IEEE C802.16ppc-10/0071
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IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access Working Group <http://ieee802.org/16>
Title
Study Report on Hierarchical Networks: Revision to Subclause 3.2
Date
Submitted
2011-01-05
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Re:
Peretz Feder
Junghoon Jee
Subir Das
E-mail: pfeder@alcatel-lucent.com
subir@research.telcordia.com
junghoon.jee@gmail.com
This document provides changes to subclause 3.2 in the hierarchical networks study report.
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IEEE C802.16ppc-10/0071
STUDY REPORT ON HIERARCHICAL NETWORKS – SUBCLAUSE 3.2 CHANGES
Peretz Feder, Subir Das, Junghoon Jee
Alcatel-Lucent, ETRI, Telecordia
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[Editors’ Note: All bracketed text in this is subject to review and agreement by the PPC group]
1 Introduction
2 Usage Models
3 Network Architecture
3.1 Single-RAT Network Architecture
3.2 Multi-RAT Network Architecture
3.2.1 Protocol Architecture
Media Independent Handover
(MIH)
C-SAP
PHY SAP
Physical Layer
(PHY)
PLCP Sublayer
PHY Sublayer
Management
Entity
PMD SAP
PMD Sublayer
IEEE 802.16x
IEEE 802.11
Figure 1: Protocol architecture of Multi-RAT devices
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Data Link Layer
MLME
MAC Sublayer
PHY SAP
PLME
MAC Common
Part Sublayer
(MAC CPS)
Station Management Entity
MAC SAP
Network Control and Management System
M-SAP
MAC
MAC SAP
MAC Sublayer
Management
Entity
Service Specific
Convergence
Sublayer (CS)
PHY
MIH SAP
MIH SAP
Physical Layer
CS SAP
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MIH User
Higher Layers
MIH_SAP
CS_SAP
MIHF
C_SAP
Service specific
convergence sublayer
MAC_SAP
MSGCF_SAP
LLC
MAC state generic convergence function
MAC_SAP
MAC common part
sublayer
MSGCF_SME_SAP
MAC
Management
entry
PHY_SAP
MLME
SME
PHY
IEEE 802.16
MLME_SAP
Security sublayer
M_SAP
Security sublayer
LSAP
PHY_SAP
MLME_PLME_SAP
PLCP and PMD
PLME
IEEE 802.21
PLME_SAP
IEEE 802.11
Figure 2a:
Implementation view of a dual-mode IEEE 802.11/IEEE 802.16 station with IEEE
802.21 MIH functionalities. (802.1 draft)
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3.2.2 System Architecture
802.16
PHY/MAC
Wi-Fi
AP
802.11
PHY/MAC
Femto
ABS
MIH
MIH
802.16x AMS
Femto
GW
802.16
PHY/MAC
802.16
PHY/MAC
Internet
ASN
802.11
PHY/MAC
ND&S
MIH
PoS(IS)
ABS
802.11
PHY/MAC
MIH
MIH
CSN
802.11
PHY/MAC
ASN GW
(FA/MAG)
802.16
PHY/MAC
802.16x AMS
ABS
MIH
802.16x AMS
MIH
MIH
802.16x AMS
MIH
802.16x AMS
802.16
PHY/MAC
802.11
PHY/MAC
AP
AP
AP
WLAN
Access
GW
WiFi Access Network
Figure 3: System architecture of Multi-RAT devices
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AAA
HA/LMA