Amendment to IEEE Std 802.11(TM)-2012. This amendment specifies enhancements to the IEEE 802.11 medium access control (MAC) for robust audio video (AV) streaming, while maintaining coexistence with other types of traffic.

This amendment specifies enhancements to the 802.11 MAC (Medium Access Control)for robust audio video streaming, while maintaining co-existence with other types of traffic. The MAC enhancements specified in this amendment enable: * Graceful degradation of audio video streams when there is insufficient channel capacity, by enabling packet discarding without any requirement for deep packet inspection, * Increased robustness in overlapping BSS environments, without the requirement for a centralised management entity, * Intra-Access Category prioritization of transport streams by modifying EDCA timing and parameter selection without any requirement for deep packet inspection, * Improved link reliability and low jitter characteristics for multicast/broadcast audio video streams, * Interworking with relevant 802.1AVB mechanisms (802.1Qat, 802.1Qav, 802.1AS)

Insert the following list item at the end of the dashed list in 1.3: -- Defines mechanisms to improve audio video (AV) streaming quality of service (QoS) while maintaining data and voice performance.