Assessing IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.16 as Backhauling Technologies for 3G Small Cells in Rural Areas of Developing Countries

Table 8

Comparing achievable link capacities with traffic requirements in the Napo network (the acronyms in the links refer to the initials of the locations (see Figure 6)).

Link	Dist. (km)	Mbps req.	WiMAX		WiLD		NV2
			MCS	Mbps	MCS	Mbps	MCS	Mbps
SC-TC	39.1	6.4	16 QAM 1/2	20.6	MCS12	17.1	MCS12	52.6
TC-NU	25.5	9.2	16 QAM 3/4	15.5	MCS13	31.2	MCS13	70.6
NU-TP	32.2	12.1	16 QAM 3/4	15.4	MCS12	24.9	MCS12	54,0
TP-HU	26.5	14.9	16 QAM 3/4	15.4	MCS13	30.3	MCS13	70.5
HU-M	22.3	17.7	16 QAM 3/4	15.6	MCS13	33.9	MCS13	70.9
M-PP	19.9	24.5	64 QAM 2/3	21.3	MCS13	38.0	MCS13	71.2
PP-HI	11.7	24.5	64 QAM 2/3	21.7	MCS14	41.3	MCS14	74.9