A Wireless Technology Revolution
WiMAX
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Radha Krishna Rao, G.S.V., 1973‑
WiMAX : a wireless technology revolution / G.S.V. Radha Krishna Rao and G.
Radhamani.
p. cm.
ISBN‑13: 978‑0‑8493‑7059‑5 (alk. paper)
ISBN‑10: 0‑8493‑7059‑0 (alk. paper)
1. Mobile communication systems. 2. Wireless communication systems. 3.
Broadband communication systems. 4. IEEE 802.16 (Standard) I. Radhamani,
G., 1968‑ II. Title.
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Wi-Fi .........................................................................................................54
e 802.11 Standard .........................................................................55
e 802.11 Architecture ...................................................................56
e Physical Layer (PHY) .................................................................56
e Data-Link Layer (DLL) .............................................................57
Security Technologies .......................................................................58
WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) ...........................................59
Extended EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) ...............59
e 802.11i Standard .............................................................. 60
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) ............................................... 60
WMM QoS .............................................................................61
WMM Power Save ..................................................................61
WiBro ........................................................................................................61
WiBro Draws Interest ...................................................................... 64
Samsung Unveils First WiBro Mobile Handsets .............................. 64
VNPT Considering WiBro Proposal ............................................... 64
WiBro, WiMAX Get Closer: Intel, LG Agree on Mobile
Internet Compatibility .................................................................65
Mobile WiMAX Gets Hearing at CES ............................................ 66
WiBro for the U.S. Military .............................................................67
WiBro Bus ........................................................................................67
WiBro Going to India ......................................................................67
e United States Adopts Samsung’s WiBro Technology .................67
WiMAX ....................................................................................................67
Analysis .....................................................................................................68
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WiMAX — A Technology ....................................................................75
802.16 ........................................................................................................75

e Deployment Outlook ..........................................................................98
Quality of Service (QoS)..........................................................................106
WiMAX QoS Architecture .............................................................107
Security .................................................................................................... 111
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WiMAX Product Development Trends ..............................................117
Range of WiMAX Hardware Is Expanding ............................................. 118
WiMAX Chip Has an Eye for Mobile Services ........................................118
InfiNet Wireless Announces 802.16d/802.16e WiMAX Design Win
With picoChip ....................................................................................118
Xilinx Announces Industry’s Most Comprehensive Suite of
Programmable WiMAX Solutions ...................................................... 119
Green Hills Software Adds WiMAX to Platform for Wireless Devices .... 119
Vendors Preview FPGA-Based WiMAX Modem ..................................... 119
Wavesat Brings Mini-PCI to WiMAX .....................................................120
Fetish Electric Car Goes WiMAX ...........................................................120
WiMAX Parabolic Dish Antennas ...........................................................121
picoChip and Wintegra Announce Partnership: New 802.16e
Reference Design Provides Increased Flexibility and Performance
for WiMAX BS ...................................................................................121
picoChip and ETRI Sign Software Defined Radio Development
Partnership for 3G and WiMAX.........................................................122
picoChip First to Demo Advanced Features of WiMAX .........................122
Nokia Makes First WiMAX Data Call ....................................................123
Lucent’s Multimedia Access Platform Supports Integrated FTTX,
WiMAX, and DSL Services ................................................................123
JISP Announces OSS/BSS to Build Profitable WiMAX ..........................123
New PXI Modules from Aeroflex Address WLAN, WiMAX
Applications ........................................................................................123
Alvarion Launches Indoor WiMAX CPE Gear .......................................124

Certification Testing at CETECOM Labs ..........................................137
Wavesat and Taiwan-Based Delta Networks Develop Low-Cost
WiMAX CPE .....................................................................................137
Signal-Creation Software Serves Mobile WiMAX, WiBro ......................138
Azonic Systems Unveils WiMAX-Compliant Products............................138
picoChip Integrates ArrayComm’s Network MIMO Software for
WiMAX ..............................................................................................139
Atmel Launches 3.5-GHz Chip Line for WiMAX ...................................139
ST Unveils WiMAX Modem Solution.....................................................139
Airspan Demonstrates Its Low-Cost, “Pay-as-You-Grow” WiMAX
Base Station .........................................................................................140
Airspan Announces First Mobile WiMAX Device ..................................140
Pactolus SIPware VoIP Deployed Via Satellite and WiMAX by Sawtel ...141
Alvarion Extends Its BreezeMAX Solution to New Frequencies ..............141
Siemens Releases WiMAX Modem .........................................................141
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CompactFlash Card WiMAX ..................................................................141
GaAs Switches Handle High Power for WiMAX ....................................142
Texas Instruments Announces WiMAX Portfolio ...................................143
TI Teams with Design Company on WiMAX.........................................143
Proxim Announces WiMAX Family .......................................................144
Nortel Bolsters WiMAX Position with Portfolio Enhancements,
New Customers ...................................................................................144
Alvarion Mobile WiMAX Solution, 4Motion, Targeted for Multiple
Markets ...............................................................................................145
Alvarion Gives a Peek into Mobile VoIP Future .......................................146
Morpho Readies Mobile WiMAX Chip Design ......................................146
Network Evolution with Alcatel 9500 MXC ............................................147
Telsima Launches Complete WiMAX Solution .......................................147

