1
Scope
2
References
3
Definitions
4
Abbreviations
5
Physical layer specification
5.1 Overview
5.2 Modulation
5.2.1 Carrier frequency and tolerance
5.2.2 Transmit filters
5.2.3 Transmitter symbol response
5.2.4 Symbol mapping
5.2.5 Constellation encoder
5.3 Framing
5.3.1 Bit order
5.3.2 Frame control
definition
5.3.3 Ethernet frame
5.3.4 CRC-16
5.3.5 Pad
5.3.6 Scrambler
5.4 Minimum device requirements
5.5 Transceiver input impedance
5.5.1 Passband return loss
5.5.2 Stopband input impedance
6
Link Layer Protocol Specification
6.1 Overview
6.2 Basic Link Layer Frame Format
6.2.1 Short
format
6.2.2 Long format
6.2.3 Order of transmission
6.3 Rate Negotiation control function
6.3.1 Rate Request Control Frame Format (RRCF)
6.3.2 TableRate
negotiation overview
6.3.3 Sender operation
6.3.4 Receiver operation
6.4 Link Integrity Function
6.5 Capability and Status Announcement
6.5.1 CSA control frame
6.5.2 Status, Configuration, Option and
Priority Flags
6.5.3 Capability and Status Announcement –
Terms and parameters
6.5.4 Status and Priority Set State Parameters
6.5.5 Capabilities and Status Announcement
Protocol Operation
6.5.6 Network mode selection based on
CurrentInUseSet
6.5.7 Priorities
6.5.8 Priority mapping and LARQ
6.5.9 Priority re-mapping based on
CurrentInUseSet
6.6 LARQ: Limited Automatic Repeat Request Protocol
6.6.1 Frame formats – Encapsulating headers
6.6.2 LARQ – Overview
6.6.3 Sender operation
6.6.4 Receiver operation
6.7 Vendor-specific formats
6.8 Minimal Link Protocol Support Profile
6.8.1 Limitations of Minimal Profile stations
6.8.2 Full forward-compatible support for both
short and long format Link Protocol frames
6.8.3 Full support for rate-selection and link
integrity
6.8.4 Minimum support for LARQ
6.8.5 Receive-only support for CSA
6.8.6 Priority for transmitted frames
6.8.7 Priority for Received frames
6.8.8 Additional requirements for Full Profile
stations
Annex A - Receiver performance
A.1 Sensitivity
A.1.1 Maximum signal
A.1.2 Minimum sensitivity
A.2 Immunity to narrowband interference
A.2.1 Differential-mode interference
A.2.2 Common-mode interference
A.3 System margin
A.3.1 Attenuation impairment
A.3.2 Additive white noise impairment
A.3.3 Narrowband interference impairment
A.3.4 Impulse noise requirements
A.3.5 Dynamic channel system margin
A.3.6 Telephony ringing signal immunity
Annex B - Network test loops
B.1 Wire model
B.2 Test loops