WiFi Framework C++ Edition

◆ wclWiFiInformationElementId

Information Element IDs as described in IEEE Std 802.11-2016, 9.4.2.1, Table 9-77.

Enumerator
eidSsid 

SSID element.

The SSID element indicates the identity of an ESS or IBSS.

eidSuppRates 

Supported rates and BSS membership selectors element.

The supported rates and BSS membership selectors element specifies up to eight rates in the OperationalRateSet parameter, as described in the MLME-JOIN.request and MLME-START.request primitives, and zero or more BSS membership selectors.

eidCfParams 

DSSS parameter set element.

The DSSS parameter set element contains information to allow channel number identification for STAs.

CF parameter set element.

The CF Parameter Set element contains the set of parameters necessary to support the PCF.

The PCF mechanism is obsolete. Consequently, this subclause might be removed in a later revision of the standard.

eidTim 

TIM element.

The TIM element contains four fields: DTIM Count, DTIM Period, Bitmap Control, and Partial Virtual Bitmap.

eidIbssParams 

IBSS parameter set element.

The IBSS parameter set element contains the set of parameters necessary to support an IBSS.

eidCountry 

Country element.

The country element contains the information required to allow a STA to identify the regulatory domain in which the STA is located and to configure its PHY for operation in that regulatory domain.

eidRequest 

Request element.

This element is placed in a Probe Request frame or Information Request frame to request that the responding STA include the requested information in the Probe Response frame or Information Response frame, respectively.

eidBssLoad 

BSS load element.

The BSS load element contains information on the current STA population and traffic levels in the BSS.

eidEdcaParamSet 

EDCA parameter set elemen.

The EDCA Parameter Set element provides information needed by STAs for proper operation of the QoS facility during the CP.

eidTspec 

TSPEC element.

The TSPEC element contains the set of parameters that define the characteristics and QoS expectations of a traffic flow, in the context of a particular STA, for use by the HC or PCP and STA(s) or a mesh STA and its peer mesh STAs in support of QoS traffic transfer using the procedures defined in 11.4 and 11.24.16.3.

eidTclas 

TCLAS element.

The TCLAS element contains a set of parameters necessary to identify various kinds of PDU or incoming MSDU (from a higher layer in all STAs or from the DS in an AP) that belong to a particular TS. The TCLAS element is also used when the traffic does not belong to a TS, for example, by the FMS, DMS, and TFS services. If required, the TCLAS element is provided in ADDTS Request and ADDTS Response frames only for the downlink or bidirectional links. The TCLAS element is always included when a PTP TSPEC is transmitted to a peer STA via an AP or PCP.

eidSchedule 

Schedule element.

The Schedule element is transmitted by the HC to a STA to announce the schedule that the HC/AP follows for admitted streams originating from or destined to that STA, or GCR-SP streams destined to that STA, in the future. The information in this element might be used by the STA for power management, internal scheduling, or any other purpose.

eidChallenge 

Challenge text element.

The Challenge Text element contains the challenge text within Authentication exchanges.

eidPwrConstraint 

Power constraint element.

The Power Constraint element contains the information necessary to allow a STA to determine the local maximum transmit power in the current channel.

eidPwrCapability 

Power capability element.

The Power Capability element specifies the minimum and maximum transmit powers with which a STA is capable of transmitting in the current channel.

eidTpcRequest 

TPC request element.

The TPC Request element contains a request for a STA to report transmit power and link margin information using a TPC Report element.

eidTpcReport 

TPC report element.

The TPC Report element contains transmit power and link margin information sent in response to a TPC Request element or a Link Measurement Request frame. A TPC Report element is included in a Beacon frame or Probe Response frame without a corresponding request.

eidSupportedChannels 

Supported channels element.

The Supported Channels element contains a list of channel subbands (from those channels defined in 17.3.8.4.3) in which a STA is capable of operating.

eidChannelSwitch 

Channel switch announcement element.

The Channel Switch Announcement element is used by an AP, IBSS STA, mesh STA, or PCP to advertise when it is changing to a new channel and the channel number of the new channel.

eidMeasureRequest 

Measurement request element.

