As stated earlier Wimax is frequency independent. Wimax is also referred to as 802.16x. Last I knew they were up to revisionE, but I could be wrong. Wimax is the ³generic term² for 802.16 just like wifi is the generic term for 802.11. Wimax allows 8 bits per hertz no matter the frequency used. 3.65 Wimax is the common frequency available to the normal WISP operator.
Some Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiMAX http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wirelessinternet/g/bldef_wimax.htm Justin -- Justin Wilson <j...@mtin.net> MTCNA CCNA MTCRE MTCWE - COMTRAIN Aol & Yahoo IM: j2sw http://www.mtin.net/blog xISP News http://www.zigwireless.com High Speed Internet Options http://www.thebrotherswisp.com The Brothers Wisp -----Original Message----- From: Sam <w...@csilogan.com> Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Date: Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 3:25 PM To: <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: [WISPA] Help Me Understand This WiMax Show We Had... >Today we had a company come to us pushing wimax. Admittedly I've never >used wimax, nor do I know a lot about it. From what I can see looking at >Google images of the technology and how it's deployed, it looks no >different than the PtP and PtMP that we all use with 900 MHz, or 2.4 and >5.x GHz. > >Is the only advantage to wimax the presumably clearer and less-used >frequencies upon which they operate? I had (evidently mistakenly) >thought that perhaps wimax was a code word for some sort of mesh, and >that's how it achieved NLOS service. However in looking at the network >layouts on Google, it doesn't look like that at all. Rather, it looks >like that add another AP to get around the obstruction(s), and simply >backhaul it to an intermediary AP/tower to get it back to the PoP. > >Thanks >Sam > >_______________________________________________ >Wireless mailing list >Wireless@wispa.org >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
