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standards based on the IEEE 802.16 set of standards, which provide multiple physical layer (PHY)
and Media Access Control (MAC) options.
The name "WiMAX" was created by the WiMAX Forum, which was formed in June 2001 to promote
conformity and interoperability of the standard, including the definition of predefined system profiles
for commercial vendors.[1] The forum describes WiMAX as "a standards-based technology enabling
the delivery of last mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and DSL".[2] IEEE
802.16m or WirelessMAN-Advanced was a candidate for the 4G, in competition with the LTE
Advanced standard.
WiMAX was initially designed to provide 30 to 40 megabit-per-second data rates,[3] with the 2011
update providing up to 1 Gbit/s[3] for fixed stations.
Contents
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1Terminology
2Uses of WiMAX
o 2.1Internet access
o 2.2Middle-mile backhaul to fiber networks
o 2.3Triple-play
3Connecting
o 3.1Gateways
o 3.2External modems
o 3.3Mobile phones
4Technical information
o 4.1The IEEE 802.16 Standard
o 4.2Physical layer
o 4.3Media access control layer
o 4.4Specifications
o 4.5Integration with an IP-based network
o 4.6Spectrum allocation
o 4.7Spectral efficiency and Advantages
o 4.8Inherent limitations
o 4.9Silicon implementations
o 4.10Comparison
5Conformance testing
6Associations
o 6.1WiMAX Forum
o 6.2WiMAX Spectrum Owners Alliance
o 6.3Telecommunications Industry Association
7Competing technologies
o 7.1Harmonization
o 7.2Comparison with other mobile Internet standards
8Development
9Interference
10Deployments
11See also
12Notes
13References
14External links
Terminology[edit]
WiMAX refers to interoperable implementations of the IEEE 802.16 family of wireless-networks
standards ratified by the WiMAX Forum. (Similarly, Wi-Fi refers to interoperable implementations of
the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance.) WiMAX Forum certification
allows vendors to sell fixed or mobile products as WiMAX certified, thus ensuring a level of
interoperability with other certified products, as long as they fit the same profile.
The original IEEE 802.16 standard (now called "Fixed WiMAX") was published in 2001. WiMAX
adopted some of its technology from WiBro, a service marketed in Korea.[4]
Mobile WiMAX (originally based on 802.16e-2005) is the revision that was deployed in many
countries, and is the basis for future revisions such as 802.16m-2011.
WiMAX is sometimes referred to as "Wi-Fi on steroids"[5] and can be used for a number of
applications including broadband connections, cellular backhaul, hotspots, etc. It is similar to Long-
range Wi-Fi, but it can enable usage at much greater distances.[6]
Uses of WiMAX[edit]
The bandwidth and range of WiMAX make it suitable for the following potential applications:
Providing portable mobile broadband connectivity across cities and countries through various
devices.
Providing a wireless alternative to cable and digital subscriber line (DSL) for "last mile"
broadband access.
Providing data, telecommunications (VoIP) and IPTV services (triple play).
Providing Internet connectivity as part of a business continuity plan.
Smart grids and metering
Internet access[edit]
WiMAX can provide at-home or mobile Internet access across whole cities or countries. In many
cases this has resulted in competition in markets which typically only had access through an existing
incumbent DSL (or similar) operator.
Additionally, given the relatively low costs associated with the deployment of a WiMAX network (in
comparison with 3G, HSDPA, xDSL, HFC or FTTx), it is now economically viable to provide last-mile
broadband Internet access in remote locations.
Triple-play[edit]
WiMAX directly supports the technologies that make triple-play service offerings possible (such
as Quality of Service and Multicasting). These are inherent to the WiMAX standard rather than being
added on as Carrier Ethernet is to Ethernet.
On May 7, 2008 in the United States, Sprint Nextel, Google, Intel, Comcast, Bright House, and Time
Warner announced a pooling of an average of 120 MHz of spectrum and merged with Clearwire to
market the service. The new company hopes to benefit from combined services offerings and
network resources as a springboard past its competitors. The cable companies will provide media
services to other partners while gaining access to the wireless network as a Mobile virtual network
operator to provide triple-play services.
Some analysts[who?] questioned how the deal will work out: Although fixed-mobile convergence has
been a recognized factor in the industry, prior attempts to form partnerships among wireless and
cable companies have generally failed to lead to significant benefits to the participants. Other
analysts point out that as wireless progresses to higher bandwidth, it inevitably competes more
directly with cable and DSL, inspiring competitors into collaboration. Also, as wireless broadband
networks grow denser and usage habits shift, the need for increased backhaul and media service
will accelerate, therefore the opportunity to leverage cable assets is expected to increase.
Connecting[edit]
Devices that provide connectivity to a WiMAX network are known as subscriber stations (SS).
Portable units include handsets (similar to cellular smartphones); PC peripherals (PC Cards or USB
dongles); and embedded devices in laptops, which are now available for Wi-Fi services. In addition,
there is much emphasis by operators on consumer electronics devices such as Gaming consoles,
MP3 players and similar devices. WiMAX is more similar to Wi-Fi than to other 3Gcellular
technologies.
