MAC Header Design Analysis for Upper MAC IEEE

MAC Header Design Analysis for Upper MAC IEEE 802. 16 Presentation Submission Template (Rev. 9) Document Number: IEEE C 802. 16 m-08/896 Date Submitted: 2008 -09 -05 Source: Kanchei (Ken) Loa, Yi-Hsueh Tsai, Chun-Yen Hsu, Yung-Ting Lee, Youn-Tai Lee, Hua-Chiang Yin, Tsung-Yu Tsai, Chiu-Wen Chen Institute for Information Industry E-mail: loa@iii. org. tw Whai-En Chen, National Ilan University Shiann-Tsong Sheu, Chih-Cheng Yang National Central University Yang-Han Lee, Yih Guang Jan Tamkang University *<http: //standards. ieee. org/faqs/affiliation. FAQ. html> Venue: MAC: Data Plane; in response to the TGm Call for Contributions and Comments 802. 16 m-08/033 for Session 57 Base Contribution: N/A Purpose: Propose a efficient addressing method Notice: This document does not represent the agreed views of the IEEE 802. 16 Working Group or any of its subgroups. It represents only the views of the participants listed in the “Source(s)” field above. It is offered as a basis for discussion. It is not binding on the contributor(s), who reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor grants a free, irrevocable license to the IEEE to incorporate material contained in this contribution, and any modifications thereof, in the creation of an IEEE Standards publication; to copyright in the IEEE’s name any IEEE Standards publication even though it may include portions of this contribution; and at the IEEE’s sole discretion to permit others to reproduce in whole or in part the resulting IEEE Standards publication. The contributor also acknowledges and accepts that this contribution may be made public by IEEE 802. 16. Patent Policy: The contributor is familiar with the IEEE-SA Patent Policy and Procedures: <http: //standards. ieee. org/guides/bylaws/sect 6 -7. html#6> and <http: //standards. ieee. org/guides/opman/sect 6. html#6. 3>. Further information is located at <http: //standards. ieee. org/board/pat-material. html> and <http: //standards. ieee. org/board/pat >.

Introduction • Three options to categorize the Generic MAC Header (GMH) as follows: – Option 1: The GMH could be first categorized into two types, one for control plane and the other for data plane. Then the GMH for control plane could be further categorized into two sub-types, one for MAC message and one for signaling header. – Option 2: The GMH could be first categorized into two types, one with payload and one without payload. Then the GMH with payload could be further categorized into two sub -types, one for MAC message and the other for MAC data. – Option 3: The GMH could be categorized into three types, signaling header, MAC message header and MAC data header.

Generic MAC Header (option #1) Generic MAC Header (GMH) Control plane GMH for Control w/o payload Data plane GMH for Data w/ payload MAC Message Header Signaling Header Control Plane MAC Data Header Data Plane

GMH format (option #1) Control Plane Signaling Header Data Plane MAC Message Header MAC Data Header

Generic MAC Header (option #2) Generic MAC Header (GMH) w/o payload w/ payload GMH w/ Payload Data Part MAC Data Header Data Plane GMH w/o Payload Control Part MAC Message Header Signaling Header Control Plane

GMH format (option #2) w/o payload Signaling Header w/ payload MAC Message Header MAC Data Header

Generic MAC Header (option #3) Generic MAC Header (GMH) GMH Type =0 b 00 GMH Type =0 b 01 GMH Type =0 b 10 MAC Data Header Data Plane MAC Message Headr Signaling Header Control Plane

GMH format (option #3) Data Part Control Part Signaling Header MAC Message Header MAC Data Header

Comparisons • MAC data header for Option 1 and signaling header for option 2 require 1 bit GMH type. The comparison of the above three options are given in the table 1. • There are more data PDU than signaling header in 16 m system • Option 1 is the best choice Table 1 Require GMH type length Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 MAC data header 1 bit 2 bits 2 bits signaling header 2 bits 1 bit 2 bits

Proposed Text 10. x Generic MAC Header (GMH) The Generic MAC Header (GMH) shall be first categorized into two types, one for control plane and the other for data plane. Then the GMH for control plane shall be further categorized into two sub-types, one for MAC message and one for signaling header