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Each phase (each cable), with three different injectors connected to the cable
TV PLC device via a “one-to-three” TV signal splitter. The induction takes
place from the three phases to the neutral cable.
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Table 11.3 Main HomePlug AV QoS QMP
QMP PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
Delay bound
Maximum time measured in microseconds to convey an MSDU between the
moment when it is delivered to the SAP (service access point) convergence
sub-layer at the sending station data link layer level and the moment when it
is received at the receiver station SAP layer level.
Jitter bound
Maximum shift measured in microseconds concerning the propagation delay
of an MSDU between the SAP layer of the sender and the SAP layer of the
receiver.
Nominal MSDU
Nominal value of the data part of the MSDU frame in bytes based on the
IEEE 802.3 standard (between 46 bytes and 1,500 bytes).
Max MSDU Maximum value of the data part of the MSDU frame.
Min MSDU Minimum value of the data part of the MSDU frame.
Average data rate
Average transmission speed measured in 10-Kbit/s units specified at the SAP
convergence sub-layer level to convey MSDU frames over a PLC link. This
does not include MAC and PHY headers that are necessary to convey MSDU
frames.
Max data rate
Maximum transmission speed specified at the SAP convergence sub-layer
level to convey MSDU frames over a PLC link.
Min data rate
Minimum transmission speed specified at the SAP convergence sub-layer level
to convey MSDU frames over a PLC link.
Max burst size
Maximum size, expressed in bytes, of an overrun during the continuous send-
ing of MSDU frames generated by an application at the maximum transmis-
sion speed.
MSDU error rate
Error rate for an MSDU frame, expressed as x × 10
–y
, where x is specified in
the 8 most significant bits in the unsigned integer format, and y in the 8 least
significant bits in the same format.
Inactivity interval
Maximum time, measured in milliseconds, during which a connection may be
maintained in the inactive status (no conveyance of useful data) before the
CM (Connection Manager) device authorizes the transmission again.
CLST (convergence layer
SAP type)
Compatibility of the SAP convergence sub-layer with other layers than that
specified in the IEEE 802.3 standard.
CDESC (connection
descriptor)
Optional fields from the upper application layers, or HLE (high layers enti-
ties), used, for example, for the QoS in the UPnP (universal plug-and-play)
mode, or other upper application layers. These fields are the following: IP
version (v4 or v6), source IP, destination IP, source port IP, destination port
IP, IP protocol (UDP or TCP).
ATS tolerance
Tolerated variance, measured in microseconds, on the ATS (arrival time
stamp) time stamping deviation between the PLC network synchronization
clock or NTS (Network Time Base), and the marking of MSDU frames with
the ATS time stamping.
Average number of PBs
(PHY blocks) per TXOP
(time allowed between two
transmisson opportunities)
Average number of PHY data blocks (at the physical layer level) in 520-byte
blocks per interval between two transmission opportunities to convey an
MSDU frame over a PLC link.
Minimum number of PBs
per TXOP
Minimum number of PHY data blocks (in 520-byte blocks) necessary to con-
vey an MSDU frame over a PLC link.
Maximum number of PBs
per TXOP
Maximum number of PHY data blocks (in 520-byte blocks) necessary to con
-
vey an MSDU frame over a PLC link.
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