WiMAX

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 Introduction
• Wireless Internet access nowadays
has become ubiquitous in everyday
lives.
• Examples of wireless technologies
includes, Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11),
Bluetooth, WiMAX, and more.
 Introduction cont…
• WiMax technology has the potential
to deliver high-speed Internet access
to rural areas and urban area not
serviced by cable technology or the
demand of mobile Internet is high.
• WiMax also viewed as an alternative
to satellite Internet services.
 Introduction cont…
• WiMAX may be a viable alternative
for broadband access that has been
economically unavailable.
• WiMAX access was used to assist
with communications in Aceh,
Indonesia, after the tsunami in
December 2004.
 WiMAX
• WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability
for Microwave Access).
• provides wireless data over long
distances in a variety of ways, from
point-to-point links to full mobile
cellular type access
• It is based on the IEEE 802.16
standard = WirelessMAN
 IEEE 802.16
• a standards-based technology
enabling the delivery of last mile
wireless broadband access as an
alternative to cable and DSL.
• The standard is called 802.16-2004
 Advantages
• Connects Wi-Fi hotspot area with
each other and to the other parts of
the Internet.
• provides a wireless alternative to
cable and Digital Subscriber Line
(DSL)
• High speed data transfer
 Disadvantages
• WiMax deployment for further Subscriber
Stations (SS) from the Base Station (BS)
requires Line of Sight (LOS) connectivity
where there should not be any blockages of
interference between SS and BS.
• Weather and other environmental factors
• It is difficult to achieve the maximum data
rates unless the SS and BS are located on
high places.
• WiMAX is very power intensive technology
and requires strong electrical support thus it
is another turning point for mobile devices
which heavily rely on batteries.
 Transfer Rate
• The fastest WiFi connection can
transmit up to 54 megabits per
second under optimal conditions.
• WiMAX should be able to handle up
to 70 megabits per second.
 802.16-2004 standard
• wireless solution for fixed broadband
Internet access that provides an
interoperable, carrier-class solution.
• perates in the licensed 2.5-GHz, 3.5-
GHz and license-exempt 5.8-GHz
bands.
• Range about 50 KM
General Features of WiMAX:
• OFDM-based physical layer: a scheme that
offers good resistance to multipath, and
allows WiMAX to operate in NLOS conditions
– OFDM = Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiplexing
• Very high peak data rates
• Scalable bandwidth and data rate support
• Link-layer retransmissions
• Support for TDD and FDD
– TDD: Time Division Duplexing
– FDD: Frequency Division Duplexing
• Flexible and dynamic per user
resource allocation.
• Support for advanced antenna
techniques.
• Quality-of-service support
• Robust security
• Support for mobility
 Conclusion
• WiMAX advantages exceed the
performance and cost advantages
that people talk about always.
• WiMAX offers developing and poor
areas wireless access without the
need to a proper infrastructure such
as cabling and jacking the wireless.