IEEE Standard for
WirelessMAN-Advanced Air Interface for
Broadband Wireless Access Systems
Sponsored by the
LAN/MAN Standards Committee
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7 September 2012
IEEE Computer Societ
y
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IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
IEEE Std 802.16.1™-2012
IEEE Std 802.16.1™-2012
IEEE Standard for
WirelessMAN-Advanced Air Interface for
Broadband Wireless Access Systems
Sponsor
LAN/MAN Standards Committee
of the
IEEE Computer Society
and the
IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
Approved 8 June 2012
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Abstract: The WirelessMAN-Advanced Air Interface, an enhanced air interface designated as
“IMT-Advanced” by the International Telecommunication Union—Radiocommunication Sector
(ITU-R), is specified in this standard.
Keywords: broadband wireless access, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.16.1, IMT-Advanced radio
interface, mobile broadband, orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA),
WirelessMAN
®
-Advanced Air Interface, wireless metropolitan area networks
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