Airspan is a worldwide leader in broadband wireless with over 400 customers in more than 100 countries. As a founding member of the WiMAX Forum™, Airspan has led the way in WiMAX, being among the first wave of companies to achieve certification for its base station and end user premises equipment. Airspan is also leading the race to Mobile WiMAX. Through a careful choice of advance technologies, the flagship base station HiperMAX is software upgradeable to Mobile WiMAX.

1. Industry’s most complete
WiMAX product family
in the widest selection
of frequency bands
WiMAX Solutions

2. Airspan’s WiMAX Deployments Around the World
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3. Airspan - The Recognized Leader in
WiMAX
• The widest range of WiMAX products
• The widest range of frequency bands
• The most advanced technologies and features
Airspan is a worldwide leader in capability enables them to
broadband wireless with over 400 simultaneously offer both WiMAX and
customers in more than 100 countries. Wi-Fi, thus enabling the service
provider to address a variety of
markets including fixed, nomadic,
As a founding member of the WiMAX
portable and Mobile WiMAX together
Forum™, Airspan has led the way in
with any Wi-Fi enabled device.
WiMAX, being among the first wave of
companies to achieve certification for
The challenges associated with
its base station and end user premises
delivering time critical services such as
equipment.
voice and video over a shared medium
such as wireless access are well known.
Airspan is also leading the race to
Introducing WiMAX Airspan’s VoiceMAX gives operators
Mobile WiMAX. Through a careful
the ability to deliver carrier-grade VoIP
choice of advance technologies, the
through a software suite that provides
flagship base station HiperMAX is
admission control and manages
software upgradeable to Mobile
network congestion to deliver the best
WiMAX. The recently announced
Over 400 customers in more than
■ user experience for VoIP calls across a
MacroMAXe and MicroMAXe products
HiperMAX network operating fixed,
100 countries also use the same baseband
nomadic and mobile profiles
• Maximize your CAPEX and technology first developed for
simultaneously.
OPEX returns HiperMAX.
The widest range of WiMAX
■
We in Airspan believe that now is the
products The IEEE 802.16e-2005 compliant,
right time to build your WiMAX
• Base stations quad-band MiMAX USB device,
network. The advanced technologies
announced in 2006, will be the first
• End User devices we have embedded into our products
Wave2 compatible Mobile WiMAX
• ASN Gateways ensure that whether you plan to start
device for laptops.
• VoIP Admission Control servers with Fixed WiMAX and migrate to
• Network management Mobile WiMAX in the future or go for
Airspan has always taken the lead to
The widest selection of frequency
■ Mobile WiMAX from the outset, your
bring real-world solutions to WiMAX investment is safe and your network is
bands
networks. Two examples of particular ready for tomorrow’s opportunities.
• From 700MHz to 5.9GHz
note are the seamless integration of
The most advanced technologies
■
WiMAX and Wi-Fi technologies and Its industry leading technologies and
• Software Defined Radio the introduction of VoiceMAX. solutions coupled with years of
• MIMO
experience of building and supporting
• OBSAI Airspan’s Intel-based EasyST and large BWA networks make Airspan the
• ATCA ProST CPEs have versions with Wi-Fi ideal partner for Mobile and Fixed
Professional services
■
Access Point functionality. This WiMAX deployments.
• Radio planning
• Network design
• Post-sales technical support
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4. Mobile WiMAX – A Technical Overview
The IEEE 802.16e-2005 Mobile • Duplex method - TDD
WiMAX standard has been developed • Channel Bandwidth -
to be the best wireless broadband 5/7/8.75/10/20MHz
standard for portable devices enabling • FFT size - 512 (5MHz channel),
a new era of high throughput and 1024 (10MHz channel) and
high delivered bandwidth together 2048 (20MHz channel)
with exceptional spectral efficiency
Mobile WiMAX Certification
when compared to other 3G+ mobile
wireless technologies such as HSPA
and EV-DO. Mobile WiMAX Release 1 Profile
certification has been divided into two
Mobile WiMAX introduces scalable stages referred to as Wave 1 and
OFDMA and several other key features Wave 2.
summarized below:
• Tolerance to multipath and self Wave 1 certification addresses a single
interference certification profile targeted at the
• Scalable channel size up to 20MHz Korean market. It excludes some
• TDD operation to support fundamental features such as MIMO.
A New Era in Wireless asymmetric traffic True Mobile WiMAX performance is
• Network optimized hard handover achieved through Wave 2 certification.
Communications • Multicast and broadcast service
support Wave 1 does not test for:
Main Features • Hybrid ARQ based error control • MIMO 2x2 Matrix B
• Power management (sleep, idle • Support for smart antennas
modes) • Adaptive Modulation and
Carefully chosen set of technologies
■
• Security and QoS Coding (AMC)
to provide superior performance
• MIMO and smart antenna • IPv6 support
Mobile WiMAX peak data rates and
■
technology • Complete QoS features
spectral efficiency are better than
• Fractional frequency reuse • Complete Handover features
3G and 3G+ technologies • Feedback based adaptive • Complete power management
Mobile WiMAX certification to be
■
modulation features
achieved in two stages, Wave 1 and
Wave 2 As a result of the above-identified
Mobile WiMAX Release 1.0
True Mobile WiMAX performance
■ limitations the performance of the
Air Interface Profile
will be arrived at through Wave 2 Wave 1 certified products would be
less than those of IEEE 802.16-2004.
certification Early in 2006 the WiMAX Forum™
Furthermore not all Wave 1 certified
MIMO (Matrix A & Matrix B) and
■
selected the candidate certification
CPEs will be Wave 2 MIMO capable.
beamforming are essential antenna profiles to cover many of the
technologies to deliver the promise worldwide spectrum allocations
Airspan is focused on delivering Wave
suitable for Mobile WiMAX.
of Mobile WiMAX
2 compliant products, targeted at
Option to overlay beamforming on
■
global profiles in 2.5GHz as well as the
■ Bands - 2.3-2.4GHz, 2.5-2.69GHz
top of MIMO other profiles listed above.
