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Wireless MANs
• Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMANs) : provide wireless
connectivity across a geographical area the size of a city
Telcom 2700/INFSCI 1071
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Wireless MANs
• Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (WMAN)
– Wireless alternative to DSL/cable modem/Fiber to the
Home) services for last mile broadband access.
– Point to Multipoint (PMP) protocol
– Scope expanded to include mobility and higher data
rates
– IEEE 802.16 standard
– Worldwide Interoperability for Wireless Microwave
Access (WiMAX)
• Both licensed and unlicensed spectrum
deployment
• Advantages: cost, flexibility, mobility
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