| 3CPP |
3rd Generation Partnership Project
|
| 802.x LAN |
IEEE 802-based local area networks such as IEEE 802.3 and IEEE 802.11
|
| AA |
Authenticator address
|
| AAA |
authentication, authorization, and accounting
|
| AAD |
additional authentication data
|
| AC |
access category
|
| ACI |
access category index
|
| ACK |
acknowledgement
|
| ACM |
admission control mandatory
|
| ACU |
admission control unity
|
| ADDBA |
add Block Acknowledgment
|
| ADDTS |
add traffic steam
|
| AES |
advanced encryption standard
|
| AES-128-CMAC |
advanced encryption standard (with 128-bit key) cipher-based message authentication code
|
| AFC |
Automatic Frequency Control
|
| AGC |
Automatic Gain Control
|
| AID |
association identifier
|
| AIFS |
arbitration interframe space
|
| AIFSN |
arbitration interframe space number
|
| AKM |
authentication and key management
|
| AKMP |
Authentication and Key Management Protocol
|
| AMPE |
authenticated mesh peering exchange
|
| A-MPDU |
aggregate MAC protocol data unit
|
| A-MSDU |
aggregate MAC service data unit
|
| ANonce |
Authenticator nonce
|
| ANPI |
average noise power indicator
|
| ANQP |
Access Network Query Protocol
|
| AP |
access point
|
| APSD |
automatic power save delivery
|
| ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol
|
| AS |
Authentication Server
|
| ASEL |
antenna selection
|
| ASN.1 |
Abstract Syntax Notation One
|
| ASRA |
additional step required for access
|
| ATIM |
announcement traffic indication message
|
| BA |
Block Acknowledgement
|
| BAR |
Block Acknowledgement request
|
| BCC |
binary convolutional code
|
| BIP |
Broadcast/Multicast Integrity Protocol
|
| BPSK |
binary phase shift keying
|
| BSA |
basic service area
|
| BSS |
basic service set
|
| BSSID |
basic service set identifier
|
| BT |
bit time
|
| BU |
bufferable unit
|
| CAP |
controlled access phase
|
| CBC |
cipher-block chaining
|
| CBP |
contention-based protocol
|
| CBC-MAC |
cipher-block chaining message authentication code
|
| CCA |
clear channel assessment
|
| CCK |
complementary code keying
|
| CCM |
CTR with CBC-MAC
|
| CCMP |
CTS with CBC-MAC Protocol
|
| CF |
contention-free
|
| CFP |
contention-free period
|
| C-MPDU |
coded MPDU
|
| CP |
contention period
|
| C-PSDU |
coded PSDU
|
| CRC |
cyclic redundancy code
|
| CS |
carrier sense
|
| CSD |
cyclic shift diversity
|
| CSI |
channel state information
|
| CSMA/CA |
carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance
|
| CTR |
counter mode
|
| CTS |
clear to send
|
| CTS1 |
clear to send 1
|
| CTS2 |
clear to send 2
|
| CW |
contention window
|
| DA |
destination address
|
| DBPSK |
differential binary phase shift keying
|
| DCF |
distributed coordination function
|
| DCLA |
dc level adjustment
|
| DELBA |
delete Block Acknowledgement
|
| DELTS |
delete traffic stream
|
| DFS |
dynamic frequency selection
|
| DFT |
discrete Fourier transform
|
| DIFS |
distributed (coordination function) interframe space
|
| DLL |
data link layer
|
| DLS |
direct-link setup
|
| DLTF |
Data Long Training field
|
| DMS |
directed multicast service
|
| DMSID |
directed multicast service identifier
|
| DN |
destination network
|
| DO |
DFS owner
|
| Dp |
desensitization
|
| DQPSK |
differential quadrature phase shift keying
|
| DR |
data rate
|
| DS |
distribution system
|
| DSCP |
differentiated services code point
|
| DSE |
dynamic station enablement
|
| DSM |
distribution system medium
|
| DSS |
distribution system service
|
| DSSDU |
distribution system service data unit
|
| DSSS |
direct sequence spread spectrum
|
| DSS-OFDM |
Direct sequencey spectrum orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
|
| DST |
daylight saving time
|
| DTIM |
delivery traffic indication map
|
| EAP |
Extensible Authentication Protocol (IETF RFC 3748-2004 [B38])
|
| EAPOL |
Extensible Authentication Protocol over LANs (IEEE Std 802.1X-2004)
|
| EAS |
emergency alert system
|
| EBR |
expedited bandwidth request
|
| ECS |
extended channel switching
|
| ED |
energy detection
|
| EDCA |
enhanced distributed channel access
|
| EDCAF |
enhanced distributed channel access function
|
| EDT |
eastern daylight time
|
| EHCC |
extended hyperbolic congruence code
|
| EIFS |
extended interframe space
