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ATUL KUMAR
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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
SEPTEMBER 2010
School of Engineering
CERTIFICAT E
WiMAX Technology
Done by
Atul Kumar
of VII semester Computer Science & Engineering in the year 2010 in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Degree of Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering of Cochin University of
Dr.David Peter S Mr. Pramod Pavithran Head of the Division Seminar Guide
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I consider it as a great privilege to express my heartfelt gratitude to many respected personalities who guided, inspired and helped me in successful completion of this seminar.
Pavithran,
Reader of Division of Computer Engineering and Mr. Sudheep Elayidom M, seminar coordinator for providing me with adequate facilities, ways and means by which I was able to complete this seminar. I express my sincere gratitude for his constant support and valuable suggestions without which the successful completion of this seminar would not have been possible. I express my immense pleasure and thankfulness to all the teachers and staff of the Division of Computer Engineering, CUSAT for their co-operation and support. Last but not the least, we thank all others, and especially our classmates who in one way or another helped me in the successful completion of this seminar.
ABSTRACT Imagine a single wireless technology that can: make portable Internet a reality by extending public WLAN hotspots to metropolitan area coverage for mobile data-centric service delivery, connect enterprises and residential users in urban and suburban environments where access to copper plant is difficult, bridge the digital divide by delivering broadband in low-density areas. Thanks to its innovative technology, WiMAX will offer broadband wireless access at data rates of multiple Mbit/s to the end-user and within a range of several kilometers. The same radio technology will also offer high-speed data services to all nomadic terminals (laptops, PDAs, etc.) with an optimized trade off between throughput and coverage. Ultimately it will enable the "Portable Internet" usage replicating on the move the same user experience as at home or at the office. Given its huge benefits, WiMAX will develop as a powerful radio access solution with many integration synergies in mobile or fixed network architecture. WiMAX will also enable end-users to benefit from an "Always Best Connected" experience when accessing their applications via the best available network, at home, on the pause, or on the move. WiMAX particularly fits in Alcatel's vision for a User-Centric Broadband World in full complementarity with the other broadband access technologies: from ADSL to UMTS and their evolutions towards higher speed and data efficiency
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Table of Contents
Chapter No. 1 2 3 4
Title Introduction What is Wimax? 2.1 Standards associated with Wimax Why Wimax? Wimax Technology 4.1 Technological Features 4.2 Technology Wimax Design 4.3 Types of Wimax
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Wimax Technology Challenge Enhancements in Wimax Wimax a complement to fixed and mobile access Wimax spectrum and regulation issues Wimax services Relationship with different wireless technolies Wimax in INDIA Conclusion References
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Sl. No. 2.1 2.2 3.1 4.1 4.2 6.1 9.1 9.2 Wireless Standards Types of 802.16 Data Rates Radio Access Requirements Wimax Tower OFDM Services 1 Services 2 Images Page No. 3 4 7 9 13 18 31 33
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) has been serving enterprises and operators for years, to the great satisfaction of its users. However, the new IP-based standard developed by the IEEE 802.16 is likely to accelerate adoption of the technology. It will expand the scope of usage thanks to: the possibility of operating in licensed and unlicensed frequency bands, unique performance under Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) conditions, Quality of Service (QoS) awareness, extension to nomadicity, and more. In parallel, the WiMAX forum, backed by industry leaders, will encourage the widespread adoption of broadband wireless access by establishing a brand forthe technology and pushing interoperability between products.
The purpose of this White Paper is to highlight and assess the value of WiMAX as the right solution to:
extend the currently limited coverage of public WLAN (hotspots) to citywide coverage (hot zones)
offer fixed broadband access in urban and suburban areas where copper quality is poor or unbundling difficult,
bridge the digital divide in low-density areas where technical and economic factors make broadband deployment very challenging. In addition to these uses, this paper will highlight other potential applications, such as telephony or an effective point-to multipoint backhauling solution for operators or enterprises. Division of Computer Engineering 1
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This is enough bandwidth to simultaneously support hundreds of businesses with T-1 speed connectivity and thousands of residences with DSL speed connectivity. Mobile network deployments are expected to provide up to 15 Mbps of capacity within a typical cell radius deployment of up to three kilometers. It is expected that WiMAX technology will be incorporated in notebook computers and PDAs by 2007, allowing for urban areas and cities to become "metro zones" for portable outdoor broadband wireless access.