3.3-3.4GHz, 3.4-3.8GHz
Mobile WiMAX network architecture
■
follows NRM
• Mobile Station (MS)
e.g. MiMAX USB
• Access Service Network (ASN)
e.g. ControlMAX and HiperMAX
• Connectivity Service Network
(CSN) Industry standard
solutions plus Airspan’s
VoiceMAX
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5. Airspan’s Mobile Station (MS)
Mobile WiMAX Mobile WiMAX Network
device, MiMAX USB, is Wave 2
Performance Reference Model (NRM)
compliant from the outset and
supports MIMO.
Using a commonly accepted Mobile WiMAX end-to-end network
evaluation methodology for 3G architecture model follows the
Mobile WiMAX Technology
systems, Mobile WiMAX has been Network Reference Model (NRM)
simulated against the 3G shown below.
To deliver the superior performance
enhancements. These simulations
Mobile WiMAX relies on advanced
have shown that: Access Service Network (ASN)
technologies such as scalable
• Mobile WiMAX peak data rates are consists of the WiMAX Base
OFDMA, MIMO and SAS.
better than 3G and 3G+ technologies Stations and the ASN Gateway. The
and main functions of the ASN gateway
MIMO stands for Multiple Input
• Mobile WiMAX spectral efficiency is are to aggregate the traffic from
Multiple Output. It is an antenna
better than any 3G and 3G+ the base stations and to manage
technology that uses multiple
technology handover between them. Airspan’s
antennas at both the transmit end
ASN Gateway solution is called
and the receive end. MIMO utilizes
Thanks to technologies such as ControlMAX and is described later.
multi-path to advantage, combining
OFDMA and MIMO, Mobile WiMAX
reflected signals into a single stream
can meet the demanding Connectivity Service Network (CSN)
in order to improve throughput,
performance needs for the delivery is the core of the network. It
reach and spectral efficiency.
of broadband services in a controls and manages the ASNs and
challenging mobile environment. the subscribers with a variety of
Smart Antenna Systems (SAS) is an
Performance simulations show that services including AAA, Home Agent
advanced antenna technology that
Mobile WiMAX provides superior functions, DHCP server, etc. CSN is
directs the signal to the end user
throughput and spectral efficiency also responsible for connecting to
device. Using beamsteering/
compared to 3G CDMA-based other networks and enables inter-
beamforming technology, SAS
enhancements, EVDO and HSPA. operator and inter-technology
focuses the signal on active devices,
These advantages will provide roaming. Airspan’s VoiceMAX
delivering greater coverage and
operators with added network solution resides in the CSN and is
spectral efficiency. Airspan’s
capacity for the support of value- described later in this document.
antenna technology enables the
added services with fewer base
overlay of SAS on top of MIMO.
stations than alternative
approaches, thus resulting in lower
network capital and operating costs.
Network Reference Model (NRM)
R2
Home
NAP NSP
Internet
BS R6
IMS Billing
HA
ASPs
ASN R3
IP
R8 CRM
GW
R1 Cloud
Mobile Station
(FA) Legacy
(MS) IP
Core
DHCP/
AAA
Cloud Networks
DNS
R6
BS
ASN CSN 2G/3G
(Access Service Network) (Connectivity Service Network)
Mobile
Networks
R8 R4 R5
Other
Another ASN Operator’s
NAP – Network Access Provider
CSN NSP – Network Service Provider
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6. WiMAX Applications
WiMAX has already revolutionized the of life, covering social networking,
broadband wireless market by education, emergency services and the
standardizing the hitherto fragmented business world to name a few.
Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)
market, by opening up new service Mobile broadband opens up a whole
opportunities and by creating the new high-speed data experience,
environment for ubiquitous broadband which cannot be matched by the other
services everywhere. mobile technologies available today.
Imagine you decide to go for a walk to
WiMAX bridges the fixed wireline the nearby park during your lunch
broadband and the mobile cellular break to enjoy the sunny weather. You
divide. By deploying WiMAX receive a VoIP call from one of your
technology, service providers can offer customers asking you to confirm
not just fixed broadband wireless product availability immediately so
services to homes and businesses; they that they can place the order. You
can also offer anytime, anywhere start a data session on your WiMAX
mobile access to IP services at much enabled device, log on to the server at
higher speeds than is possible with work and check the latest stock
A World of Mobile voice-centric 3G networks. position. You then proceed to send an
e-mail to your customer confirming
and Fixed WiMAX Let’s now consider some of the IEEE that the product is in stock and you
802.16e-2005 WiMAX applications receive the order before you have
Applications below. returned to your desk.
