Cisco uBR7200 Troubleshooting

CHAPTER

Troubleshooting the System

This chapter contains troubleshooting information. The chapter includes the following sections:

• Using a Cable Modem at the Headend to Verify Downstream Signals

• Managing Cable Modems on the HFC Network

• Polling Cable Modems

• Understanding Show Command Responses

• Troubleshooting Using Cable Flap Lists

• Performing Amplitude Averaging

• Setting Downstream Test Signals

• Pinging Unresponsive Cable Modems

• Using Cable Interface Debug Commands

• Managing the Cisco uBR7246 VXR Clock Card

Using a Cable Modem at the Headend to Verify Downstream Signals

You can use a Cisco uBR924 cable access router to verify the downstream signal originating from a Cisco uBR7200 series universalbroadband router. Be sure you configure the Cisco uBR924 according to DOCSIS cable modem practises. To verify the downstream signal from a Cisco uBR7200 series universal router using a Cisco uBR924, follow the procedure below:

Step 1 After the Cisco uBR924 is operational and you have an input signal between 0 and +5 dBmV, enter the

show controller c0 tuner command.

Step 2 Scan the output for the value corresponding to the signal to noise (SNR) estimate variable. If this value

is at least 35 dB, then you have an optimized signal. If the value is less than 34 dB, adjust the upconverter at the cable headend.

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Tips The SNR estimate for a cable modem installed at a headend should be between 35 dB and

39 dB. Although the exact value displayed will vary from cable modem to cable modem, values collected on the same cable modem from measurement to measurement will be consistent. Maximizing SNR optimizes cable modem reliability and service quality.

Managing Cable Modems on the HFC Network

To manage cable modems connected to the network, perform the following as appropriate:

• Configure Sync Message Interval

• Activate Cable Modem Authentication

• Activate Cable Modem Upstream Address Verification

• Configure Dynamic Contention Algorithms (Cable Insertion Interval, Range, and Data Backoffs)

• Configure the Dynamic Map Advance Algorithm

• Configure Per Modem Filters

• Configure the Maximum Number of Hosts Attached to a Cable Modem

• Configure Cable Modem Registration Timeout

• Clear Cable Modem Reset

• Clear Cable Modem Counters

• Configure Traffic Shaping

• Configure Spectrum Management (without the Cisco MC16S Cable Modem Card)

Caution Cisco recommends using default values for most commands. Default settings are adequate

for most systems.

Configure Sync Message Interval

To specify the interval between successive sync message transmissions from the Cisco uBR7200 series, use the following command in cable interface configuration mode.

Table 4-1 Instructions to Conﬁgure Sync Message Interval

Command Purpose

CMTS01(config-if)#cable sync-interval

no cable sync-interval

msec

Specify the interval in milliseconds between successive sync message transmissions from the Cisco uBR7200 series. Valid values are from 1 to 200 msec. Default = 10 msec.

Return the sync message interval to its default value of 10 msec.

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Verify Sync Message Interval

To verify whether or not a sync message interval is configured, enter the show running-config command and look for the cable interface configuration information. If the sync message interval is deactivated or reset to its default value, the no sync interval command line appears in the output.

Activate Cable Modem Authentication

The Cisco uBR7200 series can be configured to require all cable modems to return a known text string to register with the CMTS and gain access to the network. The text string can be from 1 to 80 characters in length. To activate cable modem authentication, use the following command from cable interface configuration mode.

Table 4-2 Instructions to Activate Cable Modem Authentication

Command Purpose

CMTS01(config-if)# cable shared-secret authorization-key

[0|7]

Enable cable modem authentication: 0 specifies an unencrypted authentication key; 7 specifies an encrypted authentication key.

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CMTS01(config-if)# no cable shared-secret

Tips Be sure you enter the correct slot and port number in the cable interface configuration

mode. Verify that the cable modem is using BPI and that it is assigned to a QoS with privacy active. Verify that the cable modem configuration file contains a matching key.

Disable cable modem authentication.

