Wimax technology is designed for the transmission of multimedia services voice. See wimax expresss latest deals and use this detailed availability map to see if you live in one of the 12 cities and towns across kentucky where wimax express has fixed wireless internet service. The design of wimax network is based on the following major principles. Wimax technology known as the mobile wimax, which is a rapidly growing broadband wireless access technology based on ieee 802. Other competing broadband access technologies page 2 of 6. The letters of wimax stand for worldwide interoperability for microwave access axess, and it is a technology for point to multipoint wireless networking. The comparative study between the fixed and mobile wimax in this research make some important issued to understand about this. There are three main families of broadband wireless access bwa technologies, specifically 3g cellular, ieee 802. Though wimax is an emerging and extremely competitive wireless broadband access technology, the development prospects of. Advantages of wimax over 3g wimax is important for mobile broadband wireless, as it completes 3g by providing higher performance for data with more than 1 mbps downstream to allow connection of laptops and pdas wimax technology is the solution for many types of highbandwidth applications at the same time across long distances and will enable.
Subscriber terminal of wimax is put on access point of. The innovative broadband wireless access technology. Wimax is a standardsbased technology enabling the delivery of last mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to wired broadband like cable and dsl. Download product flyer is to download pdf in new tab. Slide 2 ctrq conference june 29 july 5, 2008 bucharest, romania. Broadband wireless access bwa has emerged as a promising solution for large distance access technology to provide very highspeed connections. The technology is relatively new, and several vendors are coming up with the support infrastructure. Photonics west tutorial, february 4, 2008 17 2008 raj jain. Architectures, protocols, resource management and applications. Wimax is also an acronym meaning worldwide interoperability for microwave access wimax. As a promising broadband wireless technology, wimax has many salient advantages over such as. The wimax technology preface worldwide interoperability for microwave access wimax, is a wireless communications technology aiming to provide wireless data over long distances in a variety of ways as an alternative to cable and dsl, from pointtopoint links to full mobile cellular type access. Wimax technology is a wireless broadband communications technology based around the iee 802. Wimax refers to broadband wireless networks that are based on the ieee 802.
While wimax was once envisioned to be a leading form of internet communication as an alternative to cable and dsl, its adoption has been limited. Wimax worldwide interoperability for microwave access is the ieee 802. Widening wireless new wimax technology allows broadband. Wimax technology is designed for the transmission of multimedia services voice, internet, email, games and others at high data rates of the order of mbs. Technology for broadband wireless access provides a global picture of wimax and a large number of details that makes access to wimax documents much easier. This set of standards specifically determines the rules and regulations for enduser broadband access. Pdf wimax wireless interoperability for microwave access is a forum that is. Wimax wireless interoperability for microwave access is a forum that is responsible for the task of ensuring interoperability and conformance among the systems and solutions developed by various. Broadbandnow is supported by commissions from some of the providers listed on our site. Part of a fourth generation, or 4g, of wireless communication technology, wimax far surpasses the 30metre 100foot wireless range of a conventional wifi local area network lan. Wimax is an air interface for fixed broadband wireless access systems, also known as the ieee wirelessman air interface.
The wimax system is described in thousands of pages of ieee 802. In fixed location wimax for internet access a fixed location radio technology is used rather than cable modem or dsl services. Wimax, which is an ipbased wireless broadband technology, can be integrated into both widearea. S today 8th aug 06 announced its plans to develop and deploy the first fourth generation 4g nationwide broadband mobile network. Verizon wireless and sprints evd0 256 kbps to 700 kbps derived from cellular and pcs bands.
Wimax technology is designed for the transmission of multimedia services voice, internet, email, games and others at high data rates of the order of mbs per user. License exempt wireless access systems including radio local area networks wasrlans represent the primary bwa technologies used for wireless internet access. Wimax emerges as the quintessential answer to these problems, given its superior performance and lower costs as compared to the existing 3g technologies and futuristic long term evolution lte equivalents. Cellular modems intel mobile modem solutions for smartphones, tablets, pcs, and iot devices are fast, flexible, and scalable. Wimax provides fixed, nomadic, portable and, soon, mobile wireless broadband connectivity without the need for direct lineofsight with a base station. Wimax technology can provide a costeffective broadband access solution in areas beyond. Wireless broadband access is set up like cellular systems, using base stations. Hence, wireless technology has the potential to empower local communities and expand. Therefore existing technologies such as wireless fidelity. Worldwide interoperability for microwave access is a technology standard for longrange wireless networking for both mobile and fixed connections.
It is a wireless broadband access technology that provides performance similar to 802. Usually broadband wireless access networks are considered to be enterprise level networks providing us with more capacity as well as coverage. A systematic investigation of wimax and its standards. Another challenge for the fixed access air interface is the need to set up high. Pdf a survey on mobile wimax wireless broadband access. One probable application of man is to link several wifi networks together with wba wireless broadband access using wimax technology. While the ieee standard defines the air interface, the wimax forum has undertaken the task of defining the complete endtoend network architecture and specifying the. If wireless lan technology wlan solves the access problem of the last one hundred meters, then wimax technology is the best access solution of the last mile. Thanks to its innovative technology, wimax will offer broadband wireless access. A wireless technology optimized for the delivery of ip centric services over a wide area.
Wimax provides fixed, nomadic, portable and, soon, mobile wireless broadband connectivity without the need for. Wimax broadband wireless access technology, based on the ieee 802. Broadband wireless access bwa technologies provide highspeed communication access by wireless means to consumer and business markets. Technology for broadband wireless access loutfi nuaymi. The forum describes wimax as a standardsbased technology enabling the delivery of last mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and dsl. Wimax is not the only bwa technology, although it is the best known. Wimax was developed for highspeed wireless bb data access and is a 4g technology available today at 3g prices. Wimax is a wireless broadband solution that provides particularly attractive lastmile connectivity options because the technology is designed to deliver ubiquitous, highthroughput broadband wireless services at a low cost to remote. Widening wireless new wimax technology allows broadband users to access internet from more places matthew yi, chronicle staff writer published 4.
There are other technologies which have also matured such as. Wimax, communication technology for wirelessly delivering highspeed internet service to large geographical areas. Designing a wimax communication network for accra for. In mobile wimax a fixed location wireless access is provided to cable modem and dsl services. This technology can provide broadband wireless access bwa up to 30 miles 50 km for fixed stations, and 3 10 miles 5 15 km for mobile stations. Wimax is a fixed broadband wireless access bwa system based on the. The objective of this tutorial is to provide a complete overview on the ieee 802. Broadband wireless access based on wimax technology citeseerx.