IEEE 802.20

E91670

IEEE standard mobile broadband standard wireless communication standard

IEEE 802.20 is a wireless broadband standard designed to support high-mobility mobile Internet access over metropolitan-scale networks.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
IEEE 802.20 canonical	2
IEEE 802.20 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access	1
IEEE 802.20 Working Group	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T767813 — 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 802.20
Context triple: [IEEE 802 family of standards, includesStandard, IEEE 802.20]

A. IEEE 802.22
IEEE 802.22 is a wireless regional area network (WRAN) standard that uses cognitive radio techniques to provide broadband access over TV white spaces in rural and remote areas.
B. IEEE 802.18
IEEE 802.18 is the Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory Group within the IEEE 802 standards community that focuses on spectrum and regulatory issues affecting wireless LAN and MAN technologies.
C. IEEE 802.16
IEEE 802.16 is a family of broadband wireless access standards, commonly associated with WiMAX, that defines high-speed wireless metropolitan area networks.
D. IEEE 802.21
IEEE 802.21 is a standard that defines mechanisms to enable seamless handover and interoperability between heterogeneous network types, such as Wi-Fi, cellular, and Ethernet.
E. IEEE 802.24
IEEE 802.24 is an IEEE working group focused on developing and coordinating standards and guidance for vertical applications of IEEE 802 networking technologies, such as smart grid, smart cities, and industrial IoT.
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 802.20
Target entity description: IEEE 802.20 is a wireless broadband standard designed to support high-mobility mobile Internet access over metropolitan-scale networks.

A. IEEE 802.22
IEEE 802.22 is a wireless regional area network (WRAN) standard that uses cognitive radio techniques to provide broadband access over TV white spaces in rural and remote areas.
B. IEEE 802.18
IEEE 802.18 is the Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory Group within the IEEE 802 standards community that focuses on spectrum and regulatory issues affecting wireless LAN and MAN technologies.
C. IEEE 802.16
IEEE 802.16 is a family of broadband wireless access standards, commonly associated with WiMAX, that defines high-speed wireless metropolitan area networks.
D. IEEE 802.21
IEEE 802.21 is a standard that defines mechanisms to enable seamless handover and interoperability between heterogeneous network types, such as Wi-Fi, cellular, and Ethernet.
E. IEEE 802.24
IEEE 802.24 is an IEEE working group focused on developing and coordinating standards and guidance for vertical applications of IEEE 802 networking technologies, such as smart grid, smart cities, and industrial IoT.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IEEE standard ⓘ mobile broadband standard ⓘ wireless communication standard ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	MBWA ⓘ
characteristic	optimized for high user mobility ⓘ supports QoS for data services ⓘ supports handoff between base stations ⓘ
competesWith	3G cellular technologies ⓘ IEEE 802.16e ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.16 Mobile WiMAX ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.16 early 4G systems ⓘ
defines	MAC layer for mobile broadband wireless access ⓘ PHY layer for mobile broadband wireless access ⓘ
designedFor	cellular-like mobile broadband deployments ⓘ metropolitan-scale networks ⓘ
developedBy	IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee ⓘ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ⓘ
field	broadband wireless access ⓘ mobile communications ⓘ wireless networking ⓘ
focus	all-IP mobile access network ⓘ mobile broadband wireless access below 3.5 GHz ⓘ
fullName	IEEE 802.20 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.20
intendedUse	broadband access for users in fast-moving vehicles ⓘ wide-area mobile Internet access ⓘ
layer	data link layer ⓘ physical layer ⓘ
partOfSeries	IEEE 802 ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802 family of standards
primaryGoal	provide IP-based mobile broadband over wide areas ⓘ support high-mobility mobile Internet access ⓘ
relatedConcept	metropolitan area network ⓘ mobile broadband wireless access ⓘ wireless MAN ⓘ
relatedTo	IEEE 802.11 ⓘ IEEE 802.16 ⓘ
standardizationBody	IEEE Standards Association ⓘ
standardType	air interface specification ⓘ
supports	IP-based services ⓘ high-speed mobility ⓘ packet-based data services ⓘ vehicular mobility ⓘ
supportsServiceType	Internet access ⓘ broadband data ⓘ multimedia services ⓘ
targetEnvironment	metropolitan area networks ⓘ wide-area cellular-like topologies ⓘ
uses	licensed spectrum ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

IEEE 802 family of standards → includesStandard → IEEE 802.20 ⓘ

IEEE 802.20 → fullName → IEEE 802.20 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.20

MBWA → standardNumber → IEEE 802.20 ⓘ

MBWA → workingGroup → IEEE 802.20 Working Group ⓘ