# WiMAX scanner **URL:** \ **Category:** GNU Radio\ **Created:** [October 22, 2014, 8:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wimax-scanner/232682 "2014-10-22T08:53:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 8:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wimax-scanner/232682/1 "2014-10-22T08:53:41Z")
Hello, I am interested in WiMAX technology (802.16e). In my research I am dealing with algorithms for admission control in Matlab. Typically these algorithms are located “within base station” – although they are not standardized by any organization. In simulations it is simple to “deploy them” as they are located inside BTS source code. As regards verification and validation of such algorithms I am currently using well known simulator which is ns2 – i.e. well known to the research community. It is clear however that “simulations vs reality” is not always very close…. That is why I am interested in collecting data from real network in a vendor agnostic way (in general from any network i.e. build upon BTSes delivered by any vendor) – it means that I would like to “observe” traffic intensity/duration/etc directly from the radio. I am using PureWave 6600 at university premises. The input data for the algorithms I am interested in is the wireless connection characteristics e.g.: connection requests, time of connection, type of traffic, connection close, etc. Unfortunately to my knowledge there is no one-fits-all (or virtually any) solution to communicate with inside components of a BTS in an automated manner (i.e. from within a software program that is learning for best policy etc). That is why I have started to think about using USRP (or its brother from NI / or any other SDR) to play a role of passive probe for WiMAX wireless signalling. I have seen that there is a “wimax scanner” project but it seems unfinished (or would it actually be operational in the area I mention?). Please let me know: 1. ``` Is it possible to use “wimax scanner” with USRP right away ``` (i.e. without much effort spent on programming)? 1. ``` Is wimax scanner full featured solution? (i.e. what can I do ``` with it) 1. ``` What statistics I could capture with it? ``` 2. ``` What limitations does it has? ``` 3. ``` Are there any plans for continuing its development? ``` 4. ``` Do you know if there is already happening an approach to ``` develop complete WiMAX stack as there is for GSM – OpenBTS…? Thank you for the assessment of my question or any hints. Best, Sebastian ---
**Author:** ![Sebastian\_Komorowsk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Sebastian\_Komorowsk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sebastian_Komorowsk)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 11:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wimax-scanner/232682/2 "2014-10-22T11:09:21Z")
Hi Sebastian, google showed that the wimax scanner project is hosted at [http://code.google.com/p/wimax-scanner/](http://code.google.com/p/wimax-scanner/) and that they even have a mailing list, especially since that page shows no connection of that project to GNU Radio. Greetings, Marcus