Overview of the WiMAX Mobility Module
This chapter provides an overview of the optional WiMAX mobility module. This chapter contains these topics:
- Supported Features of the WiMAX Mobility Module
- WiMAX Network Reference Model
- AAA-Generated Cryptographic Keys
- EAP Authentication Methods and EAP-Derived Cryptographic Keys
- WiMAX Vendor Specific Attribute (VSA) Format
- WiMAX Capabilities Negotiation
- Assigning the IP Address of the HA and DHCP Server
- Post-Paid (Offline) Accounting
- Categorizing the Access-Requests from Different Devices
Steel-Belted Radius Carrier fulfills all of the AAA requirements of WiMAX, with its support for multiple EAP methods, robust mobile IP session management capabilities, and cryptographic key management. Steel-Belted Radius Carrier supports IEEE standards 802.16e-2005 for mobile WiMAX, and the 802.16-2004 for fixed WiMAX, as well as revisions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, and 1.2 of the WiMAX Forum Networking Group (NWG) specification.