Mobile WIMAX Technology and Applications

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The book covers both WiMAX and Mobile WiMAX technologies and its applications with special focus on broadcasting.

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Mobile Broadcasting with WiMAX

Principles, Technology and Applications

 

Preface

Prologue: WiMAX - The New Broadcasting Frontier

 

Section-I Introduction to Wireless Networks and Mobile Multimedia

 

 

1. Why WiMAX for Broadcasting

 1.1 Being a 4th Generation Broadcaster

1.2 Wireless and Mobile Networks

1.3 WiMAX- a new opportunity for multimedia broadcasting

1.4 WiMAX- The fastest growing wireless technology

            1.4.1 Universal Client devices

                1.4.2 Trend towards High Data Rate Applications and Mobility

            1.4.3 Trend towards all IP Networks

            1.4.4 Quality of Service in Mobile Wimax networks

            1.4.5 Multimedia broadcast requirements in city environment

            1.4.6 Security Architectures

1.5 Services over WiMAX networks

 

2.  Introduction to Broadband Wireless Technologies

2.1 Introduction

            2.1.1 Why are Wireless devices important?

             2.2 Wireless Local Area Networks

2.2.1 IEEE 802.11

2.2.2   IEEE 802.11b

2.2.3 IEEE 802.11a

2.2.4 IEEE 802.11g

2.2.5 IEEE 802.11n

2.2.6   Application Example of  802.11a/b/g/ n - Apple TV

2.2.7 Long Distance WiFi

2.2.8 Wireless Mesh technologies

2.3 Broadband  Metropolitan Area Networks

2.3.1 IEEE 802.16

2.3.2 IEEE 802.16a

2.3.3 Fixed WiMAX IEEE 802.16-2004

2.3.4 WiMAX Forum Certification profiles

2.3.5 Quality of Service in  Fixed WiMAX

2.4 Performance comparison of WiMAX and Wi-Fi systems

2.5   IEEE 802.16e- Mobile WiMAX

              2.5.1 Challenges of Mobile wireless environment

              2.5.2. Mobile WiMAX technology

              2.5.3 Mobile WiMAX certification profiles- Release 1

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Introduction to Mobile Multimedia (20 pages)

3.1 Mobile WiMAX: The new mobile ecosystem

3.2 What is Mobile Multimedia?

3.3 Mobile Media in 3GPP

3.3.1 3GPP standardization areas

3.3.2 3GPP mobile media formats

3.3.3  3GPP media formats   and WiMAX

3.3.4 File formats for mobile multimedia in 3GPP

3.3.5   3GPP releases, new services and multiple content types

3.4 Graphics in Mobile environment

3.5 Media Synchronization and Presentation Format in 3GPP

 

 

 

 

Section  II: Broadband Wireless Technologies

 

4. Understanding WiMAX

4.1 Basics of OFDM

            4.1.1 Orthogonality in frequency

            4.1.2 Time domain representation of OFDM signals

4.2 Protocol layering in WiMAX

            4.2.1 Fixed WiMAX PHY

            4.2.2 Estimating Data Rates in Fixed WiMAX

            4.2.3 Sub Channels and Framing  in Fixed WiMAX (IEEE802.16-2004)  PHY

            4.2.4 Sub Channels

            4.2.5 Frame Structure

            4.2.6 Authentication services

            4.2.7 Propagation Models

4.3 Mobile WiMAX ( IEEE 802.16e-2005)

4.3.1 Mobile WiMAX PHY layer

4.3.2 Subchannelization in Mobile WiMAX

4.3.3 Frame Structure in Mobile WiMAX

4.3.4 Other physical layer features of mobile WiMAX:

4.3.5 Data   Rates in Mobile WiMAX environment

4.3.6 Framing in WIMAX

4.3.7 MAC layer in Mobile WiMAX

4.3.8 Mobility Management in Mobile WiMAX

4.3.9 Handoffs in Mobile WiMAX

4.4 Advanced Antenna Systems and MIMO in   WiMAX

            4.4.1 SIMO

            4.4.2 Multiple Output Multiple Input (MIMO):

            4.4.3 BEAMFORMING TECHNOLOGIES

            4.4.4 MIMO and Mobile WiMAX Certification profiles

4.5 Subscriber densities in   WiMAX

            4.5.1 Statistical performance estimation

4.6  Summary: Features of Mobile WiMAX

 

 

5.  Design of WiMAX Transmission  Networks

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Link Analysis of WiMAX Systems

            5.2.1 Path Loss and Link Budgets

            5.2.2 Link Analysis for Mobile WiMAX receiver

            5.2.3 Antenna Techniques in WiMAX

            5.2.4 Comparison of MIMO and Advanced Antenna System (AAS) usage

 