The WiMAX Forum website provides a list of certified devices. However, this is not a complete list of
devices available as certified modules are embedded into laptops, MIDs (Mobile Internet devices),
and other private labeled devices.
Gateways[edit]
WiMAX gateway devices are available as both indoor and outdoor versions from several
manufacturers including Vecima Networks, Alvarion, Airspan, ZyXEL, Huawei, and Motorola. The list
of deployed WiMAX networks and WiMAX Forum membership list [11] provide more links to specific
vendors, products and installations. The list of vendors and networks is not comprehensive and is
not intended as an endorsement of these companies above others.
Many of the WiMAX gateways that are offered by manufactures such as these are stand-alone self-
install indoor units. Such devices typically sit near the customer's window with the best signal, and
provide:
An integrated Wi-Fi access point to provide the WiMAX Internet connectivity to multiple devices
throughout the home or business.
Ethernet ports to connect directly to a computer, router, printer or DVR on a local wired network.
One or two analog telephone jacks to connect a land-line phone and take advantage of VoIP.
Indoor gateways are convenient, but radio losses mean that the subscriber may need to be
significantly closer to the WiMAX base station than with professionally installed external units.
Outdoor units are roughly the size of a laptop PC, and their installation is comparable to the
installation of a residential satellite dish. A higher-gain directional outdoor unit will generally result in
greatly increased range and throughput but with the obvious loss of practical mobility of the unit.
External modems[edit]
USB can provide connectivity to a WiMAX network through what is called a dongle. Generally these
devices are connected to a notebook or net book computer. Dongles typically have omnidirectional
antennas which are of lower gain compared to other devices. As such these devices are best used
in areas of good coverage.
Mobile phones[edit]
HTC announced the first WiMAX enabled mobile phone, the Max 4G, on November 12, 2008.[12] The
device was only available to certain markets in Russia on the Yota network until 2010.[13]
HTC and Sprint Nextel released the second WiMAX enabled mobile phone, the EVO 4G, March 23,
2010 at the CTIA conference in Las Vegas. The device, made available on June 4, 2010,[14] is
capable of both EV-DO(3G) and WiMAX(pre-4G) as well as simultaneous data & voice sessions.
Sprint Nextel announced at CES 2012 that it will no longer be offering devices using the WiMAX
technology due to financial circumstances, instead, along with its network partner Clearwire, Sprint
Nextel will roll out a 4G network deciding to shift and utilize LTE 4G technology instead.
Technical information[edit]
The IEEE 802.16 Standard[edit]
WiMAX is based upon IEEE Std 802.16e-2005,[15] approved in December 2005. It is a supplement to
the IEEE Std 802.16-2004,[16] and so the actual standard is 802.16-2004 as amended by 802.16e-
2005. Thus, these specifications need to be considered together.
IEEE 802.16e-2005 improves upon IEEE 802.16-2004 by:
Adding support for mobility (soft and hard handover between base stations). This is seen as one
of the most important aspects of 802.16e-2005, and is the very basis of Mobile WiMAX.
Scaling of the fast Fourier transform (FFT) to the channel bandwidth in order to keep the carrier
spacing constant across different channel bandwidths (typically 1.25 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz or
20 MHz). Constant carrier spacing results in a higher spectrum efficiency in wide channels, and
a cost reduction in narrow channels. Also known as scalable OFDMA (SOFDMA). Other bands
not multiples of 1.25 MHz are defined in the standard, but because the allowed FFT subcarrier
numbers are only 128, 512, 1024 and 2048, other frequency bands will not have exactly the
same carrier spacing, which might not be optimal for implementations. Carrier spacing is
10.94 kHz.
Advanced antenna diversity schemes, and hybrid automatic repeat-request (HARQ)
Adaptive antenna systems (AAS) and MIMO technology
Denser sub-channelization, thereby improving indoor penetration
Intro and low-density parity check (LDPC)
Introducing downlink sub-channelization, allowing administrators to trade coverage for capacity
or vice versa
Adding an extra quality of service (QoS) class for VoIP applications.
SOFDMA (used in 802.16e-2005) and OFDM256 (802.16d) are not compatible thus equipment will
have to be replaced if an operator is to move to the later standard (e.g., Fixed WiMAX to Mobile
WiMAX).
