Mobile Broadcasting with WiMAX

Principles, Technology and Applications

Prologue: WiMAX - The New Broadcasting Frontier( 4 pages)

PART-I INTRODUCTION TO WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE MULTIMEDIA

1. Why WiMAX for Broadcasting (20 Pages)

Wireless and Mobile Networks

WiMAX– a new opportunity for multimedia broadcasting

MobiTV, Sprint Nextel WiMAX networks

WiMAX Fastest growing wireless Technology

Universal client devices

Trend towards all IP Networks

Multimedia broadcast requirement in dense user areas

How do cellular technologies fare?

Spectrum Considerations

Connectivity Services: RSS feeds, Blog lines Mobile Google

Integration with existing applications

Security architectures

Technology convergence

2.  Introduction to Broadband Wireless Technologies (20 pages)

802.11 a/b/g/n (Wi-Fi)

Application example of 802.11g/n- Apple TV

Long distance WiFi

Wireless Mesh technologies

Broadband LANs and Metropolitan Area Networks IEEE 802.16

IEEE802.16a-Wireless MAN

802.16-2004 Fixed WiMAX

802.16e-2005  Mobile WiMAX

Quality of Service in WiMAX

Performance comparison of WiMAX and WiFi systems

3.  Introduction to Mobile Multimedia (20 pages)

What is mobile multimedia?

Content characteristics and file formats

Delivering Multimedia Content

Transmission media requirements

Mobile multimedia reception

Part II: Broadband Wireless Technologies

4. Understanding WiMAX standards and Mobile WiMAX   IEEE 802.16e( 45 pages)

Basics of OFDM

802.16-2004 Fixed WiMAX

Fixed WiMAX Physical layer(PHY)

Subchannels and Framing in Fixed WiMAX

Protocol layering in WiMAX

Mobile WiMAX IEEE802.16e-2005

Mobile WiMAX PHY layer (Scalable OFDM, Modulation Techniques)

Mobile WiMAX MAC layer (Link Initialization, Fragmentation, Retransmission)

Features of Mobile WiMAX

        Mobility Management

IEEE 802.21 Media Independent handover

        Power management-Sleep Mode

        Handoff Methods-Hard handoff, Macro Diversity handover

        Fast Base Station Switching

Adaptive MIMO Switching(AMS)

WiMAX Multicast and Broadcast Service (MBS)

Qualcom Flash OFDM

WiBRO and Mobile WiMAX

5. WiMAX Delivery -Terrestrial and Broadcast Networks ( 15 Pages)

Spectrum Slots and Bit Rates

Bands ,Distance and Data rates

SFN Network Design for WiMAX

Typical Coverage profiles

User Density and Traffic Dimensioning

Designing WiMAX for WiFi Hotspot connectivity

6. Broadband Wireless Networks – Deployment Status worldwide( 10 pages)

Brief history of Wireless Broadband deployments

Mobile WiMAX standardization and deployments

Country Specific implementations

7. Standards Convergence in the Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting (15 pages)

Summary of Standardization activity for Mobile Multimedia

3GPP

WiMAX Forum

IEEE

IETF

3GPP

Licensing Issues

OFCOM

FCC

How far are we from truly converged standards?

8. Chipsets for Mobile WiMAX devices & WiMAX Handsets ( 20 pages)

Requirements of Chipsets for Mobile WiMAX

Systems on Chip (SoC) for WiMAX

Examples of Mobile Chipsets (released and Forthcoming)

Montevina

Beecem MS120

Intel Connection 2300

Altera

Wavesat UMobile™

Handsets

Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g )Unlicensed Mobile  Access Handsets

WiMAX PDA Phone Samsung SPH M-8100

9. Client Devices for WiMAX and Mobile WiMAX ( 15 pages)

IEEE Standardization

Fixed WiMAX (IEEE 802.14-2004) Client Devices

Mobile WiMAX (IEEEE 802.16e ) Client Devices

Embedded WiMAX MP3 Players

USB Adapters-Airspan

Ultra Light PCs

Game Consoles

PDAs and PocketPCs

Smartphones

10. Software Architectures for Mobile Multimedia Wireless Phones ( 20 pages)

Application environment Definition

Operating System based Support of 3GPP and Wireless features

Java (J2ME) based Software Architectures

BREW based Software Architectures

Linux Based Software architectures

11 . Spectrum for WiMAX Networks ( 25 Pages)