Verify Cable Modem Authentication

To verify whether cable modem authentication is activated or deactivated, enter the command more system:running-config and look for the cable interface configuration information. If cable modem

authentication is deactivated, it appears in this output as no cable secret-shared.

Activate Cable Modem Upstream Address Verification

Cable modem upstream address verification ensures that only cable modems that have received DHCP leases through the Cisco uBR7200 series can access the HFC network. The Cisco uBR7200 series discards all packets received from or for hosts that have not received DHCP-assigned addresses.

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To activatecable modem upstream address verification, use the following cable interface configuration command.

Table 4-3 Instructions to Activate Cable Modem Upstream Address Veriﬁcation

Command Purpose

CMTS01(config-if)# cable source-verify

[dhcp]

Activate cable modem upstream verification. The dhcp option specifies that queries be sent to verify unknown IP addresses in upstream data packets.

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CMTS01(config-if)# no cable source-verify

Return to the default upstream verification state.

Verify Cable Modem Upstream Address Verification

To verify whether cable modem upstream verification is activated or deactivated, enter the command more system:running-config and look for the no cable source-verify notation in the cable interface configuration information.

Tips Be sure you enter the correct slot and port number when you enter the cable interface

configuration mode.

Note If the Cisco uBR7200 series is reloaded or the ARP table is cleared, all hosts on the

network will be forced to release and renew their IP addresses. Some systems may require restarting if the IP protocol stack is unable to renew using a broadcast IP address.

Configure Dynamic Contention Algorithms (Cable Insertion Interval, Range, and Data Backoffs)

The Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband router software includes:

• An algorithm that dynamically controls the rate of upstream contention slots —initial ranging and

bandwidth-requests.

• An algorithm that varies backoff parameters CMs use within each of the initial ranging and

bandwidth-request upstream contention subchannels.

These algorithms control the capacity of the contention subchannel and how efficiently a given contention subchannel capacity is utilized.

In high contention mode, the Cisco uBR7200 seriesMACschedulerusescollisionstatistics and sustains a high frequency of initial ranging slots until it detects a steady ranging state. The CMTS dynamically varies the frequency of initial ranging slots using the data grant utilization on the upstream channel(s). The CMTS trades upstream bandwidth between data grants and initial ranging slots. The CMTS auto-detects a high collision state and switches to low insertion interval mode after a steady state is achieved where few collisions occur.

The CMTS is careful when monitoring the ranging channel health to revert to a steady state. In steady state mode, data grants—grant utilization—receive preference over initial ranging slots.

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Although the binary exponential backoff algorithm operates in a distributed fashion at different CMs, the CMTS provides centralized control for the backoff algorithm. To achieve this, it remotely monitors traffic load—the backlog developing on the contention channel—and then varies the backoff start and end specified in the MAPs for that upstream channel. This ensures colliding CMs are properly randomized in time.

The following cable interface commands are available to configure the dynamic contention algorithms:

[no] cable insertion-interval [ [no] cable upstream < [no] cable upstream <

Tips System defaults are to have dynamic ranging interval enabled, dynamic ranging backoff

enabled, and fixed data backoffs for each upstream of a cable interface.

The default automatic insertion interval setting enables the Cisco automatic initial ranging period algorithm where lower and upper default values of 50 msecs and 2 secs are used. The default automatic range-backoff enables the dynamic backoff algorithm.

To deviate from system defaults, use one of the following commands in cable interface configuration mode.

port num port num

automatic[<Imin[Imax

> range-backoff [ > data-backoff [

automatic

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]>]] | [<

] | [<

msecs

start

> <

end

Table 4-4 Instructions to Modify Dynamic Contention Algorithm Defaults

Command Purpose

CMTS01(config-if)#

automatic

[no]

cable insertion-interval

Disable or enable the dynamic ranging interval algorithm. If lower and upper bounds for varying the period are not specified,thesystem uses default values of 50 msecs and 2 secs respectively.

CMTS01(config-if)# cable insertion-interval automatic min

<25-2000>

CMTS01(config-if)# cable insertion-interval max

<500-2000>

CMTS01(config-if)# no cable insertion-interval

Set the lower bound on the initial ranging period for the auto ranging algorithm.

