Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Terminology

WiMAX refers to interoperable implementations of the IEEE 802.16 ancestors of wireless-networks standards ratified by the WiMAX Forum. Similarly, Wi-Fi, refers to interoperable implementations of the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. WiMAX Forum acceptance allows vendors to advertise anchored or adaptable articles as WiMAX certified, appropriately ensuring a akin of interoperability with added certified products, as continued as they fit the aforementioned profile.

The aboriginal IEEE 802.16 accepted (now alleged "Fixed WiMAX") was appear in 2001. WiMAX adopted some of its technology from WiBro, a account marketed in Korea.6

Mobile WiMAX (originally based on 802.16e-2005) is the afterlight that was deployed in abounding countries, and base of approaching revisions such as 802.16m-2011.

WiMAX is sometimes referred to as "Wi-Fi on steroids"7 and can be acclimated for a amount of applications including broadband connections, cellular backhaul, hotspots, etc. It is agnate to Wi-Fi but it can aswell admittance acceptance at abundant greater distances.8

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