The Measurement Request element contains a request that the receiving STA undertake the specified measurement action.

eidMeasureReport 

Measurement report elemen.

The Measurement Report element contains a measurement report.

eidQuiet 

Quiet element.

The Quiet element defines an interval during which no transmission occurs in the current channel. This interval might be used to assist in making channel measurements without interference from other STAs in the BSS.

eidIbssDfs 

IBSS DFS element.

The IBSS DFS element contains information for DFS operation in an IBSS.

eidErpInfo 

ERP element.

The ERP element contains information on the presence of Clause 15 or Clause 16 STAs in the BSS that are not capable of Clause 18 (ERP-OFDM) data rates. It also contains the requirement of the ERP element sender (AP, IBSS STA, or mesh STA) as to the use of protection mechanisms to optimize BSS performance and as to the use of long or short Barker preambles.

eidTsDelay 

TS delay element.

The TS Delay element is used in an ADDTS Response frame transmitted by an HC and indicates the time after which the ADDTS can be retried.

eidTclasProcessing 

TCLAS processing element.

The TCLAS Processing element is present in ADDTS Request, ADDTS Response, FMS Request, FMS Response, DMS Request, DMS Response, TFS Request and SCS Descriptor frames if there are multiple TCLAS elements associated with the request, response or descriptor. It is optionally present in the ADDTS Request and ADDTS Response frames if there are no TCLAS elements. Together with the TCLAS element(s), if present, it indicates how a PDU or MSDU should be processed by the classifie.

eidHtCap 

HT capabilities element.

The HT Capabilities element contains a number of fields that are used to advertise optional HT capabilities of an HT STA. The HT Capabilities element is present in Beacon, Association Request, Association Response, Reassociation Request, Reassociation Response, Probe Request, Probe Response, Mesh Peering Open, and Mesh Peering Close frames.

eidQos 

QoS capability element.

The QoS Capability element contains a number of subfields that are used to advertise optional QoS capabilities at a QoS STA. The QoS Capability element is present in Beacon frames that do not contain the EDCA Parameter Set element and in (Re)Association Request frame.

eidRns 

RSNE.

The RSNE contains the information required to establish an RSNA.

eidExtSuppRates 

Extended supported rates and BSS membership selectors element.

The Extended Supported Rates and BSS Membership Selectors element specifies the rates in the OperationalRateSet parameter, as described in the MLME-JOIN.request and MLME-START.request primitives, and zero or more BSS membership selectors, where these are not carried in the Supported Rates and BSS Membership Selectors element.

eidApChannelReport 

AP channel report element.

The AP Channel Report element contains a list of channels where a STA is likely to find an AP.

eidNeightborReport 

Neighbor report element.

eidRcpi 

RCPI element.

The RCPI element indicates the received frame power level at the receiving STA.

eidMobilityDomain 

Mobility domain element (MDE).

The MDE contains the MDID (Mobility Domain Identifier) field and the FT Capability and Policy field. The AP uses the MDE to advertise that it is included in the group of APs that constitute a mobility domain, to advertise its support for FT capability, and to advertise its FT policy information.

eidFastBssTransition 

Fast BSS transition element (FTE).

The FTE includes information needed to perform the FT authentication sequence during a fast BSS transition in an RSN.

eidTimeoutInterval 

Timeout interval element (TIE).

The TIE specifies time intervals and timeouts.

eidRicData 

RIC Data element (RDE).

The RIC refers to a collection of elements that are used to express a resource request and to convey responses to the corresponding requests.

A RIC is a sequence of one or more Resource Requests, or a sequence of one or more Resource Responses. Each Resource Request or Response consists of an RDE, followed by one or more elements that describe that resource.

eidDseRegisteredLocation 

DSE Registered Location element.

A DSE Registered Location element includes DSE location configuration information (LCI), which contains latitude, longitude, and altitude information.

eidSupportedOperatingClasses 

Supported pperating classes element.

