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What Is WiMax?

WiMax is a wireless technology that can provide broadband internet access at speeds up to 75 Mbps over long ranges of up to 35 miles. It uses antennas and radio signals instead of wires to connect customers in hard to reach areas. The IEEE formed a committee to develop the 802.16 standard to create a broadband wireless protocol. WiMax uses base stations connected to networks to provide service to hundreds of fixed subscriber stations, with plans to expand to mobile users. It uses dynamic bandwidth allocation and can operate on various licensed and unlicensed frequency bands.

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What Is WiMax?

WiMax is a wireless technology that can provide broadband internet access at speeds up to 75 Mbps over long ranges of up to 35 miles. It uses antennas and radio signals instead of wires to connect customers in hard to reach areas. The IEEE formed a committee to develop the 802.16 standard to create a broadband wireless protocol. WiMax uses base stations connected to networks to provide service to hundreds of fixed subscriber stations, with plans to expand to mobile users. It uses dynamic bandwidth allocation and can operate on various licensed and unlicensed frequency bands.

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WiMax

What is WiMax?
 WiMax is a radio technology that promises to
deliver two-way Internet access at speeds of
up to 75 Mbps at long range.
 WiMax, short for Worldwide Interoperability
for Microwave Access, is the latest of the
wireless "last mile" broadband technologies.
 Typically it can provide coverage for around
35 miles
 Laying wires is especially difficult in hilly areas.
 Instead of that erecting a big antenna on a hill and
installing antennas directed at it on customer’s
roof’s in much easier than digging and stringing
cables.
 Many people in the industry realized that having a
broadband wireless standard was the key element
missing, so IEEE was asked to form a committee to
draw up the standard.
 The next available number in the 802 numbering
space was 802.16, so the standard got this number.
 Overall vision for 802.16 is that carriers (e.g.,
ISP) would set up base stations connected to a
public network.
 Each base station would support hundreds of
fixed subscriber stations. Fixed means that
subscriber stations do not move.
 Plans to expand the standard to include mobile
stations is in the working.
 Base stations will use the 802.16 protocols to
dynamically allocate uplink/downlink bandwidth to
subscriber stations based on their demand.
 802.16 has been developed for several frequency bands
(various licensed frequencies in 10-66 GHz, also licensed
and unlicensed frequencies in 2-11 GHz).
Some Technical Specs on
WiMax
 The radio technology is based on OFDM.

 802.16 standards incorporate use of adaptive


antenna arrays, which can be used to create
dynamic beams in desired directions.

 Standards offer option for a mesh mode


network topology.
802.11 Vs 802.16
 The environments in which 802.11 and 802.16
operate are similar, but they differ in major
ways.
 802.16 is designed to be wireless but stationary
while 802.11 deals with mobility.
 802.16 is a large range system, covering many
km and making use of licensed and unlicensed
spectrum.
 802.11 is a short range system, typically
hundreds of meters that uses unlicensed
spectrum to provide access to the network.

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