CABLE NETWORKS FOR TELEVISION SIGNALS, SOUND SIGNALS AND INTERACTIVE SERVICES - PART 7-2: HYBRID FIBRE COAX OUTSIDE PLANT STATUS MONITORING - MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) LAYER SPECIFICATION
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
4 Reference architecture forward and return channel
specifications
5 Media access control layer specification
5.1 Overview
5.2 MAC packet transport
5.3 MAC packet structure
5.4 MAC packet delimiters
5.5 MAC protocol data units (PDUs)
6 MAC protocol operation
6.1 Non-volatile parameters
6.2 Duplex capabilities
6.3 Packet priorities
6.4 Packet reception
6.5 NE responses
6.6 Message sequence numbers and transaction synchronization
6.7 Solicited messages
6.8 Autonomous (unsolicited) messages
6.9 Return channel transmissions
6.10 MAC state machines
Annex A (informative) Operational details
A.1 Introduction
A.2 Time of day
A.3 Firmware downloads
A.4 NE addressing
A.5 Alarm processing HMS MAC protocol
A.6 Automatic channel discovery
A.7 Auto-registration
A.8 Configuration changes and SNMP trap generation
Specifies requirements for The Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) Outside Plant (OSP) Media Access Control (MAC) Layer. Describes the MAC layer protocols that must be implemented between all Type 2 and Type 3 compliant OSP transponders on the HFC plant and the controlling equipment in the head-end to support bandwidth management and reliable communications.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 100 |
