scope:

The present document supplements IEEE Standard P802.16-2001 [1] as amended by IEEE Standard P802.16c [2], which defines the DLC and PHY of metropolitan area network systems operating on licensed frequencies between 10 GHz and 66 GHz. The present document provides the supplemental DLC functions required for systems operating on licensed frequencies between 2 GHz and 11 GHz to support PMP and optionally Mesh network topologies. These supplemental DLC functions are defined to support the different physical environment that exists on frequencies between 2 GHz and 11 GHz compared to frequencies between 10 GHz and 66 GHz.

The physical characteristics of frequencies between 2 GHz and 11 GHz, as well as the characteristics of the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) market segments for which the present document is designed, result in an environment, where Line Of Sight (LOS) is not necessary, multipath may be severe and the physical medium may be lossy.

The present document does not address the requirements and technical characteristics for conformance testing, nor the requirements for the applicable 2 GHz to 11 GHz PHY Layer. Those are covered in separate documents.