A Heuristic EDF Uplink Scheduler for Real Time Application in WiMAX Communication

Abstract: WiMAX, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a developing wireless communication scheme that can provide broadband access to large-scale coverage. WiMAX belongs to the family of standards of IEEE-802.16. To satisfy user demands and support a new set of real time services and applications, a realistic and dynamic resource allocation algorithm is mandatory. One of the most efficient algorithm is EDF (earliest deadline first). But the problem is that when the difference between deadlines is large enough, then lower priority queues have to starve. So in this paper, we present a heuristic earliest deadline first (H-EDF) approach of the uplink scheduler of the WiMAX real time system. This H-EDF presents a way for efficient allocation of the bandwidth for uplink, so that bandwidth utilization is proper and appropriate fairness is provided to the system. We use Opnet simulator for implementing the WiMAX network, which uses this H-EDF scheduling algorithm. We will analysis the performance of the H-EDF algorithm in consideration with throughput as well as involvement of delay.