product certification. The certification lab issues the certificate and the product is added to the WiMAX Forum Certified Product Registry. The registry is publicly available on the WiMAX Forum web site. IEEE WiMAX Plugfest participation - Insight into the certification process - Informal testing ahead of certification testing (optional) - Test results kept confidential Equipment - Lab selection submission - Certification profile selection - Submission of PICS and PIXIT - Certification lab and WCB determine testing requirements. Certification - Radio Conformance Testing testing - Protocol Conformance Testing - Interoperability Testing - Radiated Performance Testing** ** (subscriber units only) - Network Conformance Testing* - Infrastructure Interoperability Testing* (core network elements only) Certification - Ratification of certification by the WCB Certification certificate issued by certificate certification lab issued - Product added to the WiMAX Forum Certified Product Registry *Painned **Optional required as of June 2009 Figure 4.20 The certification process. Reproduced from © 2008 WiMAX [17] 4.6.4 Pre-Certified WiMAX Modules WiMAX module is expected to be in devices like games consoles, MP3 players, Kindle, and SO on, to provide broadband connectivity. To ease the certification process for such modules, WiMAX Forum has created a streamlined, low-cost certification process for Pre-Certified WiMAX Modules. In this process, the original modules can be submitted for certification in a white-box device and can then be embedded in multiple WiMAX devices without undergoing further certification testing. If the housing or the antenna is different, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) is required to submit the product for a limited number of radio tests. This process is expected to reduce cost and time to market for new devices. Lastly, WiMAX Forum certification allows service providers to easily integrate equipment bought from different vendors. The certification process leads to a more competitive industry, 