Physical layer[edit]
The original version of the standard on which WiMAX is based (IEEE 802.16) specified a physical
layer operating in the 10 to 66 GHz range. 802.16a, updated in 2004 to 802.16-2004, added
specifications for the 2 to 11 GHz range. 802.16-2004 was updated by 802.16e-2005 in 2005 and
uses scalable orthogonal frequency-division multiple access[17] (SOFDMA), as opposed to the
fixed orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) version with 256 sub-carriers (of which 200
are used) in 802.16d. More advanced versions, including 802.16e, also bring multiple antenna
support through MIMO. (See WiMAX MIMO) This brings potential benefits in terms of coverage, self
installation, power consumption, frequency re-use and bandwidth efficiency. WiMax is the most
energy-efficient pre-4G technique among LTE and HSPA+.[18]
Specifications[edit]
As a standard intended to satisfy needs of next-generation data networks (4G), WiMAX is
distinguished by its dynamic burst algorithm modulation adaptive to the physical environment the RF
signal travels through. Modulation is chosen to be more spectrally efficient (more bits
per OFDM/SOFDMA symbol). That is, when the bursts have a high signal strength and a high carrier
to noise plus interference ratio (CINR), they can be more easily decoded using digital signal
processing(DSP). In contrast, operating in less favorable environments for RF communication, the
system automatically steps down to a more robust mode (burst profile) which means fewer bits per
OFDM/SOFDMA symbol; with the advantage that power per bit is higher and therefore simpler
accurate signal processing can be performed.
Burst profiles are used inverse (algorithmically dynamic) to low signal attenuation; meaning
throughput between clients and the base station is determined largely by distance. Maximum
distance is achieved by the use of the most robust burst setting; that is, the profile with the largest
MAC frame allocation trade-off requiring more symbols (a larger portion of the MAC frame) to be
allocated in transmitting a given amount of data than if the client were closer to the base station.
The client's MAC frame and their individual burst profiles are defined as well as the specific time
allocation. However, even if this is done automatically then the practical deployment should avoid
high interference and multipath environments. The reason for which is obviously that too much
interference causes the network to function poorly and can also misrepresent the capability of the
network.
The system is complex to deploy as it is necessary to track not only the signal strength and CINR
(as in systems like GSM) but also how the available frequencies will be dynamically assigned
(resulting in dynamic changes to the available bandwidth.) This could lead to cluttered frequencies
with slow response times or lost frames.
As a result, the system has to be initially designed in consensus with the base station product team
to accurately project frequency use, interference, and general product functionality.
The Asia-Pacific region has surpassed the North American region in terms of 4G broadband wireless
subscribers. There were around 1.7 million pre-WiMAX and WiMAX customers in Asia 29% of the
overall market compared to 1.4 million in the USA and Canada.[19]
The WiMAX Forum has proposed an architecture that defines how a WiMAX network can be
connected with an IP based core network, which is typically chosen by operators that serve as
Internet Service Providers (ISP); Nevertheless, the WiMAX BS provide seamless integration
capabilities with other types of architectures as with packet switched Mobile Networks.
The WiMAX forum proposal defines a number of components, plus some of the interconnections (or
reference points) between these, labeled R1 to R5 and R8:
Spectrum allocation[edit]
There is no uniform global licensed spectrum for WiMAX, however the WiMAX Forum published
three licensed spectrum profiles: 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz, in an effort to drive standardisation
and decrease cost.
In the USA, the biggest segment available was around 2.5 GHz,[21] and is already assigned, primarily
to Sprint Nextel and Clearwire. Elsewhere in the world, the most-likely bands used will be the Forum
approved ones, with 2.3 GHz probably being most important in Asia. Some countries in Asia
like India and Indonesia will use a mix of 2.5 GHz, 3.3 GHz and other
frequencies. Pakistan's Wateen Telecom uses 3.5 GHz.
Analog TV bands (700 MHz) may become available, but await the complete digital television
transition, and other uses have been suggested for that spectrum. In the USA the FCC auction for
this spectrum began in January 2008 and, as a result, the biggest share of the spectrum went to
Verizon Wireless and the next biggest to AT&T.[22] Both of these companies stated their intention of
supporting LTE, a technology which competes directly with WiMAX. EU commissioner Viviane
Reding has suggested re-allocation of 500800 MHz spectrum for wireless communication, including
WiMAX.[23]
WiMAX profiles define channel size, TDD/FDD and other necessary attributes in order to have inter-
operating products. The current fixed profiles are defined for both TDD and FDD profiles. At this
point, all of the mobile profiles are TDD only. The fixed profiles have channel sizes of 3.5 MHz,
5 MHz, 7 MHz and 10 MHz. The mobile profiles are 5 MHz, 8.75 MHz and 10 MHz. (Note: the
802.16 standard allows a far wider variety of channels, but only the above subsets are supported as
WiMAX profiles.)
Since October 2007, the Radio communication Sector of the International Telecommunication Union
(ITU-R) has decided to include WiMAX technology in the IMT-2000 set of standards.[24] This enables
spectrum owners (specifically in the 2.52.69 GHz band at this stage) to use WiMAX equipment in
any country that recognizes the IMT-2000.
Inherent limitations[edit]
WiMAX cannot deliver 70 Mbit/s over 50 km (31 mi). Like all wireless technologies, WiMAX can
operate at higher bitrates or over longer distances but not both. Operating at the maximum range of
50 km (31 mi) increases bit error rate and thus results in a much lower bitrate. Conversely, reducing
the range (to under 1 km) allows a device to operate at higher bitrates.
