WiMAX: Standards and Security (WiMAX Handbook)

✍ Scribed by Syed A. Ahson

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 278
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

As the demand for broadband services continues to grow worldwide, traditional solutions, such as digital cable and fiber optics, are often difficult and expensive to implement, especially in rural and remote areas. The emerging WiMAX system satisfies the growing need for high data-rate applications such as voiceover IP, video conferencing, interactive gaming, and multimedia streaming. WiMAX deployments not only serve residential and enterprise users but can also be deployed as a backhaul for Wi-Fi hotspots or 3G cellular towers. By providing affordable wireless broadband access, the technology of WiMAX will revolutionize broadband communications in the developed world and bridge the digital divide in developing countries. Part of the WiMAX Handbook, this volume focuses on the standards and security issues of WiMAX. The book examines standardized versus proprietary solutions for wireless broadband access, reviews the core medium access control protocol of WiMAX systems, and presents carriers' perspectives on wireless services. It also discusses the main mobility functions of the IEEE 802.16e standard, describes how to speed up WiMAX handover procedures, presents the 802.16 mesh protocol, and surveys the testing and certification processes used for WiMAX products. In addition, the book reviews the security features of both IEEE 802.16 and WiMAX.With the revolutionary technology of WiMAX, the lives of many will undoubtedly improve, thereby leading to greater economic empowerment.

✦ Table of Contents

Front cover
......Page 1
Preface
......Page 8
Editors
......Page 12
Contributors......Page 14
Part I Standards
......Page 16
1.
The Emerging Wireless Internet Architecture......Page 18
2. IEEE 802.16 Standards and Amendments
......Page 34
3.
MAC Layer Protocol in WiMAX Systems......Page 50
4. Scheduling and Performance Analysis of QoS for IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access Network
......Page 72
5.
Propagation and Performance......Page 92
6.
Mobility Support for IEEE 802.16e System......Page 118
7. Measured Signal-Aware Mechanism for Fast Handover
in WiMAX Networks......Page 144
8.
802.16 Mesh Networking......Page 162
9.
WiMAX Testing......Page 190
Part II Security
......Page 210
10.
An Overview of WiMAX Security......Page 212
11.
Privacy and Security in WiMAX Networks......Page 220
12.
WiMAX Security: Privacy Key Management......Page 244
Index
......Page 266