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9780132225526

Fundamentals of WiMAX : Understanding Broadband Wireless Networking

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    9780132225526

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    0132225522

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-01-01
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall

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Praise for Fundamentals of WiMAX "This book is one of the most comprehensive books I have reviewed ... it is a must-read for engineers and students planning to remain current or who plan to pursue a career in telecommunications. I have reviewed other publications on WiMAX and have been disappointed. This book is refreshing in that it is clear that the authors have the in-depth technical knowledge and communications skills to deliver a logically laid out publication that has substance to it." Ron Resnick, President, WiMAX Forum "This is the first book with a great introductory treatment of WiMAX technology. It should be essential reading for all engineers involved in WiMAX. The high-level overview is very useful for those with non-technical background. The introductory sections for OFDM and MIMO technologies are very useful for those with implementation background and some knowledge of communication theory. The chapters covering physical and MAC layers are at the appropriate level of detail. In short, I recommend this book to systems engineers and designers at different layers of the protocol, deployment engineers, and even students who are interested in practical applications of communication theory." Siavash M. Alamouti, Chief Technology Officer, Mobility Group, Intel "This is a very well-written, easy-to-follow, and comprehensive treatment of WiMAX. It should be of great interest." Dr. Reinaldo Valenzuela, Director of Wireless Research, Bell Labs "Fundamentals of WiMAXis a comprehensive guide to WiMAX from both industry and academic viewpoints, which is an unusual accomplishment. I recommend it to anyone who is curious about this exciting new standard." Dr. Teresa Meng, Professor, Stanford University, Founder and Director, Atheros Communications "Andrews, Ghosh, and Muhamed have provided a clear, concise, and well-written text on 802.16e/WiMAX. The book provides both the breadth and depth to make sense of the highly complicated 802.16e standard. I would recommend this book to both development engineers and technical managers who want an understating of WiMAX and insight into 4G modems in general." Paul Struhsaker, VP of Engineering, Chipset platforms, Motorola Mobile Device Business Unit, former vice chair of IEEE 802.16 working group "Fundamentals of WiMAXis written in an easy-to-understand tutorial fashion. The chapter on multiple antenna techniques is a very clear summary of this important technology and nicely organizes the vast number of different proposed techniques into a simple-to-understand framework." Dr. Ender Ayanoglu, Professor, University of California, Irvine, Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Communications "Fundamentals of WiMAXis a comprehensive examination of the 802.16/WiMAX standard and discusses how to design, develop, and deploy equipment for this wireless communication standard. It provides both insightful overviews for those wanting to know what WiMAX is about and comprehensive, in-depth chapters on technical details of the standard, including the coding and modulation, signal processing methods, Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) channels, medium access control, mobility issues, link-layer performance, and system-level performance." Dr. Mark C. Reed, Principal Researcher, National ICT Australia, Adjunct Associate Professor, Australian National University "This book is an excellent resource for any engineer working on WiMAX systems. The authors have provided very u