USES:
The bandwidth and range of WiMAX make it suitable for the following potential applications:
Providing a wireless alternative to cable and DSL for "last mile broadband
access.
plan. That is, if a business has a fixed and a wireless Internet connection, especially from unrelated providers, they are unlikely to be affected by the same service outage.
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IEEE 802.16 :
Access Standards, which was established by IEEE Standards Board in 1999, aims to prepare formal specifications for the global deployment of broadband Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks. The Workgroup is a unit of the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN
WIMAX Standards Committee. A related future technology Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (MBWA) is under development in IEEE 802.20.
Although the 802.16 family of standards is officially called Wireless MAN, it has been dubbed WiMAX (from "Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access") by an industry group called the WiMAX Forum. The mission of the Forum is to promote and certify compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products.
2.2Types of 802.16 In January 2003, the IEEE approved 802.16a as an amendment to IEEE
802.16-2001, defining (Near) Line-Of- Sight capability.
In July 2004, IEEE 802.16REVd, now published under the name IEEE 802.16-2004,introduces support for indoor CPE (NLOS) through additional radio capabilities such as antenna beam forming and OFDM sub-channeling.
Early 2005, an IEEE 802.16e variant will introduce support for mobility.
WIMAX See Figure 2.2 for the applications associated with each of these standards The
WiMAX Forum intends to do for 802.16 what the Wi-Fi Alliance did for 802.11:
harmonize standards and certify interoperability between equipment from different vendors. Standardized interoperable solutions will result in mass mass volume and bring down cost
75 Mbit/s capacity for the base station is achievable with a 20 MHz channel in bestpropagation conditions. But regulators will often allow only smaller channels (10 MHz orless) reducing the maximum bandwidth.
Even though 50 km is achievable under optimal conditions and with a reduced data rate (a few Mbit/s), the typical coverage will be around 5 km with indoor CPE (NLOS) and around 15 km with a CPE connected to an external antenna(LOS).
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Range
The wide range of the WiMAX technology depends on the height of the antennas, if they are installed at the suitable position from where there is no barrier between the transmitter and receiver, and then we can get better range and service from it. Even though the frequency for operation of WiMAX is not definite, the most likely band at 3.5GHz is higher in frequency than the 3G bands at around 2.1 GHz. Range will, as a result, be lower, perhaps somewhere between 50% and 75% of the range of 3G. WiMAX can therefore support 30 to 50 kilometres distance with Line-of-Sight (LOS) links. As far as Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) links in concerned WiMAX can support the broad range from 3 to 10 kilometres using advanced modulation algorithm that can overcome many interfering objects that Wi-Fi systems cannot pass through.
Data Rates
The technology used for WiMAX is Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), it is not appreciably more supernaturally efficient then the technology Division of Computer Engineering 7
WIMAX commonly used for 3G that is Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA). However OFDM is coupled with a high channel bandwidth, that allows greater data rates. So, on average, for an equivalent spectrum allocation, users will see similar data rates. In specific simulations, where there are few users, it is possible that WiMAX will provide a higher data rate than 3G. However, in commercial systems, such simulations are likely rare.
Cost
The network costs of WiMAX will be likely to be higher than for 3G because of the reduced range and hence the necessity to build more cells. The subscriber subsidy Division of Computer Engineering 8
WIMAX costs may be lower if WiMAX is built into processor chips, although this may not apply if users wish to have WiMAX handsets.