5.3 Frequency Planning in WIMAX

            5.4.1   Cellular deployment and frequency reuse

            5.4.2 Frequency Reuse in WiMAX Systems

            5.4.3 Examples of support of sectorization and frequency reuse in  WiMAX base stations

            5.4.4 Transmission environment  in WiMAX

5.5 Tools for Design of WIMAX transmission Networks

5.6 Examples of WiMAX networks for specific applications

            5.6.1 WIMAX deployments with Wi-Fi as last mile

            5.6.2  WiMAX networks for fixed, nomadic or mobile access

5.7 Timing and Synchronization in WiMAX Networks

 

6. Broadband Wireless Networks – Deployment Status worldwide

6.1 Brief history of Wireless Broadband Deployments

6.2 Region and Country Specific implementations

            6.2.1 Asia

            6.2.2 Middle East

            6.2.3 Europe

            6.2.4 Latin America

            6.2.5 Africa

 

7. Standards Convergence in the Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting

7.1 Introduction- A view of the standards world

7.2 Standards Bodies and Industry Associations

7.3 An overview International Standards Organizations

            7.3.1 IETF

            7.3.2 DVB

            7.3.3 IEEE

            7.3.4 ITU

            7.3.5 MPEG

            7.3.6 ETSI

7.4 Other Standards Bodies and Operator Associations

7.4.1 WiMAX Forum

            7.4.2  3rd Generation Partnership Projects-3GPP and 3GPP2

            7.4.3 ISMA

            7.4.4 ATIS

            7.4.5 Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)

            7.4.6 Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)

            7.4.7 Open Handset Alliance

7.5 How far are we from truly converged standards?

 

 

8. Chipsets for WiMAX devices

8.1 Realizing WiMAX Functions in Physical Devices

8.2 Requirements of Chipsets for Mobile WiMAX

8.3 Systems on Chip (SoC) for WiMAX

8.4  Fixed WIMAX SOCs

            8.4.1 Fujitsu IEEE 802.16-2004 Fixed WiMAX SoC

8.5   Mobile WiMAX Chipsets

            8.5.1 Fujitsu IEEE 802.16e-2005 Mobile WiMAX SoC

            8.5.2 Beceem BCS200

            8.5.3 Intel WiMAX Connection 2300

            8.5.4 Runcom RNA200

            8.5.5 TelSIS® wireless 2X2 MIMO SoC

            8.5.6 Wavesat UMobile™

            8.5.7 Intel Montevina

8.6 Base Stations

8.7 Handsets

            8.7.1 Mobile WiMAX PDA  Phone Samsung SPH M-8100

            8.7.2 Developments in WiMAX SOCs

 

 

9. Customer Premises Equipment (CPEs) for WiMAX

9.1 Importance of WiMAX Certification profiles

9.2 WiMAX CPEs

9.3 Fixed WiMAX (IEEE 802.14-2004) Subscriber Stations

9.4 Mobile WiMAX (IEEEE 802.16e)   CPEs

            9.4.1 WiMAX enabling devices- PC Cards

            9.4.2 USB Adapters

            9.4.3 Mobile WiMAX Home gateways and Indoor CPEs

9.5 WiMAX with Cellular Phones

9.6 Stand Alone devices for Mobile WiMAX

            9.6.1 Ultra Light PCs

            9.6.2 Gaming Devices

            9.6.3 Will WiMAX CPEs be as ubiquitous as the WiFi?

9.7 Trends in Mobile WIMAX CPEs

 

 

 

 

 

10. Software Architectures for Mobile Multimedia Wireless Devices

10.1 Evolution of Mobile Operating Systems

10.1.1 Application Environment Definition

10.1.2   Software Structure Definition

10.1.3   What is special about the Mobile Wireless devices?

10.2 Operating Systems for Mobile devices

10.2.1 What are important features of operating Systems for mobile wireless devices?

10.2.2 Operating System based Support of 3GPP and Wireless features

10.2.3 Symbian™

10.2.4 Symbian 9.5 FreeWay™

10.2.5 Linux Based Operating Systems

10.2.6 Garnet™ OS

10.2.7 Windows Mobile

10.2.8   BREW

            10.2.9 Android

10.3 Middleware in Mobile Wireless Devices

 

            10.3.1 Trends in Mobile Devices Firmware- Support of Web 2.0 Services

            10.3.2 Java based   Mobile Device Architectures

10.4 Application Clients

            10.4.1 Jabber based mobile clients

            10.4.2 SIP or IMS   Mobile Clients

            10.4.3 Application Clients for other Services

10.5 Summary

 

