CONTENTS

 1     Scope
 2     References
        2.1     Normative References
        2.2     Informative references
 3     Terms and definitions
 4     Abbreviations
 5     Interactive cable television services
Annex A – Interaction channel for digital video broadcasting cable television distribution systems
        A.1     Scope
        A.2     Normative references
        A.3     Abbreviations
       A.4      Referencemodel for system architecture of narrowband interaction channels in a broadcasting scenario (asymmetric interactive services)
                  A.4.1     Protocol stack model
                  A.4.2     System model
        A.5     Interaction Channel specification for CATV networks
                  A.5.1     System concept
                  A.5.2     Lower physical layer specification
                  A.5.3     Framing
                  A.5.4     Slot timing assignment
                  A.5.5     MAC functionality
Annex B – Data-over-cable radio frequency interface
        B.1     Scope and purpose
                  B.1.1     Scope
                  B.1.2     Requirements
                  B.1.3     Background
        B.2     Functional assumptions
                  B.2.1     Broadband access network
                  B.2.2     Equipment assumptions
                  B.2.3     RF channel assumptions
                  B.2.4     Transmission levels
                  B.2.5     Frequency inversion
        B.3     Communication protocols
                  B.3.1     Protocol stack
                  B.3.2     The MAC Forwarder
                  B.3.3     Network Layer
                  B.3.4     Above the Network Layer
                  B.3.5     Data Link Layer
                  B.3.6     Physical layer
        B.4     Physical media dependent sublayer specification
                  B.4.1     Scope
                  B.4.2     Upstream
                  B.4.3     Downstream
        B.5     Downstream transmission convergence sublayer
                  B.5.1     Introduction
                  B.5.2     MPEG Packet format
                  B.5.3     MPEG Header for MCNS Data-Over-Cable
                  B.5.4     MPEG Payload for MCNS Data-Over-Cable
                  B.5.5     Interaction with the MAC sublayer
                  B.5.6     Interaction with the Physical layer
                  B.5.7     MPEG Header synchronization and recovery
        B.6     Media access control specification
                  B.6.1     Introduction
                  B.6.2     MAC Frame formats
                  B.6.3     MAC Management messages
                  B.6.4     Upstream bandwidth allocation
                  B.6.5     Timing and synchronization
                  B.6.6     Data link encryption support
        B.7     Cable modem – CMTS interaction
                  B.7.1     CMTS initialization
                  B.7.2     Cable modem initialization
        B.8     Supporting future new cable modem capabilities
                  B.8.1     Setting up communications on an enhanced basis
                  B.8.2     Downloading cable modem operating software
        B.9     Provision for other future capabilities
                  B.9.1     Anticipated physical-layer changes
                  B.9.2     New network service requirements
                  B.9.3     PID filtering capability
Appendix B.I – Well-Known Addresses
                  B.I.1     MAC addresses
                  B.I.2     MAC Service IDs
                  B.I.3     MPEG PID
Appendix B.II – Parameters and constants
Appendix B.III – CM configuration interface specification
                B.III.1     DHCP fields used by the CM
                B.III.2     CM binary configuration file format
                B.III.3     Configuration file settings
                B.III.4     Configuration file creation
                B.III.5     CM MIC calculation
                B.III.6     CMTS MIC calculation
                B.III.7     Registration configuration settings
                B.III.8     Encodings
Appendix B.IV – MAC sublayer service definition
                 B.IV.1     Service at the CM
                 B.IV.2     MAC_CM_802_DATA.request
                 B.IV.3     MAC_CM_DIX_DATA.request
                 B.IV.4     MAC_CM_ATM_DATA.request
                 B.IV.5     MAC_CM_802_DATA.indication
                 B.IV.6     MAC_CM_DIX_DATA.indication
                 B.IV.7     MAC_CM_ATM_DATA.indication
                 B.IV.8     MAC_CM_DATA.acknowledgment
Appendix B.V – Example Burst Profiles
                  B.V.1     Introduction
                  B.V.2     Example preamble sequence
                  B.V.3     Example Burst Profiles
Appendix B.VI – Upstream modulation rates
                 B.VI.1     Introduction
                 B.VI.2     Sources of narrowband ingress
                 B.VI.3     Fitting data carriers within the ingress gaps
Appendix B.VII – Example:Multiple upstream channels
Appendix B.VIII – The data-over-cable spanning tree protocol
               B.VIII.1     Background
               B.VIII.2     Public Spanning Tree
               B.VIII.3     Public spanning tree protocol details
               B.VIII.4     Spanning tree parameters and defaults
Annex  C  –  Multimedia data transmission equipment over cable television network
        C.1     Introduction
        C.2     Definition of reference system and Interfaces
        C.3     Protocol stacks
                  C.3.1     Interface A protocol stack
                  C.3.2     Interface A physical layer and data link layer
                  C.3.3     Interface A network layer
                  C.3.4     Interface B protocol stack
                  C.3.5     Interface C protocol stack
                  C.3.6     Interface C physical layer and data link layer
                  C.3.7     Interface C network layer
        C.4     Physical layer specification
                  C.4.1     Upstream
                  C.4.2     Downstream
        C.5     Transmission convergence sublayer specification
                  C.5.1     Introduction
                  C.5.2     MPEG Packet format
                  C.5.3     MPEG Header
                  C.5.4     Interface with MAC sublayer
                  C.5.5     Physical layer interaction
                  C.5.6     MPEG Header synchronization and recovery
        C.6     MAC layer specification
                  C.6.1     Introduction
                  C.6.2     MAC Frame format
                  C.6.3     MAC Management message