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WiMAX Book Overview - Learn about WiMAX

by Carl Townsend last modified 2008-06-27 05:56 PM
 

The following are excerpts from WIMAX in 50 Pages: A SIMPLE EXPLANATION TO A COMPLEX SUBJECT, by Frank Ohrtman, WMX Systems, LLC. All rights reserved.



I. What is WiMAX?

Fixed WiMAX
Mobile WiMAX
WiMAX is not Wi-Fi
Converged voice and data easy as FM radio?

II. Wireless 101

- Point-to-Point (P2P)
- Point-to-Multipoint (PMP)
- Line of sight (LOS) or Non-line of sight (NLOS)?
Radios and Antennas
- Antennas
- Omni directional antenna
- Sector antennas
- Panel antennas
Subscriber Stations
- Outdoor CPE
- Indoor CPE
Site Survey
- Link Budget
- Frequency Plan
- Its about windows, not roof tops

III. Objections to WiMAX

- Solutions to Interference
- OFDM
- Adaptive Antenna System (AAS)
- Dynamic Frequency Selection, MIMO, and Software Defined Radios
WiMAX Security
WiMAX Reliability

IV. Applications for WiMAX: Triple and Quadruple Play

IMS Vision
Fixed Wireless (IEEE 802.16-2004) Applications
- PSTN bypass for fixed wireless T1/E1/DS3 substitute
- WiMAX as cellular alternative
- First Responders
- Mobile TV

V. WiMAX Economics: Compare WiMAX with other Technologies

WiMAX: Low barrier to entry
WiMAX Value Networks
The Market Valuation of a WiMAX Provider

VI. WiMAX Regulatory Issues

VII.Competing Broadband Technologies

EvDo (Evolution Data only)
DSL
Cable Modem
FTTH (Fiber to the home)
BPL (Broadband over Power line)
Competing Technologies Summary
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