1 Scope
2
References
3
Terms and definitions
4
Abbreviations and conventions
4.1 Abbreviations
4.2 Conventions
5
IPCablecom
5.1 IPCablecom
architecture framework
5.2 IPCablecom
zones and domains
5.3 IPCablecom
Recommendations
5.4 IPCablecom
design considerations
6
IPCablecom functional components
6.1 Media
Terminal Adapter (MTA)
6.2 Cable
Modem (CM)
6.3 HFC
access network
6.4 Cable
Modem Terminating System (CMTS)
6.5 Call
Management Server (CMS)
6.6 PSTN
gateway
6.7 OSS
back-office components
6.8 Announcement
Server (ANS)
7 Protocol interfaces
7.1 Call
signalling interfaces
7.2 Media
streams
7.3 MTA
device provisioning
7.4 SNMP
element management layer interfaces
7.5 Event
messages interfaces
7.6 Quality
of Service (QoS)
7.7 CMS
subscriber provisioning
7.8 Electronic
surveillance
7.9 Security
8
Network design considerations
8.1 Timekeeping
and reporting issues
8.2 Timing
for playout buffer alignment with coding rate
8.3 IP
addressing
8.4 Dynamic
IP addressing assignment
8.5 FQDN
assignment
8.6 Priority marking of signalling and media stream packets
8.7 Fax support
8.8 Analogue modem support
Appendix I – Glossary of terms
I.1 Definitions
I.2 Abbreviations
BIBLIOGRAPHY