WiMAX —— Taking Wireless to the MAX

----- WiMAX：无线最大化

ISBN: 9780849371868 出版年：2006 页码：381 Pareek, Deepak Auerbach Publications

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