Application Summary Broadband on the Move Airspan has grasped this vision and
has set out to develop a range of
Mobile WiMAX enables the service products to fully exploit the potential
Wireless Broadband Anytime,
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providers to offer ‘anytime-anywhere’ of Mobile WiMAX. To this end we have
Anywhere
broadband services over a wide developed the HiperMAX, MacroMAXe
• Broadband @ Home
coverage area. Mobile WiMAX and MicroMAXe base stations using
• Broadband @ the Office expands the Wi-Fi hotspot concept SDR technology to ensure soft
• Broadband on the Move into Hotzones, enabling the service upgrade to support the latest version
Mobile, fixed, nomadic and
■
providers to offer consistent and of the Mobile WiMAX standards and
portable operation reliable wide-area broadband services without requiring hardware
Indoor and outdoor coverage
■ coverage over the metropolitan areas, changes.
thus encouraging customer
Mobile WiMAX enabled through
■
commitment and loyalty. Airspan has also recognized that
USB, PC card and handsets
Mobile WiMAX requires diverse and
WiMAX provides wide area Hot
■
Mobile WiMAX takes broadband plentiful WiMAX enabled end user
Zones
outside the confines of the home or devices and has developed the world’s
Backhaul and bridging
■
the workplace. Thanks to ‘anytime- first quad-band MiMAX USB device for
applications
anywhere’ true broadband experience laptop computers. Find out more later
offered by WiMAX, new and exciting in this document.
services become a reality in all walks
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7. WiMAX backhaul, whereas the stay connected as they roam from
Fixed Broadband
consumers enjoy the benefit of location to location. This model also
accessing the WiMAX broadband helps save OPEX expenses by
WiMAX appeals to a wide cross
connection anywhere within their minimizing the number of Wi-Fi
section of service providers, new
dwelling. Another market for access points required to achieve
entrants, mobile service providers
integrated WiMAX and WiFi CPE complete broadband coverage
and traditional wireline operators
with considerable potential is across the campus.
alike. WiMAX is appealing to new
temporary deployments, such as
entrants and mobile service
Backhaul applications
trade shows, sports venues and
providers that want to also provide
emergency relief.
high-speed broadband services to
WiMAX products lend themselves to
the home and the office. WiMAX is
Campus Applications backhaul and bridging applications.
also being embraced by the wireline
We have already discussed how
operators as a cost-effective way to
Many government, enterprise and WiMAX can provide a cost effective
expand their broadband service
educational organizations have and highly integrated backhaul
offerings to underserved areas.
deployed Wi-Fi technology in environment for Wi-Fi hotspots. In
Using WiMAX, wireline operators can
buildings for their respective users. some deployment situations it would
cover rural and less dense
WiMAX allows a service provider to be attractive to use WiMAX
environments where the cost of
offer broadband connectivity compliant links, operating in an
expanding DSL and cable wiring is
beyond individual buildings to unlicensed band such as 5.8GHz, to
prohibitive, as well as dense urban
provide complete coverage of an backhaul the base station traffic
areas where it may be difficult to
entire campus for data, VoIP and towards the core network. A third
add wired connections to existing
multimedia applications. application could be LAN-LAN
large buildings such as apartment
Furthermore, thanks to the advanced bridging solutions for campus
blocks and office buildings.
QoS and security features offered by networks or indeed for providing IP
WiMAX, it becomes possible to connectivity.
Airspan offers a range of base
create a secure and reliable
stations that provide the optimum
communications environment. Airspan’s MicroMAX product range is
CAPEX and OPEX solutions in both
particularly suitable for backhaul
dense urban and less dense sub-
The integration of WiMAX and Wi-Fi applications providing high
urban and rural deployment
in a single end user device enables availability with native IP interfaces,
scenarios. Furthermore, Airspan has
users to connect to either in-building in both licensed and unlicensed
been the first WiMAX vendor to offer
Wi-Fi or campus-wide WiMAX bands.
a complete range of indoor and
networks, allowing them to
outdoor integrated WiMAX and Wi-
Fi end user devices. These products
benefit both the service provider and
the consumer. The service providers
can rapidly deploy indoor and
Mobile WiMAX Scenarios
outdoor Wi-Fi hotspots with built-in
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8. Airspan’s WiMAX Product Portfolio
• Delivering optimized CAPEX, minimized OPEX
• Complete range of interoperable products with class leading
performance optimize CAPEX for all deployment scenarios
• Highly integrated, compact packaging and low power
consumption minimize site OPEX costs
Airspan is proud to introduce the Airspan’s WiMAX technology has been
industry’s most complete range of carefully chosen to deliver IEEE
WiMAX products consisting macro and 802.16e-2005 Mobile WiMAX. It also
micro-cell base station solutions, a provides operators with a cost
range of indoor, outdoor and mobile effective and future-proof evolution
end user devices, network products path from Fixed to Mobile WiMAX
and a comprehensive network profiles.
management solution.
Airspan offers the ideal WiMAX
Airspan’s WiMAX products benefit platform on which to deploy an
from a unique combination of features industry standard broadband solution.
The Ultimate WiMAX delivering the best economics and It provides all the benefits of multi-
most attractive service propositions for vendor interoperability, decreasing
Product Family mobile and fixed/nomadic/portable CPE costs, WiMAX enabled handheld
broadband: device portability with roaming and
indoor, self install CPE economics, thus
Product Summary • Wide selection of base stations heralding a new era of inexpensive,
types enable improved network ubiquitous broadband wireless access
Base Stations
■
economics. anytime, everywhere.
