Table of Contents

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions and abbreviations
  3.1 Definitions
  3.2 Alphabetical list of terms
  3.3 Abbreviations
4 Basic principles
5 Functional architecture
  5.1 General architecture
  5.2 Reference configuration and functions
  5.3 Access Facilities (AFs)
6 Protocol reference model for MANs
  6.1 Generic reference model
  6.2 Protocol reference model
  6.3 Extension of the MAN PRM to accommodate
      encapsulation of MAC-PDUs containing
      48 bit addresses
  6.4 Application of the PRM for Access Facility 1
  6.5 Application of the PRM for Access Facility 2
7 Addressing principles
  7.1 Individual addresses
  7.2 Group addresses
8 MAN management
  8.1 MAN management framework
  8.2 Generic MAN management functional architecture
Annex A (informative): MAN Switching System (MSS)
  A.1 MSS management functions
  A.2 Control & switching functions
  A.3 DQDB access termination
  A.4 Transit access termination
  A.5 DQDB access termination configurations
Annex B (informative): Bibliography
History

Abstract

Describes the basic principles and network architecture for an European Metropolitan Area Network (MAN). Defines and describes the MAN reference configuration and the functional blocks between the Customer Network (CN) and the MAN Switching System (MSS). Also defines general aspects of MAN management.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Pages
ISBN
Committee	NA 5
Supersedes	PRETS 300 211 : SEP 92