|
| EIRP |
equivalent isotropically radiated power
|
| ELTF |
Extension Long Training field
|
| EOSP |
end of service period
|
| ERP |
extended rate PHY
|
| ERP-CCK |
extended rate PHY using CCK modulation
|
| ERP-DSSS |
extended rate PHY using DSSS modulation
|
| ERP-DSSS/CCK |
extended rate PHY using DSSS or CCK modulation
|
| ERP-OFDM |
extended rate PHY using OFDM modulation
|
| ERP-PBCC |
extended rate PHY using extended rate PBCC modulation
|
| ESA |
extended service area
|
| ESR |
emergency services reachable
|
| ESS |
extended service set
|
| EST |
eastern standard time
|
| EVM |
error vector magnitude
|
| FC |
frame control
|
| FCS |
frame check sequence
|
| FEC |
forward error correction
|
| FER |
frame error ratio
|
| FFT |
Fast Fourier Transform
|
| FH |
frequency hopping
|
| FHSS |
frequency-hopping spread spectrum
|
| FIFO |
first in first out
|
| FMS |
flexible multicast service
|
| FMSID |
flexible multicast stream identifier
|
| FOV |
field of view
|
| FSM |
finite state machine
|
| FT |
fast BSS transition
|
| FTAA |
fast BSS transition authentication algorithm
|
| FTE |
fast BSS transition element
|
| FTO |
fast BSS transition originator
|
| GANN |
gate announcement
|
| GAS |
generic advertisement service
|
| GFSK |
Gaussian frequency shift key or keying
|
| GI |
guard interval
|
| GMK |
group master key
|
| GNonce |
group nonce
|
| GPRS |
general packet radio service
|
| GPS |
Global Positioning System
|
| GTK |
group temporal key
|
| GTKSA |
group temporal key security association
|
| HC |
hybrid coordinator
|
| HCC |
hyperbolic congruence code
|
| HCCA |
HCF controlled channel access
|
| HCF |
hybrid coordination function
|
| HEC |
header error check
|
| HEMM |
HCCA, EDCA mixed mode
|
| HESSID |
homogeneous extended service set identifier
|
| HIPERLAN |
high-performance radio local area network
|
| HPA |
high power amplifier
|
| HR/DSSS |
HIgh Rate direct sequence spread spectrum using the long preamble and header
|
| HR/DSSS/PBCC |
High Rate direct sequence spread spectrum using the optional packet binary convolutional coding mode and the long preamble and header
|
| HR/DSSS/PBCC/short |
High Rate direct sequence spread spectrum using the optional binary convolutional coding mode and the optional short preamble and header
|
| HR/DSSS/short |
High Rate direct sequence spread spectrum using the optional short preamble and header mode
|
| HT |
high throughput
|
| HTC |
high throughput control
|
| HT-GF-STF |
High-Throughput Greenfield Short Training field
|
| HT-SIG |
High-Throughput SIGNAL field
|
| HT-STF |
High-Throughput Short Training field
|
| HWMP |
hybrid wireless mesh protocol
|
| HWMP SN |
hybrid wireless mesh protocol sequence number
|
| IBSS |
independent basic service set
|
| ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol
|
| ICV |
integrity check value
|
| IDFT |
inverse discrete Fourier transform
|
| IFFT |
inverse Fast Fourier Transform
|
| IFS |
interframe space
|
| IGTK |
integrity group temporal key
|
| IGTKSA |
integrity group temporal key security association
|
| IMp |
intermodulation protection
|
| INonce |
initiator nonce
|
| IPI |
idle power indicator
|
| IPN |
IGTK packet number
|
| I/Q |
in phase and quadrature
|
| IR |
infrared
|
| IrDA |
infrared data association
|
| ISM |
industrial, scientific, and medical
|
| IUT |
implementation under test
|
| IV |
initialization vector
|
| KCK |
EAPOL-Key confirmation key
|
| KDE |
key data encapsulation
|
| KDF |
key derivation function
|
| KEK |
EAPOL-Key encryption key
|
| LAN |
local area network
|
| LCI |
location configuration information
|
| LDPC |
low-density parity check
|
| LED |
light-emitting diode
|
| LFSR |
linear feedback shift register
|
| LLC |
logical link control
|
| L-LTF |
Non-HT Long Training field
|
| LME |
layer management entity
|
| LNA |
noise noise amplifier
|
| LRC |
long retry count
|
| LSB |
least significant bit
|
| L-SIG |
Non-HT SIGNAL field
|
| L-STF |
Non-HT Short Training field
|
| LTF |
Long Training field
|
| MAC |
medium access control
|
| MAC_1 |
initiator mac access
|
| MAC_P |
peer mac address
|
| MAF |
MCCA access fraction
|
| MBCA |
mesh beacon collision avoidance
|
| MBSS |
mesh basic service set
|
| MCCA |
