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Cisco uBR7246 Universal Broadband Router Feature Enhancements

Feature Summary

Platforms

Prerequisites

Supported MIBs and RFCs

Configuration Tasks

Configuration Examples

Command Reference

Debug Commands

What to Do Next

Cisco uBR7246 Universal Broadband Router Feature Enhancements

Feature Summary

The enhancements to the Cisco uBR7246 cable router extend and improve the command line interface (CLI). It supports burst profile, quality of service (QoS), improved parameter configuration, and the MC11 modem card.

Downstream QoS handling is compliant with Multimedia Cable Network System (MCNS) requirements, and upstream QoS handling and Spectrum Management have been improved.

The Cisco uBR7246 now supports multicast authentication via RADIUS, and security has been enhanced for baseline privacy (including MCNS Data Over Cable System Interface Specification (DOCSIS) compliance). Also, this cable router now supports Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Relay Subscriber ID Insertion.

Benefits

These enhancements to the Cisco uBR7246 cable router bring value to the digital broadband network by:

Platforms

This feature is supported on the Cisco uBR7246 router only.

Prerequisites

Complete the basic configuration of the Cisco uBR7246 as described in the Cisco uBR7246 Universal Broadband Router Installation and Configuration Guide and the Voice, Video, and Home Applications Configuration Guide.

Supported MIBs and RFCs

The Cisco uBR7246 features support the Radio Frequency (RF) Interface Management Information Base (MIB). For descriptions of supported MIBs and how to use MIBs, see Cisco's MIB website on Cisco Connection Online (CCO) at http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml. No RFCs are supported by this feature.

Configuration Tasks

The configuration tasks required by this version of the Cisco uBR7246 cable router are the same as those described in the Cisco uBR7246 Universal Broadband Router Installation and Configuration Guide and the Voice, Video, and Home Applications Configuration Guide.

Verify

The verification tasks required by this version of the Cisco uBR7246 cable router are the same as those described in the Cisco uBR7246 Universal Broadband Router Installation and Configuration Guide and the Voice, Video, and Home Applications Configuration Guide.

Note the following:

Configuration Examples

Refer to the Cisco uBR7246 Universal Broadband Router Installation and Configuration Guide and the Voice, Video, and Home Applications Configuration Guide for configuration examples.

Command Reference

This section documents new or modified commands. All other commands used with this feature are documented in the Cisco IOS Release 11.3 command references.

cable downstream modulation

To set the modulation rate for a downstream port on a cable modem card, use the cable downstream modulation cable interface configuration command:

cable downstream modulation {64qam | 256qam}

Syntax Description

64qam

Modulation is 6 bits per symbol.

256qam

Modulation is 8  bits per symbol.

Default

64qam.

Command Mode

Cable interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command was added in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 XA.

Downstream modulation defines the modulation type used in for downstream traffic. Specifying the symbol rate indirectly influences the interface speed: at 64qam, the interface speed is 6xx bits/second. Specifying 256qam sets the interface speed to 8xx bits/second.


Note The Cisco cable modem cards support a downstream modulation setting for 256-QAM (8  bits per downstream symbol rate) as of 11.3(6)NA.

Example

The following example sets the downstream modulation:

Router(config-if) cable downstream modulation 64

cable flap-list aging

To specify the number of days to age the cable modem from the flap-list table, use the cable flap-list aging global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable this feature.

cable flap-list aging number of days
no cable flap-list aging

Syntax Description

number of days

Specifies how many days of cable modem performance is retained in the flap list. Valid values are from 1-60 days.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

A flap list is a table maintained by the Cisco uBR7246 for every modem (active or not) that is having communication difficulties. (Flapping refers to the rapid disconnecting and reconnecting of a cable modem that is having problems holding a connection.) The flap list contains modem MAC addresses and logs the time of the most recent activity. You can configure the size and entry thresholds for the flap list.

Example

The following example specifies that the flap-list table retain two days of performance for this cable modem:

Router(config)# cable flap-list aging 2
 

Related Commands

cable flap-list insertion time
cable flap-list size
cable flap-list power-adjust threshold
cable flap-list miss-threshold
clear cable flap-list

cable flap-list insertion-time

To set the insertion time interval, use the cable flap-list insertion-time global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable insertion time.

cable flap-list insertion-time seconds
no cable flap-list insertion-time

Syntax Description

seconds

Insertion time interval in seconds. Valid values are from 60 to 86400 seconds.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA. This command controls the operation of a flapping modem detector. When the link establishment rate of a modem is shorter than the period defined by this command, the modem is placed in the flap list.

Example

The following example sets the insertion time interval to 62 seconds:

Router(config)# cable flap-list insertion-time 62
 

Related Commands

cable flap-list size
cable flap-list power-adjust threshold
cable flap-list aging
cable flap-list miss-threshold
clear cable flap-list

cable flap-list power-adjust threshold

To specify the power-adjust threshold for recording a flap-list event, use the cable flap-list power-adjust threshold global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable power-adjust thresholds.

cable flap-list power-adjust threshold dBmV
no cable flap-list power-adjust threshold

Syntax Description

dBmV

Valid values are from 1 to 10 dBmV.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA. This command controls the operation of a flapping modem detector. When the power adjustment of a modem exceeds the threshold, the modem is placed in the flap list.

Example

The following example the following command sets the power-adjust threshold to 1:

Router(config)# cable flap-list power-adjust threshold 1

Related Commands

cable flap-list insertion time
cable flap-list size
cable flap-list aging
cable flap-list miss-threshold
clear cable flap-list

cable flap-list size

To specify the maximum number of modems reported in the flap-list table, use the cable flap-list size global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to specify the default flap-list table size.

cable flap-list size number
no cable flap-list size

Syntax Description

number

Specifies the number of modems that report flap performance to the flap-list table. Valid values are from 1-8191.

Default

8192.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Example

The following example limits the flap-list table size to no more than 2 modems:

Router(config)# cable flap-list size 2
 

Related Commands

cable flap-list size
cable flap-list power-adjust threshold
cable flap-list aging
cable flap-list miss-threshold
clear cable flap-list

cable helper-address

To specify a destination address for User Datagram Protocol (UDP) broadcast (DHCP) packets, use the cable helper-address interface configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable this feature.

cable helper-address IP-address {cable-modem | host}
no cable helper-address IP-address {cable-modem | host}

Syntax Description

IP-address

The IP address of a DHCP server.

cable-modem

Specifies that only cable modem UDP broadcasts are forwarded.

host

Specifies that only host UDP broadcasts are forwarded.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA. If you specify a secondary interface address, the giaddr field in the DHCP requests will be sent to the primary address for DHCP requests received from cable modems, and to the secondary IP address for DHCP requests received from hosts.

