| | 16 | WiMAX (related to and derived from !WiFi) works by sending all data traffic through an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_access_point Access Point] called a Base Station. This is similar to how a cell phone connects to a cell tower. In fact, at one point WiMAX was used to provide mobile internet connectivity to cell phones! However, the WiMAX base station at WINLAB is special in that its operation settings can be changed to meet the needs of an experiment. This is good, because it permits tweaking of settings to conduct research. However, it also means that latest person to run experiments may have left the base station with settings that will make conducting experiments difficult. First, tell the base station to use default settings, and then reset it. |
