IEEE 802.16

E20939

IEEE 802 standard broadband wireless access standard wireless communication standard

IEEE 802.16 is a family of broadband wireless access standards, commonly associated with WiMAX, that defines high-speed wireless metropolitan area networks.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
IEEE 802.16 canonical	9
WiMAX	7
IEEE 802.16e	4
IEEE 802.16m	3
IEEE 802.16 WiMAX	1
IEEE 802.16 family	1
IEEE 802.16 family of standards	1
IEEE 802.16a	1
IEEE 802.16c	1
IEEE 802.16d	1
IEEE 802.16f	1
IEEE 802.16g	1
IEEE 802.16h	1
IEEE 802.16j	1
Mobile WiMAX	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T165870 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IEEE 802.16
Context triple: [IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee, hasWorkingGroup, IEEE 802.16]

A. IEEE 802.11
IEEE 802.11 is a family of wireless networking standards that define the protocols for implementing Wi‑Fi local area networks.
B. IEEE 802 family of standards
The IEEE 802 family of standards is a collection of networking specifications that define the physical and data link layers for local and metropolitan area networks, including widely used technologies such as Ethernet and Wi‑Fi.
C. IEEE 802.15
IEEE 802.15 is a family of IEEE standards that define wireless personal area networks (WPANs), including technologies like Bluetooth and other short-range, low-power wireless communications.
D. Wi‑Fi Alliance
The Wi‑Fi Alliance is a global non-profit industry association that develops Wi‑Fi standards, certifies wireless products for interoperability, and promotes Wi‑Fi technology worldwide.
E. IEEE 802.1 standards family
The IEEE 802.1 standards family is a collection of IEEE networking standards that define higher-layer LAN protocols for bridging, network management, security, and time-sensitive networking over IEEE 802-based networks.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IEEE 802.16
Target entity description: IEEE 802.16 is a family of broadband wireless access standards, commonly associated with WiMAX, that defines high-speed wireless metropolitan area networks.

A. IEEE 802.11
IEEE 802.11 is a family of wireless networking standards that define the protocols for implementing Wi‑Fi local area networks.
B. IEEE 802 family of standards
The IEEE 802 family of standards is a collection of networking specifications that define the physical and data link layers for local and metropolitan area networks, including widely used technologies such as Ethernet and Wi‑Fi.
C. IEEE 802.15
IEEE 802.15 is a family of IEEE standards that define wireless personal area networks (WPANs), including technologies like Bluetooth and other short-range, low-power wireless communications.
D. Wi‑Fi Alliance
The Wi‑Fi Alliance is a global non-profit industry association that develops Wi‑Fi standards, certifies wireless products for interoperability, and promotes Wi‑Fi technology worldwide.
E. IEEE 802.1 standards family
The IEEE 802.1 standards family is a collection of IEEE networking standards that define higher-layer LAN protocols for bridging, network management, security, and time-sensitive networking over IEEE 802-based networks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IEEE 802 standard ⓘ broadband wireless access standard ⓘ wireless communication standard ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	IEEE 802.16 ⓘ surface form: WiMAX
applicationDomain	last-mile broadband access ⓘ metropolitan area networks ⓘ
competesWith	3G cellular technologies ⓘ 4G cellular technologies ⓘ DSL broadband access ⓘ cable modem broadband access ⓘ
defines	wireless metropolitan area networks ⓘ
definesLayer	MAC layer ⓘ physical layer ⓘ
developedBy	IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee ⓘ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ⓘ
firstStandardized	2001 ⓘ
focusesOn	broadband wireless access ⓘ
hasAmendment	IEEE 802.16 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.16a IEEE 802.16 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.16c IEEE 802.16 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.16d IEEE 802.16 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.16e IEEE 802.16 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.16f IEEE 802.16 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.16g IEEE 802.16 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.16h IEEE 802.16 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.16j IEEE 802.16 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.16m
headquartersCountryOfStandardBody	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
partOf	IEEE 802 family of standards ⓘ
relatedTo	WiMAX Forum ⓘ
securityFeature	authentication ⓘ encryption ⓘ
standardizes	air interface for fixed broadband wireless access ⓘ air interface for mobile broadband wireless access ⓘ
supports	IP-based services ⓘ high-speed data transmission ⓘ video services ⓘ voice services ⓘ
supportsFrequencyBand	10 GHz to 66 GHz bands ⓘ 2 GHz to 11 GHz bands ⓘ licensed spectrum ⓘ unlicensed spectrum ⓘ
supportsMobility	mobile broadband access ⓘ
useCase	enterprise broadband access ⓘ rural broadband connectivity ⓘ wireless backhaul ⓘ
uses	OFDM ⓘ OFDM ⓘ surface form: OFDMA orthogonal frequency-division multiple access ⓘ orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee → hasWorkingGroup → IEEE 802.16 ⓘ

IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee → hasStandardFamily → IEEE 802.16 ⓘ

IEEE 802 family of standards → includesStandard → IEEE 802.16 ⓘ

this entity surface form: IEEE 802.16e

IEEE 802 family of standards → includesStandard → IEEE 802.16 ⓘ

this entity surface form: IEEE 802.16m

IEEE standards → includesExample → IEEE 802.16 ⓘ

IEEE 802.16 → alsoKnownAs → IEEE 802.16 ⓘ

this entity surface form: WiMAX