Grant request mechanism for accessing to network is the first aspect of Quality of Service. The WiMAX functioning of disagreement allocates only a fixed amount of time to be given to these grant requests. Disagreement refers to the act of competing for access to the network. Because of the limited amount of time available, bandwidth cannot be consumed by contention requests. When a disagreement request comes into the network, the system compares the request with a service level agreement for the user making the request, and they are granted, or denied, access accordingly.
Link by link modulation schemes is another benefit of WiMAX Quality of Service. In other words, the base station can use different modulation schemes for different links. The modulation scheme used is related directly to the distance of the link. Rather than all users' links being downgraded by the user farthest away, link by link modulation enables closer users to use higher data-rate modulation schemes
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Frequency reuse factor is set as 1. Maximum guaranteed speed of user is 60 Km/h. Radius of service coverage can be a few Km. Maximum of spectral efficiency should be 6 bits/Hz/cell for downlink and 2
bits/Hz/cell for uplink, but the averages are 2 bits/Hz/cell for downlink and 1 bits/Hz/cell for uplink.
Handoff latency should be less than 150 ms. Throughout per user should be 0.512 to 3 Mbps for downlink and 0.128 to 1
Mbps for uplink.
Table 4.1 shows the development contents in association with system requirement. Requirements could be induced by consideration on radio access requirements
System Requirements
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Using Reed Solomon sequence based subchannel to minimize other RASs interference Supporting wide coverage
In the cell edge with band SINR area, the operation guaranteed with low rate FEC
Supporting safety channel in order to reduce interference of the cell edge area
Short OFDM symbol length can minimize the degradation due to the mobility.
To
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algorithm,
management of the status of individual terminals and packet scheduling algorithm are considered
Handheld support
TDD
Smart
Antenna
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Backhaul
Backhaul is actually a connection system from the Access Point (AP) back to the provider and to the connection from the provider to the network. A backhaul can set out any technology and media provided; it connects the system to the backbone. In most of the WiMAX deployments circumstances, it is also possible to connect several base stations with one another by use of high speed backhaul microware links. This would also allow for roaming by a WiMAX subscriber from one base station coverage area to another, similar to roaming enabled by cellular phone
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Receiver
A WiMAX receiver, which is also referred as Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), may have a separate antenna or could be a stand-alone box or a PCMCIA card that inserted in a laptop or a desktop computer. Access to a WiMAX base station is similar to accessing a wireless access point (AP) in a Wi-Fi network, but the coverage is more.
So far one of the biggest restrictions to the widespread acceptance of WiMAX has been the cost of CPE. This is not only the cost of CPE itself, but also that of installation. In the past, Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) have been predominantly Line Of Sight (LOS), requiring highly skilled labour and a truck role to install and provide a service to customer. The concept of a self-installed CPE has been difficult for BWA from the beginning, but with the advent of WiMAX, this issue seems to be getting resolvedBase Station (BS)
A WiMAX base station comprises of internal devices and a WiMAX tower. A base station can normally covers the area of about 50 kilometres or 30 miles radius, but some other and environmental issues bound the limits of WiMAX range to 10 km or 6 miles. Any wireless user within the coverage area would be able to access the WiMAX services (Fig: 2). The WiMAX base stations would use the media access control layer defines in the standard and would allocate uplink and downlink bandwidth to subscribers according to their requirements on real time basis.
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mobility, wireless access systems are designed to operate on the move without any disruption of service; wireless access can be divided into three classes; stationary, pedestrian and vehicular.
A mobile wireless access system is one that can address the vehicular class, whereas the fixed serves the stationary and pedestrian classes. This raises a question about the nomadic wireless access system, which is referred to as a system that works as a fixed wireless access system but can change its location
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Fixed WiMAX
Service and consumer usage of WiMAX for fixed access is expected to reflect that of fixed wire-line service, with many of the standards-based requirements being confined to the air interface. Because communications takes place via wireless links from Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) to a remote Non Line-of-sight (NLOS) base station, requirements for link security are greater than those needed for a wireless service. The security mechanisms within the IEEE 802.16 standards are sufficient for fixed access service.