• HiperMAX
• Modular and highly integrated
• MacroMAXd
Airspan’s WiMAX Strategy
products encourage scalable
• MacroMAXe
network deployment that improves
• MicroMAXd
CAPEX and OPEX performance. Airspan’s WiMAX strategy is to offer a
• MicroMAXe • Open architecture enables comprehensive end-to-end solution for
End User Devices
■
interoperability. Mobile and Fixed WiMAX deployments
• MiMAX USB • Wide range of Licensed and through standards compliant,
• EasyST Unlicensed bands supported interoperable, WiMAX Forum™
• EasyWiFi (1.5GHz, 2.3GHz, 3.3-3.8GHz, certified products; empower the end-
• EasyVoice 4.9GHz, 5.1-5.4GHz, 5.4-5.7GHz, user through personal broadband;
5.8GHz, 5.9GHz followed by provide real-world solutions to
• ProST
500-700MHz) coexistence with other wireless
• ProST-WiFi
• Class leading spectral efficiency systems; enable seamless
Network Products
■
• High Performance radios that upgradeability to Mobile WiMAX
• ControlMAX
deliver extended link budgets through the use of Software Defined
• VoiceMAX
• Low latency radio interface for time Radio (SDR) and to offer unrivalled
Network Management
■
critical services spectral efficiency through the use of
• Netspan advanced antenna techniques such as
MIMO and Smart Antenna Systems.
HiperMAX-micro deployment in urban Tokyo
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9. Technology Showcase WiMAX from Airspan - your best solution
Software Defined Radio (SDR) - essential technology for
■
Most complete range of WiMAX products in the industry
■
simultaneous support of both Fixed and Mobile WiMAX • Base stations that support for macro and micro
PHY/MAC deployment models
Advanced RF features
■
• Comprehensive range of End User Devices for indoor,
• Transmit and Receive Diversity to improve link budget outdoor and mobile deployment
• MIMO - Multiple antenna elements are employed to • Total network solution including ASN Gateways
improve range and throughput • Scalable solutions to maximize CAPEX and OPEX
• Intelligent, beamforming antenna technology to Open architecture enabling interoperability
■
improve link budget and spectral efficiency Widest range of frequency bands supported of any vendor
■
Intel technology in the End User Devices – essential
■
Class-leading spectral efficiency thanks to our advanced
■
technology for low cost and future-proof functionality RF implementations
MiMAX USB – World’s first and smallest WiMAX USB
■
Carrier-class VoIP over WiMAX solutions
■
device, turning every laptop into a WiMAX enabled • Sophisticated admission control solution – VoiceMAX
personal broadband device, enabling mobility, roaming Advanced and user-friendly network management
■
and interoperability solutions
Advanced TCA (ATCA) - Industry standard Indoor
■
Comprehensive range of professional services to enable
■
equipment practice for base stations you to get the most out of your deployment
Fibre Optic OBSAI interface - Supports distances of 300m
■
• RF planning services
to 3km between the indoor (baseband) and outdoor • Network design services
(radio) units, using different fibre optic modules.
Sophisticated admission control and dynamic service flow
■
provisioning technology to enable carrier-class VoIP
services
Open network architecture – essential for multi-vendor
■
interoperability
Network Architecture
PSTN
Internet
ASN
ProST
Wi-Fi Clients
HA Billing
IMS
HiperMAX IP
BRAS
Core
DHCP/
AAA CRM
DNS
ASN Gateway
(ControlMAX)
VoIP IAD
CSN
MacroMAXe
EasyST
MicroMAXe
MiMAX USB
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10. HiperMAX Base Station
• Simultaneous support for both Mobile and Fixed WiMAX profiles
• Flexible packaging - indoor/outdoor or all outdoor
• Advanced RF features for maximized coverage and throughput
• Fully redundant architecture
HiperMAX is the ultimate Mobile • Multi-channel transmit and receive
WiMAX base station designed for diversity
high-density deployment situations. • 2x2 and 4x2 MIMO configurations
HiperMAX has been architected to • 4 or 8 channel Smart Antenna
provide a highly scalable, fully Systems (SAS)
redundant base station product that • Support for FDD and TDD profiles
will continue to deliver the optimum
performance for years to come. HiperMAX is designed to deliver the
best link budget with the highest
HiperMAX is fully compatible with the capacity and net throughput; all
Mobile WiMAX Network Reference essential qualities for macro-cell
Model (NRM) as part of the Access deployments used in typical wireless
The Ultimate Mobile Service Network (ASN). HiperMAX roll out.
supports the reference point (R6)
WiMAX Base Station between the base station and the ASN HiperMAX implements an all-outdoor
Gateway as well as the reference point radio with up to eight-element
(R8) between base stations. HiperMAX antenna array system.
Main Features interworks with Airspan’s ASN
Gateway called ControlMAX and with All HiperMAX base stations support
HiperMAX supports:
■
other third party ASN gateways. SAS and multi-channel Transmit and
• Option of split indoor / outdoor
Receive diversity and are platform
or all outdoor configurations
HiperMAX represents the state of the ready for SDMA, which uses the
• Fully redundant architecture
art, next generation base station antenna array to enhance capacity
• Up to 6 channels per ATCA
design and includes: and improve frequency re-use.
shelf with full redundancy or
Up to 12 channels without
• Fully upgradeable, software HiperMAX base stations cooperate
redundancy
defined, PHY and MAC layers with the IMS which is part of the
• Optical, zero-loss connectivity
enabling simultaneous support for Connectivity Service network (CSN) to
between indoor and outdoor
both Mobile WiMAX (SOFDMA) and deliver voice and other multimedia
units
Fixed WiMAX (OFDM) services and can also be configured to
Up to 40dBm transmit power
■
• Fully digital, OBSAI based, fibre support VoIP applications, using a
Supports FDD and TDD profiles
■
optic interfaces between indoor standard media gateway to the PSTN.
