A comparison of wi-fi and wimax with case studies - Florida State ...
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Internet access using the <strong>wi</strong>de availability <strong>of</strong> the cellular telephone networks. These factors make<br />
it really dif<strong>fi</strong>cult to predict the future <strong>of</strong> <strong>wi</strong>reless Internet access.<br />
In this thesis, the focus is primarily implementations <strong>of</strong> IEEE 802.11 <strong>and</strong> IEEE 802.16. In<br />
chapter 2, 3G <strong>wi</strong>ll be discussed briefly, but the low data rate <strong>of</strong> current 3G implementations limit<br />
it’s applicability for general <strong>wi</strong>reless Internet access. And for clarifying the capabilities <strong>of</strong> Wi-Fi<br />
<strong>and</strong> WiMax, this thesis <strong>wi</strong>ll include three <strong>case</strong> <strong>studies</strong>. The <strong>case</strong> <strong>studies</strong> are the FSU (<strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>State</strong> Univ.) campus Wi-Fi network, the city-<strong>wi</strong>de Wi-Fi network in Taipei, Taiwan, <strong>and</strong> the<br />
city-<strong>wi</strong>de WiMax network in Seoul, Korea. By comparing these three <strong>case</strong>s, the design problems<br />
<strong>and</strong> operation dif<strong>fi</strong>culties can be identi<strong>fi</strong>ed. Taipei <strong>and</strong> Seoul are both the <strong>fi</strong>rst complete city<strong>wi</strong>de<br />
<strong>wi</strong>reless network in the world. The current statuses <strong>of</strong> their networks reflect the capabilities<br />
<strong>of</strong> WiMax <strong>and</strong> Wi-Fi. By study these <strong>case</strong> <strong>studies</strong>, this paper is going to evaluate the feasibility<br />
<strong>of</strong> building a Wireless Networked City using WiMax <strong>and</strong>/or Wi-Fi.<br />
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