Zone#, AMC (Advanced 802.16 OFDMA)

1. Zone Settings

Permutation Base

Range: 0 to 69

Select the permutation base used in this uplink zone.

Use All Subchannels

Default: Off

Double-click or use the drop-down menu to turn Use All Subchannels On or Off.

• On - all subchannels will be used for this zone.

• Off - subchannels are assigned according to AMC Physical Bands Bitmap setup when it is enabled; otherwise all subchannels will be used.

AMC Type

Range: 1 Bins by 6 Symbols, 2 Bins by 3 Symbols, 3 Bins by 2 Symbols

Set the AMC type of the AMC Zone.

2. Allocation Settings

Number of Symbols

Specify the number of occupied symbols in this zone.

The value must be a multiple of three because the uplink zone is divided into slots of 3 symbols x 1 subchannel (section 8.3.3.1 in P802.16Rev2/D6).

Symbol Offset

Displays how much the zone is offset from the start of the uplink frame. (Read-only)

Max. Number of Subchannels

Displays the maximum number of subchannels per symbol for the zone.

Auto Allocation

Double-click or use the drop-down menu to turn Auto Allocation on or off.

• On - Automatically configure all bursts' allocation according to IEEE P802.16-2004/Cor1/D3.

• Off - Manually configure the Symbol Offset, Subchannel Offset, and Assigned Slots.

Uplink Burst

Use the Add button to add a new burst. When a burst is added, the software displays the burst in the tree view and adds it to the frame plot view.

Use the Delete button to delete the selected burst. The burst to be deleted is indicated by the in the first column.

Use the Copy button to add a new burst that has the same configuration as the currently selected one (indicated by the in the first column).

Use the Up and Down arrows to reposition the currently selected burst (indicated by the in the first column).

Burst#

Range: 1 to 16

Displays the burst index number.

Burst Type

Displays the type of the burst.

• Regular bust- none - HARQ scheme enabled burst.

• HARQ burst (Hybrid ARQ) - HARQ scheme enabled burst.

  • Chase Combining

  • IR CTC HARQ

  • IR CC HARQ

Modulation & Coding

Use the drop-down menu to select a modulation and coding type. See also Modulation and Coding.

Repetition

Choices: None, 2, 4, 6

Use the drop-down menu to select the number of times the data is repeated. See also Repetition Coding.

Sym Offs

Displays the symbol offset of the burst. See also Symbol Offset.

Subch Offs

Displays the subchannel offset for the burst. See also Subchannel Offset.

Asgn. Slt.

Displays the total available slots in the burst. If Auto Allocation is off, you can edit this cell.

IE in Sub-Map

Choices: None, SUB-DL-UL-MAP #1, SUB-DL-UL-MAP #2, SUB-DL-UL-MAP #3

Use the drop-down menu to select the MAP message where the IE for this burst is located.