Set the upper bound on initial ranging period for the auto ranging algorithm.

Reset fixed initial ranging period to default value of 500 msecs. Also invokes fixed initial ranging algorithm.

CMTS01(config-if)# cable insertion-interval

<100-2000>

Enabled fixed initial ranging period algorithm with specified fixed period (msecs).

Configure the Dynamic Map Advance Algorithm

A CMTS administrator can enhance the upstream throughput from a cable modem connected to the Cisco uBR7200 series. The system employs a new algorithm that auto tunes the lookahead time in MAPs based on several input parameters for the corresponding upstream channel. The use of dynamic/optimal lookahead time in MAPs significantlyimprovesthe per-modem upstream throughput.

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Caution Only a trained CMTS administrator should adjust these values.

To configure the dynamic map advance algorithm, use the following command in cable interface configuration mode.

Table 4-5 Instructions to Conﬁgure the Dynamic Map Advance Algorithm

Command Purpose

CMTS01(config-if)#cable map-advance dynamic

[<n>]

| static

Specify a value to enhance the upstream throughput from a cable modem connected to the Cisco uBR7200 series. The <n> parameter provides the safety factor for the dynamic map advance algorithm. This parameter is specified in usecs and controls the amount of extra lookahead time in MAPs to account for inaccuracies of the measurement system and software latencies. The default value is 1000 usecs.

You can vary this between 500 to 1500 usecs. This parameter is a delta value added to the dynamic map-advance that the algorithm computes. Using larger safety factors increases the run time lookahead in MAPs, but reduces the upstream performance.

Use the static keyword for the map advance command. The Cisco uBR7200 series will use a fixed lookahead time in MAPs, regardless of the real propagation delay of the farthest cable modem on the network. This fixed lookahead time is computed based on the worst case parameters such as farthest DOCSIS propagation delay for the CMs.

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Caution Cisco recommends if you are adjusting the dynamic map advance algorithm that you do

not reduce the safety factor below the default value of 1000 usecs in a production network until you are confident that the reduced safety factor suffices for your deployment. The default value is chosen to be a safe operating point for the algorithm.

Configure Per Modem Filters

You can configure the Cisco uBR7200 series to filter incoming packets from individual hosts or cable modems based on the source Media Access Controller (MAC) or Internet Protocol (IP) address. Definition of filters follows standard Cisco IOS configuration practices for access lists and groups.

Note Configuring per modem or host filters is supported in Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5)T1 or

higher, as well as in Cisco IOS Release 12.0(6)SC or higher.

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To configure per modem filters, use the following commands in cable interface configuration mode.

Table 4-6 Instructions to Conﬁgure Per Modem Filters

Command Purpose

CMTS01(config-if)# cable {modem | host | device}

{<macaddr><ipaddr> | }

access group

<acl>

Configure access lists to be specified on a per-interface and per-direction basis. The packets receivedfrom cable modems and/or individual hosts are filteredbased on the cable modem or the host the packets are received from. Use modem if the device is a cable modem. Use host if the device is a CPE device attached to a cable modem.

Define the filter to be applied to the device and a given address. The macaddr specifies the cable modem’s or CPE device’s unique MAC address.

Use the ipaddr option to specify the CM or CPE device’s current IP address.

Use the acl option to assign the CM or CPE device to an access list. This defines the per-CM or per-host filterrequirementsimplementedattheCMTS,rather than at the CM. Access list numbers are 1 to 99 for fast IP access lists, 100 to 199 for show extended IP access lists.

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Note Access list numbers of 700 to

799 do not apply.

Caution The system applies filters after the cable modem registers with the CMTS. Filter

definitions are not saved across system reboots and must be applied each time a CM registers.

The software supports traps to alert CMTS administrators on CMs going offline or back online. A typical registration and login procedure is shown below:

1. The CM registers with the Cisco uBR7200 series.

2. The Cisco uBR7200 series sends traps to management systems in use for the network.

3. The management system sets per modem filters using SNMP or rsh.

4. The user logs in at the server.

5. The login server obtains required modem and CPE information from the Cisco uBR7200 series.

6. The login server sets per-CPE filter in the Cisco uBR7200 series. The per-CPE filter overrides the

per modem filter settings.

