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Field

Description

 

 

 

 

EDCA AP Parameters

Specifies the transmit parameters for traffic transmitted from

 

 

the AP to the STA in four Access Categories:

 

 

Best Effort (AC_BE)

 

 

Background (AC_BK)

 

 

Video (AC_VI)

 

 

Voice (AC_VO)

 

 

Transmit parameters include Contention Window (CWmin and

 

 

CWmax), Arbitration Inter Frame Spacing Number (AIFSN), and

 

 

Transmit Opportunity Limit (TXOP Limit).

 

 

There are also two AP-specific settings: Admission Control and

 

 

Discard Oldest First. Admission control specifies if admission

 

 

control is enforced for the Access Categories. Discard Oldest

 

 

First specifies the discard policy for the queues. On discards

 

 

the oldest first; Off discards the newest first.

 

 

 

 

EDCA STA Parameters

Specifies the transmit parameters for traffic transmitted from

 

 

the STA to the AP in four Access Categories:

 

 

Best Effort (AC_BE)

 

 

Background (AC_BK)

 

 

Video (AC_VI)

 

 

Voice (AC_VO)

 

 

Transmit parameters include Contention Window (CWmin and

 

 

CWmax), Arbitration Inter Frame Spacing Number (AIFSN), and

 

 

Transmit Opportunity Limit (TXOP Limit).

 

 

 

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