CONTENTS

SUMMARY���� � 
�1���� General
�2���� Requirements and assumptions
������� 2.1���� Requirements
������� 2.2���� Assumptions
�3���� Physical Entities (PEs)
�4���� Mapping requirements
�5���� Mapping the distributed functional plane to the physical plane
������� 5.1���� Mapping of functional entities to physical entities
������� 5.2���� Mapping of FE-FE relationships to PE-PE relationships
������� 5.3���� Selection of underlying protocol platforms