7. If the CM goes offline for a brief period of time, filters defined using the Cisco uBR7200 series

remain active. If a CM stays offline for more than 24 hours, filter settings are reset.

8. If the user logs out or the login server detects that the user is not online, the login server sets default

filters for the CM or the CPE device.

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Configure the Maximum Number of Hosts Attached to a Cable Modem

To specify the maximum number of hosts that can be attached to a subscriber’s cable modem, use the following command in cable interface configuration mode.

Table 4-7 Instructions to Conﬁgure the Maximum Number of Hosts Attached to a Cable Modem

Command Purpose

CMTS01(config-if)# cable max-hosts

Specify the maximum number of hosts that can be attached to a cable modem on this interface. Valid range is from 0 to 255 hosts. Default = 0.

CMTS01(config-if)# no cable max-hosts

Reset the allowable number of hosts attached to a cable modem to the default value of 0 hosts.

Configure Cable Modem Registration Timeout

By default, registered cable modems that have no upstream activity for three minutes are timed out and disconnected from the Cisco uBR7200 series. This timeout interval can be decreased to 2 minutes or increased up to 60 minutes.

To specify the registration timeout interval for cable modems connected to the Cisco uBR7200 series, use the following command in cable interface configuration mode.

Table 4-8 Instructions to Conﬁgure Cable Modem Registration Timeout

Command Purpose

CMTS01(config-if)# cable registration-timeout

Specify the maximum number of minutes allowedto elapse with no upstream activity before terminating the connection. Valid range is from 2 to 60 minutes. Default = 3 minutes.

Clear Cable Modem Reset

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To remove a single cable modem (or all cable modems) from the station maintenance list and reset the cable modem (or all cable modems) on the network, use one of the following commands in cable interface configuration mode.

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Table 4-9 Instructions to Clear Cable Modem Reset

Command Purpose

CMTS01(config-if)# clear cable modem

mac-addr

reset

Removethecablemodem with a specificMACaddress from the station maintenance list and reset it.

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CMTS01(config-if)# clear cable modem

CMTS01(config-if)# clear cable modem all reset

ip-addr

Verify Clear Cable Modem Reset

To verify whether or not the clear cable modem reset command has removed a cable modem from the station maintenance list and forced it to start a reset sequence, enter the show cable modem command.

Tips Be sure you entered the correct cable modem IP address or MAC address when you typed

the command. It might take up to 30 seconds for the cable modem to start the reset sequence.

Note This command is useful if an SNMP manager is not available, or if the cable modem is

unable to obtain an IP address or respond to SNMP messages.

Clear Cable Modem Counters

reset

Remove the cable modem with a specific IP address from the station maintenance list and reset it.

Remove all cable modems from the station maintenance list and reset them.

To clear the counters for a cable modem (or for all cable modems) in the station maintenance list, use one of the following commands in cable interface configuration mode.

Table 4-10 Instructions to Clear Cable Modem Counters

Command Purpose

CMTS01(config-if)# clear cable modem

mac-addr

counters

Clear the counters in the station maintenance list for the cable modem with a specific MAC address.

CMTS01(config-if)# clear cable modem

ip-addr

counters

Clear the counters in the station maintenance list for the cable modem with a specific IP address.

CMTS01(config-if)# clear cable modem all counters

Clear the counters in the station maintenance list for all cable modems.

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Verify Clear Cable Modem Counters

To verify whether or not the counters in the Station Maintenance List are cleared, enter the following command. The station maintenance list counter will be 0.

Configure Traffic Shaping

Configure Downstream Rate Limiting and Shaping

To configure downstreamrate limiting or shape downstream traffic,usethefollowingcommand in cable interface configuration mode.

Table 4-11 Instructions to Conﬁgure Downstream Shaping

Command Purpose

CMTS01(config-if)#

token-bucket

[no]

[shaping]

cable downstream rate-limit weighted-discard

[expwt <n>]

Enables or disables rate limiting and traffic shaping on the downstream of a cable interface.

