stds-802-16: Invitation to Ballot for P1802.16.1
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Invitation to Ballot
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The IEEE Computer Society/Local and Metropolitan Area Networks Committee
and the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
invite you to ballot on the following:
Title: Standard for Conformance to IEEE Standard 802.16 - Part 1:
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)
Proforma for 10-66 GHz WirelessMAN-SC Air Interface
Scope: This standard represents the Protocol Implementation
Conformance Statement (PICS) Proforma, per ISO/IEC Standard
9646-7 (1995) and ITU-T X.296, for conformance
specification of base stations and subscriber stations
based upon the WirelessMAN-SC (10-66 GHz) air interface
specified in IEEE Std 802.16.
Purpose: This document describes the capabilities and options within
the WirelessMAN-SC (10-66 GHz) air interface specified in
IEEE Std 802.16. It is to be completed by the supplier of a
product claiming to implement the protocol. It indicates
which capabilities and options have been implemented and
what limitations might prevent interworking. It allows a
customer of the product to evaluate its conformance and to
determine whether the product meets the customer's
requirements.
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