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8.5 WRIX Standard
WRIX (Wireless Roaming Intermediary Exchange) is a set of service specifications published by the Wireless
Broadband Alliance to provide a framework for Wi-Fi interconnection, data clearing, financial clearing and the
exchange of Wi-Fi location information between Service Providers. The purpose of the service specification is to
standardize both technical and business processes between Wi-Fi Roaming Partners.
Figure 23. WRIX framework
The WRIX (Wireless Roaming Intermediary Exchange) is comprised of the four specifications listed below. The
recommendation is for Service Providers to utilize all four of the specifications. However, it is acceptable for
different partners to utilize the specifications only as guidelines, or part of it, when creating and maintaining Wi-Fi
Roaming partnerships.
Specifications:
• WRIX-I : RADIUS Interconnection Specifications
• WRIX-D: Data Clearing Specifications
• WRIX-F: Financial Settlement Specifications
• WRIX-L: Locations Feed Formation and File Exchange Specifications
The full suite of the WRIX Specification documents is available here:
http://wballiance.com/uploads/2012/Wi-Fi-Roaming-Standard-WBA-WRIX.zip
Report title: Connected City Blueprint
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