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Note Using Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5)T1 or higher, the software adds downstream calendar

queuing routines and grant shaping application of the calendar queues.

Key command usage is elaborated below:

• To enable rate limiting on the given downstream port using the token bucket policing algorithm,

issue the cable downstream rate-limit token-bucket command.

• To enable rate limiting on the given downstream port using the token bucket policing algorithm

with traffic shaping, issue the cable downstream rate-limit token-bucket shaping command.

• To enable rate limiting on the given downstream port using the token bucket policing algorithm

with a specifictraffic shaping timegranularity, issue the cabledownstream rate-limit token-bucket shaping granularity 8 command. Acceptable values are 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 msecs.

• To enable rate limiting on the given downstream port using the token bucket policing algorithm

with a specific maximum traffic shaping buffering delay, issue the cable downstream rate-limit token-bucket shaping granularity 8 command. Acceptable values are 128, 256, 512, or

1028 msecs.

• To remove rate limiting on the given downstream port, issue the cable downstream rate-limit

token-bucket command.

• To enable rate limiting on the given downstream port using a weighted packet discard policing

algorithm and to assign a weight for the exponential moving average of loss rate value, issue the

cable downstream rate-limit weighted-discard 3 command. Acceptable values are 1 to 4.

Configure Upstream Rate Limiting and Shaping

You can rate limit and shape traffic on a DOCSIS upstream channel. This delays the scheduling of the upstream packet, which in turn causes the packet to be buffered on the cable CPE device, instead of being dropped. This allows the user’s TCP/IP stack to pace the application traffic appropriately and approach throughput commensurate with the subscriber’s defined QoS levels.

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To configure this, use the following command in cable interface configuration mode.

Table 4-12 Instructions to Conﬁgure Upstream Shaping

Command Purpose

CMTS01(config-if)#

[token-bucket]

[no]

cable upstream

<n1>

rate-limit

Enables or disables DOCSIS rate limiting or shaping on an upstream channel. <n1> depends on the number of upstream channels on the specific cable modem card.

Using Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5)T1 or higher, the software supports:

• Generic calendar queuing routines

• New token bucket policing function

• Grant shaping application of the calendar queues

• Upstream rate shaping option to the token-bucket keyword

• A default state change from 1 second burst policing to token-bucket with shaping

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Tips Upstream grant shaping is per CM (SID). Shaping can be enabled or disabled for the

token-bucket algorithm.

Note Before the introduction of this feature, the CMTS would drop bandwidth requests from a

CM it detected as exceeding its configured peak upstream rate. Such request dropping affects the throughput performance of IP-based protocols such as FTP, TCP, and SMTP. With this feature, the CMTS can shape (buffer) the grants for a CM that is exceeding its upstream rate, rather than dropping the bandwidth requests.

CMTS01# show interface c3/0 sid 1 counters Sid Inpackets Inoctets Outpackets Outoctets Ratelimit Ratelimit BWReqDrop DSPktDrop 1 67859 99158800 67570 98734862 2579 0

Configure Spectrum Management (without the Cisco MC16S Cable Modem Card)

Blind Strategies and Time Scheduled Combined

The Cisco uBR7200 series software supports combined blind and time scheduled spectrum management using Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5)T1 images or higher:

• Using blind spectrum management, the number of lost station management messages exceeding a

configured threshold (default = 10) initiates an upstream channel frequency reassignment. The Cisco uBR7200 series moves all cable modems on the upstream port by sending UCD messages that contain the next frequency and input power level defined in the spectrum management group. The frequency change occurs rapidly without data loss and minimal latency.

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• Using time scheduled spectrum management, the upstream channel frequency reassignment

process is initiated at a configured time of day or week.

