Pareek WiMAX

Taking Wireless to the MAX
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-4200-1343-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten

Reihe: Informa Telecoms & Media

With market value expected to reach $5 billion by 2007 and the endorsement of some of the biggest names in telecommunications, World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is poised to change the broadband wireless landscape. But how much of WiMAX's touted potential is merely hype? Now that several pre-WiMAX networks have been deployed, what are the operators saying about QoS and ROI? How and when will device manufacturers integrate WiMAX into their products? What is the business case for using WiMAX rather than any number of other established wireless alternatives?

WiMAX: Taking Wireless to the MAX examines the evolution of wireless, broadband, and the wireless broadband landscape with exhaustive coverage of technological advances and evolving topologies. It sets the tone for the journey towards untouched wireless heights - WiMAX. The author builds a complete understanding of Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) Technologies, elaborating on past developments, present needs and uses, and future trends and markets. He lays out a road map to the future and articulates present and future applications and models of BWA with focus on WiMAX. The book also provides a detailed discussion on the advanced technologies central to the existence of WiMAX. It presents strategies for building the case for WiMAX and achieving success for the different players, including service providers and equipment manufacturers.

An increasing demand for access to information anytime, anywhere has led to explosive growth in access and wireless technologies. The trend has created new competitive threats as well as new opportunities in every walk of life. The task, then, is to turn possibilities into realities and provide solutions that enable anywhere, anytime access to information and applications at low cost and with a small investment. Taking a coherent and fact-based approach, this book explores the space between what is known and available and what industry needs.

Zielgruppe

Strategists, leaders, visionaries, and futurists active in telecom domain, managers, and systems engineers and architects.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pareek, Deepak

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Nachrichten- und Kommunikationstechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION
Give Me More: The Need for Broadband
Going Wireless: Enabling the Revolution
Broadband Goes Wireless
Understanding Wireless Networks
Defining Standards

Wireless Network Types
Key Wireless Technologies

Dynamics of Wireless Technologies

Opportunity for Wireless Technologies

Always Best-Connected

The Goal
Challenges

Key to Success: WiMAX

SETTING THE STAGE

The Knowledge Economy
The Need for Connectivity

Communication: Evolving with Mankind

The Global Brain

The Digital Divide: What Does it Signify?

Digital Market: Impact of E-Commerce
Digital Government: Assessing E-Government
The Economic Impact of Telecommunication

TELECOMMUNICATION: A CONNECTING MECHANISM
Telecommunication: Continuously Evolving
Trends in Transmission Coding Technology

A New Era of Telecommunication

The Network Is Born

Comparing the Telecom and Data Network Models

THE INTERNET TAKES OFF
The Birth of the Commercial Internet

Related Networks
Internet Evolution

The Technology behind the Internet
Backhaul Technologies

Distribution Technologies

Unprecedented Internet Growth
The Impact of the Internet

THE BROADER THE BETTER

The Need for Broadband

Why Broadband?

Broadband Applications

Broadband Technologies

Broadband Drivers and Pitfalls

WIRED VERSUS WIRELESS
Wireline Will Bleed but Won't Die
Why Go Wireless?7
The WLL Revolution
Wireless Data Access
Connectivity without Strings

Wireless Internet: Boom Time
Flavors of Wireless Internet

Wireless Network Technology

Drivers for Wireless Networks

Issues for Wireless Networks

BROADBAND UNWIRED
The Last Mile Shall Be the First

What Is Access?

Communications Revolution: Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)
BWA Technologies

Trends and Directions
Successes and Failures

WiMAX without Wires

Making Broadband Personal
One for Everyone
The Way Ahead
3G and Beyond

UNDERSTANDING THE TECHNOLOGY
How WiMAX Works

Designed to Succeed
Flavors of WiMAX
Types of WiMAX
Evolution of WiMAX
The Cutting Edge

IEEE 802.16 Standards
Overview
Family of IEEE 802.16 Standards

Importance of Standards
Technology Description
Base Stations
CPE or Subscriber System
RF Signals
Deployment Stages
Network Topology
Spectrum Issues

Spectrum Management

Spectral Impact: WiMAX
Licensed versus License Exempt

SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPE
A Common Solution for Multiple Problems

The USP
Universal Acceptance: The Challenge

Economics of WiMAX

WiMAX Cost Structure
Capital Expenses (CAPEXs)

WiMAX Benefits

The Importance of Scalability and Flexibility

Coexistence
Convergence: The Future of Communication
WiMAX and Multiple Service Levels
Marketplace Positioning
Market Analysis
Market Segmentation and Scope

WiMAX Applications

Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs)

High-Speed Internet Access or Wireless DSL
Backhaul

Clustered Wi-Fi Hot Spots

The Last Mile: Bringing Broadband to Underserved Areas

Other Applications

Are We Ready?

High Expectations
Deployment Process

WiMAX: Initial Phase

IDENTIFYING THE MARKET

Boom Period: Wireless Networks
WiMAX: Wi-Fi on Steroids

The Present Scenario

WiMAX Players

WiMAX Forum and Wi-Fi Alliance
The Role of the WiMAX Forum
Conformance versus Interoperability

The WiMAX Certification Process
Market Drivers
Market Challenges

Government Regulations
Incumbent Telecoms

Licenses

The Spectrum Picture

3.5 GHz Band

5 GHz U-NII and WRC Bands
Multi-channel Multi-point Distribution Service

Future Spectrum for BWA/WiMAX
Block Sizes
FDD and TDD Status

PREDICTING THE FUTURE

The Historical Pattern

Lessons from History

Broadband Wireless Access (BWA): The Next Big Thing
The Failure of Generation One
BWA: The Present

Taking Broadband to the Masses

Professional Users: Needing Mobile Broadband More than Ever
Public and Residential Users: Getting More Done at Home
WiMAX: The New Kid on the Block
Radio Technology: Push in the Right Direction
WiMAX Poised for Take-Off (or Maybe Not)

Is WiMAX Secure?
Positive Spectrum Environment
Forecasts and Global Trends

ANALYZING THE MODEL

WiMAX: Scores Higher

SWOT Analysis
Where WiMAX Fits in
Business Case

PLANNING THE STRATEGY
Management Summary
Strategy Development: An Art, Not a Science
To WiMAX or Not to WiMAX
The Players

Service Providers
Equipment Vendors

Regulators
Investors

Mobility: The Catch-22
Getting the Best out of WiMAX
Recommendations

CONCLUSION

The World Wants Access
Broadband Access to Buildings

Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)
WiMAX

Properties of IEEE Standard 802.16
Third-Generation Technology in 802.16

WiMAX Forum Purpose