Examples

The following example forwards UDP broadcasts from cable modems to the DHCP server at 172.23.66.44:

Router(config-if)# cable helper-address 172.23.66.44 cable-modem
 

The following example forwards UDP broadcasts from hosts to the DHCP server at 172.23.66.44:

Router(config-if)# cable helper-address 172.23.66.44 host

cable insertion-interval

To set the time between opportunities for cable modems to request a connection from the Cisco  uBR7246, use the cable insertion-interval interface configuration command. Use the no form of this command to use the automatic setting and ignore any minimum or maximum time settings.

cable insertion-interval {automatic | [min] [max]}
no cable insertion-interval

Syntax Description

automatic

Causes the Cisco uBR7246 MAC scheduler for each upstream modem to vary the frequency of initial ranging slots used by new modems joining the network.

min

Minimum time in milliseconds that the cable modem termination system (CMTS) is allowed to vary the initial ranging slot time. Valid values are from 25 to 200 milliseconds. Default is 50 milliseconds.

max

Maximum time in milliseconds that the CMTS is allowed to vary the initial ranging slot time. Valid values are from 500 to 2000 milliseconds. Default is 2000 milliseconds (that is, 2 seconds).

Default

automatic (dynamically varying the frequency of initial ranging upstream slots between 50 milliseconds to 2 seconds).

Command Mode

Interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA. Use this command to configure the frequency at which the initial maintenance interval is to appear in MAP messages. MAP messages define the precise time intervals during which modems can transmit.

Use the automatic keyword with this command when you have to bring a lot of modems on line quickly (for example, after a major power failure). Override the automatic keyword by specifying an insertion interval.

Example

The following example shows the minimum time period between initial ranging slots of 25 milliseconds:

Router(config-if)# cable insertion-interval automatic 25

Related Commands

cable insertion-interval

cable match address

To specify that IP multicast streams be encrypted, use the cable match address interface configuration command. Use the no form of this command if you do not want to use encryption.

cable match address access-list
no cable match address

Syntax Description

access-list

Specifies that the IP multicast streams defined by the access list be encrypted. Access lists can be IP access list numbers or an IP access list name. Valid access list numbers are 100-199

Default

None.

Command Mode

Interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA. Configure the access list using the ip access-list command.

Examples

The following example specifies that the multicast stream defined by the access list named reno be encrypted:

Router(config-if)# cable match address reno
 

The following example specifies that the multicast stream defined by the access list number 102 be encrypted:

 Router(config-if)# cable match address 102

Related Commands

ip access-list

cable modulation-profile

To define the modulation profile, use the cable modulation-profile global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to remove the specified modulation profile, except for modulation profile 1. In the case of modulation profile 1, the no form of this command sets all of the parameters in a burst to default values.

cable modulation-profile profile iuc fec-tbytes fec-len burst-len guard-t mod scrambler seed diff pre-len last-cw uw-len
no cable modulation-profile profile iuc fec-tbytes fec-len burst-len guard-t mod scrambler seed diff pre-len last-cw uw-len

Syntax Description

profile

The modulation profile number.

iuc

Interval usage code. Valid entries are: initial, long, request, short, or station.

fec-tbytes

The number of bytes that can be corrected per FEC code word. Valid values are from 0 to 10, where 0 means no FEC.

fec-len

FEC code word length. Valid values are from 16-253 kbytes.

burst-len

Maximum burst length in minislots. Valid values are from 0 to 255, where 0 means no limit.

guard-t

Guard time in symbols. The time between successive bursts.

mod

Modulation. Valid values are 16qam and qpsk.

scrambler

Enable or disable scrambler. Valid entries are scrambler and no-scrambler.

seed

Scrambler seed in hexidecimal format. Valid values are from 0x0000 to 0x7FFF.

diff

Enable or disable differential encoding. Valid entries are diff and no-diff.

pre-len

Preamble length in bits. Valid values are from 2 to 128.

last-cw

Handling of FEC for last code word. Valid entries are fixed for fixed code word length and shortened for shortened last code word.

uw-len

Upstream unique word length. Enter uw8 for 8-bit unique words or uw16 for 16-bit unique code words.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Caution
Changes to modulation profiles causes changes to the physical layer. Because changing physical layer characteristics affects router performance and function, this task should be reserved for expert users.

Example

The following example defines the burst parameters for profile 2 as follows:

The request burst is defined to have 0 fec-tbytes, 16 kbytes fec-len, a burst-len of 1, a guard time of 8, a mod value of qpsk, scrambler enabled with a seed value of 152, differential encoding is disabled, a preamble length of 64 bits, a fixed code word length, and 8-bit unique words for upstream unique word length. The remaining initial, station, short, and long bursts are defined in similar fashion for profile 2.

Router(config)# cable modulation-profile 2 request 0 16 1 8 qpsk scrambler 152 no-diff 64 fixed uw8
Router(config)# cable modulation-profile 2 initial 5 34 0 48 qpsk scrambler 152 no-diff 128 fixed uw16
Router(config)# cable modulation-profile 2 station 5 34 0 48 qpsk scrambler 152 no-diff 128 fixed uw16
Router(config)# cable modulation-profile 2 short 6 75 6 8 16qam scrambler 152 no-diff 144 fixed uw8
Router(config)# cable modulation-profile 2 long 8 220 0 8 16qam scrambler 152 no-diff 160 fixed uw8

Note You have to create all of the bursts (request, initial, station, short and long) for this modulation profile in order to use the modulation profile command.

See Table 3 for a description of the output display fields.

Related Commands

cable upstream modulation-profile
show cable modulation-profile

cable privacy

To enable privacy in the system, use the cable privacy interface configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable privacy.

cable privacy [mandatory | authenticate-modem | authorize-multicast]
no cable privacy

Syntax Description

mandatory

(Optional) Enforce Baseline Privacy for all modems.

authenticate-modem

(Optional) Use AAA protocols to authenticate all modems during BPI initialization.

authorize-multicast

(Optional) Use AAA protocols to authorize all multicast stream (IGMP) join requests.

Default

Mandatory.

Command Mode

Interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA. While the default for this command is enable privacy, it is not mandatory.

Examples

The following example displays the options available with this command:

Router(config-if)# cable privacy ?
  authenticate-modem   turn on BPI modem authentication
  authorize-multicast  turn on BPI multicast authorization
  kek                  KEK Key Parms
  mandatory            force privacy be mandatory
  tek                  TEK Key Parms
 

The following example turns on BPI modem authentication:

Router(config-if)# cable privacy authenticate-modem
 

The following example turns on BPI muticast authorization:

Router(config-if)# cable privacy authorize-multicast
 

The following example forces Baseline Privacy to be used for all modems:

Router(config-if)# cable privacy mandatory

Related Commands

ping cable-modem

cable qos permission

To specify permission for updating the QoS table, use the cable qos permission global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to remove a previously enabled permission.

cable qos permission {create-snmp | modems | update-snmp}
no cable qos permission

Syntax Description

create-snmp

Permits creation of QoS table entries by Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

modems

Permits creation of QoS table entries by modem registration requests.

update-snmp

Permits dynamic update of QoS table entries by SNMP.

