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Topic : WiMAX Technology
WiMAX Broadband Wireless Access Technology, based on the IEEE 802.16 standard, is at
the origin of great promises for many different markets covering fixed wireless Internet
Access, Backhauling and Mobile cellular networks. WiMAX technology is designed for the
transmission of multimedia services (voice, Internet, email, games and others) at high data
rates (of the order of Mb/s per user). It is a very powerful but sometimes complicated
technique. The WiMAX System is described in thousands of pages of IEEE 802.16 standard
and amendments documents and WiMAX Forum documents. WiMAX: 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. All the aspects of WIMAX are covered.
Illustrations and clear explanations for all the main procedures of WiMAX are pedagogically
presented in a succession of relatively short chapters * Topics covered include WiMAX
genesis and framework, WiMAX topologies, protocol layers, MAC layer, MAC frames, WiMAX
multiple access, the physical layer, QoS Management, Radio Resource Management,
Bandwidth allocation, Network Architecture, Mobility and Security * Features a glossary of
abbreviations and their definitions, and a wealth of explanatory tables and figures *
Highlights the most recent changes, including the 802.16e amendment of the standard,
needed for Mobile WiMAX * Includes technical comparisons of WiMAX vs. 802.11 (WiFi) and
cellular 3G technologies This technical introduction to WiMAX, explaining the rather complex
standards (IEEE 802.16-2004 and 802.16e) is a must read for engineers, decision-makers
and students interested in WiMAX, as well as other researchers and scientists from this
evolving field.