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Mobile WiMAX Solution Rolls for AWR’s VSS Suite ..............................158
Spirent Introduces WiMAX Testing ........................................................ 159
MIMO Powers Nortel’s WiMAX Portfolio .............................................159
HCL Successfully Integrates HCL WI-Express Solution ......................... 159
Alvarion Enables Voice Services Over WiMAX with BreezeMAX ..........160
VeriSign Chosen to Secure All WiMAX Devices ..................................... 161
NexTek Launches Lightning Protection for Wi-Fi/WiMAX.................... 161
Xilinx, AXIS Debut W-CDMA, WiMAX Integrated Radio Card
Platform .............................................................................................. 161
Quad-MAC CEVA-X1641 DSP Core Targets WiMAX, 3G,
Multimedia .........................................................................................162
EION Wireless Launches Libra MAX .....................................................163
Production-Ready WiMAX CPE Design Runs Linux .............................164
Samsung Unveils Wireless Communication Device .................................165
Samsung’s SPH-8100 WinMo Pocket PC with Mobile WiMAX,
IMS, and DMB ...................................................................................167
Redline Features WiMAX–Wi-Fi Mesh Network Solution......................167
Integrated Tester Checks the WiMAX PHY Layer ..................................168
WiMAX Requires Dedicated RF Test Routines ......................................168
Aperto Debuts Chassis to Support Both WiMAX Flavors .......................169
Agilent Technologies Showcases WiMAX Test and Measurement
Performance ........................................................................................170
Identity Systems Integrated into IEEE 802.16 WiMAX Networks ..........170
Intel Shows WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Cell Chip with MIMO..............................171
Intel Completes Design of Mobile WiMAX Chip ...................................171
New WiMAX Test and Measurement Solution .......................................171
RFMD Introduces GaN PAs for WCDMA, WiMAX, and Public
Mobile Radio ......................................................................................172

Tellus Venture Associates Completes WiMAX Feasibility Study
for City of Folsom, California: Pilot Project Approved for
Implementation ...................................................................................186
Siemens to Deliver WiMAX Network for First Commercial
Broadband Wireless Access Network in Russia ...................................187
Simply Broadband Ltd. Selects Allgon Microwave for WiMAX
Backhaul .............................................................................................187
A Hundred People to Try WiMAX for BT Belfast and Birmingham .......188
NTT Plans WiMAX Tests ......................................................................188
Aspen Communications Hopes to Deploy WiMAX to 36 Buildings
in Dallas and Offer the Technology to Wireless Broadband Service
Providers .............................................................................................188
Finnet Group Operators Building WiMAX Network ..............................189
Airspan Delivers First Commercial WiMAX Network to Be Built
in Russia ..............................................................................................189
Start Telecom and Alcatel to Test WiMAX in Russia ..............................190
Xanadoo Wireless High-Speed Internet Service Launched with Navini
Networks: Multiple Premobile WiMAX Deployments Planned
throughout Texas ................................................................................190
African Broadband Provider Expands Network with Alvarion’s
WiMAX System ..................................................................................190
KDDI Has Successfully Completed Field Trials of Japan’s First
Mobile WiMAX System in Central Osaka ..........................................190
Crowley Data to Launch WiMAX ...........................................................191
True Employs WiMAX in Broadband Growth Strategy ..........................191
Aperto Sets Up WiMAX Center in India ................................................192
TVA, Samsung Start WiMAX Tests ........................................................192
Intel Goes WiMAX in Saudi Arabia ........................................................192
Axtel Orders WiMAX Equipment for 17-City Expansion .......................193
BSNL Launches WiMAX Trial ...............................................................193