Another challenge for the fixed access air interface is the need to set up high performance radio links capable of data rates comparable to wired broadband service, using equipment that can be self installed indoors by users, as is the case for Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and cable modems. IEEE 802.16 standards provide advanced physical (PHY) layer techniques to achieve link margins capable of supporting high throughput in NLOS environments.
Mobile WiMAX
The 802.16a extension, refined in January 2003, uses a lower frequency of 2 to 11 GHz, enabling NLOS connections. The latest 802.16e task group is capitalizing on the new capabilities this provides by working on developing a specification to enable mobile WiMAX clients. These clients will be able to hand off between WiMAX base stations, enabling users to roam between service areas.
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data encryption using the Data Encryption Standard (DES) or Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), both much more robust than the Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP) initially used by WLAN. Furthermore, each service is encrypted with its own security association and private keys.
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WIMAX (PHY) layer and appropriate MAC layer to support all demands driven by the target applications. The PHY layer modulation is based on OFDMA, in combination with a centralized MAC layer for optimized resource allocation and support of QoS for different types of services (VoIP, real-time and non real-time services, best effort). The OFDMA PHY layer is well adapted to the NLOS propagation environment in the 2 - 11 GHz frequency range. It isinherently robust when it comes to handling the significant delay spread caused by the typical NLOS reflections. Together with adaptive modulation, which is applied to each subscriber individually according to the radio channel capability, OFDMA can provide a high spectral efficiency of about 3 - 4 bit/s/Hz. However, in contrast to single carrier modulation, the OFDMA signal has an increased peak: average ratio and increased frequency accuracy requirements. Therefore, selection of appropriate power amplifiers and frequency recovery concepts are crucial. WiMAX provides flexibility in terms of channelization, carrier frequency, and duplex mode (TDD and FDD) to meet a variety of requirements for available spectrum resources and targeted services. An important and very challenging function of the WiMAX system is the support of various advancedantenna techniques, which are essential to provide high spectral efficiency, capacity, system performance, and reliability:
beam forming using smart antennas provides additional gain to bridge long distances or to increase indoor coverage; it reduces inter-cell interference and improves frequency reuse,
transmit diversity and MIMO techniques using multiple antennas take advantage of multipath reflections to improve reliability and capacity.
WiMAX technology can provide coverage in both LOS and NLOS conditions. NLOS has many implementation advantages that enable operators to deliver broadband data to a wide range of customers. WiMAX technology has many advantages that allow it to provide NLOS solutions, with essential features such as OFDM technology, adaptive modulation and error correction. Furthermore, WiMAX has many optional features, such as ARQ, sub-channeling, diversity, and
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System performance
Table 5.1 gives typical cell size and throughput at 3.5 GHz in various configuration and environments.
Environment Urban indoor (NLOS) channel Suburban indoor (NLOS) channel Suburban outdoor (LOS) channel Rural indoor (NLOS) channel Rural outdoor (LOS) channel
Typical cell size 1 km (5/8 miles) 2.5 km (1.5 miles) 7 km (4 miles) 5 km (3 miles) 15 km (9 miles)
Sector throughput 21 Mbit/s w.10MHz 22 Mbit/s w.10 MHz 22 Mbit/s w. 10 MHz 4.5Mbit/s w.3.5 MHz 4.5Mbit/s w.3.5MHz
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6 ENHANCEMENTS IN WIMAX
OFDM
OFDM stands for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing; its a technology that provides the operator to beat the challenges of Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) transmission in the more efficient manner. OFDM waveform put forward the advantage of functioning with the larger delay spread of the NLOS background. With the excellent quality of OFDM functionality, time and use of a cyclic prefix and its also removes the Inter Symbol Interference (ISI) complications of adaptive equalization. Multiple narrowband orthogonal carriers composed because of OFDM waveform, localizing selective fading to a subset of carriers that are comparatively simple to equalize. A comparison between an OFDM signal and a single carrier signal, with the information being sent in parallel for OFDM and in series for single carrier are shown in Fig: 6.1 (WiMAX Forum)
6.1 OFDM
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Adaptive Modulation
WiMAX system supports adaptive modulation to regulate the Signal Modulation Scheme (SMC) depending on the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) state of the radio link. When the radio link is soaring in quality, the peak modulation scheme is used, offering the system additional capacity. During a signal fade, the WiMAX system can move to a lower modulation scheme to keep the connection quality and link permanence. This element allows the system to overcome time-selective fading. The key element of adaptive modulation is that it enhances the range that a higher modulation scheme can be used over, because the system can bend to the actual fading circumstances, as opposed to having a fixed scheme that is planned for the worst case situations.
