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SHASHI JAKKU
Contents
Introduction
Working of WIMAX
IEEE 802.16 standard
802.16 Architecture
IEEE 802.16 Specifications
Features of WIMAX
Advantages of WIMAX over WIFI
WIMAX vs. 3G
ISSUES in WIMAX vs. 3G
FUTURE OF WIMAX
What is WIMAX?
Quality of Service
Range
Coverage
Scalability
The 802.16 standard supports flexible radio
frequency (RF) channel bandwidths.
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Standard cannot currently •
Designed to support Voice and
guarantee latency for Voice, Video Video from ground up
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Standard does not allow for •
Supports differentiated service
differentiated levels of service on a levels: e.g. T1 for business
per-user basis customers; best effort for
residential.
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802.11e (proposed) QoS is •
Centrally-enforced QoS
prioritization only
Range
802.11 802.16a
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Optimized for ~100 meters •
Optimized for up to 50 Km
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No “near-far” compensation •
Designed to handle many users
spread out over kilometers
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Designed to handle indoor multi- •
Designed to tolerate greater
path delay spread of 0.8μ seconds multi-path delay spread (signal
reflections) up to 10.0μ seconds
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Optimization centers around PHY
and MAC layer for 100m range •
PHY and MAC designed with multi-
mile range in mind
Coverage
802.11 802.16a
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Optimized for indoor •
Optimized for outdoor NLOS
performance performance
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Standard supports mesh network
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No mesh topology support within topology
ratified standards
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Standard supports advanced
antenna techniques
Security
802.11 802.16a
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Existing standard is WPA + •
Existing standard is PKM - EAP
WEP
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802.11i in process of addressing
security
Advantages of WiMax over 3G
Using an assortment of proprietary
and standards-based technologies,
such as OFDM and W-CDMA ,WiMax
has a clear advantage over 3G
The advantages include
Higher Throughput
Low Cost
Lower Latency
Advantages of WiMax over 3G
Advantages of WiMax over 3G
WiMax spectrum is more economical
than 3G.
The price paid per Hz is as much as 1000
times lower than for 3G spectrum
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wimax.htm
www.wimaxforum.org
http://standards.ieee.org/catalog/olis/lanman.html
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