Talk:IEEE 802.16

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[edit] Basis

Previously, this page re-directed to the WiMAX talk page. While significant commonality exists, IEEE 802.16 is a WG producing a series of standards while WiMAX is a trademark/brand of an industry forum. I feel the topics and discussions should be separate. Nelson50 22:09, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

If these are as distinct as you claim, the articles surely don't reflect it. This article states that the 802.16 standards "have been dubbed WiMAX", which would mean that WiMAX is just another name for these standards. The WiMAX article uses WiMAX and 802.16 interchangably. Information about the spec is spread between the two articles. I intend to merge them. ~ Booya Bazooka 18:25, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
Basically I don't have an issue with this (it did bother me when 802.16 redirected to WiMAX, it would be preferable if if it were the other way around). I also agree that the two articles have a lot of commonality. I would make the following point: Wi-Fi and IEEE 802.11 would have had the same issue but nowadays are separate things - WiFi a phenomenon and 802.11 a series of standards. By the time WiMAX is a year or two older, this may also happen. What do you think? Let me know. Nelson50 21:06, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
I agree; the meanings of commonly-used terms, such as Wi-Fi, tend to get twisted by layman usage over time. When that happens to WiMAX, we can split it, but for now I see no usage difference to split. As for which article title to use: I don't have much of an opinion. We generally try to go with the more commonly-used term, right? ~ Booya Bazooka 05:43, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
Fair enough - go ahead. Let me know what you'd like me to do, if anything. Thanks Nelson50 13:16, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
Keep them separate. They are different forums. IEEE provides the base standards, WiMAX the IOT. Keep summary of IEEE specification on this page and overall industry info under WiMAXUser:Nymble
Keep them separte, just like Wi-Fi and 802.11 article. Also, this article lacks a lot of technical information. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 196.40.10.247 (talk) 22:11, 6 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] 802.16e

I have reverted edits on 802.16e for reasons of clarity. One change caused a re-direct from 802.16 to WiMAX while others mixed tense, etc. I have retained the statement on the similarities between the objectives of 802.16e and 802.20 Nelson50 22:09, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] OFDM system comparison table

Feel free to add for example an 802.16a column to the OFDM#OFDM system comparison table. Mange01 11:54, 17 July 2007 (UTC)