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- Completing the 4G Vision: Gateways for Mobile WiMAX
- WiMAX is a set of specifications created by the WiMAX Forum and based on standards developed by the IEEE 802.16 Working Group WG. There are two standards of note here. The first is IEEE 802.16-2004, sometimes called 802.16d, which specifies a common air interface for fixed both ends stationary microwave...
- Tags: 4G, Mobile, Farpoint Group, IEEE 802.16, WiMAX, Wireless, Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, Marketing
- White papers 2007-09-01
- An Alternative QoS Architecture for the IEEE 802.16 Standard
- The IEEE 802.16 Standard is a technology proposed to offer wireless access to network stations in a metropolitan area environment. These networks are designed to operate at high data rates and to deal with several applications, resulting in different types of traffic profiles and demands. Therefore, the system is required...
- Tags: QoS, Association For Computing Machinery, IEEE 802.16, Wireless Access, IEEE 802.16 Standard, WiMAX, Wireless
- White papers 2006-10-18
- Delay Analysis and Comparison of OFDM-TDMA and OFDMA Under IEEE 802.16 QoS Framework
- The delay analysis and comparison of OFDM-TDMA and OFDMA using a flow control scheme under the QoS framework of IEEE 802.16 are conducted in the work discussed in this paper. The paper investigates the maximum packet delay performance by deriving delay bounds for several multiaccess modes with different subcarrier/time-slot assignment...
- Tags: University Of Southern California, Performance, Allocation, IEEE 802.16, Scheme, Analysis, OFDMA, WiMAX, Performance Management, Wireless, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2006-07-22
- On the Design of an FPGA-Based OFDM Modulator for IEEE 802.16-2004
- Current and future communication schemes tend to use OFDM systems in order to provide high baud rates and less inter symbol interference. Some examples are 802.11, 802.16, MC-CDMA, Digital Video Broadcasting, Wireless USB and Wireless Firewire. Trying to provide a solution to the new emerging devices, slow standard adoption and...
- Tags: IEEE, IEEE 802.16, FPGA, OFDM, WiMAX, Wireless
- White papers 2006-06-14
- Security Issues in Privacy and Key Management Protocols of IEEE 802.16
- Without physical boundaries, a wireless network faces many more security threats than a wired network does. Therefore, in the IEEE 802.16 standard a security sublayer is specified in the MAC layer to address the privacy issues across the fixed Broadband Wireless Access BWA. This paper gives an overview of the...
- Tags: Privacy, IEEE 802.16, WiMAX, Security, Wireless
- White papers 2006-03-10
- Fixed, Nomadic, Portable and Mobile Applications for 802.16-2004 and 802.16e WiMAX Networks
- WiMAX is a broadband wireless technology that supports fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile access. This paper describes the two versions of WiMAX which have been defined to meet the requirements of different types of access. The first is based on IEEE 802.16-2004 and is optimized for fixed and nomadic access....
- Tags: Mobile, IEEE 802.16, Mobile Application, WiMAX, Wireless, Wi-Fi
- White papers 2005-11-01
- An Examination of the Processing Complexity of an Adaptive Antenna System (AAS) for WiMAX
- The IEEE 802.16 family of standards embrace a large number of basic and optional features. After a brief description of the key features of the IEEE 802.16 technology, this paper will focus on the adaptive antenna system AAS, which is an optional feature but one that is expected to provide...
- Tags: IEEE, IEEE 802.16, WiMAX, Wireless
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Spectrum Co-Existence of IEEE 802.11b and 802.16a Networks Using the CSCC Etiquette Protocol
- This paper considers the feasibility of operating both IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi) and 802.16a (Wi-Max) networks in the same shared frequency band. A specific method using the "CSCC" Common Spectrum Coordination Channel etiquette protocol is studied and compared with earlier results on reactive interference avoidance algorithms. The CSCC concept is outlined,...
- Tags: IEEE 802.11, Network, New Jersey, IEEE 802.16, CSCC Concept, CSCC Protocol, Wireless LANs, WiMAX, Wireless, Wi-Fi
- White papers 2005-09-01
- An Integrated QoS Control Architecture for IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access Systems
- This paper proposes a new integrated QoS architecture for IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless MAN in TDD mode. After analyzing the current strategies to provide IntServ for the Internet connection via IEEE802.16-2004 WirelessMAN, a mapping rule and a fast signaling mechanism for providing both InterServ and DiffServ are given under Point...
- Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., QoS, IEEE 802.16, Alcatel, Simulation, WiMAX, Wireless
- White papers 2005-08-31
- Spatio-Temporal Schedulers in IEEE 802.16
- With the growing interest in Broadband Wireless Access BWA and demand for mobile high-speed connection, there is a need to extend wireless connectivity to passengers travelling in high-speed vehicles. In this paper, the IEEE 802.16 standard is used as a backhaul communication technology for broadband wireless access to railway systems....
