OFDM Towards Fixed and Mobile Broadband Wireless Access -- Contents vii -- Preface xi -- Acknowledgments xiii -- 1 Introduction 1 -- 1.1 Wireless Network Classifications 3 -- 1.2 WiMAX 17 -- 1.3 Wireless Broadband (WiBro) 19 -- 1.4 Comparative Analysis of New High-Data Rate Wireless Communication Technologies with WiMAX 22 -- 1.5 Preview of the Book 23 -- References 25 -- 2 OFDM Systems and Issues 29 -- 2.1 Introduction 29 -- 2.2 OFDM Concept 30 -- 2.3 OFDM Model 33 -- 2.4 Time-Frequency Interpretation 36 -- 2.5 OFDMA 65 -- References 81 -- 3 Broadband Wireless Access Fundamentals 85 -- 3.1 Introduction 85 -- 3.2 Basics of BWA 87 -- 3.3 Wireless Broadband Landscape 96 -- 3.4 Global Deployment and Interoperability 99 -- 3.5 Deployment Considerations 103 -- 3.6 Issues 104 -- References 104 -- 4 Fixed Broadband Wireless Access 107 -- 4.1 Introduction 107 -- 4.2 Driving Factors of FBWA 110 -- 4.3 MAC 117 -- 4.4 PHY Layer 135 -- 4.5 FBWA Deployment Issues 153 -- 4.6 Conclusions 154 -- References 155 -- 5 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access 157 -- 5.1 Introduction 157 -- 5.2 IEEE 802.16e Standard 161 -- 5.3 IEEE 802.16e Enhancements for Mobility 162 -- 5.4 IEEE 802.16e MAC Enhancements 165 -- 5.5 IEEE 802.16e MAC 167 -- 5.6 Physical Layer Description 182 -- 5.7 Conclusions 186 -- References 186 -- About the Authors 189 -- Index 193.