Appendix B
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AVLN
CCo
CSMA/CA
DAK
DM
IGMP
NEK
NID
NMK
PLC
PIB
STA
TDMA
TEI
TOS
VLAN
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
Central Coordinator, the CCo is a superset of a STA which
provisioning of terminal equipment identifiers and global link
identifiers
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance
Device Access Key
Device Manager
Internet Group Management Protocol
Network Encryption Key
Network ID (Identification)
Network Membership Key
Power Line Communication
Parameter Information Block
Station, a STA in the network with a connection to the power
line and being able to source or sink traffic
Time Division Multiple Access
Terminal Equipment Identifier
Type Of Service
Virtual Local Area Network
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