Utilizing WiMAX Mesh Mode for Efficient IPTV Transmission

摘要

Providing high bit-rates, WiMAX enables IPTV multicasting for several simultaneous broadcasting channels. WiMAX base stations can offer higher capacity to users with better signal quality values, and more robust but lower capacity modulations to users with worse connection quality. WiMAX Mesh mode allows user equipments to operate in ad-hoc mode, which can be used to relay IPTV channels to users with worse links to the base station and better links to relay users. Rescheduling of streaming multimedia data channels using parallel transmissions allows more users to get IPTV service from the same source and increases throughput.