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Engr. Rex Jason H. Agustin

WiMAX is a wireless technology that provides broadband connections over long distances, allowing internet access in rural and remote areas not served by cables or phones lines. It uses towers that can provide coverage up to 3,000 square miles and receivers in devices like laptops to connect to those towers. WiMAX can operate in both line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight modes, using different frequency ranges, and can provide speeds up to 70 megabits per second within a 30-mile radius of the tower.

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Engr. Rex Jason H. Agustin

WiMAX is a wireless technology that provides broadband connections over long distances, allowing internet access in rural and remote areas not served by cables or phones lines. It uses towers that can provide coverage up to 3,000 square miles and receivers in devices like laptops to connect to those towers. WiMAX can operate in both line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight modes, using different frequency ranges, and can provide speeds up to 70 megabits per second within a 30-mile radius of the tower.

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Engr. Rex Jason H.

Agustin
WIMAX

 WiMAX is short for Worldwide


Interoperability for Microwave Access, and
it also goes by the IEEE name 802.16.
WIMAX

 WiMAX would operate similar to WiFi but at


higher speeds, over greater distances and for
a greater number of users.

 WiMAX could potentially erase the suburban


and rural blackout areas that currently have
no broadband Internet access because phone
and cable companies have not yet run the
necessary wires to those remote locations.
TWO PARTS:

 A WiMAX tower, similar in concept to a cell-


phone tower
 A single WiMAX tower can provide coverage
to a very large area -- as big as 3,000 square
miles (~8,000 square km).
WIMAX PARTS

 A WiMAX receiver
 The receiver and antenna could be a small
box or PCMCIA card, or they could be built
into a laptop the way WiFi access is today
How WIMAX Works
NON LINE OF SIGHT WIMAX

 a small antenna on your computer connects to the tower.

 In this mode, WiMAX uses a lower frequency range -- 2


GHz to 11 GHz (similar to WiFi).

 Lower-wavelength transmissions are not as easily


disrupted by physical obstructions -- they are better able
to diffract, or bend, around obstacles.
LINE OF SIGHT WIMAX

 a fixed dish antenna points straight at the WiMAX tower


from a rooftop or pole.

 The line-of-sight connection is stronger and more stable,


so it's able to send a lot of data with fewer errors.

 Line-of-sight transmissions use higher frequencies, with


ranges reaching a possible 66 GHz. At higher frequencies,
there is less interference and lots more bandwidth.
IEEE 802.16

 IEEE 802.16 Specifications


 Range - 30-mile (50-km) radius from base
station
 Speed - 70 megabits per second
 Line-of-sight not needed between user and
base station
 Frequency bands - 2 to 11 GHz and 10 to 66
GHz (licensed and unlicensed bands)
COMPARISON

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