IEEE Draft Amendment to Standard for Information Technology- Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems-Local and Metropolitan Area Networks-Specific Requirements Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications: Amendment 7: Interworking With External Networks

This amendment specifies enhancements to the 802.11 MAC that support WLAN Interworking with External Networks. It enables higher layer functionalities to provide overall end-to-end solution. Main goals of 802.11u are enabling information transfer from external networks, aiding network selection, and enabling emergency services.