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Winetworks mobile 802.16e Wimax products and solutions

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For our clients (WISP providers, operators) we would like to introduce new manufacturer Winetworks.

WiNetworks Competitive Edge
WiNetworks delivers a WiMAX Compact Base Station approach to immediately meet all the major concerns of the network operator.
The WiNetworks Win-Max solution uses a fully compliant WiMAX 802.16e compact base station (WiN7000) compatible with any WiMAX indoor/outdoor mobile CPE device. This WiMAX 802.16e solution gives fast Internet, voice and mobile TV services, immediately expanding the coverage area to previously unreachable residential and business customers.
The WiN7000’s compact design is the ideal solution to improve range and capacity within a cell without the need to invest in the high cost of deploying, such as building and placing towers, and housing large base stations. The all-outdoor model lends flexibility in the installation and location of each base station, and allows major flexibility in the installation and location of each base station.
Patented relay technology optimizes the operator’s available spectrum by increasing the cell modulation and throughput, reduces interference in adjacent cells, and improves the link and coverage for fixed and mobile subscribers that are receiving services in the cell. This technology also improves the mobile client uplink budget by balancing the return transmission of small devices such as mobile handsets and PDAs, and thus increasing the total cell size.
WiNetworks can offer a wide range of frequency availability for fast deployment in any spectrum range. Operators can be assured of a high performance, direct connection solution, decreasing infrastructure and operating costs.
The benefits to the Operator include:
• Competitive last-mile access infrastructure
• Low cost technology
• Spectrum efficient technology
• Simple to install
• Upgradeable and scalable, pay-as-you-grow
• Network which is easily maintained
• Fast time to service
• Secure network and services
• Customized frequency ranges and bandwidth
• Reach underserved markets
• Provide triple play services and mobile
• Compact unit that is both low cost and simple to install minimizes OPEX and CAPEX and decreases infrastructure and operating costs
1-10 Win-Max™ System Description
Introducing Win-Max E Family
• All outdoor unit saves costs of base station housing and gives more options for mounting and hanging of base station
• Non-line of site operation enable more flexibility in positions and locations
• Conforms to a wide range of WiMAX frequency bands allowing a broader use of operator’s available frequency
• Carrier-class network management system that is robust and scalable, including a fully redundant architecture

Overview
Win-Max™ system provides a complete end-to-end solution enabling broadband wireless operators and other broadcasting operators to upgrade their existing infrastructure and offer a complete triple-play (voice, video and data) and mobile package using a complementary WiMAX broadband wireless access network.
Win-Max™ systems are designed for robustness and simplicity, offering feature-rich services with low deployment and operation costs, for unmatched operator competitiveness and fast ROI.
The carrier grade Win-Max™ system is based on the IEEE 802.16e Mobile WiMAX standard, to effectively meet the unique requirements of the wireless Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) environment and to deliver broadband access services to a wide range of customers. Designed specifically for point-to-multipoint and mesh broadband wireless access applications in densely populated areas, it provides a very efficient use of the wireless spectrum, supporting difficult user environments. The access and bandwidth allocation mechanisms accommodate hundreds of subscriber units per channel, with subscriber units that may support different services to multiple end users.
Win-Max™ products are available in the 1.X, 2.X, 3.X frequency bands.
A Win-Max™ systems comprise the following:
• Base Station (BST) Equipment: Win-Max™ Compact and Pico Base Stations are designed as an all-outdoor unit for quick installation and low commissioning and operational costs. The compact base station provides all the functionality necessary to communicate with CPEs and to connect to the backbone of the Service Provider. The Pico BST is a low cost base station which allows the operator to bridge the gap in capacity or coverage and to solve the issue of indoor penetration.
• Customer Premise Equipment (CPE): Win-Max™ family includes family of Subscriber Units starting with Outdoor long range CPEs and Indoor CPEs/GW and ending with PC-Cards. Outdoor CPE's are installed on the roof-tops of the customer site and provides a wireless connection to the base station while communicating with the indoor gateways or data adaptors. The CPEs easily integrate with any network and are customized to desired frequency ranges. Indoor CPE's are installed inside the customer premises and are suitable for residential SoHo or enterprise applications.
• Relay Systems: Win-Max™ Outdoor Relay Stations deliver services to customers while extending network coverage. Relay stations act as a self-install CPE for customers and communicate with indoor gateways via coax. Win-Max relay stations are being developed on the WiMAX 802.16j standard where WiNetworks is leading the development of this new WiMAX Forum standard.
• WiNMS: A comprehensive carrier-class network management system used to manage and monitor Win-Max product-based networks. WiNMS is a Java based cross-platform management application.
• Core Network: Win-Max™ system solution provides operators with all the necessary WiMAX core components such as ASN GW, AAA, DHCP and NMS servers, allowing quick deployment of end-to-end WiMAX network.

Core Network
The Point of Presence is the core of the WiMAX networks and interfaces between the wireless network and legacy networks.
It comprises these types of servers:
• Application Servers
• AAA Server
• ASN Gateway
• Home Agent
• DHCP Server
• NMS Server
The DHCP Server isn't a specific WiNetworks product. Any standard-based DHCP server, such as Linux DHCP Server, or other commercial 3rd party DHCP Server may be used.  ASN Gateways
The key functions of the ASN GW are to aggregate the base stations, being responsible for SS/MS access control, IP connectivity, traffic routing inside the ASN and with external networks. Additionally, the ASN GW provides security and mobility support in the ASN and QoS support in the ASN with accordance to core network. The ASN GW is implemented by Cisco 7600/7300 family of routers.

