MAC帧为CMC与CM之间MAC子层的传输单位。
在上行方向,MAC帧前面为PMD子层开销。
在下行方向,MAC帧前面为MPEG传输汇聚头。
MAC帧:MAC Header+Data PDU
MAC帧的开始部分为MAC头:FC(1),MAC_PARM(1), LEN(2), EHDR(0-240), HCS(2)
C-DOCSIS必须支持的MAC管理消息:
SYNC: Time Synchronization
UCD: Upstream Channel Descriptor
MAP: Upstream Bandwidth Allocation
MDD: MAC Domain Descriptor
CM-STATUS: CM Status Report
RNG-REQ: Ranging REQ
RNG-RSP: Ranging RSP
REG-REQ: Registration REQ
REG-RSP: Registration RSP
REG-ACK: Registration ACK
DSA-REQ: Dynamic Service Addition REQ
DSA-RSP: Dynamic Service Addition RSP
DSA-ACK: Dynamic Service Addition ACK
DSC-REQ: Dynamic Service Chang REQ
DSC-RSP: Dynamic Service Chang RSP
DSC-ACK: Dynamic Service Chang ACK
DSD-REQ: Dynamic Service Deletion REQ
DSD-RSP: Dynamic Service Deletion RSP
DSD-ACK: Dynamic Service Deletion ACK
DCC-REQ: Dynamic Channel Change REQ
DCC-RSP: Dynamic Channel Change RSP
DCC-ACK: Dynamic Channel Change ACK
DBC-REQ: Dynamic Bonding Change REQ
DBC-RSP: Dynamic Bonding Change RSP
DBC-ACK: Dynamic Bonding Change ACK
BPKM-REQ: Baseline Privacy Key Management REQ
BPKM-RSP: Baseline Privacy Kay Management RSP