Advanced antenna options,
■
baseband and outdoor radio
including diversity, MIMO and SAS equipment, which can operate
Up to 5bps/Hz per radio
■
at up to 3km.
(2x2 MIMO)
HiperMAX uses PicoChip® based
■
Software Defined Radio (SDR)
array, rated at 4x600 billion
instructions/s
Hybrid beamforming and MIMO
■
enhancements allows multiple
simultaneous transmissions to End
User Devices
• Interference avoidance through
null forming
• Key to spectral efficiency
enhancements
• Multiple antenna beams are
synthesised at baseband
Supports Fractional Frequency
■
Reuse utilising PUSC modes in HiperMAX mast head units deployed in Vodafone Malta
OFDMA
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11. The antenna system of choice is The all outdoor version of HiperMAX is
HiperMAX Operation
connected to the outdoor RF unit and known as HiperMAX-micro. This consists
in turn to each baseband blade. of split baseband and RF sections
The flexibility of the HiperMAX
HiperMAX can support up to 12 connected via a fibre interface, but with
architecture allows many deployment
baseband blades per 14-slot shelf, with all components including the power
configurations including those suited to
a single fibre optic cable to each RF supply and GPS functions housed within
both macro and micro cellular
unit. Baseband blades can be a single SDR-micro enclosure. This form
installations. It supports all outdoor as
configured to support 6 active channels factor is particularly well suited to low
well as split indoor / outdoor
with full redundancy or 12 active density micro-cell sites where access to
configurations allowing the operator to
channels without redundancy. a temperature controlled room is not
select the deployment model best
possible or preferred. eg. a building
suited to operational expense
The ATCA shelf also houses the shelf rooftop.
considerations and site access
controller and power supplies. In
constraints.
addition to the ATCA shelf, the
HiperMAX rack houses the Ethernet
A HiperMAX Base station configured for
switch and the GPS synchronization
traditional multi-sector macro-cell
unit. The Ethernet switch aggregates
deployments consists of a baseband
the individual traffic streams onto a
section, suitable for location within a HiperMAX-micro
Gigabit Ethernet stream for backhaul
protected environment, and an outdoor
purposes. For TDD and smart antenna HiperMAX fully supports the extensive
RF section. The indoor boards, referred
operation the multiple sectors are QoS characteristics of the IEEE
to as blades within the ATCA standard,
locked to a GPS timing source. The 802.16e-2005 radio interface. In
are housed in a 5 or 14 slot NEBS
ATCA shelf manager provides a addition, it incorporates specific
compliant ATCA chassis. The outdoor
platform management layer that holds additional radio resource management
enclosure contains the RF subsystem
an inventory of field replaceable units features that allow applications such as
components, which enables smart
in the system and monitors their status. VoIP to be robustly delivered by
antenna functionality running on a
implementing Admission Control on a
Software Defined Radio (SDR). The
Fibre optic modules operating at speeds per call basis.
connection between the baseband and
of up to 3.1GBit/s and are connected to
RF sections is made through a fibre
fibre optic cables capable of carrying up HiperMAX is managed by Netspan, the
optic cable.
to 10Gb/s for future expansion, if SNMP based central management
required. platform.
HiperMAX supports different antenna
options including:
• Tx and Rx Diversity
• 2x2 MIMO Matrix A & B
• 4x2 MIMO Matrix A & B
• 4 or 8 element SAS
Network Architecture
PSTN
Internet
ASN
ProST
Wi-Fi Clients HA Billing
IMS
IP
BRAS
Core
DHCP/
AAA CRM
HiperMAX
DNS
ASN Gateway
VoIP IAD (ControlMAX)
CSN
EasyST
MiMAX USB
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12. MacroMAX Base Station
MacroMAX is a family of single mode MacroMAX family comprises of two
(IEEE 802.16-2004 or 802.16e-2005) products:
highly integrated macro-cell base • MacroMAXe - an all outdoor
stations with all-in-one packaging of solution for Mobile WiMAX
RF and base-band components. applications to minimize physical
MacroMAX includes integrated dual RF footprint and operator OPEX
transceivers to support two channel • MacroMAXd- an all indoor
diversity and MIMO. solution for Fixed WiMAX
applications.
MacroMAXe
• Fully integrated macro-cell Base Station with 2x2 MIMO
• Compact and light-weight form factor for optimum OPEX performance
• Eco friendly - low power consumption reduces carbon footprint
• Support for 2x10MHz or 1x20MHz channels
• Advanced RF features for optimized coverage and throughput
MacroMAXe
MacroMAXe is a class-leading 2nd profile Rel. 1.5) as well. MacroMAXe
generation Mobile WiMAX base has been designed to support either
Main Features station which employs the software 2x10MHz (using dual PHY/MAC) or
defined radio (SDR) technology first 1x20MHz channel.
developed for HiperMAX, together
Supports 802.16e-2005 SOFDMA
■ with dual radio transceivers, antennas MacroMAXe has been conceived for
Initially supports 2.3GHz and
■ and GPS receiver all in a highly deployment in 3-sector configuration,
integrated, physically small and light, which is the optimum configuration
2.5GHz bands
all outdoor package. for Mobile WiMAX deployments.
