Third Generation Connection
Where we are now
MIMAX began in January 2008 and will end in December 2010.
In the first year (2008-2009) have made both systems analysis to define the requirements of the platform MIMAX that studies of economic analysis. In particular, recent studies have focused on identifying
- Technology rivals:
- HSDUPA and LTE, the evolution of mobile telephony. While not using MIMO antennas but based on new methods of modulation and an increase in the partition of cells in the mobile network they intend to increase capacity and reliability
- 802.11n, while not reporting good results is still the only solution currently on the market MIMO
- MIMAX "killer" applications
With emphasis on the high transmission capacity of a MIMO channel and the possibilities it offers in the handle, in a transparent and effective way, of the interference with neighboring systems has been proposed as future work to end demonstration project, the Triple Play
Thanks to the presence of PrimeTel within the consortium, the availability of a streaming platform operating on TCP / IP and the desire to make MIMAX transparent to IP, it was proposed to implement a demonstrator to support video transmission over MIMAX and to compare it with a classic video transmission of WLAN.
The second year (2009-2010) saw the completion of the first prototype of MIMAX. In particular, they dealt with issues related to:
- the size of the antennas
- the form factor of the system hardware
- base band algorithms
- and completion of front-end radio
Here are some pictures of parts of the prototype and presented at one of three workshops organized by the consortium to present the results of the project.
Position prototype antennas
