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BeyondSpot Technology
April. 2005
11 Billion
Billion
Subscriber
Subscriber
Broadband
300
300 Million
Million Mobile
Market Size
Subscriber
Subscriber Access
Cellular
Data 11 Billion
Billion
Users
Users
200
200 Million
Million
Internet
Internet Users
Users
1998 2010
Standard
Maturing
Fixed WiMAX
IEEE 802.16d
2005
Portable WiMAX
Nomadic WiMAX
IEEE 802.16d/e
2006?
Mobile WiMAX
IEEE 802.16e
2007?
Mobility
page 4 BeyondSpot Proprietary WiMAX Topic
802.16e Compatibility with 16d
802.16e is the mobile extension from 802.16
Modification in PHY from OFDM to Scalable OFDMA
Modification in MAC for security, handoff, roaming, & resource management
MAC Layer
PHY Layer
Alliance
Fixed/Nomadic Portable/Mobile
Multipath
Signal Sent
Signal Received
500kHz 5MHz
5MHz
WCDMA CDMA2000
page 10 BeyondSpot Proprietary WiMAX Topic
Local Optimization is Better
Future terminal can handover among multiple standards
Thanks to high integration of silicon, dual-/tri- mode terminals are practical.
Each standard is optimized for a specific environment, saving resource.
Avoid sacrificing power to support indoor users.
WiFi
POTS
Phones
VoIP
Terminal
VoIP
Mobile
Phones PC to Phones
802.16’s Effort in
OFDM Symbol Power
Power/RF Peak Power
Power-Saving mode
and Scalable OFDMA
are added to 802.16e
But higher FFT has
Average Power
more severe PAPR
(peak to average
power ratio)
Challenge the RF
Guard Interval IFFT Symbol Duration Time
design for WiMAX
APPLICATION
Marketing Hype
2.4 - 2.485 GHz (WLAN, Indoor Only) 3.5GHz (WLL) License bands 5.725 - 5.825 GHz (U-NII) or
5.725-5.850 GHz (ISM)
Yes No
make investment decision without
knowing the risks;
But can not afford not to know
about WiMAX.
WiMAX is a worth
watching topic !
page 20 BeyondSpot Proprietary WiMAX Topic