All-in-one single outdoor unit
■
MacroMAXe design also incorporates
minimizes site OPEX
MacroMAXe has been primarily an Ethernet switch which enables the
Dual 40dBm radios
■
developed for the 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz traffic from 3 sectors to be
• 60dBm EiRP with front-mounted
Mobile WiMAX bands and will be aggregated for backhaul and network
antennas
Wave 2 certified in these bands. The interfacing. MacroMAXe fully supports
STC and MIMO support
■
product has been designed to address the interoperable R6 reference point
• Matrix A & Matrix B the markets needs thru to 2011 and for interworking with ASN Gateways
Supports 5/10/20MHz channel size
■
beyond by supporting the current and either in a distributed or centralized
• 2x5MHz, 2x10MHz, 1x20MHz future air interfaces thanks to its SDR network configuration.
Supports interoperable reference
■ technology.
points defined by NRM MacroMAXe is the most power
MacroMAXe is a remarkable base efficient base station in its class. Each
• Supports interoperable R6
station product bringing together 2x10W base station sector draws just
reference point
state-of-the-art technologies in a 200W of power, 1/3 of competing
Supports 512, 1024, 2048 FFT
■
compact all outdoor package. Thanks products per Mbit/s of capacity
SOFDMA
to its small footprint MacroMAXe delivered, thus significantly improving
Compact and light form factor
■
minimizes site OPEX expenditure. the operator’s carbon footprint and
<20 litre, <20 Kg all-outdoor
■
MacroMAXe is small in size but big in OPEX.
package
performance. Thanks to the efficient
Very low power consumption
■
power amplifier technology employed MacroMAXe implements Fractional
• 200W typical for fully loaded in its RF implementation, MacroMAXe Frequency Reuse (FFR) in order to
sector implements dual 40dBm (10W) radios enable frequency reuse factor of 1
• 1/3 power consumption of for 2x2MIMO delivering up to 60dBm (N=1). FFR controls co-channel
competing products per M/bits EiRP with the integrated antennas. interference to support N=1 with
minimal degradation in spectral
of capacity delivered
MacroMAXe initially supports 5MHz efficiency. MacroMAXe can also be
Significant CAPEX and OPEX savings
■
and 10MHz channel sizes. However, deployed using traditional frequency
the product is capable of supporting reuse plans.
20MHz channels (Mobile WiMAX
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13. MacroMAXd
• Certified for IEEE 802.16-2004 FDD operation
• Widely deployed around the world
MacroMAXd
• Support Space-Time coding (STC) and Maximal Ratio Combining
(MRC)
Main Features
LNA, which in turn is connected to
MacroMAXd is a WiMAX Forum™
appropriate mast installed antennas
certified base station product; one of
via external feeders.
the first to achieve certification. The first base station to achieve
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MacroMAXd has been shipped to
WiMAX Forum™ certification in the
Two separate antennas enable the
customers since 2H 2005.
FDD profile in March 2006
link budget to be further increased
Designed for Fixed WiMAX
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through the use of multi-channel
MacroMAXd has been designed to
deployments where high capacity is
transmit diversity and receive
deliver the best link budget with the
required
diversity. A compact rack supports
highest capacity and net
Available in 3.5GHz full FDD profile
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up to three sectors with diversity a
throughput; all essential qualities for
MacroMAXd supports
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full rack supports up to 4 sectors.
macro-cell deployments used in
• 256 FFT OFDM
typical wireless rollouts. It is
Both MacroMAXe and MacroMAXd
available in the 3.4- 3.6GHz band in • Up to 35dBm transmit power
base stations are managed by
the 3.5F1 profile. • 3 or 4 diversity channels per rack
Netspan, Airspan’s SNMP based • Baseband to RF connection
element management platform.
Each MacroMAXd sector comprises made digitally
of a 4U high rack mountable shelf,
• Final RF feed using conventional
which contains the baseband
antenna feeders
processor and the RF unit. The
• Downlink diversity (Space Time
baseband is a single card that is
Coding - STC)
directly connected to the RF, PA and
• Uplink diversity (Maximal Ratio
Combining - MRC)
• Up to 10Mbps net capacity using
3.5MHz channel
Network Architecture
PSTN
Internet
ASN
ProST
Wi-Fi Clients HA Billing
IMS
IP
BRAS
Core
DHCP/
AAA CRM
DNS
MacroMAXe
ASN Gateway
VoIP IAD (ControlMAX)
CSN
EasyST
MiMAX USB
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14. MicroMAX Base Station
MicroMAX is a family of single mode variants for low density / rural
(802.16d or 802.16e) highly deployments are available.
integrated micro-cell base stations
with all-in-one outdoor packaging of MicroMAX family comprises of two
RF and base-band components. For products:
Mobile WiMAX applications, • MicroMAXe - an all outdoor
MicroMAXe includes integrated dual solution for Mobile WiMAX
RF transceivers to support two-channel applications to minimize physical
MIMO. Performance optimized footprint and operator OPEX
variants for high density roof-top • MicroMAXd - an outdoor solution
deployments and cost optimized for Fixed WiMAX applications
with an indoor traffic aggregator.
