WiMAX: Technology for Broadband Wireless Access

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PMC_REQ, Power control Mode Change Request

Sent from the SS to the BS, PMC_REQ is used to request to change the power control mode or to answer PMC_RSP

Basic

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PMC_RSP, Power control Mode Change Response

The decision of the change of the power control mode (open loop or closed loop) is done at the BS. This decision is indicated by the PMC_RSP MAC message

Basic

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MBS_MAP

Sent by the BS, on an MBS portion to describe the MBS connections serviced by this MBS portion. If MBS_MAP is not sent, these connections are described in the DL-MAP

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PRC-LT-CTRL, Setup/Tear-down of Long-Term MIMO Precoding

The BS can set up long-term MIMO precoding with feedback from a particular SS by sending this message to this SS. The BS can also use this message to tear down the long-term precoding with feeback

Basic

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MOB_NBR-ADV, Neighbour Advertisement

Broadcasted by a BS; provides channel information about neighbouring BSs normally provided by ach Bs's DCD/UCD message transmissions

Broadcast, Primary management

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MOB_SCN-REQ, Scanning interval allocation Request

Sent by the SS (MS) to request a scanning interval for the purpose of seeking available BSs and determining their suitability as targets for handover

Basic

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MOB_SCN-RSP, Scanning interval allocation Response

Sent by the BS to start MS scan reporting with or without scanning allocation

Basic

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MOB_SCN-REP, Scanning result Report

The MS transmits a MOB_SCN-REP message to report the scanning results to its serving BS after each scanning period at the time indicated in the MOB_SCN-RSP message

Primary management

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MOB_ASC-REP, Association result Report

When association level 2 (network assisted association reporting) is used, the Serving BS may aggregate all the RNG-RSP messages it receives through the backbone from neighbour BSs into a single MOB_ASC-REP message, which the Serving BS then sends to the MS

Primary management

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MOB_BSHO-REQ, BS HO Request

The BS may transmit a MOB_BSHO-REQ message when it wants to initiate a handover

Basic

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MOB_MSHO-REQ, MS HO Request

The MS may transmit at MOB_MSHO-REQ message when it wants to initiate a handover

Basic

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MOB_BSHO-RSP, BS HO Response

The BS transmits an MOB_BSHO-RSP message upon reception of an MOB_MSHO-REQ message

Basic

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MOB_HO-IND, HO Indication

An MS transmits the MOB_HO-IND message, giving an indication that it is about to perform a handover. When the MS cancels or rejects the handover, it also transmits the MOB_HO-IND message with a proper indication

Basic

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MOB_SLP-REQ, Sleep Request

Sent by a Sleep mode supporting MS to request definition and/or activation of certain Sleep mode power-save classes

Basic

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MOB_SLP-RSP, Sleep Rsponse

Sent from the BS to an MS on Broadcast CID or on the MS Basic CID in response to an MOB_SLP-REQ message, or unsolicited. May contain the definition of a new Sleep Mode Power Saving Class or signal activation

Basic

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MOB_TRF-IND, Traffic Indication

Sent from the BS to an MS in a Sleep mode that has one or more Sleep Mode Power-Saving Class Type I. This message, sent during those MS listeneing intervals, indicates whether there has been traffic addressed to any MS that is in Sleep mode

Broadcast

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MOB_PAG-ADV, BS broadcast PAGing

Sent by the BS on the Broadcast CID or Idle mode multicast CID during the BS Paging Interval. Indicates, for a number of Idle mode supporting MSs, the requirement of performing ranging to establish the location, acknowledge a message or to Enter Network

Broadcast