WiMAX Network Architecture
WiMAX Network Architecture developed by the WiMAX Forum
All IP network
- Existing IP standards used to avoid creating new network entities
- WiMAX Forum defines procedures that permit WiMAX to 3GPP and WiMAX to 3GPP2
Access Service Network (ASN)
- Provides the radio interface that connects the SS with the network
- Handles the radio interface and contains the base stations
- Contains the ASN Gateway which has a one-to-many relationship with base stations
- ASN Gateway handles mobility between base stations
- Foreign Agent function acts as proxy for authentication and mobile IP
Connectivity Service Network (CSN)
- Provides connectivity between the ASN and the Internet or Application Services
- Home Agent and AAA provide Authentication
- Home Agent and DHCP provide IP Address Management
- AAA provides billing records
- Home Agent supports mobility
802.16 Interfaces
- R1 interface – SS to BS connection, radio link
- - R2 interface – SS to HA, supports roaming
- - R3 interface – ASN to CSN, supports authentication, billing, and MIP messages
- - R4 interface – ASN to ASN, defines mobility procedures when a SS crosses from one ASN to another
- - R5 interface – CSN to CSN, supports roaming
- - R6 interface – BS to ASN Gateway, supports mobility messages
- - R7 interface – Internal to the ASN Gateway, not shown
- - R8 interface – BS to BS, supports handoff
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