IEEE 802.

20
Mobile Broadband
Wireless Access (MBWA)

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 MBWA ?

Low-cost, always-on, and truly mobile

broadband wireless networks
Also known as WWAN, Mobile-Fi
Integration between the three domains of
work, home, and mobile
MBWA Work Group Approved by IEEE on
Dec 2002, within IEEE 802.16 (WiMax)
committee
MBWA PHY and MAC layer approved on
Jun 2008
 IEEE 802.20 Standard

Efficient Packet-based air interface

Optimized for IP Services
Affordable, Spectrum-efficient,
Ubiquitous and Always-on
Multi-vendor interoperable mobile
broadband wireless access networks
For business and residential end user
markets
Access to infotainment services
 MBWA Features

Licensed frequency bands below 3.5 GHz

Bandwidths of 1.25, 5 and 10 MHz
Peak data rate per user >1 Mbps (to 80
Mbps)
Supports vehicular mobility up to 250
Km/h
Cell size commensurate with MAN
Sustained user data rates
Supports more number of active users
 Why IEEE 802.20 ?

Spectrum Efficient: very high data rates

and aggregate data capacity in minimum
spectrum
Reduced cost of deploying and operating
802.20 networks
High-speed data services at more
affordable prices
Full Mobility: supports various vehicular
mobility classes
Global mobility and roaming
MBWA General Architecture

(Access (Access
Termin Node)
al)
MBWA Mesh Network
 Challenges for Mesh
Networks
Compatibility with old/current
technologies
Coexistence with other technologies
Scalability
Security
Mobility (Network Handoff)
Other challenges- Quality of
Service(QoS), Resource Management,
Power Management
 MBWA Modes

IEEE 802.20 standard specifies two

operation modes
1. Wideband Mode (preferred mode)
2. >1MHz carrier bandwidth (high data rate)
3. Used for FDD and TDD
4. 625k-MC Mode
5. 625KHz carrier bandwidth
6. Used for TDD only
MBWA Layered Architecture

Wideband Mode Architecture

 MBWA Layers

Physical (PHY) Layer: Provides the

channel structure, frequency, power
output, modulation, and encoding
specifications for the Forward and
Reverse Channels
Lower MAC Sublayer: Defines the
procedures used to receive and to
transmit over the Physical Layer
Radio Link Sublayer: Provide as
reliable and insequence delivery of
 MBWA Layers cont…
Connection Control Plane: Provides air link connection
establishment and maintenance services
Session Control Plane: Provides protocol negotiation
and protocol configuration services
Route Control Plane: The Route Control Plane provides
creation, maintenance, and deletion of routes
Security Functions: Security functions include functions
for key exchange, ciphering, and message integrity
protection
MAC and PHY MIB: The MAC and PHY Management
Information Base (MIB) provides usage statistics gathered
from all protocols and management planes
 MBWA Security

Wireless network is less inherently

secure than wired networks
Key Security Concerns:
1. Protection against theft of service on behalf of
the service provider
2. Protection of the user privacy
3. Deterring denial-of-service attacks
Protection Mechanisms:
1. Authentication
2. Encryption
 MBWA Authentication

For both Mobile station and Base

Station
Based on digital signatures using RSA
algorithm
Digital certificate contains information
of the issuer and its public key
RSA modulus ranges from 1024 bits to
2048 bits
Key exchange is public using Elliptic
 MBWA Encryption

Uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

encryption algorithm
1. Evaluated, scrutinized, found sound for secure
encryption by cryptographic experts world wide
2. Uses stream cipher mode
3. Symmetric-key encryption standard
4. Key sizes of 128, 192 and 256 bits
Provides user anonymity, privacy and
integrity
MBWA, IEEE 802.16E & 3G
 MBWA Advantages

Fully Mobile system without

backward compatibility
constraints
Intertechnology roaming and
handoff
Intercell and Intersector handoff
High Spectral Efficiency (1 b/s/Hz/cell)
Cost Effective (for both Service
 MBWA Applications

Internet Services
Web browsing, e-mail (POP3, SMTP,
IMAP), file transfer (FTP), audio and
video streaming
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VoIP)
Instant Messaging Service
Online Multiplayer Gaming
 Conclusion

A high bandwidth, low latency, always-on

Internet service with mobility
MBWA is a backward compatible standard
A standard is very ambitious with wide-
ranging scope
Only future will tell whether MBWA will
prove to be feasible from technological
and engineering standpoints
 References
W. Bolton, Y. Xiao, M. Guizani, "IEEE 802.20: Mobile Broadband
Wireless Access", IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 14,
issue 2, pp. 84-95
M. Klerer, “Introduction to IEEE 802.20: Technical and
Procedural Orientation,” .
http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/20/Documents.htm
IEEE 802.20 WG, "Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems
– Five Criteria: Vehicular Mobility", IEEE 802.20 PD-03
F. Zon, X. Jiang, Z. Lin, "IEEE 802.20 Based Broadband Railroad
Digital Network – The Infrastructure for M-commerce on the
Train", Proc. ICEB 2004, Beijing, China, pp. 771-776
IEEE 802.20; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.20
IEEE 802.20 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (MBWA);
http://www.ieee802.org/20/
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