Parameter
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Wi-Fi
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Wi-Max
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Acronym for
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Wireless Fidelity
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World Interoperability for
Microwave Access
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Description
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It is a wireless technology that
allows any electronic device to exchange and transfer data wirelessly.
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It a wireless technology which
delivers carrier class, high speed wireless broadband at low cost and
covering large distance than Wi-Fi.
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IEEE Standard
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IEEE 802.11
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IEEE 802.16
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Implementation
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It is basically an implementation
of wireless Local Area Connection within a small building, a college, or an
institutional building.
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It is a wireless broadband
metropolitan technology whose objective is to interconnect houses, buildings,
or even hot spots to allow communication between them or with other networks.
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Cost
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Can be implemented by using low
cost access pints.
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Wi-Max technology requires costly
infrastructure.
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