The Supported Operating Classes element is used by a STA to advertise the operating classes that it is capable of operating with in this country.

eidExtChanSwitchAnn 

Extended channel switch announcement element.

The Extended Channel Switch Announcement element is used by an AP, IBSS STA, or mesh STA to advertise when the BSS is changing to a new channel or a new channel in a new operating class. The announcement includes both the operating class and the channel number of the new channel. The element is present only when an extended channel switch is pending.

eidHtOperation 

HT Operation element.

The operation of HT STAs in the BSS is controlled by the HT Operation element.

eidSecondaryChannelOffset 

Secondary channel offset element.

The Secondary Channel Offset element is used by an AP, IBSS STA or mesh STA when changing to a new 40 MHz or wider channel.

eidBssAverageAccessDelay 

BSS average access delay element.

The BSS Average Access Delay element contains the AP Average Access Delay, which is a measure of load in the BSS and is available in both QoS APs and non-QoS APs.

eidAntenna 

Antenna element.

The Antenna element contains the Antenna ID field.

eidRsni 

RSNI element.

The RSNI element contains an RSNI value.

eidMeasurementPilotTransmission 

Measurement pilot transmission element.

The Measurement Pilot Transmission element contains a Measurement Pilot Transmission field.

eidBssAvailableAdmCapa 

BSS available admission capacity element.

The BSS Available Admission Capacity element contains a list of Available Admission Capacity fields at different User Priorities and Access Categories.

eidBssAcAccessDelay 

BSS AC Access Delay element.

The BSS AC access delay element contains an Access Category Access Delay field.

eidTimeAdvertisement 

Time advertisement element.

The Time Advertisement element specifies fields describing the source of time corresponding to a time standard, an external clock (external time source), an estimate of the offset between that time standard and the TSF timer, and an estimate of the standard deviation of the error in the offset estimate. This information is used by a receiving STA to align its own estimate of the time standard based on that of another STA.

eidRrmEnabledCapabilities 

RM enabled capabilities element.

The RM Enabled Capabilities element signals support for radio measurements in a STA.

eidMultipleBssid 

Multiple BSSID element.

eid2040BssCoexistence 

20/40 BSS coexistence element.

The 20/40 BSS Coexistence element is used by STAs to exchange information that affects 20/40 BSS coexistence.

eid2040BssIntolerant 

20/40 BSS intolerant channel report element.

The 20/40 BSS Intolerant Channel Report element contains a list of channels on which a STA has found conditions that disallow the use of a 20/40 MHz BSS.

eidOverlappingBssScanParams 

Overlapping BSS scan parameters element.

The Overlapping BSS Scan Parameters element is used by an AP to indicate the values to be used by BSS members when performing OBSS scan operations.

eidRicDescriptor 

RIC Descriptor element.

The RIC Descriptor element is used with an RDE during a fast BSS transition to negotiate resources that are not otherwise described by elements.

eidMmie 

Management MIC element.

The Management MIC element (MME) provides message integrity and protects group addressed robust Management frames from forgery and replay.

eidEventRequest 

Event request element.

The Event Request element contains a request to the receiving STA to perform the specified event action.

eidEventReport 

Event report element.

The Event Report element is used by a STA to report an event.

eidDiagnosticRequest 

Diagnostic request element.

The Diagnostic Request element contains a request that the receiving STA undertake the specified diagnostic action.

eidDiagnosticReport 

Diagnostic report element.

The Diagnostic Report element contains a Diagnostic report.

eidLocationParameters 

Location parameters element.

The Location Parameters element is used for location service.

eidNontransmittedBssidCapa 

Nontransmitted BSSID capability element.

When transmitted by a DMG STA, the Nontransmitted BSSID Capability element includes the DMG BSS Control and the Nontransmitted BSSID DMG Capabilities Element fields. These fields are not present if this element is transmitted by non-DMG STAs.

eidSsidList 

SSID List element.

The SSID List field is a list of SSID elements for which the STA is requesting information.

eidMultipleBssidIndex 

Multiple BSSID-Index element.

eidFmsDescriptor 

FMS descriptor element.

