An experimental investigation of VoIP and video streaming over fixed WiMAX

Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, WiOpt 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 8-15

  Pentikousis, Kostas ^a   Pinola, Jarno ^a   Piri, Esa ^a   Fitzek, Frerk ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNET TELEPHONY; INTEROPERABILITY; OPTIMIZATION; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; VIDEO STREAMING; VIDEOTEX; VOICE/DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FIELD TRIALS; INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; LINE-OF-SIGHT; NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT; ONE-WAY DELAY MEASUREMENTS; OPEN-SOURCE IMPLEMENTATION; PACKET-LOSS; POINT-TO-MULTI-POINT; SIMULATION AND MODELING; SUBSCRIBER STATIONS; TEST BEDS; TRAFFIC SOURCES; VARIABLE NUMBERS; WI-MAX TECHNOLOGY;

AD HOC NETWORKS;

EID: 52249112276     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WIOPT.2008.4586026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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