WiMAX MAC CPS Functionalities

The main functionalities of WiMAX MAC CPS are:

1. Network entry.
2. Connection management.
3. Quality of Service (QoS) control.
4. Air-link control
5. Protocol Data Unit (PDU) operation.
6. Mobility and power management.
7. Multicast and broadcast service.

The MAC CPS provides the fundamental MAC funtionality of system access, bandwidth allocation, connection establishment, and connection maintenance.

The MAC management messages are part of MAC CPS component. The IEEE 802.16 standard defines three types of connection for each messages those are broadcast connection messages, basic management connection messages, and primary management connection messages.