A citywide deployment of WiMAX in Perth, Australia demonstrated that customers at the cell-edge
with an indoor Customer-premises equipment (CPE) typically obtain speeds of around 14 Mbit/s,
with users closer to the cell site obtaining speeds of up to 30 Mbit/s.[citation needed]
Like all wireless systems, available bandwidth is shared between users in a given radio sector, so
performance could deteriorate in the case of many active users in a single sector. However, with
adequate capacity planning and the use of WiMAX's Quality of Service, a minimum guaranteed
throughput for each subscriber can be put in place. In practice, most users will have a range of 4
8 Mbit/s services and additional radio cards will be added to the base station to increase the number
of users that may be served as required.
Silicon implementations[edit]
A number of specialized companies produced baseband ICs and integrated RFICs for WiMAX
Subscriber Stations in the 2.3, 2.5 and 3.5 GHz bands (refer to 'Spectrum allocation' above). These
companies include, but are not limited to, Beceem, Sequans, and PicoChip.
Comparison[edit]
Comparisons and confusion between WiMAX and Wi-Fi are frequent, because both are related to
wireless connectivity and Internet access.[25]
WiMAX is a long range system, covering many kilometres, that uses licensed or unlicensed
spectrum to deliver connection to a network, in most cases the Internet.
Wi-Fi uses the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio frequency bands to provide access to a local network.
Wi-Fi is more popular in end-user devices.
Wi-Fi runs on the Media Access Control's CSMA/CA protocol, which is connectionless and
contention based, whereas WiMAX runs a connection-oriented MAC.
WiMAX and Wi-Fi have quite different quality of service (QoS) mechanisms:
WiMAX uses a QoS mechanism based on connections between the base station and the
user device. Each connection is based on specific scheduling algorithms.
Wi-Fi uses contention access all subscriber stations that wish to pass data through
a wireless access point (AP) are competing for the AP's attention on a random interrupt
basis. This can cause subscriber stations distant from the AP to be repeatedly interrupted by
closer stations, greatly reducing their throughput.
Both IEEE 802.11, which includes Wi-Fi, and IEEE 802.16, which includes WiMAX, define Peer-
to-Peer (P2P) and wireless ad hoc networks, where an end user communicates to users or
servers on another Local Area Network (LAN) using its access point or base station. However,
802.11 supports also direct ad hoc or peer to peer networking between end user devices without
an access point while 802.16 end user devices must be in range of the base station.
Although Wi-Fi and WiMAX are designed for different situations, they are complementary. WiMAX
network operators typically provide a WiMAX Subscriber Unit that connects to the metropolitan
WiMAX network and provides Wi-Fi connectivity within the home or business for computers and
smartphones. This enables the user to place the WiMAX Subscriber Unit in the best reception area,
such as a window, and have date access throughout their property.
LTE (telecommunication)
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evolution experiment.
Countries and regions with commercial LTE network deployment on-going or planned
Contents
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1Overview
2History
o 2.13GPP standard development timeline
o 2.2Carrier adoption timeline
3LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD
o 3.1History of LTE-TDD
4LTE Direct
5Features
6Voice calls
o 6.1Enhanced voice quality
7Frequency bands
8Patents
9See also
10References
11Further reading
12External links
o 12.1White papers and other technical information
Overview[edit]
See also: LTE timeline and List of LTE networks
LTE stands for Long Term Evolution[7] and is a registered trademark owned by ETSI (European
Telecommunications Standards Institute) for the wireless data communications technology and a
development of the GSM/UMTS standards. However, other nations and companies do play an active
role in the LTE project. The goal of LTE was to increase the capacity and speed of wireless data
networks using new DSP (digital signal processing) techniques and modulations that were
developed around the turn of the millennium. A further goal was the redesign and simplification of
the network architecture to an IP-based system with significantly reduced transfer latency compared
to the 3G architecture. The LTE wireless interface is incompatible with 2G and 3G networks, so that
it must be operated on a separate radio spectrum.
