WIRELESS

COMMUNICATIONS
WiMAX (a brief introduction)
Introduction -1
 Wireless PANs (Bluetooth – IEEE 802.15)
 very low range
 wireless connection to printers etc

 Wireless LANs (WiFi – IEEE 802.11)

 infrastructure as well as ad-hoc networks possible
 home/office networking

 Multihop Ad hoc Networks

 useful when infrastructure not available, impractical, or expensive
 military applications, emergencies
Introduction -2
 Wireless MANs (WiMAX-802.16)
 Similar to cellular networks
 traditional base station infrastructure systems
Introduction -3
 WiMAX
 Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access
 WiMAX is a subset of IEEE 802.16 standard

 Provides high-speed Internet access to home and

business subscribers
 Centralised access control to prevents collisions

 Supports applications with different QoS requirements

 Broadband Internet Access
 VoIP , IPTV services
 Cellular Phones
Introduction -4

LTE-Adv

4G

802.16j 802.16m
The WiMAX standard
 802.16
 10-66 GHz, line-of-sight, up to 134Mbit/s
 Minimises interference between coexisting WMANs
 802.16a
 2-11 GHz, Mesh, non-line-of-sight
 802.16b
 5-6 GHz,
 802.16c
 Detailed system profiles
 P802.16e
 Mobile Wireless MAN
Physical layer -1
 Based on OFDM with TDMA access
 Modulation based on QPSK, 16-QAM or 64-QAM
 Error correction uses Reed-Solomon codes
 Allows use of directional antennas
 Allows use of two different duplexing schemes
 FDD and TDD
 Support for both full and half duplex stations
Physical layer -2
 10-66 GHz
 Very weak multipath components (LOS is required)
 Rain attenuation is a major issue
 Single-carrier PHY

 2-11 GHz
 Multipath
 NLOS
 Single and multi-carrier PHYs
 Network architecture -1

ASN: Access Service Network

AAA: Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting server
MIP-HA: Mobile IP – Home Agent
ASP: Application Service Provider
Network architecture -2
 Mobile Stations (MS) used by the end user to access
the network
 The access service network (ASN) comprises of one
or more base stations and one or more ASN
gateways that form the radio access network at the
edge
 Connectivity service network (CSN) provides IP
connectivity and all the IP core network functions