The FMS Descriptor element defines information about group addressed BUs buffered at the AP. It is present in the Beacon frames when dot11FMSActivated is true.

eidFmsRequest 

FMS request element.

The FMS Request element defines information about the group addressed frames being requested by the non-AP STA.

eidFmsResponse 

FMS response element.

The FMS Response element provides information about the delivery of group addressed frames.

eidQosTrafficCapability 

QoS traffic capability element.

The QoS Traffic Capability element provides information about types of traffic generated by a non-AP QoS STA and is used by a QoS AP to indicate the access categories of associated non-AP QoS STAs.

eidBssMaxIdlePeriod 

BSS max idle period element.

The BSS Max Idle Period element contains the time period a non-AP STA can refrain from transmitting frames to the AP before the AP disassociates the STA due to inactivity.

eidTfsReq 

TFS request element.

The TFS Request element defines information about the traffic filters that are enabled at the AP for the requesting non-AP STA.

eidTfsResp 

TFS response element.

The TFS Response element defines information about the status of the requested filtering parameters.

eidWnmSleep 

WNM sleep mode element.

The WNM Sleep Mode element is used to enter and exit the WNM sleep mode.

eidTimBroadcastRequest 

TIM broadcast request element.

The TIM Broadcast Request element contains information about the periodic TIM broadcast being requested by the non-AP STA.

eidTimBroadcastResponse 

TIM broadcast response element.

The TIM Broadcast Response element contains information about the periodic TIM broadcast by the AP.

eidCollocatedInterferenceReport 

Collocated interference report element.

The Collocated Interference Report element contains some characteristics of the reported collocated interference.

eidChannelUsage 

Channel usage element.

The Channel Usage element defines the channel usage information for BSSs that are not infrastructure BSSs or an off channel TDLS direct link.

eidTimeZone 

Time zone element.

The Time Zone element contains the local time zone of the AP.

eidDmsRequest 

DMS request element.

The DMS Request element defines information about the group addressed frames to be transmitted as individual addressed frames.

eidDmsResponse 

DMS response element.

The DMS Response element provides the status information about the requested group addressed frames.

eidLinkId 

Link identifier element.

The Link Identifier element contains information that identifies a TDLS direct link.

eidWakeupSchedule 

Wakeup schedule element.

The Wakeup Schedule element contains information regarding the periodic wakeup schedule for TDLS peer PSM.

eidChannelSwitchTiming 

Channel switch timing element.

The Channel Switch Timing element contains information regarding the channel switch timing.

eidPtiControl 

PTI control element.

The PTI Control element contains information regarding the traffic buffered at the TPU buffer STA for the TPU sleep STA at the time a TDLS Peer Traffic Indication frame is transmitted by the TPU buffer STA. The element is optionally included in the TDLS Peer Traffic Indication frame.

eidTpuBufferStatus 

TPU buffer status element.

The TPU Buffer Status element contains information regarding the traffic buffered at the TPU buffer STA for the TPU sleep STA at the time a TDLS Peer Traffic Indication frame is transmitted by the TPU buffer STA. The element is included in the TDLS Peer Traffic Indication frame.

eidInterworking 

Interworking element.

The Interworking element contains information about the interworking service capabilities of a STA.

eidAdvProto 

Advertisement protocol element.

The Advertisement Protocol element contains information that identifies a particular advertisement protocol and its corresponding Advertisement Control.

eidExpeditedBandwidthReq 

Expedited bandwidth request element.

The Expedited Bandwidth Request element is transmitted from a non-AP STA to an AP in an ADDTS Request frame containing a TSPEC element and provides usage information for the bandwidth request.

eidQosMapSet 

QoS map element.

The QoS Map element is transmitted from an AP to a non-AP STA in a (Re)Association Response frame or a QoS Map Configure frame and provides the mapping of higher layer quality-of-service constructs to User Priorities defined by transmission of Data frames in this standard. This element maps the higher layer priority from the DSCP field used with the Internet Protocol to User Priority as defined by this standard.

eidRoamingConsortium 

Roaming consortium element.

