Contents:

1. Introduction
   • Introduction to Standards Development
   • A Framework for the Definition of Data Networks
   • The Ethernet in the First Mile Project
   • The Limits of EFM

2. EFM's New, Old MAC
   • Introduction to the Rate Matching Problem
   • Operation of MAC and MII
   • MAC-Centric Solution
   • PHY-Centric Solution
   • A Note on Flow Control

3. EFM over Copper General Architecture
   • Point-to-Point Copper Objectives
   • The First Mile of Copper
   • The Ethernet-over-xDSL Model
   • Transmission Convergence Sublayer
   • Physical Coding Sublayer
   • Initialization
   • Dual Latency and Pre-emption
   • Managament for EFM Copper

4. The Short-Reach Solution: 10PASS-TS
   • Introduction to VDSL
   • 10PASS-TS Specifics

5. The Long-Reach Solution: 2BASE-TL
   • Introduction to SHDSL
   • 2BASE-TL Specifics
   • The Defeated Alternative: 2PASS-TL

6. Point-to-Point Fiber
   • Introduction to Point-to-Point Fiber
   • 100 Mb/s Family
   • 100 Mbps Optics
   • 1000 Mb/s Family

7. Point-to-Multipoint
   • Introduction to Passive Optical Networks
   • Data Transfer
   • Optics
   • System Considerations and Reconciliation Sublayer
   • Multi-Point MAC Control
   • Discovery Process
   • Multiplexing
   • Broadcast and LAN Emulation in PONs
   • Ranging and Timing
   • Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation
   • EPON, GPON, or Switched Ethernet?

8. Management and OAM
   • Management Information Bases for EFM PHYs
   • Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
   • End-to-End OAM

9. Security in the First Mile
   • Introduction
   • Port Authentication
   • MAC Security
   • Key Exchange

10. Beyond the First Mile
    • Aggregating Subscriber Traffic
    • Bridged LANs
    • MAC Bridges
    • VLAN Bridges
    • Provider Bridges
    • Backbone Networks
    • Ethernet Subscriber Access
    • Deployment Models
    • Conclusions: The New Ethernet

Appendix B - The EFM Modem

Index