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IP Communications and Services for NGN
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IP Communications and Services for NGN

by Johnson I Agbinya
December 2009
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
411 pages
12h 24m
English
Auerbach Publications
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WiMAX: Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access 53
WiMAX and 3G
WiMAX, ratified in October 2007 by the ITU-R as a 3G standard (and included as
part of the IMT-2000 family of standards), is a complementary rather than replace-
ment technology for 3G wireless systems. Traditional 3G systems primarily target
mobile voice and data users but WiMAX systems are optimized to provide large-
range, high-rate wireless connectivity for a large set of services and applications that
require QoS guarantees.
Table 2.2 compares 3G, IEEE 802.16e, and IEEE 802.20 MBWA and MobileFi
[3]. Using WiMAX as wireless backhaul, a cellular network can provide hig
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