The Roaming Consortium element contains information identifying the roaming consortium and/or SSP whose security credentials can be used to authenticate with the AP transmitting this element.

eidEmergencyAlertId 

Emergency alert identifier element.

The Emergency Alert Identifier element provides a hash to identify instances of the active EAS messages that are currently available from the network. The hash allows the non-AP STA to assess whether an EAS message advertised by an AP has been previously received and therefore whether it is necessary to download from the network.

eidMeshConfig 

Mesh configuration element.

The Mesh Configuration element is used to advertise mesh services. It is contained in Beacon frames and Probe Response frames transmitted by mesh STAs and is also contained in Mesh Peering Open and Mesh Peering Confirm frames.

eidMeshId 

Mesh ID element.

The Mesh ID element is used to advertise the identification of an MBSS. The Mesh ID element is transmitted in Mesh Peering Open frames, Mesh Peering Confirm frames, Mesh Peering Close frames, Beacon frames, and Probe Request and Response frames.

eidMeshLinkMetricReport 

Mesh link metric report element.

The Mesh Link Metric Report element is transmitted by a mesh STA to a neighbor peer mesh STA to indicate the quality of the link between the transmitting mesh STA and the neighbor peer mesh STA.

eidCongestionNotification 

Congestion notification element.

The Congestion Notification element is used to indicate the congestion status of the mesh STA per mesh destination and AC, and the duration for which the STA expects the congestion to last. The Congestion Notification element is included in Congestion Control Notification frames.

eidPeerMgmt 

Mesh peering management element.

The Mesh Peering Management element is used to manage a mesh peering with a neighbor mesh STA.

eidMeshChannelSwitchParameters 

Mesh channel switch parameters element.

The Mesh Channel Switch Parameters element is used together with Channel Switch Announcement element and Extended Channel Switch Announcement element by a mesh STA to advertise to other mesh STAs when it is changing to a new operating channel and/or operating class.

eidMeshAwakeWindow 

Mesh awake window element.

The Mesh Awake Window element is present in DTIM Beacon frames and is optionally present in Beacon and Probe Response frame.

eidBeaconTiming 

Beacon timing element.

The Beacon Timing element is used to advertise the beacon timing information of neighbor STAs (mesh STAs, IBSS APs, or IBSS STAs).

eidMccaopSetupRequest 

MCCAOP setup request element.

The MCCAOP Setup Request element is used to make an MCCAOP reservation. This element is transmitted in individually addressed MCCA Setup Request frames or in group addressed MCCA Setup Request frames. The mesh STA transmitting the MCCA Setup Request element is the MCCAOP owner of the MCCAOPs that will be scheduled with this reservation setup request. The receivers of the MCCAOP Setup Request frame are the MCCAOP responders.

eidMccaopSetupReplay 

MCCAOP setup reply element.

The MCCAOP Setup Reply element is used to reply to an MCCAOP Setup Request. This element is transmitted in individually addressed MCCA Setup Reply frames. The mesh STA transmitting the MCCA Setup Reply element is the MCCAOP responder of the MCCAOPs scheduled in this reservation setup. The receiver of the MCCAOP Setup Reply is the MCCAOP owner.

eidMccaopAdvertisement 

MCCAOP advertisement element.

The MCCAOP Advertisement element is used by a mesh STA to advertise MCCAOP reservations to its neighbors. This element is transmitted in MCCA Advertisement frames and optionally present in Beacon frames.

eidMccaopTeardown 

MCCAOP teardown element.

The MCCAOP Teardown element is used to announce the teardown of an MCCAOP reservation. The MCCAOP Teardown element is transmitted in individually addressed MCCA Teardown frames or in group addressed MCCA Teardown frames.

eidGann 

GANN element.

The GANN (gate announcement) element is used for announcing the presence of a mesh gate in the MBSS. The GANN element is transmitted in a Gate Announcement frame.

eidRann 

RANN element.

