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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
