Face Off: Face Off: 802.11n WiFi vs. WiMAX - An Evaluation of Synergies and Opportunities

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Abstract

1.0 Introduction:

• 1.1 Research Objectives and the Research Questions
• 1.2 Significance of the Report
• 1.3 Hypotheses of the Report
• 1.4 Scope and Limitations of the Report
• 1.5 The proposed output of Report

2.0 Literature Review

• 2.1 The evolution of IEEE 802.11e and 802.11n standards
  • 2.1.1 The current market positioning of 802.11e & 802.11n:
  • 2.1.2 Positioning of 802.11e, 802.11n, 802.11i - are they independent or need to be combined to offer total solution?
  • 2.1.3 Positioning of 802.11n - in the current market scenario
• 2.2 The evolution of WiMAX
  • 2.2.1 The current market positioning of 802.16d & 802.16e
  • 2.2.2 Positioning of 802.16d and 802.16e - are they independent or need to be combined to offer total solution
  • 2.2.3 Positioning of WiMAX total solution in the current market scenario
• 2.3 The Future Market Potential of combined solutions of WiMAX (fixed and mobile) and 802.11n:
  • 2.3.1 Positioning of 802.16d Fixed WiMAX with 802.11n
    • 2.3.1.1 Scenario 1: Fixed broadband connections established using 802.11n with 802.16d as backhaul:
    • 2.3.1.2 Scenario 2: Fixed broadband connections established using 802.16d with 802.16d as backhaul but internal Internet & internal LAN sharing carried out using 802.11n equipment:
    • 2.3.1.3 Scenario 3: Fixed broadband connections in housing clusters of remote counties using 802.11n having uplinks to the ISP POP via 802.16d connections:
  • 2.3.2 Positioning of 802.16e Mobile WiMAX with 802.11n
    • 2.3.2.1 Scenario 1: Mobile networking within a large campus (like University campuses, large manufacturing plants, warehouses at ports or remote storage locations, corporation campuses, business clusters like Dubai Internet City, etc.)
    • 2.3.2.2 Scenario 2: Mobile networking within an entire City using integrated framework of 802.16e and 802.11n networking
    • 2.3.2.3 Scenario 3: Asset Management, Engineering & Utilities Management and GIS & Location applications for a Campus using integrated framework of 802.16e and 802.11n networking
    • 2.3.2.4 Scenario 4: Asset Management, Engineering & Utilities Management and GIS & Location applications for an entire City using integrated framework of 802.16e and 802.11n networking
    • 2.3.2.5 Scenario 5: Oil & Gas Pipeline Information & Management System using GIS & Location applications for an entire pipeline layout using integrated framework of 802.16e and 802.11n networking

3.0 Methodology

• 3.1 Research Methodology
• 3.2 Research Life-cycle
• 3.3 Research Procedure
• 3.4 Declaration of Ethical Perspective
• 4.0 The Research Output
• 4.1 Outcome of the Project
• 4.2 Summary of Results
• 4.3 Critical Discussions
• 4.4 Recommendation for Future Research
• 4.5 Conclusions and Generalizations
  • 4.5.1 Answers to Research Questions
  • 4.5.2 Findings against the Hypotheses

Reference List

List of Tables:

• Serial Number Description and Word Hyperlink
• Table 1: Perceptions captured from the respondents and their probable reasons
• Table 2: Summary of viewpoints & inputs from the respondents captured during the interviewing process
• Table 3: World' s most populous cities (Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Times Atlas of the World, tenth edition. 2009)
• Table 4: Market potential of 802.16d + 802.16e + 802.11n synergized equipment in the retail sector of world' s 90 most populous cities
• Table 5: Market potential of 802.16d + 802.16e + 802.11n synergized services in the retail sector of world' s 90 most populous cities

List of Figures:

• Serial Number Description and Word Hyperlink
• Figure 1: The hypothetical model of technology positioning - 802.11 and 802.16
• Figure 2: Market positioning of WMM & 802.11e for QoS sensitive applications with choices of 802.11n
• Figure 3: High level deployment scenarios of 802.11e, 802.11i and 802.11n
• Figure 4: 802.16d & 802.16e deployment & positioning
• Figure 5: Combined Solution Scenarios of fixed as well as mobile WiMax
• Figure 6: Fixed wireless broadband extended to end users in dense population clusters using 802.11n with 802.16d deployed as backhaul to the Internet broadband of the ISP
• Figure 7: Large house networks established using 802.11n with the Internet uplink deployed on 802.16d broadband connection
• Figure 8: Fixed Broadband services for cluster of houses in remote counties
• Figure 9: WiMAX 802.16e implementation along with 802.11n in a campus having multiple large buildings
• Figure 10: WiMAX 802.16e implementation along with 802.11n in an entire city (the background image has been taken from Google Earth view of the city of Belgium)
• Figure 11: WiMAX 802.16e implementation along with 802.11n in a campus for In-Campus Asset Management, Engineering & Utilities Management, GIS and Location applications
• Figure 12: WiMAX 802.16e implementation along with 802.11n for City Location Management, City Engineering & Utilities Management (like pipelines & electrical installations), GIS and Location applications
• Figure 13: WiMAX 802.16e implementation along with 802.11n for Oil & Gas Pipeline Information and Management System
• Figure 14: Life cycle of the study carried out in this research
• Figure 15: The Human Footprint on Planet Earth (Stewart, Robert. 2009)
• Figure 16: The hypothetical framework reproduced with the synergies shown on the model