Bridging digital divide in Malaysia using low cost WiMAXWiFi multi-hop network
Bridging digital divide in Malaysia using low cost WiMAXWiFi multi-hop network
- Author(s): KaKien Lo ; KaeHsiang Kwong ; D. Chieng ; A. Ting ; KhongNeng Choong ; M. Abbas
- DOI: 10.1049/cp.2012.2082
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- Author(s): KaKien Lo ; KaeHsiang Kwong ; D. Chieng ; A. Ting ; KhongNeng Choong ; M. Abbas Source: IET International Conference on Wireless Communications and Applications (ICWCA 2012), 2012 page ()
- Conference: IET International Conference on Wireless Communications and Applications (ICWCA 2012)
- DOI: 10.1049/cp.2012.2082
- ISBN: 978-1-84919-550-8
- Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Conference date: 8-10 Oct. 2012
- Format: PDF
An integrated multi-tier, multi-hop WiMAX-WiFi network is seen as a promising solution to provide fast and low cost broadband access to places where the wired infrastructure is not ready or is too expensive. This paper investigates the potentials of deploying such network in rural Malaysia. The role of IEEE802.16 (WiMAX) WMAN technology is basically to provide backhaul support i.e. carry traffic from various access nodes to the gateway and hence the Internet, while the IEEE802.11 WLAN (WiFi) provides access service to the end users. This paper provides some insights on the capacity and coverage and performance of the proposed architecture. Its capability to provide multimedia services is also investigated using a representative village scenario in Malaysia. (6 pages)
Inspec keywords: multimedia systems; Digital Divide; wireless LAN; Internet; WiMax
Subjects: Computer communications; Metropolitan area networks; Radio links and equipment; Multimedia communications; Local area networks
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