MCF controlled channel access
|
| MCCAOP |
MCF controlled channel access opportunity
|
| MCF |
mesh coordination function
|
| MCS |
modulation and coding scheme
|
| MDE |
Mobility Domain element
|
| MDID |
mobility domain identifier
|
| MFB |
MCS feedback
|
| MFPC |
management frame protection capable
|
| MFPR |
management frame protection required
|
| MGTK |
mesh group temporal key
|
| MIB |
management information base
|
| MIC |
message integrity code
|
| MIH |
media-independent handover
|
| MIMO |
multiple input, multiple output
|
| MLME |
MAC sublayer management entity
|
| MLPP |
multi-level precedence and preemption
|
| MME |
Management MIC element
|
| MMPDU |
MAC management protocol data unit
|
| MPDU |
MAC protocol data unit
|
| MPM |
mesh peering management
|
| MPSP |
mesh peer service period
|
| MRQ |
MCS request
|
| MSB |
most significant bit
|
| MSDU |
MAC service data unit
|
| MSGCF |
MAC state generic convergence function
|
| MSK |
master session key
|
| MTK |
mesh temporal key
|
| MUI |
message unique identifier
|
| N/A |
not applicable
|
| NAI |
network access identifier
|
| NAS |
network access server
|
| NAV |
network allocation vector
|
| NDP |
null data packet
|
| NonERP |
nonextended rate PHY
|
| NTP |
Network Time Protocol (IETF RFC 1305-1992 [B25])
|
| OBSS |
overlapping basic service set
|
| OCB |
outside the context of a BSS
|
| OFDM |
orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
|
| OI |
organization identifier
|
| OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection (ISO/IEC 7498-1:1994)
|
| OUI |
organizationally unique identifier
|
| PAE |
port access entity (IEEE Std 802.1X-2004)
|
| PBAC |
protected block ack agreement capable
|
| PBCC |
packet binary convolutional code
|
| PC |
point coordinator
|
| PCF |
point coordination function
|
| PCO |
phase coexistence operation
|
| PDU |
protocol data unit
|
| PER |
packet error ratio
|
| PERR |
path error
|
| PHB |
per-hop behavior
|
| PHY |
physical layer
|
| PHYCS |
PHY carrier sense
|
| PHYED |
PHY energy detection
|
| PICS |
protocol implementation conformance statement
|
| PIFS |
point (coordination function) interframe space
|
| PLCP |
physical layer convergence procedure
|
| PLME |
physical layer management entity
|
| PLW |
PSDU length word
|
| PMD |
physical medium dependent
|
| PMK |
pairwise master key
|
| PMK-R0 |
pairwise master key, first level
|
| PMK-R1 |
pairwise master key, second level
|
| PMKID |
pairwise master key identifier
|
| PMKSA |
pairwise master key security association
|
| PN |
packet number
|
| PN |
pseudonoise (code sequence)
|
| PNonce |
peer noise
|
| PP A-MSDU |
payload protected aggregate MAC service data unit
|
| PPDU |
PLCP protocol data unit
|
| PPM |
pulse position modulation
|
| PREP |
path reply
|
| PREQ |
path request
|
| PRF |
pseudorandom function
|
| PRNG |
pseudorandom number generator
|
| PS |
power save (mode)
|
| PSAP |
public safety answering point
|
| PSDU |
PLCP service data unit
|
| PSF |
PLCP Signaling field
|
| PSK |
preshared key
|
| PSMP |
power save multi-poll
|
| PSMP-DTT |
power save multi-poll downlink transmission time
|
| PSMP-UTT |
power save multi-poll uplink transmission time
|
| PTI |
peer traffic indication
|
| PTK |
pairwise transient key
|
| PTKSA |
pairwise transient key security association
|
| PXU |
proxy update
|
| PXUC |
proxy update confirmation
|
| QAM |
quadrature amplitude modulation
|
| QBPSK |
quadrature binary phase shift keying
|
| QLRC |
QoS long retry counter
|
| QoS |
quality of service
|
| QPSK |
quadrature phase shift keying
|
| QSRC |
QoS short retry counter
|
| R0KH |
PMK-R0 key holder in the Authenticator
|
| R0KH-ID |
PMK-R0 key holder identifier in the Authenticator
|
| R1KH |
PMK-R1 key holder in the Authenticator
|
| R1KH-ID |
PMK-R1 key holder identifier in the Authenticator
|
| RA |
receiver address or receiving station address
|
| RADIUS |
remote authentication dial-in user service (IETF RFC 2865-2000 [B31])
|
| RANN |
root announcement
|
| RAV |
resource allocation vector
|
| RCPI |
received channel power indicator
|
| RD |
reverse direction
|
| RDE |
RIC Data element
|
| RDG |
reverse direction grant
|
| RF |
radio frequency
|
| RFC |
request for comments
|
| RIC |
