Unlicensed spectrum has been allocated to Wimax already. Wimax shares the 2.4GHZ with 802.11. There are techniques such as changes in poliarity to avoid interference. Wimax also has tools to deal with interference such as: OFDM Dynamic Frequency Selection Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation Adaptive Antenna Systems (beam forming/steering) Multiple In/Multiple Out (MIMO) AntennasSoftware Defined Radios (SDR)
(http://www.wimax.com/commentary/spotlight/spotlight10-3-2006mw1 ) But if Wimax becomes widely adopted then perhaps 802.11 will disappear over time. ----- Original Message ---- From: Christian Seberino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Main Discussion List for KPLUG <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2007 10:58:30 PM Subject: Re: Is WiMax (802.16) "just" 802.11 with power turned up? On Tue, June 5, 2007 9:05 pm, Randall Shimizu wrote: > Since Wimax has a range of 20 miles this means I can have web access > virtually any place within the city of San Diego. Plus it means no more > monthly cell phone bill. I need to make a cell call I would use a combo > wimax prepaid cell phone. This means I am saving up to $100 a month or > more Yes but all the happy goes away if we can't use WiMax in unlicensed spectrum. :( cs -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