Default

Enable by modem and SNMP.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Example

The following example enables modems to request arbitrary QoS parameters:

Router(config)# cable qos permission modems

Related Commands

cable qos profile
show cable qos permission
show cable qos profile

cable qos profile

To configure a QoS profile, use the cable qos profile global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to either set default values for profile group numbers 1 or 2, or remove the QoS profile if no specific parameters remain.

cable qos profile {groupnum | guaranteed-upstream | max-burst | max-upstream | max-downstream | priority | tos-overwrite | value}
no cable qos profile {groupnum | guaranteed-upstream | max-burst | max-downstream | priority | tos-overwrite | value}

Syntax Description

groupnum

QoS profile group number. Qos profiles 1 and 2 are required by the system. QoS profile 1 is used during registration and QoS profile 2 is the default QoS profile. Both profiles are preconfigured and cannot be removed. However, you can modify these profiles.

guaranteed-upstream

Guaranteed minimum upstream rate in kilobytes per second. Valid values are from 0 to 100,000. Default value is 0 (no reserved rate).

max-burst

Maximum upstream transmit burst size in bytes that the modem can send for any single transmit burst. Valid values are from 0 to 255 minislots. Default value is 0 (no limit).

max-upstream

Maximum upstream data rate in kilobytes per second that a modem using this QoS profile will receive. Valid values are from 0 to 255 minislots. Default value is 0 (no upstream rate limit).

max-downstream

Maximum downstream data rate in kilobytes per second that a modem using this QoS profile will receive. Valid values are from 0 to 255 minislots. Default value is 0 (no downstream rate limit).

priority

Relative priority number assigned to upstream traffic by this QoS profile. Valid values are from 0 to 7, with 7 being the highest priority. Default value is 0.

tos-overwrite

Overwrite the Type of Service (TOS) field in the IP datagrams received on the upstream before forwarding them downstream (or IP backbone). This parameter sets the mask-hex (hexadecimal mask) bits to value hex (hexadecimal value). This helps the CMTS identify datagrams for QoS on the backbone.

value

The value substituted for the TOS value. See above.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Examples

The following examples configure QoS profile 4 with guaranteed upstream of 2 kbps, maximum transmission burst of 2, maximum downstream rate of 3 kbps, with a priority of 4, cable baseline privacy set, and a tos-overwrite mask and value byte (in hex) of 0x2:

Router(config)# cable qos profile 4 guaranteed-upstream 2
Router(config)# cable qos profile 4 max-burst 2
Router(config)# cable qos profile 4 max-downstream 3
Router(config)# cable qos profile 4 priority 4
Router(config)# cable qos profile 4 tos-overwrite 0x2
 

Related Commands

cable qos permission
show cable qos profile

cable relay-agent-option

To enable the system to insert the cable modem MAC address into a DHCP packet received from a modem or host and forward the packet to a DHCP server, use the cable relay-agent-option interface configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable insertion.

cable relay-agent-option
no cable relay-agent-option

Syntax Description

This command has no keywords or arguments.

Default

no cable relay-agent-option.

Command Mode

Interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA. This functionality enables a DHCP server to identify the user (cable modem) sending the request and initiate appropriate action based on this information.

Example

The following example enables the insertion of DHCP relay agent information into DHCP packets:

Router(config-if)# cable relay-agent-option

cable shared-secret

To configure authentication and data privacy parameters, use the cable shared-secret interface configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable authentication during the modem's registration phase.

cable shared-secret [0 | 7] authentication-key
no cable shared-secret

Syntax Description

0

(Optional) Specifies that an unencrypted message will follow.

7

(Optional) Specifies that an encrypted message will follow.

authentication-key

Text string is a shared secret string. When you enable the service password-encryption option, the password is stored in encrypted form. The text string is a 64-character authentication key.

Default

no cable shared-secret.

Command Mode

Interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 XA.

Example

The following example activates cable modem authentication, using "3344912349988...sf" as the shared secret key and indicating that an encrypted message follows:

router(if-config)# cable shared-secret 7 3344912349988cisco@xapowenaspasdpuy230jhm...sf

cable spectrum-group

To specify that the upstream ports share the same spectrum, use the cable spectrum-group global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to delete the spectrum group.

cable spectrum-group groupnum
no cable spectrum-group groupnum

Syntax Description

groupnum

Spectrum group number. Valid values are from 1 to 32.

Default

Upstream port frequency same for all ports in the spectrum group.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA. Because this command forces upstream ports to use the same spectrum, do not use this command for overlapping carriers.

Example

The following example specifies that all the upstream ports for spectrum-group share the same spectrum:

Router(config)# cable spectrum-group 4

cable spectrum-group band

To configure a continuous band setting for a spectrum group, use the cable spectrum-group band global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to delete the band settings for a spectrum group.

cable spectrum-group group-number [time day hh:mm:ss] [delete] band start-freq-hz end-freq-hz [power-level-dbmv]
no cable spectrum-group group-number

Syntax Description

group-number

Spectrum group number. Valid values are from 1 to 32.

time day hh:mm:ss

(Optional) For scheduled spectrum groups, makes the band setting available at the specified time.

delete

(Optional) When specified, removes the band setting from use at the specified time.

band

Specifies that a continuous band setting be used in this group.

start-freq-hz

Lower boundary of the frequency band.

end-freq-hz

Upper boundary of the frequency band.

power-level-dbmv

(Optional) Nominal input power level. Valid values are from -10 to +10 decibels per millivolt (dBmV). Some cable plants might want to change only the input power level and not frequency on a daily time schedule.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 XA1. This command specifies that a continuous band setting be used as a unit of allocated spectrum within this spectrum group. Cable plants can choose to set up a daily schedule that changes the input power level and not the frequency.

Examples

The following example specifies that all the upstream ports for spectrum-group 4 share the same spectrum from 5000004 Hz to 40000000 Hz with a power level of 5 dBmV on Mondays at noon:

Router(config)# cable spectrum-group 4 time Monday 12:00:00 band 5000004 40000000 5

The following example deletes the frequency band created in the previous example:

Router(config)# cable spectrum-group 4 time Monday 12:00:00 delete band 5000004 40000000 5

cable spectrum-group frequency

To configure a spectrum group to use a center frequency, use the cable spectrum-group frequency global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to delete the configured frequency setting for this spectrum group.

cable spectrum-group groupnum [time day hh:mm:ss] [delete] frequency freq-hz [dBmV]
no cable spectrum-group groupnum [time day hh:mm:ss] [delete] frequency freq-hz [dBmV]

Syntax Description

groupnum

Spectrum group number. Valid values are from 1 to 32.

time day hh:mm:ss

(Optional) When specified, makes the frequency setting available at the specified time.

delete

(Optional) When specified, removes the frequency setting from use at the specified time.

frequency

Specifies that a center frequency setting should be used in this group.

freq-hz

Upstream center frequency. Valid values are from 5,000,000 to 42,000,000 Hz. Half of the upstream carrier energy is distributed above and half below the specified frequency.

dBmV

(Optional) Nominal input power level. Valid values are from -10 to +10 dBmV.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 XA1. A spectrum group allows the upstream frequency and input power level to change whenever noise impairs upstream traffic.

Cable plants can choose to set up a daily schedule that changes the input power level and not the frequency.

Example

The following example configures spectrum group 4 with an upstream frequency of 5000004 Hz and a power level of 5 dBmV:

Router(config)# cable spectrum-group 4 frequency 5000004 5

cable spectrum-group hop period

To set the frequency-hop period, use the cable spectrum-group hop period global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to delete the frequency hop period for this spectrum group.

cable spectrum-group groupnum hop period 1-3600 seconds
no cable spectrum-group groupnum hop period

Syntax Description

groupnum

Spectrum group number. Valid values are from 1 to 32.

