CONTENTS

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1

 1
     Scope 
 2     References 
        2.1     Normative References       
        2.2     Informative References      
        2.3     Reference Acquisition        
 3     Definitions  
 4     Abbreviations, acronyms and conventions
        4.1     Abbreviations and Acronyms         
        4.2     Conventions          
 5     Overview and Theory of Operations        
        5.1     DOCSIS 3.0 MULPI Key Features          
        5.2     Technical Overview           
 6     Media Access Control Specification         
        6.1     Introduction           
        6.2     MAC Frame Formats        
        6.3     Segment Header Format    
        6.4     MAC Management Messages        
 7     Media Access Control Protocol Operation           
        7.1     Timing and Synchronization
        7.2     Upstream Data Transmission          
        7.3     Upstream – Downstream Channel Association within a MAC Domain        
        7.4     DSID Definition     
        7.5     Quality of Service  
        7.6     Downstream Traffic Priority           
        7.7     Payload Header Suppression         
        7.8     Data Link Encryption Support        
 8     Channel bonding  
        8.1     Upstream and Downstream Common Aspects       
        8.2     Downstream Channel Bonding       
        8.3     Upstream Channel Bonding
 9     Data Forwarding 
        9.1     General Forwarding Requirements 
        9.2     Multicast Forwarding         
10     Cable Modem – CMTS Interaction        
       10.1     CMTS Initialization           
       10.2     Cable Modem Initialization and Reinitialization       
       10.3     Periodic Maintenance       
       10.4     Fault Detection and Recovery       
       10.5     DOCSIS Path Verification
11     Dynamic Operations       
       11.1     Upstream Channel Descriptor Changes     
       11.2     Dynamic Service Flow Changes    
       11.3     Pre-3.0 DOCSIS Upstream Channel Changes      
       11.4     Dynamic Downstream and/or Upstream Channel Changes 
       11.5     Dynamic Bonding Change (DBC) 
       11.6     Autonomous Load Balancing        
12     Supporting Future New Cable Modem Capabilities         
       12.1     Downloading Cable Modem Operating Software  

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 2
Annex A – Well-Known Addresses     
        A.1     Addresses
        A.2     MAC Service IDs 
        A.3     MPEG PID          
Annex B – Parameters and Constants     
Annex C – Common Radio Frequency Interface Encodings     
        C.1     Encodings for Configuration and MAC-Layer Messaging   
        C.2     Quality-of-Service-Related Encodings       
        C.3     Encodings for Other Interfaces      
        C.4     Confirmation Code           
Annex D – CM Configuration Interface Specification     
        D.1     CM Configuration 
        D.2     Configuration Verification  
Annex E – Standard Receive Channel Profile Encodings     
Annex F – The DOCSIS MAC/PHY Interface (DMPI)     
        F.1     Scope    
        F.2     Conventions          
        F.3     Overview  
        F.4     Signals   
        F.5     Protocol 
        F.6     Electrical Specifications     
             F.7     Timing Specifications         
        F.8     Data Format and Usage     
Annex G – Compatibility with Previous Versions of DOCSIS     
        G.1     General Interoperability Issues       
        G.2     Support for Hybrid Devices          
        G.3     Upstream Physical Layer Interoperability   
        G.4     Multicast Support for Interaction with Pre-3.0 DOCSIS Devices   
Annex H – DHCPv6 Vendor Specific Information Options for DOCSIS 3.0     
        H.1     CL Option Request option
        H.2     Reserved option codes      
        H.3     TFTP Server Addresses option     
        H.4     Configuration File Name option     
        H.5     Syslog Server Addresses option    
        H.6     TLV5 Encoding    
        H.7     DOCSIS Device Identifier option  
        H.8     CL client configuration      
        H.9     Format of the Time Protocol Servers option          
       H.10     Time Offset option           
       H.11     Relay Agent Options        
Annex I – (Set Aside)     
Annex J – DHCPv4 Vendor Identifying Vendor Specific Options for DOCSIS 3.0     
        J.1       DOCSIS Vendor Identifying Vendor Specific relay agent options 
        J.2       The CL DHCPv4 Option Request option 
        J.3       The DHCPv4 TFTP Servers option         
        J.4       The DHCPv4 Relay Agent CMTS capabilities option       
Annex K – DHCP Information Options for DOCSIS 3.0     
        K.1     DHCP Options used by the CM   
Annex L – The Data-Over-Cable Spanning Tree Protocol     
        L.1     Background          
        L.2     Public Spanning Tree         
        L.3     Public Spanning Tree Protocol Details        
        L.4     Spanning Tree Parameters and Defaults     
Appendix I – MAC Service Definition     
        I.1        MAC Service Overview  
        I.2        MAC Data Service Interface        
        I.3        MAC Control Service Interface   
        I.4        MAC Service Usage Scenarios    
Appendix II – Plant Topologies     
       II.1     Single Downstream and Single Upstream per Cable Segment          
       II.2     Multiple Downstreams and Multiple Upstreams per Cable Segment 
Appendix III – DOCSIS Transmission and Contention Resolution     
      III.1     Multiple Transmit Channel Mode    
      III.2     Non-Multiple Transmit Channel Mode       
Appendix IV – Unsolicited Grant Services     
       IV.1     Unsolicited Grant Service (UGS)  
       IV.2     Unsolicited Grant Service with Activity Detection (UGS-AD)        
       IV.3     Multiple Transmit Channel Mode Considerations for Unsolicited Grant Services     
Appendix V – Error Recovery Examples     
Appendix VI – SDL Notation     
Appendix VII – Notes on Address Configuration in DOCSIS 3.0     
Appendix VIII – IP Multicast Replication Examples     
     VIII.1     Scenario I: First Multicast Client joiner to a multicast session (Start of a new Multicast Session)     
     VIII.2     Scenario II: A Multicast Client joining an existing multicast session that is being forwarded bonded, with FC-Type 10 (Typical 3.0 Multicast Mode of Operation)     
     VIII.3     Scenario III: A Multicast Client behind a 2.0 CM joining an existing multicast session being forwarded bonded, with FC-Type 00 to a client behind a Hybrid CM w/o FC 10     
Appendix IX – IGMP Example for DOCSIS 2.0 Backwards Compatibility Mode     
       IX.1     Events   
       IX.2     Actions  
Appendix X – CM Multicast DSID Filtering Summary     
Appendix XI – Example DHCPv6 Solicit Message Contents     
Appendix XII – Dynamic Operations Examples     
      XII.1     Dynamic Channel Change Example Operation       
      XII.2     Dynamic Bonding Change Example Operation      
      XII.3     Autonomous Load Balancing Example