Advancement of MIMO technology in WiMAX: from IEEE 802.16d/e/j to 802.16m

Author

Qinghua Li ; Xintian Lin ; Jianzhong Zhang ; Wonil Roh

Author_Institution

Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA

Volume

47

Issue

6

fYear

2009

fDate

6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

100

Lastpage

107

Abstract

WiMAX is the first cellular standard that employs OFDMA technology and provides true integrated services for both fixed and mobile broadband access. Among the many new technologies adopted in WiMAX, MIMO antenna technology plays an essential role in delivering fast, rich-content, mobile broadband service reliably over extended coverage areas. In this article we provide a survey on the state of art of MIMO technologies in current WiMAX standards with an emphasis on practical engineering considerations. Moreover, we also briefly discuss the ongoing MIMO technologies in the evolution toward the next-generation WiMAX network.

Keywords

MIMO communication; WiMax; broadband antennas; frequency division multiple access; frequency division multiplexing; mobile communication; telecommunication network reliability; IEEE 802.16d/e/j; MIMO antenna technology; OFDMA technology; WiMAX; mobile broadband access; Diversity methods; Fading; MIMO; Maximum likelihood decoding; Power system reliability; Receiving antennas; Signal to noise ratio; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas; WiMAX;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.2009.5116806

Filename

5116806