The RANN (root announcement) element is used for announcing the presence of a mesh STA configured as root mesh STA with dot11MeshHWMProotMode set to rann (4). RANN elements are sent out periodically by such a root mesh STA. The RANN element is transmitted in an HWMP Mesh Path Selection frame.

eidExtCapab 

Extended capabilities element.

The Extended Capabilities element carries information about the capabilities of a STA that augment the capabilities specified in the Capability Information field.

eidPreq 

PREQ element.

The PREQ (path request) element is used for discovering a path to one or more target mesh STAs, maintaining a path (optional), building a proactive (reverse) path selection tree to the root mesh STA, and confirming a path to a target mesh STA (optional). The PREQ element is transmitted in an HWMP Mesh Path Selection frame.

eidPrep 

PREP element.

The PREP (path reply) element is used to establish a forward path to a target and to confirm that a target is reachable. The PREP element is issued in response to a PREQ element. The PREP element is transmitted in an HWMP Mesh Path Selection frame.

eidPerr 

PERR element.

The PERR (path error) element is used for announcing an unreachable destination. The PERR element is transmitted in an HWMP Mesh Path Selection frame.

eidPxu 

PXU element.

The PXU (proxy update) element is used to inform the destination mesh STA of the proxy information at the originator mesh STA. The PXU element is transmitted in a Proxy Update frame.

eidPxuc 

PXUC element.

The PXUC (proxy update confirmation) element is used to confirm the previously received PXU. The PXUC element is transmitted in a Proxy Update Confirmation frame.

eidAmpe 

Authenticated mesh peering exchange element.

The Authenticated Mesh Peering Exchange element includes information needed to perform the authentication sequence during an authenticated mesh peering exchang.

eidMic 

MIC element.

The MIC element provides message integrity to mesh peering Management frames.

eidDestinationUri 

Destination URI element.

The Destination URI element contains URI and ESS Detection Interval values from the requesting STA that the responding STA can be used to deliver Event or Diagnostic Report frames.

eidUApsdCoex 

U-APSD coexistence element.

The U-APSD coexistence provides the duration of requested transmission during a U-APSD service period.

eidDmgWakeupSchedule 

DMG wakeup schedule element.

The DMG Wakeup Schedule element is used to communicate the wakeup schedule (WS) of DMG STAs.

eidExtendedSchedule 

Extended Schedule element.

eidStaAvailability 

STA availability element.

The STA Availability element is used by a non-AP and non-PCP STA to inform an AP or PCP about the STA availability during the subsequent CBAPs and to indicate participation in the dynamic allocation of service periods. The AP or PCP uses the STA Availability element to inform the non-AP and non-PCP STAs of other STAs availability during subsequent CBAPs and participation of other STAs in the Dynamic allocation of service periods.

eidDmgTspec 

DMG TSPEC element.

The DMG TSPEC element is present in the ADDTS Request frame sent by a non-AP and non-PCP DMG STA and contains the set of parameters needed to create or modify an airtime allocation. The DMG TSPEC element is also present in the ADDTS Response frame sent by a DMG AP or PCP and reflects the parameters, possibly modified, by which the allocation was create.

eidNextDmgAti 

Next DMG ATI element.

The Next DMG ATI element indicates the earliest start time for the next ATI in a subsequent beacon interval.

eidDmgCapabilities 

DMG capabilities element.

The DMG Capabilities element contains a STA identifier and several fields that are used to advertise the support of optional DMG capabilities of a DMG STA. The element is present in Association Request, Association Response, Reassociation Request, Reassociation Response, Probe Request and Probe Response frames and can be present in DMG Beacon, Information Request, and Information Response frames.

eidDmgOperation 

DMG operation element.

The operational parameters of a BSS provided by the AP or PCP are determined by the DMG Operation element.

eidDmgBssParameterChange 

DMG BSS parameter change element.

eidDmgBeamRefinement 

DMG beam refinement element.

eidChannelMeasurementFeedback 

Channel measurement feedback element.