1-3600 seconds

Specifies the frequency-hop time period. Valid values are from 1 to 3600 seconds.

Default

300 seconds.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Example

The following example sets the frequency hop period to 60 seconds:

Router(config)# cable frequency-hop period 60

Related Commands

cable spectrum-group hop threshold

cable spectrum-group hop threshold

To specify a hop threshold for a spectrum group, use the cable spectrum-group hop threshold global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to delete the hop threshold for this spectrum group.

cable spectrum-group groupnum hop threshold [1-100 percent]
no cable spectrum-group groupnum hop threshold

Syntax Description

groupnum

Spectrum group number. Valid values are from 1 to 32.

1-100 percent

(Optional) Specifies the hop threshold. Valid range of modems is 1 to 100%.

Default

100 percent.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Example

The following example limits the maximum number of modems to 2000:

Router(config)# cable spectrum-group hop threshold 2000

Related Commands

cable spectrum-group hop period

cable upstream channel-width

To specify an upstream channel width, use the cable upstream channel-width interface configuration command. Use the no form of this command to set the channel width to 1600000 for a port number.

cable upstream portnum channel-width width
no cable upstream portnum channel-width

Syntax Description

portnum

Port number.

width

Specifies upstream channel width in Hz. Valid values are 200000 (160000 symbols/sec), 400000 (320000 symbols/sec), 800000 (640000 symbols/sec), 1600000 (1280000 symbols/sec), and 3200000 (2560000 symbols/sec)

Default

1600000 Hz.

Command Mode

Interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Example

The following example configures port 2 with a channel width of 200 kHz (which is equivalent to a symbol rate of 160 ksym/s):

Router(config-if)# cable upstream 2 channel-width 200000

cable upstream data-backoff automatic

To specify start and stop values for data backoff, use the cable upstream data-backoff automatic interface configuration command. Use the no form of this command to use the default data backoff values.

cable upstream portnum data-backoff automatic
no cable upstream
portnum data-backoff automatic

Syntax Description

portnum

Port number.

automatic

Specifies automatic data backoff or fixed start and end values.

Default

0 (start), 4 (end).

Command Mode

Interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA. Cisco recommends that you use this automatic setting.

Example

The following example sets the automatic values for port 2:

Router(config-if)# cable upstream 2 data-backoff automatic

Related Commands

cable upstream data-backoff start end

cable upstream data-backoff start end

To specify fixed starting and ending values for initial ranging backoff, use the cable upstream data-backoff start end interface configuration command. Use the no form of this command to apply default values.

cable upstream portnum data-backoff start end
no cable upstream portnum data-backoff

Syntax Description

portnum

Port number.

start

Specifies the start value. Valid values are from 0 to 15.

end

Specifies the end value. Valid values are from 0 to 15.

Default

0 (start), 4 (end).

Command Mode

Interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA. The start and end values are binary exponential algorithm parameters. Cisco recommends that you use the automatic setting.

Example

The following example configures upstream port 2 to use a data backoff start value of 2 and an end value of 4:

Router(config-if)# cable upstream 2 data-backoff 2 4

Related Commands

cable upstream data-backoff automatic

cable upstream modulation-profile

To assign a modulation profile to an interface, use the cable upstream modulation-profile interface configuration command. Use the no form of this command to assign modulation profile 1 to the interface.

cable upstream portnum modulation-profile profile
no cable upstream portnum modulation-profile

Syntax Description

portnum

Port number.

profile

Assigns the modulation profile to the specified interface.

Default

Modulation profile 1.

Command Mode

Interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Example

The following example assigns modulation profile 8 to interface 2:

Router(config-if)# cable upstream 2 modulation-profile 8

Related Commands

cable modulation profile

cable upstream range-backoff automatic

To specify automatic initial ranging backoff calculation, use the cable upstream range-backoff automatic interface configuration command. Use the no form of this command to set default values.

cable upstream portnum range-backoff automatic
no cable upstream portnum range-backoff

Syntax Description

portnum

Port number.

automatic

Specifies the fixed data backoff start and end values.

Default

0 (start), 4 (end).

Command Mode

Interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Example

The following example sets the range backoff to automatic for port 2:

Router(config-if)# cable upstream 2 range-backoff automatic 

Related Commands

cable upstream range-backoff start end

cable upstream range-backoff start end

To configure the range for initial ranging backoff calculation, use the cable upstream range-backoff start end interface configuration command. Use the no form of this command to set default values.

cable upstream portnum range-backoff start end
no cable upstream portnum range-backoff

Syntax Description

portnum

Port number.

start

Binary exponential algorithm. Sets the start value for data backoff. Valid values are from 0 to 15.

end

Binary exponential algorithm. Sets the end value for data backoff. Valid values are from 0 to 15.

Default

Start value is 0, end value is 4.

Command Mode

Interface configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA. Cisco recommends that you use the automatic values.

Example

The following example sets the data backoff range to start at 2 and end at 4:

Router(config-if)# cable upstream 2 range-backoff 2 4

Related Commands

cable upstream range-backoff automatic

clear cable flap-list

To reset the flap-list table, use the clear cable flap-list privileged EXEC configuration command.

clear cable flap-list [mac-addr | all]

Syntax Description

mac-addr

(Optional) MAC address. Specify the 48-bit hardware address of an individual cable modem.

all

(Optional) Remove all modems from the flap-list table.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Example

The following example removes all the modems from the flap-list table:

Router# clear cable flap-list all

Related Commands

cable flap-list aging
cable flap-list insertion time
cable flap-list size
cable flap-list power-adjust threshold
cable flap-list miss-threshold

clear cable modem counters

To reset a cable modem's flapping counters to zero, use the clear cable modem counters privileged EXEC configuration command.

clear cable modem {mac-addr | ip-addr | all} counters

Syntax Description

mac-addr

MAC address. Specify the 48-bit hardware address of an individual cable modem.

ip-addr

IP address. Specify the IP address of an individual cable modem.

all

Resets the flapping data for all modems.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Example

The following example clears the counters for the modem at IP address 172.00.00.00:

Router# clear cable modem 172.00.00.00 counters

Related Commands

clear cable modem reset

clear cable modem reset

To remove a modem from the Station Maintenance List and reset the modem, use the clear cable modem reset privileged EXEC configuration command.

clear cable modem {mac-addr | ip-addr | all} reset

Syntax Description

mac-addr

MAC address. Specify the 48-bit hardware address of an individual cable modem.

ip-addr

IP address. Specify the IP address of an individual cable modem.

all

Removes all the cable modems from the Station Maintenance List.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA. This command causes the link to the modem to drop. The modem responds by resetting itself. It may take up to 30 seconds for the modem to start the reset sequence.

