Table 710: QoS and MAC Parameter Fields between CM and CCo QoS and MAC FID LEN Descriptions Reconfigurable Parameter Field (Octets) (CM-CCo) TXOPs per 0x80 1 The number of uniformly spaced TXOPs requested per Beacon No Beacon Period Period. 0x00 = 1 TXOP per Beacon Period 0x01 = 2 TXOPs per Beacon Period 0x02 = 3 TXOPs per Beacon Period 0x03 = 4 TXOPs per Beacon Period 0x04 - 0xFF = reserved Average Number 0x81 2 The average number of 520-octet PHY Blocks per TXOP required Yes of PBs per for transporting MSDUs belonging to this Link. TXOP 0x0000 = 0 PBs per TXOP and so on. Minimum 0x82 2 The minimum number of 520-octet PHY Blocks per TXOP required Yes Number of PBs for transporting the MSDUs belonging to this Link. per TXOP 0x0000 = 0, and so on Maximum 0x83 2 The maximum number of 520-octet PHY Blocks per TXOP Yes Number of PBs required for transporting the MSDUs belonging to this Link. per TXOP 0x0000 = 0, and so on PPB_Threshold 0x84 2 The Pending PHY Block (PPB) threshold indicates the threshold of Yes Pending PBs at which the Link requires extra bandwidth to clear the backlog. If there is sufficient bandwidth available, the CCo should provide Extra Allocation when the PPB threshold is exceeded. 0x0000 = 0 PBs and so on Surplus 0x85 2 Surplus Bandwidth (refer to Section 7.8.1.4) No Bandwidth Exception Policy 0x0a 1 0x00 = terminate the Connection. Yes 0x01 = reconfigure the Connection. 0x02 to 0xFF = reserved CDESC 0x0e 13 or 37 Connection Descriptor (refer to Section 7.8.1.1) Yes Vendor Specific 0x86 Var Vendor-Specific QoS and MAC information (refer to Section Yes 7.8.1.1) Smallest 0x87 2 Smallest Tolerable Average Number of PBs per TXOP indicates No Tolerable the smallest average number of PBs per TXOP at which the Average Number application is capable of operating. of PBs per 0x0000 = 0 PBs per TXOP and so on. TXOP
Table 710: QoS and MAC Parameter Fields between CM and CCo QoS and MAC Parameter Field (CM-CCo) FID LEN (Octets) Descriptions Reconfigurable TXOPs per Beacon Period 0x80 1 The number of uniformly spaced TXOPs requested per Beacon Period. 0x00 = 1 TXOP per Beacon Period 0x01 = 2 TXOPs per Beacon Period 0x02 = 3 TXOPs per Beacon Period 0x03 = 4 TXOPs per Beacon Period 0x04 - 0xFF = reserved No Average Number of PBs per TXOP 0x81 2 The average number of 520-octet PHY Blocks per TXOP required for transporting MSDUs belonging to this Link. 0x0000 = 0 PBs per TXOP and so on. Yes Minimum Number of PBs per TXOP 0x82 2 The minimum number of 520-octet PHY Blocks per TXOP required for transporting the MSDUs belonging to this Link. 0x0000 = 0, and so on Yes Maximum Number of PBs per TXOP 0x83 2 The maximum number of 520-octet PHY Blocks per TXOP required for transporting the MSDUs belonging to this Link. 0x0000 = 0, and so on Yes PPB_Threshold 0x84 2 The Pending PHY Block (PPB) threshold indicates the threshold of Pending PBs at which the Link requires extra bandwidth to clear the backlog. If there is sufficient bandwidth available, the CCo should provide Extra Allocation when the PPB threshold is exceeded. 0x0000 = 0 PBs and so on Yes Surplus Bandwidth 0x85 2 Surplus Bandwidth (refer to Section 7.8.1.4) No Exception Policy 0x0a 1 0x00 = terminate the Connection. 0x01 = reconfigure the Connection. 0x02 to 0xFF = reserved Yes CDESC 0x0e 13 or 37 Connection Descriptor (refer to Section 7.8.1.1) Yes Vendor Specific 0x86 Var Vendor-Specific QoS and MAC information (refer to Section 7.8.1.1) Yes Smallest Tolerable Average Number of PBs per TXOP 0x87 2 Smallest Tolerable Average Number of PBs per TXOP indicates the smallest average number of PBs per TXOP at which the application is capable of operating. 0x0000 = 0 PBs per TXOP and so on. No
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