1 Overview
1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Abbreviations and acronyms
5 Bedside communications controller (BCC) and device
       communications controller (DCC) capabilities
6 Communications nodes on the subnet
6.1 Overview
6.2 BCC port
6.3 DCC port
7 Service specification
7.1 Overview of physical user layer and physical
       layer interactions
7.2 Detailed service specifications
8 PhSDU and PhPDU specification
8.1 General
8.2 Notification of physical layer characteristics
8.3 Physical service data unit (PhSDU) format
8.4 Physical protocol data unit (PhPDU) format
9 Modes of operation
9.1 Overview
9.2 BCC and DCC special function state tables
10 Common electrical interconnection specifications
10.1 Overview
10.2 Topology and configuration rules
10.3 BCC power distribution to DCCs
10.4 Connector requirements
10.5 Cable requirements
10.6 Connector pin assignments
10.7 Electromagnetic compatibility and safety
10.8 Operation of special function signals
10.9 Low-speed DCC without sync or interrupt
       capabilities
11 Electrical interconnection specifications for
       low-speed operation
11.1 Data transmitter and receiver characteristics
11.2 Baud rate
11.3 Idle state
11.4 Transmission format
11.5 Octet encoding
11.6 Bit encoding
11.7 Transmitter characteristics
11.8 Receiver characteristics
11.9 Repeaters
11.10 BCC-to-DCC and DCC-to-BCC delay time
12 Electrical interconnection specifications for
       1 Mb/s operation
12.1 Data transmitter and receiver characteristics
12.2 Data rate and baud rate
12.3 Idle state
12.4 Transmission format
12.5 Octet encoding
12.6 Start/end delimiter encoding
12.7 Abort delimiter encoding
12.8 Data bit encoding
12.9 Transmitter characteristics
12.10 Receiver characteristics
12.11 Repeater
12.12 BCC-to-DCC and DCC-to-BCC delay time
13 Conformance
13.1 Implementation requirements
13.2 Conformance testing
13.3 Labelling requirements
Annex
Annex A (informative ) - Bibliography
Annex B (informative) - Issues relating to the high-speed
                        frame and bit encoding methods
Annex C (informative) - Example of complying with
                        IEC 601-1:1998, IEC 601-1-1:1992,
                        EN 60601-1:1995, and
                        EN 60601-1-1:1993 safety standards