  IEEE 802.11ay defines new PHY and MAC specifications that enable 100 Gbps
communications in the 60 GHz millimeter-wave (mmWave) band. Among the various
use cases supported by IEEE 802.11ay, fixed wireless access, a cost-efficient
high-performance alternative and/or complement to conventional fixed access,
differentiates itself due to its unique requirements and characteristics. In
this article, our goal is to identify and describe key elements incorporated
into IEEE 802.11ay, including scheduling, beamforming, and link maintenance,
that efficiently support fixed wireless access. IEEE 802.11ay is thus a viable
and strong candidate to form the basis of future generations of
standards-compliant (i.e., non-proprietary) mmWave fixed wireless access
networks.
