1. WiFi Alliance Public Access III Overview
Public Access Phase III - Overview
September 2003
doc.: IEEE wng
WiFi Alliance Public Access III Overview
Submission
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WiFi Alliance Public Access III

2. Public Access Task Group Phase III
Greg Hayes, Infonet
Joel Short, Nomadix
Chairmen

3. Public Access Phase III - Overview
Scope and Charter
Develop White Papers (Deployment Guidelines) to address latest standards affecting Wi-Fi public access and roaming (e.g., WPA)
Create a Market Requirements Document (MRD), for public access certification, to be turned into a WFA test plan
Share and obtain feedback on White Papers and MRD with other groups through liaisons

4. Problems / Issues to be addressed
Unique requirements for Public Access & technologies/standards available to improve security, roaming and ease of use for public access
Deployment Guideline for WPA in Public Access
For Authentication and address security issues (such as Mutual Authentication)
Co-existence (migration path) with UAM
Case Studies with Service Providers
Why WPA is important: Fraud Prevention, Accurate Billing
MRD for Public Access Certification
Standardized common set of AAA attributes
Compatibility with roaming and settlement standards (GSMA, 3GPP2, IPDR)
Support / Compatibility with Applications (e.g., VPN)

5. Contacts Greg Hayes, Infonet Greg_Hayes@infonet.com
Joel Short, Nomadix