With combined blind and time scheduled strategies, blind hop tables are given time-variant configurability. The frequency or subband list can change with time. Blind frequency hop is performed within the spectrum specified to be currently available. An example follows:

uBR(config)# cable spectrum-group 2 time Mon 09:00:00 frequency 10000000 uBR(config)# cable spectrum-group 2 time Tue 09:05:00 delete frequency 10000000 uBR(config)# cable spectrum-group 2 time Tue 09:00:00 frequency 5000000 uBR(config)# cable spectrum-group 4 time Fri 09:00:00 band 15000000 25000000 uBR(config)# cable spectrum-group 4 time Sat 09:00:00 delete band 15000000 25000000

Guided Frequency Hop

Using guided frequency hop, the upstream channel frequency is reassigned if a threshold number or percentage of cable modems suddenly go offline. You can adjust the thresholds and assign explicit frequencies or frequency subbands and associated input power levels in the unified spectrum group table. The Cisco uBR7200 series locates the defined channel or a suitable channel and moves all cable modems on the upstream port.

The example below shows the Cisco uBR7200 series’ ability to force the CTMS to change the upstream to another frequency before the CMTS sends a message to increase output power levels. You can configure the frequency hop table so that the next entry has the same frequency, but a different power level:

uBR(config)# cable spectrum-group 2 frequency 20000000 uBR(config)# cable spectrum-group 2 frequency 20000000 2 uBR(config)# cable spectrum-group 2 frequency 20000000 -2 uBR(config)# cable spectrum-group 2 frequency 22000000 uBR(config)# cable spectrum-group 2 frequency 22000000 2 uBR(config)# cable spectrum-group 2 frequency 22000000 3

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The order of the configuration commands defines the order which frequency or power level is changed. There is always a single allocation set per-spectrum group, listing the currently available bands. In the case of a shared spectrum group, there is also a single free set and “in-use” set since there is a single RF domain. Otherwise, there are free and in-use sets for each upstream port since each upstream port has its own RF domain.

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Sample output:

noisy1#show cable spec Group Frequency Upstream Weekly Scheduled Power Shared No. Band Port Availability Level Spectrum (Mhz) From Time: To Time: (dBmV)

1 10.000- 0.000 1 No 1 11.000- 0.000 1 No 1 12.000- 0.000 1 No 1 13.000- 0.000 1 No 1 14.000- 0.000 1 No 2 10.000-15.000 2 No 2 10.208 [0.40] Cable3/0 U1 2 3 20.000- 0.000 3 Yes 3 21.000- 0.000 3 Yes 3 22.000- 0.000 3 Yes 3 23.000- 0.000 3 Yes 3 24.000- 0.000 3 Yes 3 0.400 [0.80] Cable3/0 U2 3 4 20.000-25.000 4 Yes 4 20.800 [1.60] Cable3/0 U3 4 5 10.000- 0.000 5 No 5 11.000- 0.000 5 No 5 12.000- 0.000 5 No 5 13.000- 0.000 Mon 17:06:00 --- --:--:-- 5 No 5 14.000- 0.000 Mon 17:08:00 --- --:--:-- 5 No 5 13.000- 0.000 Mon 17:10:00 --- --:--:-- 5 No 5 1.600 [3.20] Cable3/0 U4 5 6 10.000-13.000 6 No 6 13.000-15.000 Mon 17:11:00 Mon 17:12:00 6 No 6 10.800 [1.60] Cable3/0 U5 0

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To display information about a specific interface or upstream port, enter the following command:show cable hop cable-if [upstream portnum]. Information lines describe the frequency hop status of an

upstream port.

Table 4-13 Show Cable Hop Parameter Descriptions

Field Description

Upstream Port The upstream port for this information line Port Status Show “down” if frequency is unassigned, “admindown” if the port is

shutdown, or the center frequency of the channel if the port is up Poll Rate The rate station maintenance polls are generated (msec) Missed Poll Count The number of missing polls Min Poll Sample The number of polls in the sample Missed Poll Pcnt The ratio of missing polls to the number of polls displayed as a percentage Hop Thres Pcnt The level that the missed poll percentage must exceed to trigger a frequency

hop expressed as a percentage Hop Period The maximum rate which frequency hopping will occur (seconds) Corr FEC Errors The number of correctable FEC errors on this upstream port Uncorr FEC Errors The number of uncorrectable FEC errors on this upstream port