LTE was first proposed by NTT DoCoMo of Japan in 2004, and studies on the new standard officially
commenced in 2005.[8] In May 2007, the LTE/SAE Trial Initiative (LSTI) alliance was founded as a
global collaboration between vendors and operators with the goal of verifying and promoting the new
standard in order to ensure the global introduction of the technology as quickly as possible.[9][10] The
LTE standard was finalized in December 2008, and the first publicly available LTE service was
launched by TeliaSonera in Oslo and Stockholm on December 14, 2009 as a data connection with a
USB modem. The LTE services were launched by major North American carriers as well, with the
Samsung SCH-r900 being the worlds first LTE Mobile phone starting on September 21,
2010[11][12] and Samsung Galaxy Indulge being the worlds first LTE smartphone starting on February
10, 2011[13][14] both offered by MetroPCS and HTC ThunderBoltoffered by Verizon starting on March
17 being the second LTE smartphone to be sold commercially.[15][16] In Canada, Rogers Wireless was
the first to launch LTE network on July 7, 2011 offering the Sierra Wireless AirCard 313U USB
mobile broadband modem, known as the "LTE Rocket stick" then followed closely by mobile devices
from both HTC and Samsung.[17] Initially, CDMA operators planned to upgrade to rival standards
called UMB and WiMAX, but all the major CDMA operators (such
as Verizon, Sprint and MetroPCS in the United States, Bell and Telus in Canada, au by KDDI in
Japan, SK Telecom in South Korea and China Telecom/China Unicom in China) have announced
that they intend to migrate to LTE after all. The evolution of LTE is LTE Advanced, which was
standardized in March 2011.[18] Services are expected to commence in 2013.[19] Additional evolution
known as LTE Advanced Pro have been approved in year 2015.[20]
The LTE specification provides downlink peak rates of 300 Mbit/s, uplink peak rates of 75 Mbit/s
and QoS provisions permitting a transfer latency of less than 5 ms in the radio access network. LTE
has the ability to manage fast-moving mobiles and supports multi-cast and broadcast streams. LTE
supports scalable carrier bandwidths, from 1.4 MHz to 20 MHz and supports both frequency division
duplexing (FDD) and time-division duplexing (TDD). The IP-based network architecture, called
the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) designed to replace the GPRS Core Network, supports seamless
handovers for both voice and data to cell towers with older network technology such
as GSM, UMTS and CDMA2000.[21]The simpler architecture results in lower operating costs (for
example, each E-UTRA cell will support up to four times the data and voice capacity supported by
HSPA[22]).
History[edit]
3GPP standard development timeline[edit]
August 2009: Telefnica selected six countries to field-test LTE in the succeeding months:
Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany and the Czech Republic in Europe, and Brazil and
Argentina in Latin America.[60]
On November 24, 2009: Telecom Italia announced the first outdoor pre-commercial
experimentation in the world, deployed in Torino and totally integrated into the 2G/3G network
currently in service.[61]
On December 14, 2009, the world's first publicly available LTE service was opened
by TeliaSonera in the two Scandinavian capitals Stockholm and Oslo.
On May 28, 2010, Russian operator Scartel announced the launch of an LTE network
in Kazan by the end of the 2010.[62]
On October 6, 2010, Canadian provider Rogers Communications Inc announced that Ottawa,
Canada's national capital, will be the site of LTE trials. Rogers said it will expand on this testing
and move to a comprehensive technical trial of LTE on both low- and high-band frequencies
across the Ottawa area.[63]
On May 6, 2011, Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel successfully demonstrated 4G LTE for the first time
in South Asia, achieving a data rate of 96 Mbit/s in Sri Lanka.[64]
On May 7, 2011, Sri Lankan Mobile Operator Dialog Axiata PLC switched on the first pilot 4G
LTE Network in South Asia with vendor partner Huawei and demonstrated a download data
speed up to 127 Mbit/s.[65]
On February 9, 2012, Telus Mobility launched their LTE service initial in metropolitan areas
include Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area, Kitchener,
Waterloo, Hamilton, Guelph, Belleville, Ottawa, Montreal, Qubec City, Halifax and
Yellowknife.[66]
Telus Mobility has announced that it will adopt LTE as its 4G wireless standard.[67]
Cox Communications has its first tower for wireless LTE network build-out.[68] Wireless services
launched in late 2009.
The following is a list of top 10 countries/territories by 4G LTE coverage as measured by
OpenSignal.com in November 2016.[69]
Country/Territory Penetration
Japan 92.03%
Country/Territory Penetration
Lithuania 84.73%
Netherlands 84.10%
Singapore 82.61%
Norway 82.42%
Kuwait 81.77%
Sweden 81.37%
For the complete list of all the countries/territories, see list of countries by 4G LTE penetration.
LTE Direct[edit]
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A new LTE protocol named LTE Direct works as an innovative device-to-device technology enabling
the discovery of thousands of devices in the proximity of approximately 500 meters.[103] Pioneered
by Qualcomm, the company has been leading the standardization of this new technology along with
other 3GPP participants. LTE Direct offers several advantages over existing proximity solutions
including but not limited to Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. One of the most popular use cases for this technology
was developed by a New York City based company called Compass. The core feature of proximal
discovery among devices included a targeted discount voucher to a nearby device which matched
specific interests.[104] The Compass use case was featured at global conferences and events such
as CES 2015, MWC 2015, and said to be extended to many other scenarios including film festivals,
theme parks and sporting events. You can think of LTE Direct as a sixth sense that is always aware
of the environment around you, said Mahesh Makhijani, technical marketing director at Qualcomm,
at a session on the technology. Additionally, the protocol offers less battery drainage and extended
range when compared to other proximity solutions.
Features[edit]
See also: E-UTRA
Much of the LTE standard addresses the upgrading of 3G UMTS to what will eventually
be 4G mobile communications technology. A large amount of the work is aimed at simplifying the
architecture of the system, as it transitions from the existing UMTS circuit + packet
switching combined network, to an all-IP flat architecture system. E-UTRA is the air interface of LTE.