The Channel Measurement Feedback element is used to carry the channel measurement feedback data that the STA has measured on the TRN-T fields of the BRP packet that contained the Channel Measurement request, to provide a list of sectors identified during a sector sweep, or during beam combination. The format and size of the Channel Measurement Feedback element are defined by the parameter values specified in the accompanying DMG Beam Refinement element.

eidAwakeWindow 

Awake window element.

eidMultiBand 

Multi-band element.

The Multi-band element indicates that the STA transmitting this element (the transmitting STA) is within a multi-band device capable of operating in a frequency band or operating class or channel other than the one in which this element is transmitted and that the transmitting STA is able to accomplish a session transfer from the current channel to a channel using another STA in the same device, in the other or same band.

eidAddbaExtension 

ADDBA Extension element.

eidNextPcpList 

Next PCP list element.

The Next PCP List element contains one or more AID of NextPCP i fields.

eidPcpHandover 

PCP handover element.

The PCP Handover element is used to indicate which STA becomes the new PCP following an explicit or implicit handover procedure.

eidDmgLinkMargin 

DMG link margin element.

The DMG Link Margin element is included in a Link Measurement Report frame.

eidSwitchingStream 

Switching stream element.

The Switching Stream element indicates the streams that the transmitting STA requests to be switched to a new frequency band or operating class or channel.

eidSessionTransition 

Session transition element.

eidDynamicTonePairingReport 

Dynamic tone pairing (DTP) report element.

The DTP Report element is included in the DTP Response frame.

eidClusterReport 

Cluster report element.

The Cluster Report element is included Action frames, such as Announce and Information Response frames, transmitted to the AP or PCP of the BSS. Because the Length field supports only 255 octets of information in an element, the STA can split the content of the Extended Schedule Element field in different Cluster Report elements.

eidRelayCapabilities 

Relay capabilities element.

A STA that intends to participate in relay operation advertises its capabilities through the Relay Capabilities element.

eidRelayTransferParamSet 

Relay transfer parameter set element.

A source REDS that intends to transfer frames via an RDS advertises the parameters for the relay operation with the transmission of a Relay Transfer Parameter Set element.

eidBeamLinkMaintenance 

BeamLink maintenance element.

The BeamLink Maintenance element is included in Action frames, such as Probe, Announce and the Information Request and Response frames, transmitted between a non-AP and non-PCP DMG STA and a DMG AP or PCP. The element is included in the Probe and Information Request and Response frames transmitted between non-AP and non-PCP DMG STAs.

eidMultipleMacSublayers 

Multiple MAC sublayers (MMS) element.

The MMS element is included in Action frames, such as Probe Request, Association Request, Information Request, Announce, and Information Response frames, transmitted to the peer STA and the AP or PCP of the BSS.

eidUPid 

U-PID element.

The Upper Layer Protocol Identification (U-PID) element.

eidDmgLinkAdaptationAck 

DMG link adaptation acknowledgment element.

The DMG Link Adaptation Acknowledgment element is carried in the Optional Subelements field of the Link Measurement Report frame.

eidMccaopAdvertisementOverview 

MCCAOP advertisement overview element.

The MCCAOP Advertisement Overview element is used by a mesh STA to advertise its MCCA Information and information about its MCCAOP Advertisement elements, representing its MCCAOP advertisement set, to its neighbors. This element is transmitted in MCCA Advertisement frames and optionally present in Beacon frames.

eidQuietPeriodRequest 

Quiet period request element.

The Quiet Period Request element defines a periodic sequence of quiet intervals that the requester AP requests the responder AP to schedule.

eidQuietPeriodResponse 

Quiet period response element.

The Quiet Period Response element defines the feedback information from the AP that received the Quiet Period Request element.

eidQmfPolicy 

Quality-of-Service management frame policy element.

The Quality-of-Service Management Frame (QMF) Policy element defines a QMF access category mapping QACM) of Management frames and is used to advertise and exchange QMF policy between STAs.

eidEcapcPolicy 

ECAPC policy element.

eidClusterTimeOffset 

Cluster time offset element.

eidIntraAccessCategoryPriority 

Intra-access category priority element.

