Patent ID: 8977258
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing fixed and mobile subscriber stations in a broadband wireless access network, comprising: receiving, by a base station in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.16(e) broadband wireless access network comprising IEEE 802.16-2004 network support, a registration request from a subscriber station; determining from the registration request if a mobility feature is supported by the subscriber station; setting a media access control (MAC) version object to a configuration for a mobile subscriber station if said determining from the registration request determines that the mobility feature is supported by the subscriber station; setting the MAC version object to a configuration for a fixed subscriber station if said determining from the registration request determines that the mobility feature is not supported by the subscriber station; and communicating with the subscriber station using parameters based on the selected configuration.