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Sample output:

noisy1#show cable hop Upstream Port Poll Missed Min Missed Hop Hop Corr Uncorr Port Status Rate Poll Poll Poll Thres Period FEC FEC (ms) Count Sample Pcnt Pcnt (sec) Errors Errors Cable3/0/U0 down 1000 * * * frequency not set * * * 0 0 Cable3/0/U1 admindown 1000 * * * interface is down * * * 0 0 Cable3/0/U2 admindown 1000 * * * interface is down * * * 0 0 Cable3/0/U3 admindown 1000 * * * interface is down * * * 0 0 Cable3/0/U4 admindown 1000 * * * interface is down * * * 0 0 Cable3/0/U5 admindown 1000 * * * interface is down * * * 0 0 Cable4/0/U0 10.800 Mhz 1000 0 0 ----- 100% 300 0 0 Cable6/0/U0 down 1000 * * * frequency not set * * * 0 0

Spectrum Management Debug and Test Commands

To enable display of frequency hopping debugging messages, enter:

debug cable freqhop

To enable display of spectrum management debugging messages, enter:

debug cable specmgmt

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This command also enables display of channel width list and offer list for the show cable spectrum-group command.

To force a frequency hop decision on the port or ports, enter:

test cable hop

Show Cable Hop Command

Using Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5)T1 or higher headend images, you can use the following command to obtain specific upstream interface information:

show cable hop

cable-if[upstream portnum

cable-if

[upstream <

portnum

]

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Table 4-14 Show Cable Hop Parameter Descriptions

Field Description

Upstream Port The upstream port for this information line Port Status Show “down” if frequency is unassigned, “admindown” if the port is

Poll Rate The rate station maintenance polls are generated (msec) Missed Poll Count The number of missing polls Min Poll Sample The number of polls in the sample Missed Poll Pcnt The ratio of missing polls to the number of polls expressed as a percentage Hop Thres Pcnt The level that the missed poll percentage must exceed to trigger a frequency

Hop Period The maximum rate which frequency hopping will occur (seconds) Corr FEC Errors The number of correctable FEC errors on this upstream port Uncorr FEC Errors The number of uncorrectable FEC errors on this upstream port

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shutdown, or the center frequency of the channel if the port is up

hop expressed as a percentage

Using Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5)T1 or higher headend images, you can use the following command to obtain specific upstream interface information:

show cable hop

Table 4-15 Upstream Port Parameter Descriptions

cable-if

[upstream <

portnum

Field Description

Upstream Port The upstream port for this information line Port Status Show “down” if frequency is unassigned, “admindown” if the port is

shutdown, or the center frequency of the channel if the port is up Poll Rate The rate station maintenance polls are generated (msec) Missed Poll Count The number of missing polls Min Poll Sample The number of polls in the sample Missed Poll Pcnt The ratio of missing polls to the number of polls expressed as a percentage Hop Thres Pcnt The level that the missed poll percentage must exceed to trigger a frequency

hop expressed as a percentage Hop Period The maximum rate at which frequency hopping will occur (seconds)

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Table 4-15 Upstream Port Parameter Descriptions (continued)

Field Description

Corr FEC Errors The number of correctable FEC errors on this upstream port Uncorr FEC Errors The number of uncorrectable FEC errors on this upstream port

Sample output:

Debug and Test Commands

To enable display of frequency hopping debugging messages, enter:

debug cable freqhop

To enable display of spectrum management debugging messages, enter:

debug cable specmgmt

To force a frequency hop decision on the port or ports, enter:

test cable hop

cable-if Iportnum

Polling Cable Modems

Cisco IOS Release 12.0(7)XR2, Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1a)T1 or higher CMTS images, contain modem status enhancements. You can obtain operating statistics and determine the state of cable modems on the network.

The Cisco uBR7200 series supports polling ofcable modems to obtain parameter and statusinformation on an ongoing basis. Two new Cisco IOS commands are added to support the feature:

• The cable modem remote command configures the router for the polling interval; the no version

of this command disables the status polling.

