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Appendix B 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, the CCo is a superset of a STA which
provisioning of terminal equipment identifiers and global link
identifiers
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 Power Line Communication
PIB Parameter Information Block
STA Station, a STA in the network with a connection to the power line
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