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IMT-Advanced is a continuing effort. The full criteria, being extended within ITUR Working Party 8F, are not expected until 2008. The specification of IMTAdvanced technologies will probably not be completed until at least 2010. In preparation for IMT-Advanced, the IEEE 802.16 Working Group has moved to initiate a new project designated as 802.16m with the intent of developing enhancements to IEEE STD 802.16 to ensure suitability as an IMT-Advanced proposal.
Power Control
Algorithms of power control are applied to enhance the general performance of the system, it is deployed by the base station sending power control information to every Customer Premise Equipments (CPEs) to control the transmit power level so that the level inward bound at the base station is at a fixed level. In a dynamical changing fading environment this pre-determined performance level indicates that the CPE only broadcasts sufficient power to meet this constraint. The communication would be that the CPE broadcast level is supported on worst case circumstances. The power control decreases the general power consumption of the CPE and the possible interference with other base stations. For Line-of-Sight (LOS) Division of Computer Engineering 22
WIMAX the transmission power of the CPE is approximately comparative to its distance from the base station, for Non-Line-Of-Sight (NLOS) it is also closely dependant on the clearance and barriers.
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CHAPTER 7
WIMAX A COMPLEMENT TO A FIXED & MOBILE ACCESS
WiMAX integrates perfectly into existing fixed and mobile networks,
complementing them when needed. This section gives a more detailed analysis of WiMAX integration into fixed and the mobile markets.
Hurdles to overcome are the poor line quality of the installed copper base, the large distances to the central offices or cabinets, or the low population density. In this context, WiMAX, with its QoS support, longer reach, and data rates similar to DSL, is naturally positioned as a viable first mile option to offer broadband access to residential users.
In emerging countries, the main focus of broadband deployment is on urban and suburbanareas, and will remain so in the near future. The low POTS penetration and the low quality of the copper pair prevent mass scale DSL deployment and foster the need for alternate broadband technologies. In this context, WiMAX is positioned as an excellent option. Moreover, the possibility of offering broadband services in combination with voice services will gradually lead to narrowband WLL
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WIMAX substitution. Parameters such as availability of the copper, distance to the remote unit/central office, backhauling costs, and teledensity will drive the choice for one or other of these solutions. For further details, refer to the article "Providing Always-on
WiMax is of interest for large enterprises with several locations in the same metropolitan area. WiMax will permit Operator's bypass under license conditions: building a metropolitan private network of IP lines at a very low cost (no civil works). The comparison to leased lines rental fee is in favor of Wimax even for two sites only.
Deployment topologies
Several topology and backhauling options are to be supported on the WiMAX base stations: wireline backhauling (typically over Ethernet), microwave Point-to-Point connection, as well as WiMAX backhaul. See Figure 3. With the latter option, thebase station has the capability to backhaul itself. This can be achieved by reserving part of the bandwidth normally used for the end-user traffic and using it for backhauling purposes.
