Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) - CISE

4-June-07 P1901_PRO_016_r0
Bytes AnM data fields Length
0 Sub-table number 1 bytes
1 Number of sub-tables 1 bytes
2 Number of entries of the sub-table 1 byte
3 - 8 Sender MAC address 6 byte
9 Entry size 1 byte
10 - 521 Entries 512 bytes
Maximum
The Table data is a list of consecutive pairs in the form:
9.1.4.5 Capabilities Exchange protocol
9.1.4.5.1 Overview
Table 27 Announce message fields
Entry fields Length
MAC address 6 bytes
LP 1 byte
Table 28 Announce message entries
In a BPL cell, nodes shall coexist with different capabilities and with other nodes from diverse vendors. Besides,
they shall be able to communicate with each other, regardless their differences.
The Capabilities Exchange protocol is a mechanism to exchange information about node capabilities. Every node in
the BPL network shall know the capabilities of each node that has negotiated BPL ports with it.
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