Basics of HIPERLAN/1 vs HIPERLAN/2

This page compares HIPERLAN/1 vs HIPERLAN/2 and mentions difference between HIPERLAN/1 and HIPERLAN/2.

HIPERLAN is the short form of High Performance Radio LAN. It is variant of IEEE 802.11 standard developed by ETSI BRAN for use in European region.

Following are the features of HIPERLAN/1:
• Operates at 5GHz
• Supports data rate upto 19 Mbps.
• It uses SC (Single Carrier) modulation such as GMSK.
• It uses complex equalizer to take care of delay spread.

Following are the features of HIPERLAN/2:
• Operates at 5GHz with 455MHz bandwidth.
• Supports data rate of 6 Mbps to 54 Mbps similar to 802.11a
• it uses multi carrier (i.e. OFDM) modulation like 802.11a
• It uses two bands one for indoor use and the other for outdoor use with power at 200 milliWatt and 1 Watt respectively.

Difference between HIPERLAN/1 and HIPERLAN/2

Following table summarizes key difference between HIPERLAN/1 and HIPERLAN/2 standards.


Specifications HIPERLAN/1 HIPERLAN/2
Access technique TDMA, EY NPMA TDMA, TDD
Modulation technique GMSK, FSK BPSK-OFDM, QPSK-OFDM, 16QAM-OFDM, 64QAM-OFDM
Data rate (Mbps) 23 (HBR), 1.4 (LBR) From 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 48, 54
Frequency of operation 5.1 GHz to 5.3 GHz 5.1 GHz to 5.3 GHz
Data rate 23.2 Mbps Greater than 20 Mbps
Application WLAN Wireless ATM, Indoor Access
Topology Infrastructure, De-centralised Ad-Hoc cellular, centralized
Antenna type Omni-directional Omni-directional
Coverage Range 50 meters 50 to 100 meters
Interface LAN ATM networks
Mobility less than 10 m/s less than 10 m/s

Difference between HIPERLAN Type-3 (HIPERACCESS) Vs HIPERLAN Type-4 (HIPERLINK)

Following are the features of HIPERLAN Type-3(HIPERACCESS):
• Frequency: 5.1 GHz to 5.3 GHz
• Topology: Uni-directional or point to multi-point
• Antenna type: directional
• Range: 5000 meters
• Data rate: >20 Mbps
• Mobility: stationary

Following are the features of HIPERLAN Type-4(HIPERLINK):
• Frequency: 17.1 to 17.3 GHz
• Topology: Directional
• Antenna type: directional
• Range: 150 meters
• Data rate: 155 Mbps
• Mobility: stationary

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