Its main features are:
Peak download rates up to 299.6 Mbit/s and upload rates up to 75.4 Mbit/s depending on
the user equipment category (with 44 antennas using 20 MHz of spectrum). Five different
terminal classes have been defined from a voice centric class up to a high end terminal that
supports the peak data rates. All terminals will be able to process 20 MHz bandwidth.
Low data transfer latencies (sub-5 ms latency for small IP packets in optimal conditions), lower
latencies for handover and connection setup time than with previous radio access technologies.
Improved support for mobility, exemplified by support for terminals moving at up to 350 km/h
(220 mph) or 500 km/h (310 mph) depending on the frequency band.[105]
Orthogonal frequency-division multiple access for the downlink, Single-carrier FDMA for the
uplink to conserve power.
Support for both FDD and TDD communication systems as well as half-duplex FDD with the
same radio access technology.
Support for all frequency bands currently used by IMT systems by ITU-R.
Increased spectrum flexibility: 1.4 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz and 20 MHz wide cells
are standardized. (W-CDMA has no option for other than 5 MHz slices, leading to some
problems rolling-out in countries where 5 MHz is a commonly allocated width of spectrum so
would frequently already be in use with legacy standards such as 2G GSM and cdmaOne.)
Support for cell sizes from tens of metres radius (femto and picocells) up to 100 km (62 miles)
radius macrocells. In the lower frequency bands to be used in rural areas, 5 km (3.1 miles) is the
optimal cell size, 30 km (19 miles) having reasonable performance, and up to 100 km cell sizes
supported with acceptable performance. In city and urban areas, higher frequency bands (such
as 2.6 GHz in EU) are used to support high speed mobile broadband. In this case, cell sizes
may be 1 km (0.62 miles) or even less.
Supports at least 200 active data clients in every 5 MHz cell.[106]
Simplified architecture: The network side of E-UTRAN is composed only of eNode Bs.
Support for inter-operation and co-existence with legacy standards
(e.g., GSM/EDGE, UMTS and CDMA2000). Users can start a call or transfer of data in an area
using an LTE standard, and, should coverage be unavailable, continue the operation without any
action on their part using GSM/GPRS or W-CDMA-based UMTS or even 3GPP2 networks such
as cdmaOne or CDMA2000.
Packet switched radio interface.
Support for MBSFN (Multicast-broadcast single-frequency network). This feature can deliver
services such as Mobile TV using the LTE infrastructure, and is a competitor for DVB-H-based
TV broadcast only LTE compatible devices receives LTE signal.
Voice calls[edit]
The LTE standard supports only packet switching with its all-IP network. Voice calls in GSM, UMTS
and CDMA2000 are circuit switched, so with the adoption of LTE, carriers will have to re-engineer
their voice call network.[107] Three different approaches sprang up:
Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
Main article: Voice over LTE
Circuit-switched fallback (CSFB)
In this approach, LTE just provides data services, and when a voice call is to be initiated or
received, it will fall back to the circuit-switched domain. When using this solution, operators
just need to upgrade the MSC instead of deploying the IMS, and therefore, can provide
services quickly. However, the disadvantage is longer call setup delay.
Simultaneous voice and LTE (SVLTE)
In this approach, the handset works simultaneously in the LTE and circuit switched modes,
with the LTE mode providing data services and the circuit switched mode providing the voice
service. This is a solution solely based on the handset, which does not have special
requirements on the network and does not require the deployment of IMS either. The
disadvantage of this solution is that the phone can become expensive with high power
consumption.
Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC)
Main article: SRVCC
One additional approach which is not initiated by operators is the usage of over-the-
top content (OTT) services, using applications like Skype and Google Talk to
provide LTE voice service.[108]
Most major backers of LTE preferred and promoted VoLTE from the beginning. The
lack of software support in initial LTE devices as well as core network devices
however led to a number of carriers promoting VoLGA (Voice over LTE Generic
Access) as an interim solution.[109] The idea was to use the same principles
as GAN (Generic Access Network, also known as UMA or Unlicensed Mobile
Access), which defines the protocols through which a mobile handset can perform
voice calls over a customer's private Internet connection, usually over wireless LAN.
VoLGA however never gained much support, because VoLTE (IMS) promises much
more flexible services, albeit at the cost of having to upgrade the entire voice call
infrastructure. VoLTE will also require Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC)
in order to be able to smoothly perform a handover to a 3G network in case of poor
LTE signal quality.[110]
While the industry has seemingly standardized on VoLTE for the future, the demand
for voice calls today has led LTE carriers to introduce CSFB as a stopgap measure.
When placing or receiving a voice call, LTE handsets will fall back to old 2G or 3G
networks for the duration of the call.
