
Roaming between 802.11 and Other Wireless Technologies
3GPP, and 3GPP2, as one of the primary Radio Access Technologies (RATs) that is being
considered.
As we mentioned earlier, IEEE 802.16 is often referred to as WiMAX. In fact, this name is
an abbreviation for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access Forum. WiMAX is a
consortium of companies formed in 2001 to encourage industry adoption of IEEE 802.16
through conformance testing and a resulting certification mark. Conforming products could
bear the WiMAX mark. The relationship between 802.16 and the WiMAX Forum is analogous
to the relationship between 802.11 and the Wi-Fi Alliance.
10.4 IEEE ...