Table of Contents

Forewordp. xix
Prefacep. xxi
Acknowledgmentsp. xxiii
About the Authorsp. xxvii
Overview of WiMAXp. 1
Introduction to Broadband Wirelessp. 3
Evolution of Broadband Wirelessp. 5
Fixed Broadband Wireless: Market Drivers and Applicationsp. 10
Mobile Broadband Wireless: Market Drivers and Applicationsp. 12
WiMAX and Other Broadband Wireless Technologiesp. 13
Spectrum Options for Broadband Wirelessp. 17
Business Challenges for Broadband Wireless and WiMAXp. 21
Technical Challenges for Broadband Wirelessp. 23
Summary and Conclusionsp. 32
Bibliographyp. 32
Overview of WiMAXp. 33
Background on IEEE 802 16 and WiMAXp. 33
Salient Features of WiMAXp. 37
WiMAX Physical Layerp. 39
MAC-Layer Overviewp. 47
Advanced Features for Performance Enhancementsp. 55
Reference Network Architecturep. 57
Performance Characterizationp. 59
Summary and Conclusionsp. 61
Bibliographyp. 63
Technical Foundations of WiMAX 65
The Challenge of Broadband Wireless Channels 67
Communication System Building Blocksp. 68
The Broadband Wireless Channel: Pathloss and Shadowingp. 69
Cellular Systemsp. 77
The Broadband Wireless Channel: Fadingp. 84
Modeling Broadband Fading Channelsp. 91
Mitigation of Fadingp. 104
Summary and Conclusionsp. 110
Bibliographyp. 110
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexingp. 113
Multicarrier Modulationp. 114
OFDM Basicsp. 117
An Example: OFDM in WiMAXp. 123
Timing and Frequency Synchronizationp. 124
The Peak-to-Average Ratiop. 131
OFDM's Computational Complexity Advantagep. 142
Simulating OFDM Systemsp. 144
Summary and Conclusionsp. 145
Bibliographyp. 145
Multiple-Antenna Techniques 149
The Benefits of Spatial Diversityp. 150
Receive Diversityp. 154
Transmit Diversityp. 157
Beamformingp. 169
Spatial Multiplexingp. 174
Shortcomings of Classical MIMO Theoryp. 181
Channel Estimation for MIMO-OFDMp. 184
Channel Feedbackp. 189
Advanced Techniques for MIMOp. 190
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Accessp. 199
Multiple-Access Strategies for OFDMp. 200
Multiuser Diversity and Adaptive Modulationp. 204
Resource-Allocation Techniques for OFDMAp. 209
OFDMA in WiMAX: Protocols and Challengesp. 216
Summary and Conclusionsp. 219
Bibliographyp. 220
Networking and Services Aspects of Broadband Wirelessp. 223
Quality of Servicep. 224
Multimedia Session Managementp. 233
Securityp. 241
Mobility Managementp. 249
IP for Wireless: Issues and Potential Solutionsp. 260
Summary and Conclusionsp. 265
Bibliographyp. 266
Understanding WiMAX and Its Performance 269
PHY Layer of WiMAX 271
Channel Codingp. 272
Hybrid-ARQp. 278
Interleavingp. 279
Symbol Mappingp. 280
OFDM Symbol Structurep. 280
Subchannel and Subcarrier Permutationsp. 282
Slot and Frame Structurep. 290
Transmit Diversity and MIMOp. 292
Closed-Loop MIMOp. 296
Rangingp. 300
Power Controlp. 302
Channel-Quality Measurementsp. 303
Summary and Conclusionsp. 304
Bibliographyp. 304
MAC Layer of WiMAX 307
Convergence Sublayerp. 309
MAC PDU Construction and Transmissionp. 312
Bandwidth Request and Allocationp. 316
Quality of Servicep. 317
Network Entry and Initializationp. 319
Power-Saving Operationsp. 324
Mobility Managementp. 327
Summary and Conclusionsp. 332
Bibliographyp. 333
WiMAX N
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Fundamentals of WiMAXwas consciously written to appeal to a broad audience, and to be of value to anyone who is interested in the IEEE 802.16e standards or wireless broadband networks more generally. The book contains cutting-edge tutorials on the technical and theoretical underpinnings to WiMAX that are not available anywhere else, while also providing high-level overviews that will be informative to the casual reader. The entire book is written with a tutorial approach that should make most of the book accessible and useful to readers who do not wish to bother with equations and technical details; but the details are there for those who want a rigorous understanding. In short, we expect this book to be of great use to practicing engineers, managers and executives, graduate students who want to learn about WiMAX, undergraduates who want to learn about wireless communications, attorneys involved with regulations and patents pertaining to WiMAX, and members of the financial community who want to understand exactly what WiMAX promises. Organization of the Book The book is organized into three parts with a total of twelve chapters. Part I provides an introduction to broadband wireless and WiMAX. Part II presents a collection of rigorous tutorials covering the technical and theoretical foundations upon which WiMAX is built. In Part III we present a more detailed exposition of the WiMAX standard, along with a quantitative analysis of its performance. In Part I, Chapter 1 provides the background information necessary for understanding WiMAX. We provide a brief history of broadband wireless, enumerate its applications, discuss the market drivers and competitive landscape, and present a discussion of the business and technical challenges to building broadband wireless networks. Chapter 2 provides an overview of WiMAX, and servers as an "Executive Summary" of the rest of the book. This chapter is written as a stand-alone tutorial on WiMAX, and should be accessible to anyone interested in the technology. We begin Part II of the book with Chapter 3, where we explain the immense challenge presented by a time-varying broadband wireless channel. We quantify the principal effects in broadband wireless channels, present practical statistical models, and provide an overview of diversity countermeasures to overcome the challenges. Chapter 4 is a tutorial on OFDM, where the elegance of multi-carrier modulation and how it works in theory are explained. The chapter emphasizes a practical understanding of OFDM system design, and discusses implementation issues for WiMAX systems such as the peak-to-average ratio. Chapter 5 presents a rigorous tutorial on multiple antenna techniques covering a broad gamut of techniques from simple receiver diversity to advanced beamforming and spatial multiplexing. The practical considerations in the application of these techniques to WiMAX are also discussed. Chapter 6 focuses on OFDMA, another key ingredient technology responsible for the superior performance of WiMAX. The chapter explains how OFDMA can be used to enhance capacity through the exploitation of multi-user diversity and adaptive modulation, and also provides a survey of different scheduling algorithms. Chapter 7 covers end-to-end aspects of broadband wireless networking such as QoS, session management, security and mobility management. WiMAX being an IP based network, this chapter highlights some of the relevant IP protocols used to build an end-to-end broadband wireless service. Chapters 3 though 7 are more likely to be of interest to practicing engineers, graduate students, and others wishing to understand the science behind the WiMAX standard. In Part III of the book, Chapters 8 and 9 describe the details of the physical and MAC layers respectively of the WiMAX standard, and can be viewed as a distilled summary of the far more lengthy IEEE 802.16e-2005 and IEEE 802.16-2004 specifications. Sufficient details

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