WiMAX for Portable Internet WiMAX, the natural complement to mobile and Wi-Fi networks
Mobile networks offer full mobility, nation-wide coverage voice support and moderate data rates. WiMAX can then be positioned as a complementary solution by offering higher bandwidth when required, in particular in dense urban areas. Public WLAN, while offering clear benefits, is limited in coverage and mobility
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WIMAX The incumbent operators can use the wireless technology as a complement to DSL, allowing them to offer DSL-like services in remote, lowdensity areas that cannot be served with DSL.
For alternate operators, the wireless technology is the solution for a competitive high-speed Internet with applicability in urban or sub-urban areas.
The larger opportunity will come with the Portable Internet usage, complementing fixed and mobile solution in urban and suburban areas. Therefore it will enhance the business case by giving access to a large potential of end users.
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Duplexing (TDD), which is more adapted to asymmetrical traffic. Cohabitation of FDD and TDD techniques is possible within the same bands, provided guard bands are implemented.
WIMAX QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying), which reduces throughput and increases effective range.
Scalability
To accommodate easy cell planning in both licensed and license-exempt spectrum worldwide, 802.16 supports flexible channel bandwidths. For example, if an operator is assigned 20 MHz of spectrum, that operator could divide it into two sectors of 10 MHz each, or 4 sectors of 5 MHz each. By focusing power on increasingly narrow sectors, the operator can increase the number of users while maintaining good range and throughput. To scale coverage even further, the operator can re-use the same spectrum in two or more sectors by creating proper isolation between base station antennas.
Coverage
In addition to supporting a robust and dynamic modulation scheme, the IEEE 802.16 standard also supports technologies that increase coverage, including mesh topology and smart antenna techniques. As radio technology improves and costs drop, the ability to increase coverage and throughput by using multiple antennas to create transmit and/or receive diversity will greatly enhance coverage in extreme environments.
Quality of Service
Voice capability is extremely important, especially in underserved international markets. For this reason the IEEE 802.16a standard includes Quality of Service features that enable services including voice and video that require a low-latency network. The grant/request characteristics of the 802.16 Media Access Controller (MAC) enables an operator to simultaneously provide premium guaranteed levels of service to businesses, such as T1-level service, and high-volume best-effort
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Security
Privacy and encryption features are included in the 802.16 standard to support secure transmissions and provide authentication and data encryption.
Benefits of Standards
Standards are important for the wireless industry because they enable economies of scale that can bring down the cost of equipment, ensure interoperability, and reduce investment risk for operators. Without industry-wide standards, equipment manufacturers must provide all the hardware and software building blocks and platforms for themselves, including the fundamental silicon, the sub- scriber station, the base station, and the network management software that is used to provision services and remotely manage the subscriber station. With the 802.16 standard in place, suppliers can amortize their research and development costs over much higher product volume. For example, a volume silicon supplier can supply the same standard component to many equipment makers at a far lower cost than would be possible if the device manufacturers were required to develop proprietary silicon for use only by their equipment. Standards also specify minimum performance criteria for equipment, enabling a common broadband wireless access baseline platform that equipment manufacturers can use as the foundation for ongoing innovations and faster time to market. With its broad industry support, the 802.16 standard lets device manufacturers and solutions vendors do what they do best, achieving overall price/performance improvements and opening mass-market opportunities that cannot be equaled by proprietary approaches.
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Operators are not locked in to a single vendor because base stations will
equipment, as equipment manufacturers rapidly create product innovations based on a common, standards-based platform.
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Application VoD/MoD/AoD Realtime-Broadcasting Network Game MMS Web Browsing FTP Interactive information m-Commerce Mobile banking Stock trading
Service type
Entertainment service
Information service
Commerce service
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Current Service
KT offers 18.4Mbit/s/4Mbit/s for $22 a month with unlimited data usage. WiMAX seems faster than HSDPA. There are similar service in U.S. operated by wireless company but much more expensive and slower. Hanaro Telecom have announced a partnership to roll out WiMAX nationwide in Korea, excluding Seoul and six provincial cities, where independent networks will be rolled out.In November 2004, Intel and LG Electronics executives agreed to ensure compatibility between WiMAX and WiMAX technology In September 2005, Samsung Electronics signed a deal with Sprint Nextel Corporation to provide equipment for a WiMAX trial. In November 2005, KT Corporation(aka Korea Telecom) showed off WiMAX trial services during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Busan.
