wimax vs LTE
This page on wimax vs LTE describes difference between wimax and LTE. Both wimax and LTE are used for providing broadband wireless internet services.
wimax is the completely new standard developed for providing high data rate
internet services. wimax is designed for only data applications.
As it is entirely new technology without any legacy support,it is very costly and
requires service provider to install all the equipments.
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LTE follow cellular standards such as HSPA, WCDMA, GSM etc but it is
designed mainly for data applications. It is also referred as all IP data network.
Voice over LTE is also possible using legacy fall backs and using VOIP protocols.
Due to predecessors existing equipments can be make use of and hence it is less costly and requires
minimum initial investment.
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Following table summarises differences and similarities between Mobile WiMAX and LTE
| Specifications | Mobile WiMAX | LTE |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | IEEE 802.16-2004 (Fixed wimax,OFDM) , IEEE 802.16e-2005 (Mobile wimax, OFDMA) |
3GPP TS 36.101 for the UE (User Equipment) 3GPP TS 36.104 for the eNB (Evolved Node B). |
| Channel Bandwidth | 5, 7, 8.75, 10 MHz |
1.4/3/5/ 10/15/20 MHz |
| FFT size | 128, 512, 1024 and 2048 |
128/256/512/ 1024/1536/2048 |
| Cyclic Prefix | 1/4,1/8, 1/16 and 1/32 |
Normal, Extended |
| DL multiple access | OFDMA | OFDMA |
| UL multiple access | OFDMA | SC-FDMA |
| Duplexing | FDD & TDD | FDD & TDD |
| Subcarrier mapping | Based on Zone type, In downlink: PUSC,FUSC,AMC In uplink: PUSC,AMC |
Localized |
| Subcarrier hopping | No | Yes |
| Data Modulation | BPSK/QPSK/ 16QAM/64QAM |
QPSK/16QAM/ 64QAM |
| Subcarrier spacing | 10.9375KHz for 1024 FFT, 10 MHz bandwidth |
15KHz |
| Channel Coding | Convolutional coding and CTC |
convolutional coding and turbo coding |
| MIMO | 2-antenna, matrix A, 2-antenna, matrix B vertical encoding, Collaborative SM for two MS with single transmit antenna |
2 or 4 at transmit and 2 or 4 at receive side |
| HARQ | Chase Combining | incremental redundancy |
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