SwImax: um simulador em realidade virtual para auxiliar o ensino do padrão WiMAX

Abstract

The IEEE 802.16 standard, also known as WiMAX, is a network technology for broadband wireless metropolitan areas, used as an alternative for streaming Internet signal to regions that do not have wired network infrastructure. Currently, the teaching of technology in the classroom is only theoretical, which hinders students understanding to certain features of WiMAX. Accordingly, this work discusses the design development of a virtual reality simulator, called SwImax, facing the aid teaching of IEEE 802.16. Thus, SwImax simulates some features of the functioning of this pattern, which are: operating frequency bands, coverage area, handover procedure, non-line of sight transmission, among others. The dissertation presents the related work that influenced the development of the project as well as a summary on the IEEE 802.16 standard. The text also presents the tools used in the development and implementation of SwImax simulator. At the end of development, the software was subject to an assessment of the users, so that the results are also discussed in this dissertation.