C.1 Scope
C.1.1
General Scope
C.1.2
Background
C.2 References
C.3 Definitions
and Abbreviations
C.3.1
Definitions
C.3.2 Abbreviations
C.3.3
Conventions
C.4 Functional
assumptions
C.4.1
Broadband access network
C.4.2
Equipment assumptions
C.4.3
RF channel assumptions
C.4.4
Transmission levels
C.4.5
Frequency inversion
C.5
Communication protocols
C.5.1
Protocol stack
C.5.2
The MAC forwarder
C.5.3
Network layer
C.5.4
Above the network layer
C.5.5
Data link layer
C.5.6
Physical layer
C.6 Physical
layer specification
C.6.1
Upstream
C.6.2 Downstream
C.7 Downstream
transmission convergence sublayer
C.7.1
Introduction
C.7.2
MPEG packet format
C.7.3
MPEG header for Annex C/J.112 data-over-cable
C.7.4 MPEG
payload for Annex C/J.112 data-over-cable
C.7.5
Interaction with the MAC sublayer
C.7.6
Interaction with the physical layer
C.7.7
MPEG header synchronization and recovery
C.8 Media
access control specification
C.8.1 Introduction
C.8.2 MAC frame formats
C.8.3 MAC management messages
C.9 Media
access control protocol operation
C.9.1
Upstream bandwidth allocation
C.9.2
Support for multiple channels
C.9.3
Timing and synchronization
C.9.4
Upstream transmission and contention resolution
C.9.5
Data link encryption support
C.10 Quality
of Service & fragmentation
C.10.1
Theory of operation
C.10.2
Upstream service flow scheduling services
C.10.3 Fragmentation
C.10.4
Payload header suppression
C.11 Cable modem – CMTS interaction
C.11.1
CMTS initialization
C.11.2
Cable modem initialization
C.11.3 Standard operation
C.11.4
Dynamic service
C.11.5
Fault detection and recovery
C.12 Supporting
future new cable modem capabilities
C.12.1
Downloading cable modem operating software
Annex C.A – Well-known
addresses
C.A.1 MAC Addresses
C.A.2 MAC service IDs
C.A.3 MPEG PID
Annex C.B – Parameters and
constants
Annex C.C – Common radio frequency
interface encodings
C.C.1 Encodings for configuration and MAC-layer
messaging
C.C.2 Quality-of-Service-related encodings
C.C.3 Encodings for other interfaces
C.C.4 Confirmation code
Annex C.D – CM configuration
interface specification
C.D.1 CM IP addressing
C.D.2 CM Configuration
C.D.3 Configuration verification
Annex C.E (Void)
Annex C.F (Void)
Annex C.G – Previous/Revised
Annex C/J.112 Interoperability
C.G.1 Introduction
C.G.2 General interoperability issues
C.G.3 Hybrid devices
C.G.4 Interoperability
and Performance
Annex
C.H (Void)
Annex C.I – The data-over-cable
spanning tree protocol
C.I.1 Background
C.I.2 Public spanning tree
C.I.3 Public spanning tree protocol details
C.I.4 Spanning tree parameters and defaults
Annex C.J – Error codes and
messages
Annex C.K – Annex C/J.112
Transmission and contention resolution
C.K.1 Introduction
Annex C.L – IGMP example
C.L.1 Transition events
Annex C.M – Unsolicited grant
services
C.M.1 Unsolicited grant service (UGS)
C.M.2 Unsolicited Grant Service with Activity
Detection (UGS-AD)