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500Mbps Powerline Gigabit Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-500KIT- User’s Manual

Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations

AVLN	AV In-home Logical Network, the AVLAN
	is the set of STAs that possess the same
	network membership key. Every AVLN is
	managed by a single CCo.
CCo	Central Coordinator
CSMA/CA	Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision
	Avoidance
DAK	Device Access Key
DM	Device Manager
IGMP	Internet Group Management Protocol
NEK	Network Encryption Key
NID	Network ID (Identification)
NMK	Network Membership Key
PLC	Powerline Communication
PIB	Parameter Information Block
STA	Station, a STA in the network with a
	connection to the powerline and being
	able to source or sink traffic
TDMA	Time Division Multiple Access
TEI	Terminal Equipment Identifier
TOS	Type Of Service
VLAN	Virtual Local Area Network

Appendix D: RPLC-500 QoS Support

RPLC-500 allows for 4 levels of Channel Access Priority (CAP (0 – 3)). The 8 levels of VLAN Ethernet tags must be mapped to the 4 levels of CAP priority, where CAP 3 is the highest priority and CAP 0 is the lowest. CAP 3 priority might be used for voice and network management frames, and CAP 2 is used for

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