9.2 SERVICES2
February 10th 2006: Telecom Italia, the dominant telephony and internet service provider in Italy, together with Korean Samsung Electronics, has demonstrated to the public a WiMAX network service on the occasion of the 2006 Winter Olympics, held in Turin, with downspeed of 10 Mbit/s and upspeed of some hundreds of kbit/s even in movement up to 120 km/h.
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WIMAX entertainment services as it has done elsewhere in the world. And the solution must be wireless, to avoid the overwhelming cost and resources that would be required to deploy countrywide fixed-line broadband Internet infrastructure.With widespread wireless broadband facilities, the Indian information technology (IT) industry could grow beyond a few cities, students in rural areas could videoconference with educators across the country, and entertainment programs could be telecast to remote areas along with Internet telephony services, using technologies like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Improved communications could bring remote villages into the world economy, information access could speed worker productivity, and faster communication between producers and suppliers could fuel demand for Indian products.
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WIMAX facilitating development of multimedia materials for delivery through distance learning programs,6 Other premier institutions such as the Birla Institute of
Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, are already offering distance learning programs through relationships with industry and development agencies. BITS conducts off-campus degree programs as a means of continuing education for employed professionals as part of the human resource development programs of specific organizations at various off-campus centers. BITS offerings include degree programs in math, science and engineering, computer science, medical and healthcare and other fields.
7 Extensive and reliable broadband Internet can help these Internet-based quality distance education reach more people across the nation. Agriculture and health care can also benefit from broadband services. High-resolution pictures or real-time images of crop diseases can be transmitted to agricultural experts in a different geographic location for immediate expert advice, thus containing the crop diseases faster. Similarly, doctors can use real-time video conferencing to discuss patient symptoms with faraway experts, thus providing faster and better care to the patients.
WIMAX The benefits of 802.16 are many: by enabling standards-based products with fewer variants and larger volume production, it will drive the cost of equipment down, and having standardized equipment will also encourage competition, making it possible to buy from many sources. For areas poorly served by a wired infrastructure, including many developing countries, 802.16 will be important both for its ease of implementation and its low cost
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CHAPTER 12 CONCLUSION
The latest developments in the IEEE 802.16 group are driving a broadband wireless access (r) evolution thanks to a standard with unique technical characteristics. In parallel, the WiMAX forum, backed by industry leaders, helps the widespread adoption of broadband wireless access by establishing a brand for the technology. Initially, WiMAX will bridge the digital divide and thanks to competitive equipment prices, the scope of WiMAX deployment will broaden to cover markets where the low POTS penetration, high DSL unbundling costs, or poor copper quality have acted as a brake on extensive high-speed Internet and voice over broadband. WiMAX will reach its peak by making Portable Internet a reality. When WiMAX chipsets are integrated into laptops and other portable devices, it will provide highspeed data services on the move, extending today's limited coverage of public WLAN to metropolitan areas. Integrated into new generation networks with seamless roaming between various accesses, it will enable end users to enjoy an "Always Best Connected" experience. The combination of these capabilities makes WiMAX attractive for a wide diversity of people: fixed operators, mobile operators and wireless ISPs, but also for many vertical markets and local authorities. Alcatel, the worldwide broadband market leader with a market share in excess of 37%, is committed to offer complete support across the entire investment and operational cycle required for successful deployment of WiMAX services
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CHAPTER 13 REFERENCES
1) www.ewh.ieee.org/r4/chicago/Yu-WiMAX.pdf
2) http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wimax.htm
3) www.wimaxforum.org
4) http://standards.ieee.org/catalog/olis/lanman.html
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