The IEEE 802.16 is a set of standards that lays down the specifications for wireless broadband technology. It has been commercialized as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) that is responsible for delivery of last mile wireless broadband access. It lays down the standards for both physical layer as well as medium access control (MAC) layer for WiMAX.Physical Layer Features of WiMAXThere are two popular services of the physical layer −Fixed WiMAX.Mobile WiMAX.WiMAX initially provided data rates of 30 – 40 Mbps. The updated version that came in 2011 provides up to 1 Gbps data rates for fixed stations.It operates ... Read More

The IEEE 802.16 set of standards lays down the specifications for wireless broadband technology. It has been commercialized as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) and is responsible for delivery of last mile wireless broadband access.The IEEE 802.16 lays down the standards for both physical layer as well as medium access control (MAC) layer for WiMAX. The general structure of the IEEE protocol stack is shown as below −As shown in the diagram, IEEE 802.16 lays down the standards for physical layer and data link layer.Physical Layer − The two popular services of the physical layer are fixed WiMAX and ... Read More

The IEEE 802.16 is a set of standards that lays down the specifications for wireless broadband technology. It has been commercialized as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) that is responsible for delivery of last mile wireless broadband access.The IEEE 802.16 architecture lays down the standards for both physical layer as well as medium access control (MAC) layer for WiMAX. It initially provided data rates of 30 – 40 Mbps. The updated version that came in 2011 provides up to 1 Gbps data rates for fixed stations. It operates in the frequency band of 2 GHz to 11 GHz. The ... Read More

The 802.16 is a set of standards defined by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) that lays down the specifications for wireless broadband technology. It has been commercialized as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) that is responsible for delivery of last mile wireless broadband access.The IEEE 802.16 lays down the standards for both physical layer as well as medium access control (MAC) layer for WiMAX. It initially provided data rates of 30 – 40 Mbps. The updated version that came in 2011 provides up to 1 Gbps data rates for fixed stations. It operates in the frequency band ... Read More

Preemptive Scheduling is a CPU scheduling technique that works by dividing time slots of CPU to a given process. The time slot given might be able to complete the whole process or might not be able to it. When the burst time of the process is greater than CPU cycle, it is placed back into the ready queue and will execute in the next chance. This scheduling is used when the process switch to ready state.Algorithms that are backed by preemptive Scheduling are round-robin (RR), priority, SRTF (shortest remaining time first).Non-preemptive Scheduling is a CPU scheduling technique the process takes ... Read More

There are various application programs that we can use to access the resources of a remote machine. Telnet and SSH are the primary client server application programs that use remote terminal service which allows a user at one site to interact with a remote timesharing system at another site as if the user’s keyboard and a display is connected directly to the remote machine. Telnet and SSH both are Layer7 application layer protocols and both use TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) at the transport layer. In this article, we will discuss the important differences between SSH and Telnet. But before going ... Read More

QoS traffic scheduling is a scheduling methodology of network traffic based upon QoS (Quality of Service). Here, the frames or packets are mapped to internal forwarding queues based on its QoS information, which are then services according to a queuing scheme.Typically, multiple queues are present each with different priority levels. The scheduler decides the type of treatment to be given to the traffic in each queue. When traffic is available, the scheduler maps it to the appropriate queue. For example, video and voice traffic are kept is queued with higher priority than background traffic.Notable QoS Traffic Scheduling MethodsWeighted Round Robin ... Read More

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), is a wireless microwave technology based on the IEEE 802.16 standards. It was originally published in 2001 by WiMAX forum, the version which is now called fixed WiMAX. It is similar to Wi-Fi, though it provides higher data rates up to 1 Gbps even at distances of 30 miles.WiMAX forum defines WiMAX as – A standards-based technology enabling the delivery of last-mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and DSL.Features of WiMAXWiMAX is a coalition of wireless industry based upon IEEE 802.16 standards.It aims for the advancement of broadband wireless access (BWA) ... Read More

IEEE 802.16 is a standard that defines Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), a wireless technology that delivers network services to the last mile of broadband access.The IEEE 802.11 standard that lays down the specifications of the wireless local area networks (WLAN) or Wi-Fi, that connects wireless devices within a limited area.The following chart gives a comparison between 802.16 and 802.11 −FeatureIEEE 802.16IEEE 802.11TechnologyDefines WIMAX.Defines WLANs or WiFi.Application AreaLast-mile of broadband wireless access.Limited area forming wireless LANs.Versions of the Standard802.16a, 802.16d, 802.16e, 802.16m etc.802.11a, 11b, 11g, 11n, 11ac, 11ad etc.Domain of UsageIt is used for a wide area mostly outdoors.It ... Read More

Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) is a technique used in IEEE 802.11 wireless networks or WiFi that permits devices to dynamically switch the operating frequency of transmission in order to avoid interference with other devices.FeaturesDFS is a legal mandate for all IEEE 802.11 devices which share 5 GHz radio spectrum with radar.DFS was adopted in IEEE 802.11h standard for wireless transmissions. It came up in 2003, when the wireless network started using 5 GHz band that is primarily used by radar systems.The objective of DFS is to prevent co-channel interference of signals between the primary user, i.e. radar systems, and the ... Read More