Enhanced voice quality[edit]
To ensure compatibility, 3GPP demands at least AMR-NB codec (narrow band), but
the recommended speech codec for VoLTE is Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband, also
known as HD Voice. This codec is mandated in 3GPP networks that support 16 kHz
sampling.[111]
Fraunhofer IIS has proposed and demonstrated "Full-HD Voice", an implementation
of the AAC-ELD (Advanced Audio Coding Enhanced Low Delay) codec for LTE
handsets.[112] Where previous cell phone voice codecs only supported frequencies
up to 3.5 kHz and upcoming wideband audio services branded as HD Voice up to
7 kHz, Full-HD Voice supports the entire bandwidth range from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. For
end-to-end Full-HD Voice calls to succeed however, both the caller and recipient's
handsets as well as networks have to support the feature.[113]
Frequency bands[edit]
See also: LTE frequency bands
The LTE standard covers a range of many different bands, each of which is
designated by both a frequency and a band number. In North America, 700, 750,
800, 850, 1900, 1700/2100 (AWS), 2300 (WCS) 2500 and 2600 MHz (Rogers
Communications, Bell Canada) are used (bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 30,
41); 2500 MHz in South America; 700, 800, 900, 1800, 2600 MHz in Europe (bands
3, 7, 20);[114][115] 800, 1800 and 2600 MHz in Asia (bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13,
40)[116][117] and 1800 MHz and 2300 MHz in Australia[118][119] and New Zealand (bands
3, 40).[120] As a result, phones from one country may not work in other countries.
Users will need a multi-band capable phone for roaming internationally.[citation needed]
Patents[edit]
According to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute's
(ETSI) intellectual property rights (IPR) database, about 50 companies have
declared, as of March 2012, holding essential patents covering the LTE
standard.[121] The ETSI has made no investigation on the correctness of the
declarations however,[121]so that "any analysis of essential LTE patents should take
into account more than ETSI declarations."[122] Independent studies have found that
about 3.3 to 5 percent of all revenues from handset manufacturers are spent on
standard-essential patents. This is less than the combined published rates, due to
reduced-rate licensing agreements, such as cross-licensing.[123][124][125]
See also[edit]
List of devices with LTE
4G-LTE filter
Comparison of wireless data standards
E-UTRA the radio access network used in LTE
Simulation of LTE Networks
Flat IP flat IP architectures in mobile networks
HSPA+ an enhancement of the 3GPP HSPA standard
LTE-A
LTE-U
QoS Class Identifier (QCI) - the mechanism used in LTE networks to allocate
proper Quality of Service to bearer traffic
System architecture evolution the re-architecturing of core networks in LTE
WiMAX a competitor to LTE
NarrowBand IoT (NB-IoT)
Wi-Fi
Dari Wikipedia bahasa Indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas
Logo Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi (/[unsupported input]wafa/, juga ditulis Wifi atau WiFi) adalah sebuah teknologi yang
memanfaatkan peralatan elektronik untuk bertukar data secara nirkabel (menggunakan gelombang
radio) melalui sebuah jaringan komputer, termasuk koneksi Internet berkecepatan tinggi. Wi-Fi
Alliance mendefinisikan Wi-Fi sebagai "produk jaringan wilayah lokal nirkabel (WLAN) apapun yang
didasarkan pada standar Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11".[1] Meski
begitu, karena kebanyakan WLAN zaman sekarang didasarkan pada standar tersebut, istilah "Wi-Fi"
dipakai dalam bahasa Inggris umum sebagai sinonim "WLAN".
Sebuah alat yang dapat memakai Wi-Fi (seperti komputer pribadi, konsol permainan video, telepon
pintar, tablet, atau pemutar audio digital) dapat terhubung dengan sumber jaringan seperti Internet
melalui sebuah titik akses jaringan nirkabel. Titik akses (atau hotspot) seperti itu mempunyai
jangkauan sekitar 20 meter (65 kaki) di dalam ruangan dan lebih luas lagi di luar ruangan. Cakupan
hotspot dapat mencakup wilayah seluas kamar dengan dinding yang memblokir gelombang radio
atau beberapa mil persegi ini bisa dilakukan dengan memakai beberapa titik akses yang saling
tumpang tindih.
"Wi-Fi" adalah merek dagang Wi-Fi Alliance dan nama merek untuk produk-produk yang memakai
keluarga standar IEEE 802.11. Hanya produk-produk Wi-Fi yang menyelesaikan uji coba
sertifikasi interoperabilitas Wi-Fi Alliance yang boleh memakai nama dan merek dagang "Wi-Fi
CERTIFIED".
Wi-Fi mempunyai sejarah keamanan yang berubah-ubah. Sistem enkripsi pertamanya, WEP,
terbukti mudah ditembus. Protokol berkualitas lebih tinggi lagi, WPA dan WPA2, kemudian
ditambahkan. Tetapi, sebuah fitur opsional yang ditambahkan tahun 2007 bernama Wi-Fi Protected
Setup (WPS), memiliki celah yang memungkinkan penyerang mendapatkan kata sandi WPA atau
WPA2 router dari jarak jauh dalam beberapa jam saja.[2] Sejumlah perusahaan menyarankan untuk
mematikan fitur WPS. Wi-Fi Alliance sejak itu memperbarui rencana pengujian dan program
sertifikasinya untuk menjamin semua peralatan yang baru disertifikasi kebal dari serangan AP PIN
yang keras.