Example

The following example removes the cable modem at 172.00.00.00 from the Station Maintenance List:

Router# clear cable modem 172.00.00.00 reset 

Related Commands

clear cable modem counters

ping cable-modem

To determine if a specific cable modem is on line, use the ping cable-modem privileged EXEC configuration command.

ping cable-modem mac-addr

Syntax Description

mac-addr

Cable modem IP address.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Example

The following example indicates that the cable modem at 172.00.00.00 is connected to the network and is operational:

Router# ping cable-modem 172.00.00.00
172.00.00.00 is alive

show cable flap-list

To display the cable flap-list, use the show cable flap-list privileged EXEC configuration command.

show cable flap-list [sort-flap | sort-time]

Syntax Description

sort-flap

(Optional) Sorted by number of times the cable modem has flapped.

sort-time

(Optional) Sorted most recent time the cable modem is detected to have flapped.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Sample Display

The following displays show the return for flap-list tables sorted by MAC address and by time:

router# show cable flap-list sort-flap
Mac Addr       CableIF    Ins    Hit   Miss    CRC  P-Adj   Flap    Time
.1eab.2c0b     C6/0 U0    108    318     27      0      0    108 Sep 10 15:26:56 
.1eb2.bb07     C6/0 U0      0    293     31      1      1      1 Sep 10 15:15:49
.7b6b.71cd     C6/0 U0      1    288     32      0      0      1 Sep 10 15:12:13
.1eb2.bb8f     C6/0 U0      1    295     30      0      0      1 Sep 10 15:11:44
router#
Router# show cable flap-list sort-time
Mac Addr       CableIF    Ins    Hit   Miss    CRC  P-Adj   Flap    Time
00e0.2222.2202 C4/0 U0    464   2069    242      0    421    885 Oct 16 22:47:23
0010.7b6b.57e1 C4/0 U0      0   2475     43      0   1041   1041 Oct 16 22:47:04

Table 1:
Field Description

Mac Addr

The customer account or street address.

CableIF

The physical port, including the upstream port.

Ins

The number of times the modem comes up and inserts itself into the network. It can indicate intermittent downstream sync loss or DHCP or modem registration problems.

Hit

The number of times the modem responds to MAC layer keep alive messages. (The minimum hit rate is once per 30 seconds. It can indicate intermittent upstream, laser clipping, or common-path distortion.

Miss

The number of times the modem misses the MAC layer keep alive message. An 8% miss rate is normal for the MC11 card.It can indicate intermittent upstream, laser clipping, or common-path distortion.

CRC

The number of Cyclic Redundancy Check errors from this modem. It can indicate intermittent upstream, laser clipping, or common-path distortion.

P-Adj

The number of times the headend instructed the modem to adjust TX power more than 3 dB. It can indicate amplifier degradation, poor connections, or thermal sensitivity.

Flap

The sum of P-Adj and Ins values. Modems with high flap counts will have high SIDs and may not register.

Time

The most recent time that the modem dropped the connection.

Show Cable flap-list Field Descriptions

Related Commands

ping docsis

show cable modem

To view configuration settings on the Cisco uBR7246, use the show cable EXEC command.

show cable modem [ip-address | mac-address]

Syntax Description

ip-address

(Optional) Specify the IP address of the modem.

mac-address

(Optional) Specify the MAC address of the modem.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 XA.

This command displays information on all cable modems or a particular cable modem on the network.

Sample Display

The following are sample outputs from the show cable modem command:

router# show cable modem
Interface    SID  Online   Timing   Receive  QoS  IP address     MAC address
                  State    Offset   Power
Cable6/0/U0   1   online   3046     -2.00    4    10.30.128.35   0010.7b6b.7213
Cable6/0/U0   2   online   3047      0.00    4    10.30.128.34   0010.7bb3.fbdd
Cable6/0/U0   3   offline  3033      6.75    2    0.0.0.0        0020.4001.3e66

Table 2 describes the fields shown in the show cable modem display.


Table 2: Show Cable Modem Field Descriptions
Field Description

Interface

The interface on which the cable modem has an active connection and the upstream port on the interface that is being used by the cable modem.

SID

The service identifier assigned to the modem.

Online State

The status of the cable modem.

Timing offset

The cable modem's current timing adjustment in units of the 10.24 MHz time base tick.

Receiver Power

The receive power level of the modem.

QoS

The service class assigned to the modem.

IP address

IP address of the modem.

MAC address

Media access layer address.

Related Commands

You can use the master indexes or search online to find documentation of related commands.

show cable burst-profile
show cable modulation-profile
show cable privacy
show cable qos
show cable spectrum-group

show cable modulation-profile

To display modulation profile group information, use the show cable modulation-profile Privileged EXEC command.

show cable modulation-profile [profile] [iuc-code]

Syntax Description

profile

(Optional) Profile number. Valid values are from 1 to 8.

iuc-code

(Optional) Internal usage code. Values are:

initial Initial Ranging Burst
long Long Grant Burst
request Request Burst
short Short Grant Burst
station Station Ranging Burst

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 XA.

This command displays modulation profile group information. A modulation profile is a collection of six burst profiles that are sent out in a UCD message to configure a modem's transmit parameters for the following upstream message types: request, initial maintenance, station maintenance, short grant, and long grant.

Sample Display

The following is sample output from the show cable modulation-profile command:

router# show cable modulation-profile 1
Mo IUC     Type  Preamb Diff FEC     FEC   Scrambl Max  Guard Last Scrambl Preamb
length enco T CW seed B time CW offset
bytes size size size short
1 request qpsk 64 no 0x0 0x10 0x152 1 8 no yes 56
1 initial qpsk 128 no 0x5 0x22 0x152 0 48 no yes 0
1 station qpsk 128 no 0x5 0x22 0x152 0 48 no yes 0
1 short qpsk 72 no 0x5 0x4B 0x152 0 8 no yes 48

Table 3 describes the fields shown in the show cable modulation-profile display.

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Table 3: Show Cable Modulation-Profile Field Descriptions
Field Description

Mo

Modulation profile group number. A modulation profile group is the set of burst profiles that define upstream transmit characteristics for the various types of upstream transmission classes.

IUC

Interval usage code. Each upstream transmit burst belongs to a class which is given a number called the IUC. Bandwidth maps messages (MAP) by IUC codes used to allocate upstream time slots. The following types are currently defined:

1. Request: bandwidth request slot

2. Initial Maintenance: initial link registration contention slot

3. Station Maintenance: link keep-alive slot

4. Short Data Grant: short data burst slot

5. Long Data Grant: long data burst slot

Type

Modulation type. Possible values are 16qam or qpsk.

Preamb length

Preamble length. Possible values are 2 to 128 bits.

Diff enco

Differential encoding enabled (yes) or not enabled (no).

FEC T bytes

Number of bytes that can be corrected for each FEC code word.

FEC CW size

Size, in bytes, of the FEC codeword. Possible values are 16 to 253 bytes.

Scrambl seed

Scrambler seed value in hex format.

Max B size

Maximum burst size.

Guard time size

Time between successive bursts measured in symbols.

Last CW short

Handling of FEC for shortened last code word.

Scrambl

Scrambler enabled (yes) or not enabled (no).

Preamb offset

The bits to be used for the preamble value.