Pacnet, Intel to Trial WiMAX in Singapore ............................................202
Siemens Installs First WiMAX Network in Latin America ......................202
Turbonet Deploys Aperto Solution for WiMAX in Turkey ......................203
Chunghwa Telecom Launches First WiMAX Network in Taiwan
with Redline’s RedMAX Products ......................................................203
Yozan Conducts WiMAX Feasibility Test in Hokuriku Region
of Japan ...............................................................................................203
Deutsche Breitband Dienste Deploys Airspan’s AS.MAX Products in
Germany ............................................................................................ 204
MTI Wireless Edge to Exhibit WiMAX, Wi-Fi, and RFID,
ETSI-Compliant Flat Panel Antenna Solutions .................................. 204
Plain Sailing at WiMAX Telecom .......................................................... 204
Intel’s WiMAX Debuts at Sundance ........................................................205
Samsung Invests in WiMAX Chip Developer .........................................205
Venezuela Gets Mobile WiMAX Technology from Samsung ..................205
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Bangalore-Based Sloka Telecom Makes Low-Cost WiMAX and
3G Equipment ................................................................................... 206
Nigeria: NetnearU Partners Intel on WiMAX Deployment .................... 206
NTC Allocates WiMAX Spectrums in ailand .................................... 206
Mobile WiMAX Deployment Gets Under Way in Puerto Rico ...............207
Fujitsu Unveils WiMAX Strategy Encompassing Silicon,
Systems, and Services ..........................................................................207
Navini Supplies WiMAX in Sweden ....................................................... 208
Aircel Launches WiMAX ....................................................................... 208
Urban WiMAX Plans London Launch ................................................... 209
WiMAX in the United Kingdom ........................................................... 209
Nortel Tests Uplink Collaborative MIMO 4G
WiMAX Technology ......................................................................... 209

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Greece’s Intracom in Cooperation Agreement with U.S. Axxcelera
Broadband ...........................................................................................217
Payless Communication Holdings Inc. Targets Acquisitions for
Wireless VoIP over Wi-Fi and WiMAX ..............................................217
Pactolus Drives WiMAX-Delivered VoIP Carrier Services.......................218
Redline’s WiMAX Products Chosen for Major
Broadband Network in Saudi Arabia ...................................................218
VIA NET.WORKS Starts Operations in Zurich and Geneva ..................218
Networkplus Offers Islandwide WiMAX Coverage .................................219
BellSouth Offers WiMAX to Ravaged Gulf Coast .................................. 219
Alcatel to Deliver WiMAX Network to Netia for Broadband Wireless
Access in Poland .................................................................................. 219
Airspan Announces Completion of Large Connectivity Project
in the Dominican Republic ................................................................ 220
Digicel Ramps Up Caribbean Services, Plans WiMAX Expansion ......... 220
KT and Alcatel to Partner on Mobile WiMAX ...................................... 220
Nortel to Build WiMAX Network in Canada ........................................ 220
Natcom Tests WiMAX in Auckland........................................................221
VCom Signs Major WiMAX Agreement with MRO-TEK to Supply
Wireless Broadband Equipment Across India ......................................221
Sydney to Get Business WiMAX Network ..............................................221
WiMAX Network Planned for Finland .................................................. 222
Sprint Casts Its Lot with WiMAX .......................................................... 222
Fujitsu Unveils Mobile WiMAX SoC Solution ....................................... 222
Poland’s Netia Selects Alvarion’s Broadband Solution ............................. 222
Ultranet2go Spreads WiMAX across Mexico ..........................................223
Redline’s RedMAX
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Samsung Sets Out Plans for WiMAX Worldwide ................................... 230
FPGAs Address Emerging WiMAX Market Requirements .....................231
Air Broadband to Use Fujitsu WiMAX SoC ............................................232
Forty Kilometers with WiMAX — New Transmission Record in
Wireless Broadband Internet over Water .............................................232
RF Transistors Meet WiMAX BS Demands ............................................232
Indonesia Gets National WiMAX Network ............................................233
Singapore Plans to Make Itself a Mega Wi-Fi Hot Spot ...........................233
Unwired, Mitsui Cooperate on Global WiMAX .................................... 234
WiMAX Boxes Hit New Zealand ........................................................... 234
Redline System to Be Used for WiMAX Deployment on Oil Rigs in
Gulf of Mexico ................................................................................... 234
Hopping Aboard the Mobile WiMAX Bus ..............................................235
Carrier-Class WiMAX Solution ...............................................................235
Mobile WiMAX Goes Mini ....................................................................235
Intel Installs Wireless WiMAX Internet in Amazon Island City .............236
Implementing WiMAX Using a Software-Configurable Processor ..........236
MobiTV to Demo HD via WiMAX .......................................................237
First WiMAX Transmission in Latin America .........................................237
Motorola to Develop Mobile WiMAX Chipsets ......................................237
Taiwan Market: NCC Finalizes WiMAX License Plan ...........................238
Airspan’s WiMAX VoIP Testing Successful .............................................238
German WiMAX Pilot Successful ...........................................................238
Algeria Becomes the Arab World’s WiMAX Pioneer ...............................239
Chunghwa Combines Wi-Fi and WiMAX ..............................................239
WiMAX Interest from Over a Dozen Companies in Sri Lanka,
Reports Regulator ...............................................................................239
WiMAX Products Hit U.S. Market .........................................................240
APERTO Unveils WiMAX Solutions Ecosystem ....................................240
Comsys Presents Mobile WiMAX/Cellular Convergence ........................241