MicroMAXe
• Fully integrated micro-cell base station
• Compact and light-weight form factor for optimum OPEX
MicroMAXe performance
• The economic solution for lower density deployments
Main Features MicroMAXe is a sophisticated micro- the product is capable of supporting
cell Mobile WiMAX base station which 20MHz channels (Mobile WiMAX
employs the software defined radio profile Rel. 1.5) as well. MicroMAXe
(SDR) technology first developed for has been designed to support either
Supports 802.16e-2005 SOFDMA
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HiperMAX, together with dual radio 2x10MHz (using dual PHY/MAC) or
Supports wide range of frequency
transceivers, antennas and GPS 1x20MHz channel.
bands
receiver all in a highly integrated,
• 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 3.3GHz, 3.5GHz,
physically small and light, all outdoor MicroMAXe has been conceived for
3.7GHz, 4.9GHz, 5.4GHz, 5.8GHz package. deployment in 3-sector configuration,
All-in-one single outdoor unit
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which is the optimum configuration
minimizes deployment costs and MicroMAXe has been designed to for Mobile WiMAX deployments.
site OPEX provide a sophisticated yet cost- MicroMAXe design also incorporates
Dual 36dBm radios
■ effective base station solution in less an Ethernet switch which enables the
STC and MIMO support dense deployment situations. The traffic from 3 sectors to be
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product supports a wide range of aggregated for backhaul and network
• Matrix A
licensed and unlicensed frequency interfacing. MicroMAXe fully supports
• Matrix B
bands. It has been designed to the interoperable R6 reference point
Supports 5/10/20MHz channel size
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address the markets needs thru to for interworking with ASN Gateways
• 2x5MHz
2011 and beyond by supporting the either in a distributed or centralized
• 2x10MHz
current and future air interfaces network configuration.
• 1x20MHz
thanks to its SDR technology.
Supports 512, 1024, 2048 FFT
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Spectrum is a scarce and valuable
SOFDMA MicroMAXe base station product resource which must be used
Supports interoperable reference
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bringing together state-of-the-art efficiently. In order to achieve
points defined by NRM technologies in a compact and all frequency reuse factor of one (N=1)
• Supports interoperable R6 outdoor package. Thanks to its small the best balance between spectral
reference point footprint MicroMAXe is easy to deploy efficiency and interference mitigation
and minimizes site OPEX expenditure. must be achieved. This is realized
Compact and light form factor
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through Fractional Frequency Reuse
MicroMAXe comes in two variants, a for which MicroMAXe has been
Hi-Power class and a Lo-Power class. optimized. Fractional Frequency Reuse
MacroMAXe implements dual radios controls co-channel interference to
for 2x2MIMO delivering up to 56dBm support frequency reuse of one with
EiRP with the integrated antennas. minimal degradation in spectral
efficiency. MicroMAXe can also be
MicroMAXe initially supports 5MHz deployed using traditional frequency
and 10MHz channel sizes. However, reuse plans.
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15. MicroMAXd
• IEEE 802.16-2004 certified for FDD and TDD operation
• Widely deployed around the world
MicroMAXd
• Highly modular architecture
• Ideal for lower density deployments
Main Features
MicroMAXd is a complete standalone scenarios in both licensed (1.5GHz,
base station, sharing the same system 3.3GHz, 3.5, 3.7GHz, 4.9GHz) and
architecture as our tried and tested unlicensed (5.1, 5.4GHz, 5.8GHz, Cost optimized for lower density
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ASWipLL product line. 5.9GHz) bands.
applications
• Modular and scalable architecture
The MicroMAXd base station is highly One of the key features of the
• All outdoor integrated baseband
modular in design and consists of two MicroMAX BSR is that it requires less
digital processing, radio and
main components: the all-outdoor than 28W power, making it ideally
antenna
Base Station Radios (BSR) and the suited for those rural deployments
• Up to 16 radios per mast
indoor aggregator Base Station where power generation and supply
Supports WiMAX Forum™ profiles in
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Distribution Unit (BSDU), or the single may be a problem.
channel Data Adaptor. 1.5GHz, 3.3GHz, 3.5GHz, 3.7GHz,
MicroMAXd operating in unlicensed 4.9GHz, 5.1GHz, 5.4GHz, 5.8GHz and
Each base station site can contain up bands can be used by Wireless ISPs to in 5.9GHz bands
to 16 BSRs, depending on the amount deploy WiMAX easily and cost BPSK/QPSK/16QAM/64QAM
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of available spectrum. Each BSR is effectively wherever the need is adaptive modulation
connected to the BSDU via a identified.
Full duplex FDD and TDD operation
■
100BaseT interface operating over a
Advanced software features
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Cat5e cable, which carries both data Both MicroMAXe and MicroMAXd
• Full IEEE 802.16 QoS service
and power over a distance of 300m base stations are managed by
classes
with Cat5e repeater. Each BSDU can Netspan, Airspan’s SNMP based
• Full 802.1d transparent bridging
support up to 8 BSRs. element management platform.
• IEEE 802.1q/p VLAN
tagging/untagging
MicroMAXd is designed to support
lower density, rural broadband access, • Bridging and routing functionality
enterprise applications and DSL in-fill
Network Architecture
PSTN
Internet
ASN
ProST
Wi-Fi Clients HA Billing
IMS
IP
BRAS
Core
DHCP/
AAA CRM
DNS
MicroMAXe
ASN Gateway
VoIP IAD (ControlMAX)
CSN
EasyST
MiMAX USB
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16. MiMAX USB – Mobile WiMAX Wave 2
USB Device
• First Mobile WiMAX USB device on the market
• Small form factor
• Pure plug-and-play operation
• Quad-band for maximum roaming convenience
• Optional MiMAX Finder for detecting WiMAX networks
Success of Mobile WiMAX depends on size delivering up to +22dBm into the
the avalability of reasonably priced antenna. It goes on to deliver an
end user devices. Airspan has taken astonishing throughput of up to
the lead by announcing the world’s 33Mbps (in a 10 MHz TDD channel
first Quad-band, Wave 2 Mobile running Matrix B and CSM on uplink).
