Network Management, 2nd Edition

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Broadband Wireless Access Networks

OBJECTIVES

• Broadband wireless access networks

  • Multichannel multipoint distribution service, MMDS

  • Local multipoint distribution service, LMDS

  • IEEE 802.16/WiMax networks

• Components of wireless access network

  • Base station (BS)

  • Subscriber station (SS)

  • Wireless medium

  • Wireless spectrum

• Basic principles of wireless communication

  • Free-space propagation

  • Terrestrial propagation

  • Cellular mobile environment

  • Fading phenomena

• MMDS and LMDS

  • Deployment in rural areas

  • Line-of-sight (LOS) limitation

  • Operational spectrum and modes

  • Similarity with cable access network

  • DOCSIS standards or proprietary protocol

  • DOCSIS management standards for DOCSIS-based systems

• IEEE 802.16/WiMax networks

  • IEEE 802.16 spectrum ...