Model Name: Comparing WiMAX and ADSL Performance when Streaming Audio and Video Content

Modeler Version:  16.0.A PL6 (Build 10353 64-bit) Release date 2010-Sep-22
Model Library:  16.0 Release date 2010-Sep-28

The IEEE 802.16 WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) standard is widely used for fixed and mobile Internet access. WiMAX provides maximum data rate of 75 Mbps. Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is widely used to provide guaranteed service. WiMAX provides high-speed Internet access to a wide range of devices used by clients over the last mile.

In this project, we enhance the existing OPNET simulation model “Streaming video content over WiMAX and ADSL access networks” (Model ID: 896, 899) to compare performance of WiMAX and ADSL by streaming audio and video content. File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and electronic mail have also been used for the comparison. OPNET has been used to evaluate packet loss, delay, delay jitter, and throughput with a variety of design parameters and to determine whether WiMAX exhibits performance comparable to ADSL.

Model (version 16.0.A PL6) created by: Tanjila Farah, Rajvir Gill.
Model (version 15.0.A PL3) created by: Rajvir Gill, Tanjila Farah.
Model (version 14.5.A PL5) created by: Will Hrudey.
Original model (version 12.0.A PL5) created by: Will Hrudey.