WiMAX, 2x2 MIMO enabled USB It is power friendly too, looking after
device called MiMAX USB (pronounced the mobile device’s battery by
“My Max”). supporting sleep and idle features.
The MiMAX USB is the first product in MiMAX USB’s optional MiMAX Finder
the MiMAX family of MIMO Mobile accessory is self-powered and provides
MiMAX USB - Mobile WiMAX devices and add-ons. It is a simple way of detecting WiMAX
joined by the optional battery coverage availability without powering
WiMAX Device powered MiMAX Finder unit. up the PC mobile PC. It also doubles
as a desktop cradle which ensures the
Main Features In order to provide true global unit can be positioned to maximize
roaming, and Inter and Intra country performance and avoid the RF signal
roaming across multiple frequency obstructions associated with direct
Wave 2 MIMO Mobile WiMAX
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bands, the MiMAX USB provides quad- interfaced devices like PCMCIA and PC
compliant USB device
band WiMAX operation in a small, Express cards.
Allows integration with any device
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power efficient package that sets the
or desktop that supports USB 2.0
levels of size performance standards The MiMAX USB incorporates service
Easy to use, pure “Plug-and-Play”
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for the WiMAX industry. provider friendly features as well. It
operation
supports over the air software
STC, 2x2 Matrix A MIMO and 2x2
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The MiMAX USB packs a big RF upgrades and a SIM card slot, for SIM
Matrix B MIMO downlink support,
performance despite it’s diminutive based authentication.
and CSM uplink support
Peak Throughput: Up to 33Mbps
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True Quad-Band operation Enables
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Global Inter and Intra- Country
Roaming
• 2.3-2.4GHz, 2.496-2.69GHz,
3.3-3.8GHz, 4.9-5.8GHz
RF Performance
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• SOFDMA
• 5, 7, 8.75 and 10MHz TDD
• Tx power (2/3GHz) – 22dBm,
Tx Power (4/5GHz) – 17dBm
Supports:
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• Handover
• Sleep, idle and paging modes
Low power consumption (<2.4W)
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SIM card support for SIM based
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authentication
Over-the-air download of software
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upgrades
Small form factor, only 99x35x8mm
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Battery powered MiMAX Finder
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Accessory, which enables detection
of WiMAX coverage without turning
on the PC
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17. EasyST-2
• Indoor “self-install” CPE
• Small form factor and built-in antenna
• Supports Mobile and Fixed WiMAX profiles
• Optional Stackable Wi-Fi and VoIP units
EasyST and ProST CPE products have EasyST has two optional quot;stackablequot;
been developed to work with all extension bases, one for Wi-Fi and the
WiMAX compliant base stations other for VoIP and data.
including all base stations from
Airspan. The EasyST is an all-indoor
CPE designed for self-install by the end
user whereas the ProST is a part
indoor part outdoor CPE which
requires professional installation and
provides superior link budget in
difficult deployment conditions.
For Self Install Indoor The EasyST is a physically compact
EasyST with EasyWiFi
WiMAX CPE designed to be deployed
Deployments EasyWiFi
alongside the end user's PC. EasyST
looks great when sitting on a desk or
window sill. The Wi-Fi expansion base provides full
Main Features IEEE 802.11b/g Access Point
The EasyST is designed to be installed functionality and turns each EasyST
Supports both Mobile WiMAX and
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by the end user, using a simple-to-use into an instant hot spot, with the
Fixed WiMAX profiles but sophisticated user interface to WiMAX radio interface providing
World's first quot;Self-Installquot; WiMAX
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enable optimum positioning without backhaul for IEEE 802.11b/g clients.
CPE needing to switch-on the user's PC. Thanks to IEEE 802.16 QoS built into
Full indoor non-LOS (NLOS)
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This helps improve service availability the EasyST, Wireless SIP phones can
deployment and reliability whilst increasing service make high quality, managed VoIP
User unpacks, plugs in and surfs -
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speed and reducing network load. calls.
Installation takes less than 1
minute! Three different deployment models
Utilizes latest Intel WiMAX chipset
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are supported: using the integral 4 x
Optional IEEE 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
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90˚ antenna; using together with the
access point optional Wi-Fi expansion (thus
Optional VoIP base for 1or 2 POTS
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locating the EasyST by a window); or
lines using an external antenna. In all cases
A range of antenna options
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a visual indication system informs the
Up to 8.5dBi, 4 x 90º auto selecting
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user when the optimum location for EasyST with EasyVoice
antenna RF reception and transmission is
EasyVoice
Full support for Sub-Channelization
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achieved.
(OFDMA on uplink)
Integral SIM card reader
■ Voice and data applications are
The latest generation EasyST, called
quot;Auto-Connectquot; and quot;Auto-Configquot;
■ supported by the VoIP expansion
EasyST-2, is based on the Rosedale 2
features base, which supports 2 voice lines and
chipset from Intel and is capable of
Fully Nomadic Operation
■ an Ethernet port, thus providing
supporting both Mobile WiMAX and
services to standard, RJ-11 equipped
Fixed WiMAX profiles. Simply through
telephone instruments. Battery backup
software the device can be configured
can also be provided, where
to support one or the other profile.
applicable, and uses simple AA
rechargeable NiMH cells. The VoIP
EasyST is designed for combined voice
expansion base is fully managed by
and data deployments.
Airspan’s base stations and VoiceMAX
solution to ensure a fully transparent,
carrier-class voice service.
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