11. Spectrum for WiMAX Networks

11.1 An Overview of Frequency allocation Process by the ITU-R

11.2   An overview of spectrum bands

11.3 Considerations in the use of Spectrum for WiMAX

            11.3.1 Which bands are best suited for Mobile WiMAX?

11.4 Spectrum Bands

11.5 Spectrum for WiMAX  Services

            11.5.1 Adoption of Mobile WiMAX standard under ITU

            11.5.2 WiMAX Forum Certification Profiles

            11.5.3 Wimax usage in unlicensed bands:

            11.5.4 WiMAX usage in licensed bands

            11.5.5   Channelling Plans

11.6 Country specific Plans

            11.6.1 USA

            11.6.2 European Union

            11.7.3 India

            11.6.4 Canada

            11.7 Interference by WiMAX networks

 

12. Mobile WiMAX Networks

12.1 Mobile WiMAX Network Architecture

12.2 Mobility Management

            12.2.1 WiMAX network reference model for  mobility

12.3   ASN Profiles

12.4   Mobile IP

12.5 Interface to other networks

            12.5.1 Do WiMAX networks necessarily need IMS?

 

12.6 Generic Network Access: 3GPP TS43.318

            12.6.1 Example of UMA access in WiMAX and   Cellular 3G networks

12.7 Network architecture for practical broadcast applications

            12.7.1 Setting up multicast over wireless networks

 

 

Part III: Mobile Broadcasting Technologies

 

13. Broadcasting Mobile Multimedia using WiMAX- Network Architectures

13.1 The Mobile Ecosystem

            13.1.1 IMS and Google Talk™

13.2 Understanding IMS

            13.2.1 IMS Architecture

            13.2.2 An Example of IMS for UMTS and PSTN connectivity

            13.2.3 IMS Architecture –A service enabler

13.3 IPTV and IMS

13.4 Delivering Multimedia content to portable devices

13.5 Planning a WiMAX  multimedia communications and broadcast system based on IMS

13.6 Google Protocols

            13.6.1 Google Instant Messaging and Presence

            13.6.2 Google Talk™

            13.6.3 Google APIs

13.7 How can operators implement XMPP based network architectures?

13.7.1Jabber XCP

            13.7.2 Open Presence Network (OPN)-Adobe

14. Mobile TV Technologies – A Strategic Overview

14.1 Introduction- Mobile TV Services

14.2 A brief overview of broadcasting technologies for Mobile TV and Multimedia

14.3 Mobile TV Services based on Cellular Mobile Networks

            14.3.1 3 G Networks for Mobile broadcasting

            14.3.2 Technology for mobile TV on 3G networks

            14.3.3 Networks

            14.3.4 HSDPA

            14.3.5 HSUPA

            14.3.6 EV-DO

14.4 Mobile TV  services based on terrestrial broadcasting

            14.4.1 DVB-H

            14.4.2 DMB-T

            14.4.3 FLO™ Mobile TV services

            14.4.4 ISDB-T services

14.5 Satellite based Mobile TV Services

            14.5.1 DMB-S services

            14.5.2 ISDB-S Services Japan-MobaHo!™

            14.5.3 DVB-SH Services-Europe

            14.5.4 DVB-SH USA : Mobile Interactive Media(MIM)

            14.5.5  STiMi China (Satellite and Terrestrial Interactive Multi-service Infrastructure)

 

 

15. IPTV and WiMAX

 

15.1 Basics of IPTV

            15.1.1 IPTV Network Architecture and Services

15.2 Internet Video-IPTV is not Internet TV

            15.2.1 Internet Video

            15.2.2 TV over DSL

            15.2.3   IPTV and Internet TV

            15.2.4 Coming to grips with multiple standards for IPTV

15.3 Microsoft IPTV

15.4 IPTV using native RTP

            15.4.1 Implementing IPTV with Native RTP- Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)

            15.4.2 Implementing IPTV- Example of IPTV Multicasting Router

15.5 IPTV based on DVB-IPI

            15.5.1 Example of a DVB-IPI IPTV Network

15.5 IPTV for HDTV Content

15.6 Extending IPTV to mobile   and wireless networks

            b15.6.1 Wireless Networks

            15.6.2 IPTV in mobile environment

            15.6.3 Architectural framework for providing IPTV to 3G mobile devices

15.7 IPTV and WiMAX

            15.7.1 Network architecture for IPTV on   WiMAX

            15.7.2 Korea Telecom WiBro Multicasting Channel Service

 

 

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Section IV: Converged Architecture, Design and Applications

 

 

