Fixed broadband wireless access: state of the art, challenges, and future directions

Author

Bolcskel, H. ; Paulraj, Arogyaswami J. ; Hari, K.V.S. ; Nabar, Rohit U. ; Lu, Willie W.

Author_Institution

Stanford Univ., CA, USA

Volume

39

Issue

1

fYear

2001

fDate

1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

100

Lastpage

108

Abstract

This article provides an overview of fixed broadband wireless access technology. Focusing on the band below 3 GHz, we describe BWA service and carrier needs, deployment scenarios, architectural requirements, physical layer, medium access control, and radio link protocol requirements. We characterize fixed BWA channels, outline the major challenges of fixed BWA, and study requirements for future BWA systems. Finally, we show that the use of multiple antennas at both ends of a fixed wireless link provides significant leverages

Keywords

access protocols; antennas; broadband networks; cellular radio; radio access networks; architectural requirements; broadband wireless access technology; fixed broadband wireless access; high-speed Internet/Web access; macrocells; medium access control; microcells; multiple antennas; physical layer; radio link protocol; supercells; wireless access deployment; wireless access service; Access protocols; Costs; DSL; Media Access Protocol; Physical layer; Power cables; Quality of service; Radio link; Scalability; Web and internet services;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.894383

Filename

894383