Considerations in the use of Spectrum for WiMAX

Spectrum Bands

Channelling Plans

Performance Characteristics

Country specific Plans

12. Integrating WiMAX with conventional networks ( 23 Pages)

A strategic overview of network architecture for practical broadcast applications

        -International and Regional Standards

        -Vendor agreed implementation Profiles

        -Signaling standards

        -Interpretability Testing

WiMAX and CDMA Networks

WiMAX and 3G-GSM networks

WiMAX and Wi-Fi

Generic Network Access  3GPP TS43.318

Integrating WiMAX deliveries in broadcast environment

IPV6 usage update

Mobile IP (MIP) V6

Fast Mobile IP (FMIP) V6

Integrating WiMAX with IPV6 and Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)

Converged Network architectures

Can Mobile WiMAX replace 3G Networks?

Part III: Mobile Broadcasting Technologies

13. Broadcasting  Mobile Multimedia (20 pages)

Delivering Multimedia Content

3GPP Standards

3GPP

3GPP2

The 3G air interfaces

IMS Architecture

IMS Service definitions

Streaming

Progressive download

Presence

Instant Messaging

14. Mobile TV Technologies – A Strategic Overview ( 25 pages)

A brief overview of broadcasting technologies for Mobile TV and Multimedia

3 G Networks for Mobile broadcasting

1xEV-DO and HSDPA

DVB-H

T-DMB and S-DMB

Media FLO

Mobile TV using 3G Evolved Networks

Mobile TV using MBMS and MCBCS

Mobile WiMAX

MIMO

Differentiators for Mobile WiMAX

3G Network Characteristics and Evolution to 4G

15. IPTV and WiMAX ( 30 pages)

 Basics of IP TV

IPTV is not Internet TV

IPTV using native RTP

IPTV based on DVB-IPI

 IPTV for standard definition and High definition networks

Extending IPTV to mobile networks

IPTV and WiMAX

Part IV: Converged Architecture, Design and Applications

16 . Mobile Broadcasting  using WiMAX – A Technology overview ( 25 Pages)

Introduction: MobiTV WiMAX broadcasting MobiBlu

WiMAX Protocol Specifications PHY and MAC

Higher layer protocols: IETF

Basics of delivery of TV over Broadband

Transport stream over IP Networks DVB-IPI (TS 102 034)

Technology for delivery of Broadband content over IP ( TS 102 539)

Internetwork and Intervendor Protocols: 3GPP

Broadcasting considerations to Mobile devices

Streaming and Progressive download

WiMAX inter working with  3GPP

WiMAX End to End Protocol structures

WiMAX Application Classes

WiMAX Mobile Video

Mobile Digital Radio

Audio and Video Downloads

File Transfers ( Flute)

IMS services

Mobile TV

Generic Network Access(GNA)

Comparison with 3G technologies

Relative Positioning of WIMAX

3GPP and 3GPP2

HSDPA

EV-DO Rev A and Rev B

EV-DO Rev C

17. Broadcast Applications of WiMAX networks ( 20 Pages)

Internet radio

News gathering Networks

Cable Wireless Extensions using WiMAX

Surveillance networks

Internet TV

Video on Demand

Interactive TV

Integration with Home networks

WiMAX Mobile TV

18.WiMAX and Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting- Integrated Applications (15 Pages)

Conventional Broadcasting to Interactive Broadcasting

Broadcast and Multicast Associated Interactive services

Designing Broadcast Applications for High Bandwidth interactive networks

Peer to Peer (P2P)  Internet TV

Google TV

Microsoft Smartphone platform

19. Content Security in WiMAX Networks ( 15 pages)

Enhanced security in WiMAX Wireless environment

Conditional Access and Content Security

Implementation Examples

MobiTV-NDS

20. The Business Case for Mobile WiMAX (15 Pages)

WiMAX costings- Equipment, Spectrum, rollout

WiMAX Services portfolio

Mobile devices

Business modelling for WiMAX networks

21. Case Studies of WiMAX Networks ( 20 Pages)

MobiTV

Sprint Nextel

Softbank

Clearwire

KDDI

Nortel-Brazil

22. WiMAX and Broadcasting: Future Trends( 8 Pages)

      Factors influencing future developments in wireless broadcast applications

      IMT Advanced (4G)

      Next Generation Mobile Networks(NGMN)

Glossary