ABSTRACT
Contents 18.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 404 18.2 Parameters Affecting Throughput Performance .............................................................. 404
18.2.1 Packet Losses ...................................................................................................... 404 18.2.2 Delay .................................................................................................................. 404 18.2.3 Efficient Spectral Usage ...................................................................................... 405
18.3 Maximum Theoretical Data Rate of 802.16j Network ................................................... 405 18.4 Packet Size and Buffer Size Adjustments ........................................................................ 406
18.4.1 Real-Time Multimedia Packet Size ..................................................................... 406 18.4.2 Non-Real-Time Packet Size ................................................................................ 407 18.4.3 Maximum Bandwidth Usage .............................................................................. 408 18.4.4 Calculation of Optimum Buffer Size .................................................................. 409
18.5 Cognitive Approaches to Improving Network Throughput .............................................411 18.5.1 Cognitivity in Wireless Multihop Mobile Networks ............................................412
