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What is Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX)

Chapter 26
Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care
Based on Wireless Metropolitan Area Networking (WMAN).
Published in Chapter:
Developing Wireless Network Design in 4G Long Term Evolution for Healthcare
Aini Syuhada Md Zain (Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia), Abid Yahya (Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia), Mohd Fareq Abd. Malek (Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia), and Normaliza Omar (Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia)
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3990-4.ch026
Abstract
The current growth of mobile data usage and emergence of new applications have greatly motivated the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) to work on Long Term Evolution (LTE). LTE is the most recent standard in the mobile network technology to be developed based on GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies with the aim of optimizing the capacity and speed of 3G mobile communication networks. In this chapter, the structures and features of fourth generation (4G) LTE are investigated at the early stages of telemedical research. The chapter also provides a comparison of WiMAX and LTE standards on various aspects, as well as the potential of technology in healthcare applications. Issues and challenges of wireless technologies in healthcare applications and services are finally presented.
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Chapter 26
Developing Wireless Network Design in 4G Long Term Evolution for Healthcare
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Chapter 622
The WiMAX Network Solutions for Virtual Enterprises Business Network
A wireless digital communications system, also known as IEEE 802.16 that is intended for wireless metropolitan area networks and provides wireless transmission of data using a variety of transmission modes, from point-to-multipoint links to portable and fully mobile Internet access.
Published in Chapter: The WiMAX Network Solutions for Virtual Enterprises Business Network; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Chapter 23
End-to-End Security Comparisons Between IEEE 802.16e and 3G Technologies
WiMAX, which has been defined by the WiMAX Forum, formed in 2001. WiMAX is also known as IEEE 802.16 standard, officially titled; WirelessMAN and is an alternative to DSL (802.16d) and cellular access (802.16e).
Published in Chapter: End-to-End Security Comparisons Between IEEE 802.16e and 3G Technologies; From: Handbook of Research on Wireless Security
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Chapter 22
Inside the Microcosm: A Case Study of a Wireless Internet Hotspot
Corresponds to IEEE 802.16 technology. With a range of up to 30 miles, it provides a viable alternative to ADSL for subscriber connection, in particular in low population density areas such as the countryside
Published in Chapter: Inside the Microcosm: A Case Study of a Wireless Internet Hotspot; From: Handbook of Research on Global Diffusion of Broadband Data Transmission
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