Daftar isi
[sembunyikan]
1Sejarah
o 1.1Nama
o 1.2Sertifikasi Wi-Fi
2Penggunaan
o 2.1Akses Internet
2.1.1Wi-Fi kota
2.1.2Wi-Fi kampus
o 2.2Komunikasi langsung antarkomputer
3Spesifikasi
4Wi-fi Hardware
5Mode Akses Koneksi Wi-fi
o 5.1Ad-Hoc
o 5.2Infrastruktur
6Keselamatan
7Lihat pula
8Catatan
9Catatan kaki
10Bacaan lanjutan
11Pranala luar
Pada awal 2000-an, banyak kota di seluruh dunia mengumumkan rencana membangun jaringan Wi-
Fi sekota. Contoh usaha yang berhasil yaitu Mysore pada tahun 2004 menjadi kota Wi-Fi pertama di
India dan kedua di dunia setelah Jerusalem. Perusahaan WiFiyNet mendirikan beberapa hotspot di
Mysore, yang mencakup seluruh kota dan desa-desa sekitarnya.[25]
Tahun 2005, Sunnyvale, California, menjadi kota pertama di Amerika Serikat yang menyediakan Wi-
Fi gratis dengan cakupan satu kota,[26] dan Minneapolis memperoleh penghasilan $1,2 juta per
tahunnya untuk penyedia jasanya.[27]
Pada bulan Mei 2010, Walikota London, Britania Raya, Boris Johnson berjanji akan membangun
jaringan Wi-Fi yang mencakup seluruh London tahun 2012.[28] Sejumlah borough, termasuk
Westminster dan Islington[29][30] sudah memiliki cakupan Wi-Fi terbuka yang luas.
Para pejabat di ibu kota Korea Selatan, Seoul, berusaha menyediakan akses Internet gratis di lebih
dari 10.000 lokasi di seluruh kota, termasuk ruang terbuka publik, jalan utama, dan kawasan
permukiman padat penduduk. Seoul akan menyerahkan pengoperasiannya kepada KT, LG Telecom
dan SK Telecom. Perusahaan-perusahaan tersebut akan menginvestasikan $44 juta untuk proyek
ini, yang akan rampung tahun 2015.[31]
Wi-Fi kampus[sunting | sunting sumber]
Banyak kampus tradisional di Amerika Serikat memiliki cakupan Internet Wi-Fi nirkabel yang
setengah-setengah. Carnegie Mellon University membangun jaringan Internet sekampus pertama
bernama Wireless Andrew di kampus Pittsburgh-nya tahun 1993 sebelum merek Wi-Fi
muncul.[32][33][34]
Pada tahun 2000, Drexel University di Philadelphia menjadi universitas besar pertama di Amerika
Serikat yang memiliki akses Internet nirkabel di seluruh kampusnya.[35]
Komunikasi langsung antarkomputer[sunting | sunting sumber]
Wi-Fi juga memungkinkan komunikasi langsung dari satu komputer ke komputer lain tanpa melalui
titik akses. Ini disebut transmisi Wi-Fi ad hoc. Mode jaringan ad hoc nirkabel ini dipopulerkan
oleh konsol permainan genggam multipemain, seperti Nintendo DS, Playstation Portable, kamera
digital, dan peralatan elektronik konsumen lainnya. Sejumlah alat juga dapat berbagi koneksi
Internetnya menggunakan ad-hoc, menjadi hotspot atau "router virtual".[36]
Sama halnya, Wi-Fi Alliance mempromosikan sebuah spesifikasi bernama Wi-Fi Direct untuk
transfer berkas dan berbagi media melalui metodologi pencarian dan keamanan yang abru.[37] Wi-Fi
Direct diluncurkan bulan Oktober 2010.[38]
802.11a
802.11b
802.11g
802.11n
Spesifikasi b merupakan produk pertama Wi-Fi. Variasi g dan n merupakan salah satu produk yang
memiliki penjualan terbanyak pada 2005.
Spesifikasi Wi-Fi
Frekuensi Cocok
Spesifikasi Kecepatan
Band dengan
Di banyak bagian dunia, frekuensi yang digunakan oleh Wi-Fi, pengguna tidak diperlukan untuk
mendapatkan izin dari pengatur lokal (misal, Komisi Komunikasi Federal di A.S.). 802.11a
menggunakan frekuensi yang lebih tinggi dan oleh sebab itu daya jangkaunya lebih sempit,
lainnya sama.
Versi Wi-Fi yang paling luas dalam pasaran AS sekarang ini (berdasarkan dalam IEEE
802.11b/g) beroperasi pada 2.400 GHz sampai 2.483,50 GHz. Dengan begitu mengijinkan
operasi dalam 11 channel (masing-masing 5 MHz), berpusat di frekuensi berikut:
PCI
USB
PCMCIA
Compact Flash