CONTENTS

�1���� Scope
�2���� References
������� 2.1���� Normative references
������� 2.2���� Non-normative references
�3���� Definitions
�4���� Abbreviations
�5���� Introduction
�6���� Grade of Service parameters
�7���� Traffic engineering considerations
������� 7.1���� Factors affecting upstream capacity
����������������� 7.1.1���� Channel characteristics
����������������� 7.1.2���� Protocol features
����������������� 7.1.3���� Propagation delay
������� 7.2���� Protocol for upstream transmission
�8���� Dimensioning of a single upstream
������� 8.1���� Voice capacity
������� 8.2���� Available capacity for data
�9���� DOCSIS 1.0 and DOCSIS 1.1 interoperability
10���� Upstream channel pooling
������ 10.1���� Immediate upstream channel change
������ 10.2���� Voice slot jitter
������ 10.3���� Assignment algorithms
11���� History
Appendix I - Example calculation of upstream channel capacity
Appendix II - Example of jitter window