A Compartive Study of Microwave versus WiMAX Link

Abstract

Dimensioning a new network determines the minimum capacity requirements that will still allow the Teletraffic Grade of Service (GoS) requirements to be met. Dimensioning involves planning for peak-hour traffic, that hour during the day during which traffic intensity is at its peak also it involves determining the network’s topology, routing plan, traffic matrix, and GoS requirements. In network design and planning the most important is the combination of low cost and flexibility. By installing few wireless base stations providing coverage to the surrounding area with multifunctional application: high-speed Internet, telephone service, voice and data transfer, and video applications. In this thesis a comparison of WIMAX and Microwave will be done through a simulation program to calculate the tower height and other equipment costs to build the network and compare between the two networks in their requirements and cost.