- Tags: Base Station, Mobile, Broadband Wireless, IEEE 802.16, Wireless Access, University Of Toronto, WiMAX, Broadband Internet, Wireless, Advertising & Promotion, Telecommunications, Marketing
- White papers 2005-08-31
- Reactive Cognitive Radio Algorithms for Co-Existence Between IEEE 802.11b and 802.16a Networks
- This paper investigates the use of reactive cognitive radio algorithms to enable co-existence between IEEE 802.11b and 802.16a networks in the same unlicensed band. In particular, a system model is developed in which the two wireless systems share radio resources in frequency, space and time, and reactive coordination methods are...
- Tags: Algorithm, IEEE 802.11, Network, Radio, IEEE 802.16, Dynamic Frequency Selection, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- White papers 2005-08-30
- Providing Integrated QoS Control for IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access Systems
- This paper proposes a new integrated QoS architecture for IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless MAN in TDD mode. The current strategy of providing IntServ via IEEE802.16-2004 WirelessMAN is analyzed. A mapping rule for providing DiffServ between IP layer and MAC layer is given. A fast signaling mechanism is designed to provide...
- Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., QoS, Mechanism, IEEE 802.16, Alcatel, Simulation, WiMAX, Wireless
- White papers 2005-06-22
- Interference-Aware IEEE 802.16 WiMax Mesh Networks
- The IEEE 802.16 WiMax standard provides a mechanism for creating multi-hop mesh, which can be deployed as a high speed wide-area wireless network. To realize the full potential of such high-speed IEEE 802.16 mesh networks, two efficient wireless radio resource allocation extensions were developed. The objective of this paper is...
- Tags: Aware, Network, IEEE 802.16, Cornell University, WiMAX, Mesh Networking, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Networking
- White papers 2005-05-29
- Voice Over Wireless LAN Via IEEE 802.16 Wireless MAN and IEEE 802.11 Wireless Distribution System
- IEEE 802.16 Wireless MANs WMAN aims to extend the wireless broadband access up to kilometers to facilitate the long-range 'last-mile' Solution. For short-range extension, IEEE 802.11 Wireless Distribution System WDS can be set up easily by connecting Access Points AP together to form multi-hop networks. This provides a quick, easy...
- Tags: IEEE 802.11, Voice, WLAN, IEEE 802.16, WiMAX, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi, LANs, Networking
- White papers 2005-05-01
- Insight Analysis Into Wi-MAX Standard and Its Trends
- It is expected that WiMAX becomes the dominant standard for Wireless MAN networks in the world market, at least, in fixed broadband networks. A brief comparison between 802.16 and 802.16a has been provided and also it has been shown the advantage by using adaptive modulation. It has been explained that...
- Tags: IEEE 802.16, Analysis, WiMAX, Wireless
- White papers 2005-04-30
- A Service Flow Management Strategy for IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access Systems in TDD Mode
- A fair and efficient service flow management architecture for IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access BWA systems is proposed for TDD mode. Comparing with the traditional fixed bandwidth allocation, the proposed architecture adjusts uplink and downlink bandwidth dynamically to achieve higher throughput for unbalanced traffic. A deficit fair priority queue scheduling...
- Tags: Strategy, IEEE, IEEE 802.16, WiMAX, Wireless
- White papers 2005-04-22
- IP Data Communication Over the Wireless Network: A WiMAX Challenge
- This white paper attempts to suggest a solution for IPv4 data communications over the 802.16 Medium Access Control MAC layer. Two basic implementations are discussed at length here -IPv4 over 802.16 and IPv4 over ethernet (802.3) over 802.16. This white paper also provides an overview of WiMAX technology and outlines...
- Tags: IPv4, Network, IP, Hughes Software Systems, IEEE 802.16, Wireless Network, WiMAX, Wireless, Networking
- White papers 2005-03-30
- WiMAX Concepts and RF Measurements: IEEE 802.16-2004 WiMAX PHY Layer Operation and Measurements
- This paper is intended for engineers that need an overall understanding of the basic RF characteristics of the 256 carrier OFDM air interface defined in 802.16-2004 and the specific RF parametric measurement techniques that can be performed with Agilent test solutions. The 802.16-2004 standard describes four different air interfaces. One...
- Tags: IEEE, IEEE 802.16, Agilent Technologies Inc., WiMAX, OFDM, Wireless, Wi-Fi
- White papers 2005-01-05
- Planning a WiMAX Network With ICS Telecom nG
- The term WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access has become synonymous with the IEEE 802.16 Wireless Metropolitan Area Network MAN air interface standard. Amendments to the original release have extended the 802.16 air interface standard to cover non-line of sight NLOS applications in licensed and unlicensed bands in the sub...
- Tags: Network, IEEE 802.16, WiMAX, Wireless, Wi-Fi
- White papers 2004-12-01
- Multimedia Performance of IEEE 802.16 MAC
- The purpose of this paper is to analyze IEEE 802.16 Medium Access Control MAC sublayer for multimedia. The IEEE 802.16 standard specifies the air interface for fixed point-to-multipoint Broadband Wireless Access BWA systems providing multiple services. The specifications include the Medium Access Control layer MAC and PHYsical layer PHY layers....
- Tags: Multimedia, MAC, Norfolk State University, IEEE 802.16, WiMAX, Wireless
- White papers 2004-11-05
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