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WiMAX

Henry Ho

CIS 410
Spring 2005
Prof. Sabet
Current Internet access
technologies
 Broadband
 DSL
 Cable

 WiFi hotspots
 Dial-up
WiMAX Highlights
 Speed
 Faster than broadband service
 Wireless
 Nothaving to lay cables reduces cost
 Easier to extend to suburban and rural areas

 Broad coverage
 Much wider coverage than WiFi hotspots
WiMAX Highlights
 WiMAX
 Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave
Access
 Is a certification mark for products that pass
conformity and interoperability tests for the
IEEE 802.16
WiMAX System Parts
 WiMAX tower
 Similar in concept to a cell-phone tower
Can provide coverage to a very large area -- as big
as 3,000 square miles
A WiMAX receiver
 The receiver and antenna could be a small
box or PCMCIA card, or they could be built
into a laptop the way WiFi access is today
WiMAX System Parts
A tower station can connect directly to the
Internet using a high-bandwidth, wired
connection
 It can also connect to another WiMAX
tower using a line-of-sight, microwave link.
 Often referred to as a backhaul
 Allows WiMAX to provide coverage to remote
rural areas.
Two forms of wireless service
 Non-line-of-sight
A small antenna on your computer connects
to the tower
 2 GHz to 11 GHz frequency range
 Limited to a 4-to-6 mile radius
Two forms of wireless service
 Line-of-sight service
A fixed dish antenna points straight at the
WiMAX tower from a rooftop or pole.
 66 GHz frequency range
 Higher frequencies, there is less interference
and lots more bandwidth
 30-mile radius
Specifications
 Range
 30-mile radius from base station
 Speed
 70 megabits per second
 Line-of-sight
not needed between user
and base station
 In
practical terms, WiMAX would operate
similar to WiFi but at higher speeds, over
greater distances and for a greater
number of users.
WiFi hotspot replacement
 Citiesmight pay to have WiMAX base
stations set up in key areas for business
and commerce and then allow people to
use them for free.
 Similar to free WiFi hotspots, but wider range
 Some companies might set up WiMAX
transmitters and then make people pay for
access.
 Similar to paid WiFi hotspots, but wider range
DSL/cable modem replacement
 Current high speed access method
 The cable (or phone) company has a line that
runs into your home.
 That line goes to a cable modem, and another
line runs from the modem to your computer.
 If you have a home network, first it goes to a
router and then on to the other computers on
the network.
DSL/cable modem replacement
 WiMAX access method
 An Internet service provider sets up a WiMAX base
station.
 You would buy a WiMAX-enabled computer or
upgrade your old computer to add WiMAX capability.
 You would receive a special encryption code that
would give you access to the base station.
 The base station would beam data from the Internet
to your computer
 If you have a home network, the WiMAX base station
would send data to a WiMAX-enabled router, which
would then send the data to the different computers
on your network.
VOIP
 The WiMAX protocol is designed to
accommodate several different methods
of data transmission, one of which is Voice
Over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
Dates
 SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 18, 2005 - Intel
Corporation today announced the availability of
its first WiMAX product, providing equipment
manufacturers and carriers the ability to deliver
next-generation wireless broadband networks
around the world.
 Several service providers worldwide announced
plans to begin commercial WiMAX trials based
on Intel silicon products later this year,

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