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P802.16q - IEEE Standard for Air Interface for Broadband Wireless Access Systems Amendment for Multi-tier Networks
This standard specifies the air interface, including the medium access control layer (MAC) and physical layer (PHY), of combined fixed and mobile point-to-multipoint broadband wireless access (BWA) systems providing multiple services. The MAC is structured to support the WirelessMAN-SC, WirelessMAN-OFDM, and WirelessMAN-OFDMA PHY specifications, each suited to a particular operational environment.
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Working Group: WG802.16 - Broadband Wireless Access Working Group
Sponsor: C/LM - LAN/MAN Standards Committee 
Society: C - IEEE Computer Society
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