A comparison of wi-fi and wimax with case studies - Florida State ...
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Figure 4-1 The Layer Structure <strong>of</strong> IEEE802.16<br />
The other key technology used in WiMax is multiple-antenna techniques. This technology is<br />
also referred to as MIMO. Through OFDM, WiMax can achieve frequency diversity <strong>and</strong> by<br />
multiple –antenna techniques, WiMax can have spatial diversity. The term spatial diversity<br />
means using two or more antennas at the receiver <strong>and</strong>/or transmitter to do transmission. During<br />
the procedure the spatial multiplexing <strong>and</strong> the STBC is required. The idea <strong>of</strong> spatial multiplexing,<br />
<strong>fi</strong>gure 4-2[50], is to create multiple parallel channels to carry one data stream. The advantages <strong>of</strong><br />
MIMO are that it increases system reliability, data rate, system capacity, <strong>and</strong> coverage, <strong>and</strong><br />
decreases the required transmit power. The theory <strong>of</strong> MIMO was introduced in section 3.4.2.<br />
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