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WiMax

By

Adnan Umar

ICT

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Contents

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• Overview of Wireless Communication Technologies

• WiMAX• WiMAX Features• WiMAX Usage Sceniors• WiMAX Physical layer• WiMAX MAC layer• WiMAX-Future

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Wireless Communication

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Standards

• Personal Area Networks (PANs)

– IEEE 802.15.1.1A (Bluetooth)

– IEEEE 802.15.3.a (Ultra-Wide Band or Bluetooth Future)

• Local area Networks (LANs)

– IEEE 802.11a

– IEEE 802.11b

– IEEE 802.11g

• Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs)

– Cellular Communications Standards

• 3GPP Based (GSM, GPRS, EDGE,WCDMA,HSDPA,HSUPA,HSPA,SAE/LTE)

• 3GPP2 Based(cdmaone,cdma2000-1XRTT, 1xEV-DO, Rel-A, Rel-B, Rel-C)

– WiMax

• IEEE 802.16d(Fixed)

• IEEE 80.16e (Mobile)

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Evolution of standards

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Cause of Evolution - Demand for High Data Rates

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Source: Dr R Yaqub, Toshiba, USA

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Overview of wireless Communication Technologies

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WiMAX Positioning

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WLLFixedFixed

High MobilityHigh Mobility

IMT2000

(3G)

MobilityMobilityMobilityMobility

2.4GHz Wireless LAN

WiMAX

User Data RateUser Data Rate

ADSL/HFC/B-WLL

The next Generation

Multimedia Service

Cellular PCS

(2G)