• The show cable modem remote-query command displays the collected information: downstream

receivepower level,downstream signal to noise ratio, upstream power level, micro reflection in dB.

The Cisco uBR7200 series polls cable modems on the network and caches the state information on the CMTS, allowing administrators to use SNMP to manage the system.

This section describes how you can enable this. See the following configuration tasks:

• Enable SNMP (required)

• Configure Remote Modem Monitoring (required)

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Enable SNMP

Command Purpose

Router(config)# snmp-server manager

Router(config)# snmp-server community [ [

Permissions

]

Community String

]

Opens the SNMP manager Deﬁnes user permissions

Configure Remote Modem Monitoring

Command Purpose

Router(config)# cable modem remote-query [Community string]

[polling interval]

Speciﬁes how often SNMP polls the modem and allows you to conﬁgure access

Verifying Remote Query Information

To display information from a queried modem, enter the show cable modem remote-query command.

R7732-01-uBR7246#sh cable modem remote-query IP address MAC address S/N US DS Tx Time Micro (dB) Modem Ratio Power Power Offset Reflection State

5.108.1.2 0010.4bd7.ccf2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 offline

5.109.1.2 0000.0000.0022 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 offline

5.110.1.2 0000.0000.0023 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 offline

5.108.1.5 0000.0000.0026 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 offline

5.108.1.4 0000.0000.0024 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 offline

5.108.1.3 0000.0000.0025 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 offline

Polling Cable Modems

Tips To display debugging information, enter the debug cable remote-query command.

See the following for an example debug message of a successful poll of a cable modem:

router# debug cable remote-query remote-query debugging is on . For IP address 209.165.200.223 Nov 10 15:56:50.241: docsIfSignalQualityEntry.5.4 = 380 Nov 10 15:56:50.241: docsIfMibObjects.2.2.1.3.2 = 360 Nov 10 15:56:50.245: docsIfDownstreamChannelEntry.6.4 = -30 Nov 10 15:56:50.245: docsIfUpstreamChannelEntry.6.3 = 12422 Nov 10 15:56:50.249: docsIfSignalQualityEntry.6.4 = 0 Nov 10 15:56:50.477:

See the following for an example debug message when the waiting queue at the CMTS is empty:

SNMP proxy exec got event, but queue is empty

See the following for an example debug message when you try to modify the polling interval or community string while polling in is progress:

Community string if modified will not be reflected

Note The polling interval will be changed. To change the community string, you must

unconfigure the snmp-server community command and reconfigure it with the new community string.

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Understanding Show Command Responses

Monitoring and Maintaining Remote Querying

Use the following show commands to gather status information about the specified modems.

Command Purpose

Router# show cable flap-list

Router# show cable modem

Router# show cable modem remote-query

Router# show interface cable

Router# show interface cable sid

Displays statistics on the quality of the modem connection.

Displays statistics on modem states. Displays statistics gathered by SNMP agents on

modem states. Displays statistics on the quality of the cable

interface. Displays statistics on the service IDs of the speciﬁed

modems.

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Understanding Show Command Responses

General Show Commands

Key show commands include:

• show cable modem

• show interface cable

• show cable qos profile

• show cable modulation profile

• show cable spectrum-group

Additional or changed show commands using Cisco IOS Release 12.0(7)XR2, Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1a)T1, or higher CMTS images include the following:

• The show cable qos command shows cable qos-profile n command, where the optional argument

n can be used to display a specific profile.

• The show int cx/y sid command displays more complete Service ID (SID) status information.

• The show cable modem command displays a list of options for a single modem to be specified by

entering either the RF CPE device's IP address or MAC address: SNR information for each cable modem on each interface, summary display of the total number of modems connected for each upstream channel, total number of registered and unregistered modems for the specified interface or upstream, total number of offline modems for the specified interface or upstream and status for each offline modem before it went offline.

• The show cable burst-profile command has been removed. Its functions have been incorporated

into the show cable modulation-profile command, which now includes an added option number that displays the modulation profile number.

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