Active Standard

IEEE 802.16-2017

IEEE Standard for Air Interface for Broadband Wireless Access Systems

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. The standard enables rapid worldwide deployment of innovative, cost-effective, and interoperable multi-vendor broadband wireless access products, facilitates competition in broadband access by providing alternatives to wireline broadband access, encourages consistent worldwide spectrum allocation, and accelerates the commercialization of broadband wireless access systems.

Sponsor Committee
C/LAN/MAN - LAN/MAN Standards Committee
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Joint Sponsors
MTT/SC
Status
Active Standard
PAR Approval
2017-02-17
Superseding
802.16-2012
Proposed Amendment
P802.16t
Board Approval
2017-12-06
History
Published:
2018-03-02

Working Group Details

Society
IEEE Computer Society
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Sponsor Committee
C/LAN/MAN - LAN/MAN Standards Committee
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Working Group
802.16 WG - Broadband Wireless Access Working Group
IEEE Program Manager
Jodi Haasz
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Working Group Chair
Roger Marks

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