WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE IP
WIRELESS NETWORKS
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Local Area Network
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Metropolitan Area Network
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Personal Area Network
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Wide Area Network
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The 2.4GHz ISM frequency band is used for personal area network technologies such as Bluetooth and hence is not suitable for WiMAX which is mostly used for Metropolitan Area Networks.
Detailed explanation-2: -WiMAX is primarily used as a wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN). Derived from wireless metropolitan area networks (WMAN), WiMAX can provide broadband data communication access services ranging from urban to rural settings.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mobile stations will transmit three miles to 10 miles out. Put simply, Wi-Fi is a standard for local area networks, while WiMAX is a standard for metropolitan area networks.
Detailed explanation-4: -WI-MAX is based on IEEE 802.16 standard and is scalable. It stands for wireless (WI) microwave access (MAX).