Table of Contents

 1     Scope          
 2     References
 3     Definitions 
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere        
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation            
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms             
 5     Conventions             
 6     MAC layer structure              
 7     MAC layer frame types        
        7.1     Overview        
        7.2     Signalling frame            
        7.3     Control frame
        7.4     Data frame     
        7.5     Encapsulation of HiMAC frames into PHY layer frames
        7.6     Bit and octet transmission order in a HiNoC network   
 8     Convergence sublayer         
        8.1     Function of the CS       
        8.2     Packing/unpacking      
        8.3     Priority mapping           
 9     Common part sublayer        
        9.1     Media access control and channel allocation    
        9.2     Node admission           
        9.3     Link maintenance        
        9.4     Node quitting/deletion             
Annex A – MAC layer constants    
Annex B – Format of MAC layer frames    
       B.1      Signalling frame format             
       B.2      Control/data frame format     
Annex C – Ethernet frame packing/unpacking    
Appendix I – SDL for MAC layer protocol    
       I.1      Overview         
       I.2      States of MAC layer entities     
       I.3      Symbols and variables
       I.4      SDL representation