Part 6: The SM and SA
The Previous Part
Part 5 provided a detailed description of the Link Layer and the Physical Layer and consists of the following chapters:
Chapter 25—Detailed Description of the Link Layer.
Chapter 26—Detailed Physical Layer Description.
This Part
Part 6 provides a detailed description of the SM and the SA, as well as the interfaces to the SM and the SA: the SMI and the GSI. In addition, it discusses the issues related to multiple SMs in a subnet and the discovery (i.e., the configuration) process. Part 6 consists of the following chapters:
Chapter 27—The SMI.
Chapter 28—Detailed Description of MADs.
Chapter 29—SM Methods and Attributes.
Chapter 30—Multiple SMs.
Chapter 31—Discovery.
Chapter 32—The GSI.
Chapter 33—Detailed Description ...
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