CONTENTS

 1     Scope 
 2     References
 3     Definitions    
 4     Abbreviations 
 5     System reference diagram        
 6     Signals and modulation  
        6.1     Description of signals    
        6.2     Modulation       
        6.3     Transmit filter characteristics    
 7     Description of messages
        7.1     CL – Capabilities List    
        7.2     CLR – Capabilities List + Request       
        7.3     MR – Mode Request     
        7.4     MS – Mode Select        
        7.5     MP – Mode Proposal    
        7.6     ACK(1) – Acknowledge, Type 1
        7.7     ACK(2) – Acknowledge, Type 2
        7.8     NAK-EF – Negative Acknowledge, Errored Frame      
        7.9     NAK-NR – Negative Acknowledge, Not Ready
       7.10     NAK-NS – Negative Acknowledge, Not Supported    
       7.11     NAK-CD – Negative Acknowledge, Clear Down       
       7.12     REQ-MS – Request MS Message       
       7.13     REQ-MR – Request MR Message      
       7.14     REQ-CLR – Request CLR Message     
       7.15     REQ-RTX – Retransmission Message  
 8     Structure of messages   
        8.1     Format convention        
        8.2     Frame structure   
        8.3     Frame check sequence field       
        8.4     Octet transparency       
        8.5     Inter-frame time fill       
 9     Message coding format 
        9.1     General 
        9.2     Coding format for parameters in the I and S fields       
        9.3     Identification field (I)     
        9.4     Standard information field (S)    
        9.5     Non-standard information field (NS)     
        9.6     Overall message composition     
10     G.994.1 transactions   
       10.1     Basic transactions        
       10.2     Extended transactions    
       10.3     Message segmentation   
       10.4     State transition diagrams
       10.5     Retransmission transactions     
11     Start-up/cleardown procedures
       11.1     Duplex start-up procedures      
       11.2     Half-duplex start-up procedures
       11.3     Cleardown procedure    
12     Error recovery procedures      
Annex A – Support for legacy non-G.994.1 devices    
Annex B – Operation over multiple wire pairs    
Annex C – An operating mode for use in the same cable as TCM-ISDN    
        C.0     Scope (supplements 1)  
        C.1     Signals and modulation (pertains to 6)   
        C.2     Start-up/cleardown procedures (pertains to 11) 
Appendix I – G.994.1 sample sessions    
Appendix II – Provider code contact information    
Appendix III – Support for legacy DMT-based devices    
Appendix IV – Procedure for the assignment of additional G.994.1 parameters    
       IV.1     Introduction      
       IV.2     Procedure
Appendix V – Rules for code point table numbering    
Appendix VI – Bibliography