As the name suggests, the scope for this document is the MAC and upper layer protocols for DPoE
Networks. The MAC in DPoE Networks is EPON. This specification does not place any additional
requirements on the EPON MAC beyond the [802.3] specifications for EPON. The first set of
requirements is for the support of DOCSIS-based Operations Administration Maintenance and
Provisioning (OAMP) for the MAC and upper layer protocols as specified in [MULPIv3.0]. The second
set of requirements is in addition to the above functionality traffic classification (as provisioned) and
traffic forwarding (as both provisioned and according to the requirements set forth in this specification).