Related Commands

You can use the master indexes or search online to find documentation of related commands.

show cable burst-profile
show cable modem
show cable privacy
show cable qos
show cable spectrum-group

show cable qos permission

To display the status of permissions for changing QoS tables, use the show cable qos permission privileged EXEC configuration command.

cable qos permission

Syntax Description

This command has no keywords or arguments.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Sample Displays

The following example displays the output of the show cable qos permission command:

 Router# show cable qos permission
 
Create by SNMP  Update by SNMP  Create by modems
yes             yes             yes
 

Table 4 describes the fields shown in the show cable qos permission displays.


Table 4: Show Cable Qos Permission Command Field Descriptions
Field Description

Create by SNMP

Indicates permission setting for creation of QoS table entries by Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

Update by SNMP

Indicates permission setting for creation of QoS table entries by modem registration requests.

Create by modems

Indicates permission setting for dynamic updating of QoS table entries by Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

Related Commands

cable qos permission
cable qos profile
show qos profile

show cable qos profile

To display QoS profiles, use the show cable qos profile privileged EXEC configuration command.

show cable qos profile service class

Syntax Description

service class

Displays cable qualify of service table.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 NA.

Sample Displays

The following example displays the QoS tables for profiles 1, 2, 3, and 4:

 
Router# show cable qos profile
Service Prio Max       Guarantee Max        Max tx TOS  TOS   Create     B
class        upstream  upstream  downstream burst  mask value by         priv
             bandwidth bandwidth bandwidth                               enab
1       0    0         0         0          0      0x0  0x0   cmts       no
2       0    64000     0         1000000    0      0x0  0x0   cmts       no
3       0    1000      0         1000       0      0x0  0x0   cmts       no
4       7    2000000   100000    4000000    0      0x0  0x0   cm         yes
 
 

Table 5 describes the fields shown in the show cable qos profile displays.


Table 5: Show Cable Qos Profile Command Field Descriptions
Field Description

Service Class

Profile number.

Prio

Priority level.

Max upstream bandwidth

Maximum upstream bandwidth.

Guarantee upstream bandwidth

Guaranteed minimum upstream bandwidth.

Max downstream bandwidth

Maximum downstream bandwidth.

Max tx burst

Maximum transmit burst size in minislots.

Tos mask

Hex value of the mask bits.

Tos value

Value mask byte set to.

Create by

Identity of the profile creator.

B priv enab

Reports yes if Baseline Privacy is enabled for this QoS profile. Reports no if Baseline Privacy is not enabled for this Qos profile.

Related Commands

cable qos permission
cable qos profile
show cable qos permission

show cable spectrum-group

To display information about spectrum groups, use the show cable spectrum-group privileged EXEC configuration command.

show cable spectrum-group [groupnum]

Syntax Description

groupnum

(Optional) Display information about the specified group number. If no group number is specified, information for all spectrum groups is displayed.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 XA.

Sample Displays

The following are sample outputs from the show cable spectrum-group command for the upstream spectrum group named sales:

Router# show cable spectrum-group sales
Spectrum  Frequency Band   Upstream   Time         Time          Input     Shared
 Group    (MHz)            Port      Available    Delete       PowerLevel Topology
   4      5.000-40.000                                              5       N
   4      5.000                                                     5       N
   4      5.000-40.000              Mon 12:00:00  Mon 12:00:00      5       N
   4      5.000                     Mon 12:00:00                    5       N

Table 6 describes the fields shown in the show cable spectrum-group displays.


Table 6: Show Cable Spectrum-Group Command Field Descriptions
Field Description

Spectrum-Group

Identifies the spectrum group.

Frequency Band (MHz)

Identifies the upper and lower ranges of the frequency for this spectrum group.

Upstream Port

Identifies the upstream port number.

Time Available

Identifies the day and time of day when this group is available.

Time Delete

Identifies the day and time of day when this group will be deleted.

Input PowerLevel

Identifies the assigned decibels per millivolt (dBmV) input level.

Shared Topology

Indicates if upstreams are physically combined (share the same combiner group). Y, or yes, values indicate that upstreams which are members of the spectrum group are combined and cannot be assigned overlapping frequency bands.

N, or no, values indicate that upstreams which are members of the of the spectrum group are not combined and can be assigned overlapping frequency bands.

Related Commands

cable spectrum-group
show cable burst-profile
show cable modem
show cable modulation-profile
show cable privacy
show cable qos

show controllers cable upstream

To display information about a specific cable modem card slot's interface controllers, use the show controllers cable privileged EXEC command.

show controllers cable slot/port [upstream] [port]

Syntax Description

slot/port

Slot number/port number indicating the location of the Cisco MC11 cable modem card.

upstream

(Optional) Displays upstream interface status.

port

(Optional) Selects specific upstream port.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release in release 11.3 XA and changed in this release.

Sample Display

The following is sample output from the show controllers cable upstream command for the modem located in slot 4, port 0:

Router# show controllers cable 4/0 upstream 2
 Cable4/0 Upstream 2 is administratively down
  Frequency 5.008 MHz, Channel Width 0.200 MHz, QPSK Symbol Rate 0.160 Msps
  Spectrum Group 4
  Nominal Input Power Level 5 dBmV, Tx Timing Offset 0
  Ranging Backoff Start 16, Ranging Backoff End 16, Tx Backoff Start 16
  Tx Backoff End 16, Modulation Profile Group 1
  part_id=0x3137, rev_id=0x01, rev2_id=0xFF
  nb_agc_thr=0x0000, nb_agc_nom=0x0000
  Range Load Reg Size=0x58
  Request Load Reg Size=0x0E
  Minislot Size in number of Timebase Ticks is = 8
  Minislot Size in Symbols =8
  Bandwidth Requests = 0x0
  Piggyback Requests = 0x0
  Invalid BW Requests= 0x0
  Minislots Requested= 0x0
  Minislots Granted  = 0x0
  Minislot Size in Bytes = 2
  UCD Count = 0
  DES Ctrl Reg#0 = C00C0C43, Reg#1 = 0

Table 7 describes the fields shown in the show controllers cable upstream display.

Table 7: Show Controllers Cable Upstream Command Field Descriptions
Field Description

Cable

Slot number/port number indicating the location of the Cisco MC11 cable modem card

Upstream is administratively down

Indicates the RF upstream interface is disabled.

Frequency

Transmission frequency of the RF upstream channel.

Channel Width

Indicates the width of the RF upstream channel.

QPSK Symbol Rate

Indicates the modulation technique for upstream transmission.

Spectrum Group 4

Indicates the spectrum group associated with this slot and port.

Nominal Input Power level

Indicates the desired power level coming into the receiver.

Tx Timing Offset

Indicates the current ranging offset on the channel.

Ranging Backoff Start

Indicates how many ranging slots to backoff before resending the ranging bursts after an upstream collision. Expressed as exponents of 2. See below.

Ranging Backoff End

Indicates how many ranging slots to backoff before resending the ranging bursts after an upstream collision. Expressed as exponents of 2. See above.

Tx Backoff Start

Indicates the starting exponential backoff value for data collisions.

Tx Backoff End

Indicates the ending exponential backoff value for data collisions.

Modulation Profile Group

A set of burst profiles defining an upstream range.

part_id=

Identification number for burst demodulation hardware.

rev_id=

Identification number for burst demodulation hardware.

rev2_id=

Identification number for burst demodulation hardware.

nb_agc_thr=

Threshold used to control gain into hardware.

nb_agc_nom=

Used to accelerate convergence of input power level.

