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 GENERAL
Wi-MAX
INFORMATIO
 What is Wi-MAX?
Worldwide Interoperability
for Microwave Access
(WiMAX).

WiMAX is an IP based, wireless

broadband access technology that
provides performance similar to
802.11/Wi-Fi networks with the
 PURPOSE
is to ensure that the
broadband wireless
radios manufactured for
customer use
interoperate from
vendor to vendor
 ADVANTAGE
Primary advantages of the
WiMAX standard are to
enable the adoption of
advanced radio features in
a uniform fashion and
reduce costs for all of the
radios made by companies,
who are part of the WiMAX
 WHY IS WI-MAX
NEEDED?
Early broadband wireless systems
began as extensions of indoor
local area network (LAN)
technology known as
Wi-Fi or the 802.11b protocol
WI-FI best performance in
small venues and at short
range ONLY.
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WIMAX
WI-FI
What is the range of
WIMAX?
WiMAX multipoint coverage
extending 30 miles (in strict
technical sense)
In practice the average cell
ranges for most WiMAX
networks will likely boast 4-5
mile range (in NLOS capable
frequencies) even through
tree cover and building walls.
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 What factors will
most greatly
the terrain and density/height of tree cover

affect range for

Hills and valleys can block or partially reflect signals
Bodies of water such as rivers and lakes are highly
WIMAX
reflective products?
of RF transmissions
How busy the RF environment of a city or town is can
greatly degrade signals
The climate can affect radio performance
What is non line of
sight (NLOS)? Does
WiMAX possess NLOS
capability?
Wi-MAX does possess NLOS
capabilities, although how
much and to what extent will
vary depending on the
spectrum bands being used
 NLOS Non Line
Indicatesof
thatSight
the signal from
a radio is received by either
passing through impeding
objects, such as tree tops,
walls or even in some cases
buildings or is received as a
reflection from another
building, body of water or land
feature.
 OFDM
modulation
The first iteration of Wi-
MAX actually takes
advantage of reflected
signals allowing radios to
integrate multiple reflected
signals to improve signal
strength and accuracy.
Wi-MAX NLOS
In general NLOS
ranges in the 2.5 GHz
band and 3.5 GHz
Internationally will
mostly fall between 6-
8 Kilometers (4-5
Miles).
 What is the
actual data
transfer rate of
WiMAX
Technology?
 Theoretical
Maximums could
support approximately
75 Mbps per channel
(in a 20 MHz channel
using 64QAM code
rate
 REAL WORLD
PERFORMANCE
Around 45
Mbps/channel in
some fixed
broadband
applications
 TECHNICAL
Wi-MAX INFORMATION
How do WiMAX
WORKS?
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WiMAX Wireless
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A Wi-MAX system consists
of two parts
1. A Wi-MAX tower, similar in
concept to a cell-phone tower - A
single Wi-MAX tower can provide
coverage to a very large area -- as big
as 3,000 square miles (~8,000 square
km).
2. A Wi-MAX receiver - The receiver
and antenna could be a small box or
PCMCIA card, or they could be built
into a laptop the way Wi-Fi access is
WiMAX 2 forms of wireless
service:
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1.LINE OF
SIGHT

2.NON- LINE OF
SIGHT
 LINE OF SIGHT
a fixed dish antenna points
straight at
the Wi-MAX tower from a
rooftop or pole
The line-of-sight connection is
stronger and more stable, so it's
able to send a lot of data with
fewer errors
Line-of-sight transmissions use
 NON-LINE OF SIGHT
Wi-Fi sort of service, where a small
antenna on your computer connects to
the tower
Wi-MAX uses a lower frequency range 2
GHz to 11 GHz (similar to Wi-Fi).
Lower-wavelength transmissions are
not as easily disrupted by physical
obstructions
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Architecture
FIRST COMPONENT:

the mobile stations

which are used as a
source of network
connection for end user.
SECOND COMPONENT:
The second network is an
access service network
which is formed of more
than two or three base
stations. It also contains
ASN gateways which build
the radio access at the end
 BASE STATION
provides the air interface for the
mobile stations
provide mobile management
functions, triggering and tunnel
establishment,
radio resource management,
dynamic
host control protocol proxy,
 THIRD COMPONENT:
IP core is in the middle of
CSN
and ASN

The main IP core is

attached to
the internet backbone for
FOURTH COMPONENT:
The Connectivity Service
Network or CSN is an
important
part of WiMax architecture
which provides the
authentication to
the user devices
Connectivity Service
Network or CSN
responsible for providing
roaming among the network
service providers
responsible for user security
and
quality for service for this
purpose it uses several
protocols
 Wi-Max
Products
WiMax 802.16e Wave
2 Indoor AWG-230
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CPE
Use for VoIP and
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and makes
available
the internet
connectivity via
 WiMAX 802.16e Wave 2
Outdoor CPE
AWB OD200 WiMAX outdoor CPE
with indoor and
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element. Indoor
element
offers internet
connectivity through
WiMAX 802.16e Wave 2
PC Card
AWB PC200 WiMAX Card Bus
Card for PC
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users
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to connect to
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WiMAX
BWA services.
It supports
Windows
WiMAX 802.16e Wave 2 USB
Adapter
AWB US210
WiMAX USB
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to
connect to WiMAX
BWA services
WiMAX External antenna

This external
antenna
is used to improve
the
signal strengths of
WiMax subscribers
 WiMAX Certified Base
Station

Its low latency makes sure that it

provide delivery of good quality and
sensitive service,including voice
traffic, voice over ip (VoIP),video
and data traffic.
WIMAX
APPLICATION
 WIMAX: LIVE NEWS
BROADCASTING
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WiMAX newsgathering solution

that allows TV news stations to
transmit live broadcasts from
the field without the expense of
costly satellite and microwave
trucks
 WIMAX: TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT Allows
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quick
deployments in
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heavily congested
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without the need for
trenching and putting
down
fixed lines. Wireless
technology also insures
that these connections
will not
The end

By GIDEON M. MACASO