RE: stds-802-16: sub10. On the Frequency Bands of Interest for 802.16.sub10

["Ken Peirce" <ken@peirce.net>]

Strong architectures are inherently scaleable. Designing for band-specific
characteristics should be an explicit non-goal.

Ken


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-stds-802-16@ieee.org [mailto:owner-stds-802-16@ieee.org]On
Behalf Of vicente.quilez_sanchez@alcatel.es
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 3:05 AM
To: stds-802-16@ieee.org
Subject: stds-802-16: sub10. On the Frequency Bands of Interest for
802.16.sub10



     Seen from the business viewpoint, there is at the moment a big
     interest in wireless point to multipoint solutions for  SoHo and
     high-end residential segments, for the provision of data traffic, in
     particular access to Internet and Intranets, LAN-to-LAN
     interconnection and data-based VPNs.
     This is derived from several aspects, such as the de-regularization
     process around the world and the enabling of suitable, cost-effective
     wireless technologies for those services and applications.
     To suit these solutions, operators are looking for licensed frequency
     spectrum bands, as a way to have control of the volume of
     infrastructure required and proper offering of Quality of Service to
     their customers.

     It is therefore advisable to consider as high priority within the
     scope of IEEE 802.16sub10 the most important licensed frequency bands
     identified below 10 GHz, specifically the (2.5-2.686) GHz US MMDS band
     and the (3.4-3.7) GHz CEPT band

     Unlicensed bands might  be considered as well, although with minor
     priority, as their use for public applications is doubtful for the
     reasons mentioned above, while on the other hand private applications
     are already covered by suitable, consolidated  IEEE 802 standards


     Vicente Quilez
     Alcatel
     veq@alcatel.es