Range Load Reg Size=

Size, indicated by number of symbols, for range request bursts.

Request Load Reg Size=

Size, indicated by number of symbols, for request bursts.

Minislot Size in number of Timebase Ticks is

Size in tick units of upstream minislot. A tick is 6.25 microseconds.

Minislot Size in Symbols

Size in symbols of the upstream minislot.

Bandwidth Requests

Number of successful bandwidth requests received in the contention minislots.

Piggyback Requests

Number of successful bandwidth requests piggybacked with regular data transmissions.

Invalid BW Requests

Number of invalid bandwidth (BW) requests. (An example of an invalid bandwidth request is a modem using a non-existent SID to request bandwidth.

Minislots Requested

Total number of minislots requested.

Minislots Granted

Total number of minislots granted.

Minislot Size in Bytes

Size in bytes of the minislot.

UCD Count

Number of UCDs sent for this upstream.

DES Ctrl Reg # =

Interval DES controller register dump.

Related Commands

show controllers cable downstream

show interface cable

To display cable interface information, use the show interface cable privileged EXEC command:

show interface cable slot/port [downstream | upstream| ranging]

Syntax Description

port/slot

Identifies the uBR7200 chassis slot number and downstream port number. Valid range is 3 to 6.

downstream

(Optional) Displays cable downstream port information for a cable modem.

upstream

(Optional) Displays cable upstream port information for a cable modem.

ranging

(Optional) Displays ranging-specific data.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 XA.

Sample Display

The following is sample output for the cable modem located in slot 6/port 0 from the show interface cable command:

router# show interface cable 6/0
Cable6/0 is up, line protocol is up
  Hardware is BCM3210 FPGA, address is 00e0.1e5f.7a60 (bia 00e0.1e5f.7a60)
  Internet address is 1.1.1.3/24
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 27000 Kbit, DLY 1000 usec, rely 255/255, load 1/255
  Encapsulation, loopback not set, keepalive not set
  ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
  Last input 4d07h, output 00:00:00, output hang never
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
  Queueing strategy: fifo
  Output queue 0/40, 0 drops; input queue 0/75, 0 drops
  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
     10908 packets input, 855000 bytes, 0 no buffer
     Received 3699 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
     3 input errors, 3 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored, 0 abort
     5412 packets output, 646488 bytes, 0 underruns
     0 output errors, 0 collisions, 13082 interface resets

0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out

Table 8 describes the fields shown in the show interface cable display.


Table 8: Show Interface Cable Field Descriptions
Field Description

Cable slot/port is up/ ...administratively down

Indicates whether the interface hardware is currently active or taken down by the administrator.

line protocol is up/ ...administratively down

Indicates whether the software processes that handle the line protocol believe the interface is usable or if it has been taken down by the administrator.

hardware

Hardware type and address.

Internet address

Internet address followed by subnet mask.

MTU

Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of the interface.

BW

Bandwidth of the interface in kilobits per second.

DLY

Delay of the interface in microseconds.

rely

Reliability of the interface as a fraction of 255, calculated as an exponential average over 5 minutes. (For example, 255/255 is 100% reliability.)

load

Load on the interface as a fraction of 255, calculated as an exponential average over 5 minutes. (For example, 255/255 is complete saturation.)

Encapsulation

Encapsulation method assigned to this interface.

ARP type

Type of Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and timeout value assigned.

Last input

Number of hours, minutes, and seconds since the last packet was successfully received by an interface.

output

Number of hours, minutes, and seconds since the last packet was successfully transmitted by an interface.

Last clearing of "show interface" counters

Time at which the counters that measure cumulative statistics (such as number of bytes transmitted and received) were last reset to zero.

Queueing strategy

Displays the type of queueing configured for this interface. In The following example output, the type of queueing configured is First In First Out (FIFO).

Output queue

Number of packets in the output queue. The format of this number is A/B, where A indicates the number of packets in the queue and B indicates the maximum number of packets allowed in the queue.

drops

Indicates the number of packets dropped due to a full queue.

input queue/drops

Number of packets in the input queue. The format of this number is A/B, where A indicates the number of packets in the queue and B indicates the maximum number of packets allowed in the queue.

drops

Indicates the number of packets dropped due to a full queue.

Five minute input rate
Five minute output rate

Average number of bits and packets transmitted per second in the last five minutes.

packets input

Total number of error-free packets received by the system.

bytes input

Total number of bytes, including data and MAC encapsulation, in the error-free packets received by the system.

no buffer

Number of received packets discarded because there was no buffer space in the main system.

Received broadcast

Total number of broadcast or multicast packets received by the interface.

runts

Number of packets that are discarded because they are smaller than the medium's minimum packet size.

giants

Number of packets that are discarded because they exceed the medium's maximum packet size.

input errors

Includes runts, giants, no buffers, CRC, frame, overrun, and ignored counts.

CRC

Cyclic redundancy checksum generated by the originating LAN station or far-end device does not match the checksum calculated from the data received.

frame

Number of packets received incorrectly having a CRC error and a non-integer number of octets.

overrun

Number of times the receiver hardware was unable to hand received data to a hardware buffer because the input rate exceeded the receiver's ability to handle the data.

ignored

Number of received packets ignored by the interface because the interface hardware ran low on internal buffers.

packets output

Total number of messages transmitted by the system.

bytes

Total number of bytes, including data and MAC encapsulation, transmitted by the system.

underruns

Number of times the transmitter has been running faster than the receiving device can handle.

output errors

Sum of all errors that prevented the final transmission of packets out of the interface being examined.

collisions

Not applicable for the Cisco uBR7246.

interface resets

Number of times an interface has been completely reset.

output buffer failures

Number of times the output buffer has failed.

output buffer swapped out

Number of times the output buffer has been swapped out.

The following is sample output for the downstream cable interface of slot 6 on port 0 from the show interface cable downstream command:

router# show interface cable 6/0 downstream
Cable6/0: Downstream is up
     111947771 packets output, 1579682655 bytes, 0 discarded
     0 output errors

Table 9 describes the fields shown in the show interface cable downstream display.


Table 9: Show Interface Cable Downstream Field Descriptions
Field Description

Cable

Indicates the location of the downstream interface.

Downstream is up/...administratively down

Indicates the administrative state of the interface.

packets output

Total number of packets transmitted out of this interface.

bytes

Total number of bytes transmitted out of this interface.

discarded

Total number of packets discarded.

output errors

Sum of all errors that prevented downstream transmission of packets out of this interface.

The following is sample output for the upstream cable interface located in slot 6/port 0 from the show interface cable upstream command:

router# show interface cable 6/0 upstream
Cable6/0: Upstream 0 is up
    Received 3699 broadcasts, 0 multicasts, 28586 unicasts 0 discards, 0 errors, 0 unknown protocol 21817 packets error-free, 2371 corrected, 8097 uncorrectable 0 noise, 0 microreflections CBR_queue_depth: [not implemented], ABR_queue_depth: [not implemented], UBR[1]_queue_depth: 0, UBR[2]_queue_depth: 0, UBR[3]_queue_depth: 0, POLLS_queue_depth: [not implemented] ADMIN_queue_depth: [not implemented] Last Minislot Stamp (current_time_base):190026 FLAG:1 Last Minislot Stamp (scheduler_time_base):200706 FLAG:1

Table 10 describes the fields shown in the show interface cable upstream display.