The Intra-Access Category Priority element provides information from a non-AP STA to an AP on the relative priorities of streams within an AC. This element is optionally present in ADDTS Request, QoS Map Configure, or SCS Request frames.

eidScsDescriptor 

SCS descriptor element.

The SCS Descriptor element defines information about the stream.

eidQLoadReport 

QLoad report element.

The QLoad Report element contains the set of parameters necessary to support OBSS management.

eidHccaTxopUpdateCount 

HCCA TXOP update count element.

The HCCA TXOP Update Count element is used by an AP to advertise its change in TXOP schedule.

eidHigherLayerStreamId 

Higher layer stream ID element.

The Higher Layer Stream ID element identifies a stream from a higher layer protocol. This element is used to bind messages that are exchanged in order to complete a procedure, e.g., messages exchanged in an AP-initiated TS setup procedure.

eidGcrGroupAddress 

GCR group address element.

The GCR Group Address element defines information about group addressed frames to be transmitted using the GCR service.

eidAntennaSectorIdPattern 

Antenna sector ID pattern element.

eidVhtCap 

VHT capabilities element.

The VHT Capabilities element contains a number of fields that are used to advertise the VHT capabilities of a VHT STA.

eidVhtOperation 

VHT operation element.

The operation of VHT STAs in the BSS is controlled by the HT Operation element and the VHT Operation element.

eidExtendedBssLoad 

Extended BSS load element.

The Extended BSS Load element reported by the AP contains information on MIMO spatial stream underutilization and bandwidth utilization.

eidWideBwChSwitch 

Wide bandwidth channel switch element.

The Wide Bandwidth Channel Switch element is included in Channel Switch Announcement frames Extended Channel Switch Announcement frames, and TDLS Channel Switch Request frames.

eidTransmitPowerEnvelop 

Transmit power envelope element.

The Transmit Power Envelope element conveys the local maximum transmit power for various transmission bandwidths.

eidChannelSwitchWrapper 

Channel switch wrapper element.

The Channel Switch Wrapper element contains subelements that indicate characteristics of the BSS after a channel switch.

eidAid 

AID element.

The AID element includes the AID assigned by an AP during association that represents the 16-bit ID of a STA.

eidQuietChannel 

Quiet channel element.

The Quiet Channel element is used to indicate that the secondary 80 MHz channel of a VHT BSS is to be quieted during a quiet interval, and, in an infrastructure BSS, to indicate if the primary 80 MHz channel of a VHT BSS can be used during the quiet interval. A quiet interval is established using either a Quiet element or, in an infrastructure BSS, the Quiet Channel element if its AP Quiet Mode field is equal to 1.

eidOperatingModeNotification 

Operating mode notification element.

The Operating Mode Notification element is used to notify STAs that the transmitting STA is changing one or more of its operating channel width, the maximum number of spatial streams it can receive, and its LDPC receive preference.

eidUpsim 

UPSIM element.

eidReducedNeightborReport 

Reduced neighbor report element.

The Reduced Neighbor Report element contains channel and other information related to neighbor APs.

eidTvhtOperation 

TVHT operation element.

The operation of TVHT STAs in the BSS is controlled by the TVHT Operation element.

eidDeviceLocation 

Device location element.

A Device Location element includes the location configuration information (LCI), which contains latitude, longitude, and altitude information.

eidWhiteSpaceMap 

White space map element.

The White Space Map element includes available radio frequency information obtained from a GDB. The format of the WSM Information field is determined by the value of the WSM Type field.

eidFtmParameters 

Fine timing measurement parameters element.

The Fine Timing Measurement Parameters element contains a number of fields that are used to advertise the requested or allocated FTM configuration from one STA to another. The Fine Timing Measurement Parameters element is included in the initial Fine Timing Measurement Request frame and the initial Fine Timing Measurement frame.

eidVendorSpecific 

Vendor specific element.

The Vendor Specific element is used to carry information not defined in this standard within a single defined format, so that reserved element IDs are not usurped for nonstandard purposes and so that interoperability is more easily achieved in the presence of nonstandard information.

eidExtension 

Extension element.

Use Element ID Extension field.