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      Network Allocation Vector (NAV)

      A virtual carrier sense mechanism used in CSMA/CA to avoid collisions.

      The Network Allocation Vector (NAV) is a virtual carrier sense mechanism used in CSMA/CA to avoid collisions and is a timer set based on the duration values in frames transmitted on the medium.