Product Summary
The Win-Max™ E family of products compromises a range of devices for Point of Presence, Base Stations as well as indoor and outdoor CPE products. This suite of products makes it possible to deploy a standalone and fully autonomous WiMAX network.
The products are listed below and detailed in the next coming sections.

 

Class

Product Name

Function

Point of Presence

AAA Servers

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

NMS Servers

Host the WiNMS application

DHCP Server

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

ASN GW

WiMAX Access Service Gateway

Base Stations

WiN70xx-2

Compact outdoor base station

WiN72xx-2

Pico base station

WiNPS

Base station power supply

CPE Terminals

WiN52xx-2

Outdoor subscriber unit

WiN56xx-2

Indoor subscriber unit

WiN57xx-2

PC-Card subscriber unit

WiN58xx-2

USB Dongle

WiN1010

WiMAX Data Adapter Gateway indoor unit

WiN1020

WiMAX Home Gateway Triple-Play Multi-Service gateway indoor unit

WiN1030

WiMAX Office Gateway Triple-Play Multi-Service gateway indoor unit


WiMAX Challenges
Satisfying the growing demand for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) in underserved markets has been a continuing challenge for service providers. It is not simple to build systems that will effectively reach business and residential customers in a way that is comparable to cable, DSL, and fiber.
WiMAX boasts a number of advantages over other broadband technologies:
1. Interoperability: Unlike proprietary technologies that can only interoperate between devices made by the same vendor, WiMAX devices may interoperate with any other 802.16 certified product. This means that a WiMAX user may connect to the network regardless of the vendor of the transmitting base station or antenna.
2. Bandwidth: The capability to provide speeds in excess of 40Mbps makes WiMAX technology much faster than other broadband alternatives, including Wi-Fi, and cable.
3. Range: WiMAX base stations can transmit signals at distances of up to 20 miles. This range is a boon for rural users and consumers who are not served or underserved by existing broadband solutions. As such, WiMAX is a solution for the “last mile” problem, and in fact has the opportunity to extend the service areas in many rural locations.
These competitive advantages will drive WiMAX to be the preeminent broadband solution and ensures that it will play a dominant role in the development of the telecommunications industry.

WiMAX Standards
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is the common name associated with the IEEE802.16a/REVd/e standards. These standards are issued by the IEEE 802.16 subgroup that originally covered the Wireless Local Loop (WLL) technologies with radio spectrum from 10 to 66 GHz.
The IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access Standards develops standards and recommended practices to support the development and deployment of broadband Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks. IEEE 802.16 is a unit of the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee, the premier transnational forum for wireless networking standardization.
Recently, these specifications were extended in the range between 2 GHz and 11 GHz:
• In January 2003, the IEEE approved 802.16a as an amendment to IEEE 802.16- 2001, defining (Near) Line-Of-Sight capability,
• Mid-2004, IEEE 802.16REVd, which published under the name IEEE 802.16-2004, introduces support for indoor CPE (NLOS) and nomadicity through additional radio capabilities such as antenna beam forming and OFDM sub-channeling,
• In 2005, an IEEE 802.16e variant introduces support for mobility.
• See Table 1: Different Flavors of WiMAX for the applications associated with each of these standards.

IEEE 802.16 Projects
Active Standards
• IEEE Std 802.16-2004 - Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems
• IEEE Std 802.16f-2005 (amendment to IEEE 802.16) - Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems - Management Information Base
• IEEE Std 802.16e-2005 (amendment to IEEE 802.16) - Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems- Physical and Medium Access Control Layers for Combined Fixed and Mobile Operation in Licensed Bands
Projects in Pre-Draft Stage
• Project P802.16j - Air Interface for Fixed and Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems - Multihop Relay Specification
Drafts Under Development
• IEEE Draft P802.16g - Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems - Management Plane Procedures and Services
• IEEE Draft P802.16h - Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems - Improved Coexistence Mechanisms for License-Exempt Operation.
• IEEE Draft P802.16i - Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems - Management Plane Procedures and Services
• IEEE Draft P802.16k - Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges - Amendment 2: Bridging of 802.16


Standard

802.16/802.16a

802.16d

802.16e

Usage

Fixed Outdoor

Fixed Outdoor/Indoor

Fixed/Portable/Mobile

Technology

QAM

OFDM

OFDMA

Applications

 

E1/T1 service for enterprises

 

• Backhaul for Hotspots

• Backhaul for cellular

• Limited residential

• Broadband access

 

 

Broadband access for residential users (High Speed

 

• Internet,Video, VoIP

• Backhaul

 

Mobile-Cellular

• "Portable" Broadband access

• Always Connected CPE

• Laptop/PC Card

 

• Mobile Devices (HH, PDA)

• Indoor Self-Install

• Broadband Access: Data, VoIP & Video

• Public Safety

 

Advantages

It supports mesh deployment in which transceivers can act relay stations, passing messages from one station to the next, thereby increasing the range. The use of lower frequencies allows more flexible implementations of the technology as these frequencies can penetrate walls and other barriers without the levels attenuation experienced at higher frequencies.

It provides minor improvements and fixes to 802.16a. Profiles for compliance testing are also provided.

This standard harmonizes the networking between fixed base stations and mobile devices, rather then just between base stations and fixed recipients. This enables handovers for mobile users to receive a high quality service as their vehicles move.

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Revised: July 14, 2008, Copyright MATRIX, UAB