its HR-MSs in
coordination with the HR-BS.
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- QoS: Indicates a block which handles rate control based on QoS parameters using inputs from other
functional block.
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- Scheduling and Resource Multiplexing: Indicates a block which schedules the transmission of MPDUs.
The Scheduling and Resource Multiplexing block is present in the HR-RS in order to support distributed
scheduling.
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- Data Forwarding: Indicates a block which performs forwarding functions on the path between HR-BS
and HR-RS/HR-MS. The Data Forwarding block may cooperate with other blocks such as Scheduling
and Resource Multiplexing block and MAC PDU formation block.
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- Interference Management: Indicates a block which performs functions at the HR-RS to manage the intercell/sector and inter-HR-RS interference among HR-RS and HR-BS.
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- Multi-Radio Coexistence: Indicates a block which handles multi-radio coexistence operation of HR-RS’
AMSs in coordination with the HR-BS.
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- Coexistence Management: Indicates a block which performs functions to support operation in unlicensed
and lightly licensed bands meeting the requirements described in Section 6.1.5.1 and multicarrier
operation in different licensing regimes meeting the requirements described in Section 6.1.5.2.
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The MAC functions on the data plane include the following:
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- ARQ: Indicates a block which assists MAC ARQ function between HR-RS, HR-RS and HR-MS.
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- Fragmentation/Packing: Indicates a block which performs fragmenting or packing MSDUs based on
scheduling results from Scheduling and Resource Multiplexing block. The Fragmentation/Packing block
in a HR-RS includes the unpacking and repacking of fragments that have been received for relaying in
order to adapt the size of MPDUs to the expected channel quality of the outgoing link.
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- MAC PDU formation: Indicates a block which constructs MAC protocol data unit (PDUs) which contain
user traffic or management messages. User traffic is assumed to have originated at either the HR-BS or
HR-MS. The MAC PDU formation block may add or modify MPDU control information (e.g., MAC
header). Based on input from the security management block, the encryption block can encrypt user
traffic or management messages by a managed encryption key.
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C_SAP
C_SAP
M_SAP
M_SAP
Network
Network Layer
Layer
Multi-mode
management
Enhanced
multicast
management
Enhanced Relay
Function
High reliable
control and
reporting
management
Multi-Carrier
Multi-Carrier
Support
Support
Mobility
Mobility
management
management
Path management
Self-Organization
Self-Organization
Network
Network entry
entry
managment
managment
Location
Location
management
management
MBS
MBS
Security
management
Radio Resource Control and Management
(RRCM)
Fragmentation
Fragmentation and
and Packing
Packing
Medium Access Control (MAC)
QoS
QoS
Multi-Radio
Coexistence
ARQ
ARQ
Sleep
Sleep Mode
Mode
Management
Management
Scheduling
Scheduling and
and
Resource
Resource Multiplexing
Multiplexing
MAC
MAC PDU
PDU formation
formation
PHY
PHY control
control
Data
Data Forwarding
Forwarding
Interference
Interference
Management
Management
Ranging
Ranging
Encryption
Encryption
Link
Link Adaptation
Adaptation (CQI,
(CQI,
HARQ,
HARQ, power
power control)
control)
Control Plane
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2
Control
Control signaling
signaling
Data Plane
Physical
Physical Layer
Layer
Figure XX+3: IEEE 802.16n HR-RS Protocol Structure
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