16. Mobile Broadcasting   using WiMAX – A Technology overview

16.1 How are Broadcast and Multicast   Services Provided over Mobile Networks?

16.2   Multimedia Broadcast & Multicast Service (MBMS)

16.3 Mobile WiMAX Multicast and Broadcast Service (MBS)

16.4 Broadcast Technologies: DVB-H

            16.4.1 Common Implementation Profiles for Multicasting / IP Datacasting Services

            16.4.2 MediaFLO™

16.5 Setting up a Multicasting Service: Higher Layer Protocols

16.6 3GPP: Addressing Internetwork Issues and Service Definitions

16.7 WiMAX Interworking with  3 GPP

16.8  WiMAX Application Classes

16.9   Relative Positioning of WIMAX with 3G and evolved networks

            16.9.1 HSDPA

            16.9.2 EV-DO Rev 0

            16.9.3  EV-DO REV A and REV B

            16.9.4 EV-DO Rev C -Ultra mobile broadband

            16.9.5  Positioning of WiMAX in “Evolving technologies”

 

 

 

17. Broadcast Applications of WiMAX networks

17.1 Internet Radio

17.2 TV over WiMAX

            17.2.1 How to set up a WiMAX TV service

            17.2.2 Interfacing to WiMAX Networks

            17.2.3   Commercial Platforms for WiMAX TV-Samsung   Personal Intelligent™ IPTV            Platform

            17.2.4 Examples of WiMAX TV Networks

            17.2.5 Adding Web 2.0 Services to a WiMAX TV Service

17.3 News gathering Networks

            17.3.1 Electronic News Gathering and News Room Automation Systems

17.4 Cable TV- Wireless Extensions using WiMAX

 

17.5 Surveillance networks

17.6 Video Conferencing over WiMAX

 

 

 

18. WiMAX and Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting- Interactive Applications

18.1 Interactive Broadcasting

18.1.1 The Power of Communities

18.1.2 Conventional Broadcasting to Interactive Broadcasting

18.1.3 Targeted advertising

            18.1.4 Google TV Ads program

18.2 Broadcast and Multicast Associated Interactive services

            18.2.1 Using “Presence” features

18.3 Designing Broadcast Applications for High Bandwidth interactive networks

            18.3.1 Usage Created   Content (UCC)  TV

            18.3.2 Background programming: Push VoD to mobile devices

18.4 Peer to Peer (P2P)  Internet TV

            18.4.1 NDS ShareTV and Distribited DVR

 

 

19. Content Security in WiMAX Networks

19.1 Security in Wireless environment

            19.1.1 Security in Wireless Networks

19.2 Content Security in WiMAX Environment

            19.2.1 Security in IEEE802.16-2004 Fixed WiMAX environment

            19.2.2 Security in Mobile WiMAX environment

19.3   Practical Aspects of Mobile WiMAX security

            19.3.1 Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Open Specifications for Mobile Phone Security

19.4 Conditional Access and Content Security

            19.4.1 Transmission System Security- Conditional Access (CA)

19.5 Digital Rights Management

            19.5.1 Types of   DRM Systems

            19.5.2 Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) DRM

            19.5.3 DRM 2.0

            19.5.4 How is OMA   DRM content   security handled in Practice?

            19.5.5 OMA BCAST 1.0

            19.5.6 DRM in IPTV

            19.5.7 Microsoft Windows Media DRM

19.6 Implementation Examples and Platforms

            19.6.1 NDS WIMAX TV

 

 

20. The Business Case for Mobile WiMAX

 

20.1 Initiating Mobile WiMAX Overlay

20.2 Business Models for Mobile WiMAX

            20.2.1 Broadband Data Centric Model

            20.2.2 Triple play overlay model

20.3 Resource Costing

20.4 Revenue Elements

            20.4.1 Business Case for a WiMAX network with Broadband Centric Model

20.5 Business Case for a Video Multicast Service

            20.5.1 Planning receiver devices

20.6 Other business Opportunities

 

 

21. Case Studies of WiMAX Networks

 

21.1 WiBro-Korea

            21.1.1 Technical Specifications of WiBro

            21.1.2 Network Architecture of WiBro

            21.1.3 Portable subscriber stations and client devices:

            21.1.4 Services available on WiBro Network

21.2 KDDI

21.3  M-Taiwan project

            21.3.1 WiMAX Spectrum for the M-Taiwan program

            21.3.2 Applications in M-Taiwan Program

            21.3.3 Infrastructure for M-Taiwan Project

            21.3.4 User devices in M-Taiwan program

21.4 Clearwire®

21.5 Ertech® Argentina

 

21.6 Sprint Nextel WiMAX Network-XOHM™

 

22. WiMAX Services- The Future

22.1 Positioning of 3G Networks and Long Term Evolution Technologies

22.2 Factors Governing Growth Mobile WiMAX

22.3 Challenges for WiMAX

22.4 Broadcast and Multimedia Services over WiMAX Networks

22.5 IMT Advanced or 4G Technologies

 

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Index

 
 

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