WIMAX System Components

Started by certforumz, October 21, 2011, 07:59:33 PM

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A WiMAX system  consists of two parts:

1.  A WiMAX tower, similar in concept to a cell-phone tower - A single WiMAX tower can provide coverage to a very large area -- as big as 3,000 square miles (~8,000 square km).

2.  A WiMAX receiver - The receiver and antenna could be a small box or PCMCIA card, or they could be built into a laptop the way WiFi access is today.

A WiMAX tower station can connect directly to the Internet using a high-bandwidth, wired connection (for example, a T3 line). It can also connect to another WiMAX tower using a line-of-sight, microwave link. This connection to a second tower (often referred to as a backhaul), along with the ability of a single tower to cover up to 3,000 square miles, is what allows WiMAX to provide coverage to remote rural areas.

Tutorials:
http://www.tutorialsweb.com/wimax/wimax.htm
http://www.tutorialsweb.com/wimax-info/index.htm