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    IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks - Media Independent Handover Services

    Available format(s):  PDF

    Superseded date:  09-10-2021

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  21-01-2009

    Publisher:  Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

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    1. Overview
    2. Normative references
    3. Definitions
    4. Abbreviations and acronyms
    5. General architecture
    6. MISF services
    7. Service access point (SAPs) and primitives
    8. Media independent service protocol
    9. MIS protocol protection
    10. Proactive authentication
    Annex A (informative) - Bibliography
    Annex B (normative) - Quality of service mapping
    Annex C (normative) - Mapping media independent service
            (MIS) messages to reference points
    Annex D (normative) - Media-specific mapping for service
            access points (SAPs)
    Annex E (normative) - Data type definitions
    Annex F (normative) - Information element identifiers
    Annex G (normative) - Media independent information service
            (MIIS) basic schema
    Annex H (informative) - Making user extensions to media
            independent information service (MIIS) schema
    Annex I (normative) - IEEE 802.21 management information
            base (MIB)
    Annex J (informative) - Example media independent service
            (MIS) message fragmentation
    Annex K (normative) - Media independent service (MIS)
            protocol message code assignments
    Annex L (normative) - Protocol implementation conformance
            statement (PICS) proforma
    Annex M (informative) - Authentication and key distribution
            procedures
    Annex N (informative) - Protection through transport protocols
    Annex O (informative) - Examples of fragmented group key
            block (GKB) operation
    Annex P (normative) - Use of Bloom Filter for certificate
            revocation

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    Specifies an extensible IEEE 802 media access independent services framework (i.e., function and protocol) that enables the optimization of services including handover service when performed between heterogeneous IEEE 802 networks.

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    Committee LAN/MAN Standards Committee
    Development Note Supersedes IEEE 802.21A, IEEE 802.21B, IEEE 802.21C & IEEE 802.21D. (05/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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