Definitions

Definitions
For the purposes of this standard, the following terms and definitions apply. The IEEE Standards
Dictionary: Glossary of Terms & Definitions should be referenced for terms not defined in this clause.10
access category (AC): A label for the common set of enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA)
parameters that are used by a quality-of-service (QoS) station (STA) to contend for the channel in order to
transmit medium access control (MAC) service data units (MSDUs) with certain priorities.
access control: The prevention of unauthorized usage of resources.
access point (AP): An entity that contains one station (STA) and provides access to the distribution
services, via the wireless medium (WM) for associated STAs.
access point (AP) path: Path between two tunneled direct-link setup (TDLS) peer stations (STAs) via the
AP with which the STAs are currently associated