Acronimi

A

ACK

acknowledgment

AID

association identifier

AP

access point

ATIM

announcement traffic indication message

B

BSA

basic service area

BSS

basic service set

BSSID

basic service set identification

C

CCA

clear channel assessment

CF

contention free

CFP

contention-free period

CID

connection identifier

CP

contention period

CRC

cyclic redundancy code

CS

carrier sense

CTS

clear to send

CW

contention window

D

DA

destination address

DBPSK

differential binary phase shift keying

DCE

data communication equipment

DCF

distributed coordination function

DCLA

direct current level adjustment

DIFS

distributed (coordination function) interframe space

DLL

data link layer

Dp

desensitization

DQPSK

differential quadrature phase shift keying

DS

distribution system

DSAP

destination service access point

DSM

distribution system medium

DSS

distribution system service

DSSS

direct sequence spread spectrum

DTIM

delivery traffic indication message

E

ED

energy detection

EIFS

extended interframe space

EIRP

equivalent isotropically radiated power

ERS

extended rate set

ESA

extended service area

ESS

extended service set

F

FC

frame control

FCS

frame check sequence

FER

frame error ratio

FH

frequency hopping

FHSS

frequency-hopping spread spectrum

FIFO

first in first out

G

GFSK

Gaussian frequency shift keying

I

IBSS

independent basic service set

ICV

integrity check value

IDU

interface data unit

IFS

interframe space

IMp

intermodulation protection

IR

infrared

ISM

industrial, scientific, and medical

IV

initialization vector

L

LAN

local area network

LLC

logical link control

LME

layer management entity

LRC

long retry count

lsb

least significant bit

M

MAC

medium access control

MDF

management-defined field

MIB

management information base

MLME MAC

sublayer management entity

MMPDU MAC

management protocol data unit

MPDU MAC

protocol data unit

msb

most significant bit

MSDU MAC

service data unit

N

N/A

not applicable

NAV

network allocation vector

P

PC

point coordinator

PCF

point coordination function

PDU

protocol data unit

PHY

physical (layer)

PHY-SAP

physical layer service access point

PIFS

point (coordination function) interframe space

PLCP

physical layer convergence protocol

PLME

physical layer management entity

PMD

physical medium dependent

PMD-SAP

physical medium dependent service access point

PN

pseudo-noise (code sequence)

PPDU PLCP

protocol data unit

ppm

parts per million

PPM

pulse position modulation

PRNG

pseudo-random number generator

PS

power save (mode)

PSDU

PLCP SDU

R

RA

receiver address

RF

radio frequency

RSSI

received signal strength indication

RTS

request to send

RX

receive or receiver

S

SA

source address

SAP

service access point

SDU

service data unit

SFD

start frame delimiter

SIFS

short interframe space

SLRC

station long retry count

SME

station management entity

SMT

station management

SQ

signal quality (PN code correlation strength)

SRC

short retry count

SS

station service

SSAP

source service access point

SSID

service set identifier

SSRC

station short retry count

STA

station

T

TA

transmitter address

TBTT

target beacon transmission time

TIM

traffic indication map

TSF

timing synchronization function

TU

time unit

TX

transmit or transmitter

TXE

transmit enable

U

UCT

unconditional transition

W

WAN

wide area network

WDM

wireless distribution media

WDS

wireless distribution system

WEP

wired equivalent privacy

WM

wireless medium