resource information container
|
| RIFS |
reduced interframe space
|
| RLAN |
radio local area network
|
| RPI |
receive power indicator
|
| RRB |
remote request broker
|
| RSC |
receive sequence counter
|
| RSN |
robust security network
|
| RSNA |
robust security network association
|
| RSNE |
Robust Security Network element
|
| RSNI |
received signal to noise indicator
|
| RSPI |
receiver service period initiated
|
| RSSI |
receive signal strength indicator
|
| RTS |
request to send
|
| RX |
receive or receiver
|
| RXASSI |
receive antenna selection sounding indication
|
| RXASSR |
receive antenna selection sounding request
|
| S0KH |
PMK-R0 key holder in the Supplicant
|
| S0KH-ID |
PMK-R0 key holder identifier in the Supplicant
|
| S1KH |
PMK-R1 key holder in the Supplicant
|
| S1KH-ID |
PMK-R1 key holder identifier in the Supplicant
|
| SA |
source address
|
| SAE |
simultaneous authentication of equals
|
| SAP |
service access point
|
| S-APSD |
scheduled automatic power save delivery
|
| SA Query |
Security Association Query
|
| SDL |
specification and description language
|
| SDU |
service data unit
|
| SFD |
start frame delimiter
|
| SKCK |
STSL key confirmation key
|
| SKEK |
STSL key encryption key
|
| SI |
service interval
|
| SIFS |
short interframe space
|
| SLRC |
station long retry count
|
| SM |
spatial multiplexing
|
| SME |
station management entity
|
| SMK |
STSL master key
|
| SMKSA |
STSL master key security association
|
| SMT |
station management
|
| SNAP |
Sub-Network Access Protocol
|
| SNonce |
Supplicant nonce
|
| SNR |
signal-to-noise ratio
|
| SP |
service period
|
| SPA |
Supplicant address
|
| SPP A-MSDU |
signalling and payload protected aggregate MAC service data unit
|
| SQ |
signal quality (PN code correlation strength)
|
| SRC |
short retry count
|
| SS |
station service
|
| SSID |
service set identifier
|
| SSP |
subscription service provider
|
| SSPN |
subscription service provider network
|
| SSRC |
station short retry circuit
|
| STA |
station
|
| STBC |
space-time block coding
|
| STK |
STSL transient key
|
| STKSA |
STSL transient key security association
|
| STSL |
station-to-station link
|
| STT |
selective translation table
|
| SYNC |
synchronization
|
| TA |
transmitter address or transmitting stations address
|
| TAI |
Temp Atomique International (International Atomic Time)
|
| TBTT |
target beacon transmission time
|
| TC |
traffic category
|
| TCLAS |
traffic classification
|
| TDLS |
tunneled direct-link setup
|
| TDLS peer PSM |
tunneled direct-link setup peer power save mode
|
| TFS |
traffic filtering service
|
| TID |
traffic identifier
|
| TIE |
Timeout Interval element
|
| TIM |
traffic indication map
|
| TK |
temporal key
|
| TKIP |
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
|
| TMPTT |
target measurement pilot transmission time
|
| TOA |
time of arrival
|
| TOD |
time of departure
|
| TPC |
transmit power control
|
| TPK |
TDLS Peer Key
|
| TPKSA |
TDLS Peer Key Security Association
|
| TPU |
TDLS Peer U-APSD
|
| TS |
traffic stream
|
| TSC |
TKIP sequence counter
|
| TSF |
timing synchronization function
|
| TSID |
traffic stream identifier
|
| TSN |
transition security network
|
| TSPEC |
traffic specification
|
| TTAK |
TKIP-mixed transmit address and key
|
| TTL |
time to live
|
| TTTT |
target TIM transmission time
|
| TU |
time unit
|
| TX |
transmit or transmitter
|
| TXASSI |
transmit antenna selection sounding indication
|
| TXASSR |
transmit antenna selection sounding request
|
| TXE |
transmit enable
|
| TXOP |
transmission opportunity
|
| U-APSD |
unscheduled automatic power save delivery
|
| UCT |
unconditional transition
|
| UESA |
unauthenticated emergency service accessible
|
| ULS |
Universal Licensing System
|
| U-NII |
unlicensed national information infrastructure
|
| UP |
user priority
|
| URI |
uniform resource identifier
|
| URL |
universal resource locator
|
| URN |
Uniform Resource Name
|
| UTC |
Coordinated Universal Time
|
| VLAN |
virtual local area network
|
| VoIP |
voice over Internet Protocol (IP)
|
| WLAN |
wireless local area network
|
| WDS |
wireless distribution system
|
| WEP |
wired equivalent privacy
|
| WM |
wireless medium
|
| WNM |
wireless network management
|