IEEE 802.16's P802.16q Project: Multi-Tier Amendment

IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access Standards developed the P802.16q Project to amend IEEE Std 802.16.

Scope

This amendment specifies MAC/PHY protocol enhancements for cooperation among base stations in multi-tier networks to enhance interference mitigation, mobility management, and base station power management. Enhanced base stations shall support legacy mobile stations. PHY changes to any mobile stations are out of scope. In addition, these protocol enhancements include management messaging between base stations, and between base stations and mobile stations.

Documents

PAR P802.16q: Project Authorization Request [see also Five Criteria Statement] (authorized 30 August 2012)

For further information, including information on how to participate, contact:

Harry Bims, Bims Laboratories, Inc.

Chair, Project P802.16q

Jaesun Cha, ETRI

Editor, Project P802.16q

Roger B. Marks, EthAirNet Associates; ETRI

Chair, IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access Standards

About IEEE 802.16
The IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access Standards has developed and is enhancing the WirelessMAN® standards of IEEE 802.16 and 802.16.1 for wireless metropolitan area networks. It is also developing the IEEE P802.16.3 project on Mobile Broadband Network Performance Measurements. The IEEE 802.16 Working Group is a unit of the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee, the premier transnational forum for wired and wireless network standardization. A list of IEEE 802.16 standards and drafts is available on-line, as is an archive of previous Session Reports. The IEEE 802.16 Interactive Calendar includes sessions and deadlines.