
WiMAX, or Broadband Wireless Access to use its official name, is receiving a great deal of publicity as the successor to WiFi, a serious competitor to third generation mobile networks and the future integrating technology for interactive entertainment, Internet access and communications of all types.
learntelecoms' interactive e-learning course, WiMAX, provides an unbiased and hype-free introduction to the technical and commercial aspects of this exciting but complex technology.
This WiMAX e-learning course is intended for study by planners needing a factual discussion of WiMAX applications, state of development and commercial factors. Technical personnel will benefit from WiMAX´s discussion of underlying technologies, their advantages compared with existing radio networks and the problems still to be overcome.
What WiMAX is: Organisations involved; IEEE 802.16 standards; testing and certification; proprietary systems like WiBro (Wireless Broadband).
What WiMAX can do: 'Enhanced' WiFi, backhauls; wireless local loop; disaster relief; alternative radio access technology for cellular systems, quadruple play; integrating technology.
How WiMAX works: WiMAX PHY and MAC layers; WiMAX and Internet Protocol (IP); effects of mobility; alternative duplex systems FDD and TDD; licensed and unlicensed frequency bands; OFDM and SOFDMA; adaptive antenna systems (AAS) and multiple-in, multiple-out (MIMO); coding and error correction: FEC and HARQ.
Other WiMAX developments: Qualcomm - Flarion's Flash OFDM™; mobile multi-hop relay (MMR); high-speed mobile; frequency sharing with UHF TV.
Number of chapters: 5 Study time: 5 hours

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