Table 10: Show Interface Cable Upstream Field Descriptions
Field Description

Cable

Identifying the cable interface.

Upstream is up/...administratively down

Indicates the administrative state of the upstream interface.

Received broadcasts

Number of broadcast packets received through this upstream interface.

multicasts

Number of multicast packets received through this upstream interface.

unicasts

Number of unicast packets received through this interface.

discards

Number of packets discarded by this interface.

errors

Sum of all errors that prevented upstream transmission of packets through this interface

unknown protocols

Number of packets received that were generated using a protocol unknown to the Cisco uBR7246.

packets error-free

Number of packets received through this upstream interface that were free from errors.

corrected

Number of error packets received through this upstream interface that were corrected.

uncorrectable

Number of error packets received through this upstream interface that could not be corrected.

noise

Number of upstream packets corrupted by line noise.

microreflections

Number of upstream packets corrupted by microreflections.

CBR_queue_depth

Number of packets in the Constant Bit Rate queue; used to keep track of traffic allocated to the CBR service class.

UBR[1]_queue_depth

Number of packets per cable modem card in slot 1.

UBR[2]_queue_depth

Number of packets per cable modem card in slot 2.

UBR[3}_queue_depth

Number of packets per cable modem card in slot 3.

POLLS_queu_depth

Number of requests from other cable modems on the network requesting information or requesting permission to connect.

The following is sample output for the upstream cable interface located in slot 6/port 0 from the show interface cable ranging command:

router# show interface cable 6/0 ranging
CMTS using fixed init ranging period : 500 msecs
Periodic ranging period/modem                   : 10000 (msecs)
Periodic ranging-request timeout                        : 30 (msecs)
Periodic ranging sids in station maintenance list       : 11
Periodic ranging sids in rng request pending list       : 0

Table 11 describes the fields shown in the show interface cable upstream display.


Table 11: Show Interface Cable Ranging Field Descriptions
Field Description

CMTS...ranging period

Shows the initial fixed ranging period.

Periodic ranging period/modem

Shows the periodic ranging period.

Periodic ranging-request timeout

Displays the ranging request timeout value.

Periodic ranging sids ...

Displays the number of periodic ranging sids found in the Station Maintenance List.

Periodic ranging sids in rng ...

Displays the number of periodic ranging sids found in the ranging request pending list.

Related Commands

You can use the master indexes or search online to find documentation of related commands.

show interface cable sid
show interface cable signal-quality

show interface cable sid

To display information by service identifier (SID) of each cable modem on the network, use the show interface sid privileged EXEC command:

show interfaces cable slot/port sid [sid-number]

Syntax Description

slot/port

Identifies the uBR7200 chassis slot number and downstream port number. Valid values are from 3 to 6.

sid-number

(Optional) Identifies the service identification number.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 XA. Data transport over the RF link uses the registered SID address rather than the Ethernet address. This allows multiple hosts to access the network via a single cable modem.

Sample Display

The following are sample outputs from two uses of the show interface cable sid command:

router# show interface cable 6/0 sid
SID  Status  QoS Creattime  Inoctets   Inpackets  IP address      MAC address
1    enable  2   57         80139964   101336     1.1.1.5         00e0.1eab.2c0b
2    enable  2   57         49132      649        1.1.1.7         00e0.1eb2.bb07
3    enable  2   58         80042891   100555     1.1.1.2         00e0.1eab.2c29
 
router# show interface cable 6/0 sid 1
SID  Status  QoS Creattime  Inoctets   Inpackets  IP address      MAC address
1    enable  2   57         80140204   101340     1.1.1.5         00e0.1eab.2c0b
 

If the value for the QoS group in the display appears as 0, it indicates that a temporary SID has been assigned to a cable modem that is in the process of connecting to the network:

router# show interface cable 6/0 sid
SID  Status  QoS Creattime  Inoctets   Inpackets  IP address      MAC address
1    enable  0    57        80140204   101340     1.1.1.5         00e0.1eab.2c0b
 

If there are no cable modems connected to the cable interface you have selected, the display will appear as follows:

router# show interface cable 6/0 sid
SID  Status  QoS Creattime  Inoctets   Inpackets  IP address      MAC address
1      Not in use

Note Use the show cable qos command to examine the actual quality of service parameters assigned to the QoS group numbers.

Table 12 describes the fields shown in the output for the show interface cable sid displays.


Table 12: Show Interface cable SID Field Descriptions
Field Description

SID

Service identification number.

Status

"Disable" means that the SID has been administratively disabled. "Enable" is the normal state.

QoS

Quality of service.

Creattime

When the SID was created, number of seconds since system booted.

Inoctets

Number of octets received using this SID.

Inpackets

Number of packets received using this SID.

IP address

IP address of the modem owning this SID.

MAC address

MAC address of the modem owning this SID.

Related Commands

You can use the master indexes or search online to find documentation of related commands.

show interface cable signal-quality

show interface cable signal-quality

To display information about the signal quality, use the show interface cable signal-quality privileged EXEC command:

show interface cable slot/port signal-quality

Syntax Description

slot/port

Identifies the uBR7200 chassis slot number and downstream port number. Valid values are from 3 to 6.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 XA.

Sample Display

The following is sample output from the show interface signal quality command:

router# show interface cable 6/0 signal-quality
Cable6/0: Upstream 0 is up includes contention intervals: TRUE

Table 13 describes the fields shown in the show controllers cable upstream display.


Table 13: Show Interface Cable Signal Quality Field Descriptions
Field Description

Cable

Interface name.

Upstream is up includes contention intervals

States whether this statement is true.

Related Commands

You can use the master indexes or search online to find documentation of related commands.

show interface
show interface cable downstream
show interface cable sid

Debug Commands

The following debug cable commands have been added to or modified in this release of the Cisco uBR7246 and are available to help you troubleshoot the cable interfaces:

The debug cable envm command is the same as the debug cable env command in previously documented in the Voice, Video, and Home Applications Configuration Guide. The debug cable error command is the same as the debug cable err command in Voice, Video, and Home Applications Configuration Guide.

For information on other debug cable commands, refer to Voice, Video, and Home Applications Configuration Guide.

debug cable mac

Use the debug cable mac EXEC command to display MAC-layer information for the specified cable modem. The no form of this command disables debugging output.

debug cable mac

Syntax Description

This command takes no keywords or arguments.

Default

None.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release in release 11.3 NA.


Note  Do not use this command if you have a large number of modems on your net. The Cisco uBR7246 will become flooded with console printouts.

Example

The following example shows the return for the MAC layer:

router# debug cable mac
 
19:46:27: Ranging Modem with Sid 1 on i/f : Cable6/0/U0
 
19:46:27: Got a ranging request
19:46:27: SID value is 1 on Interface Cable6/0/U0
19:46:27: CM mac address 00:E0:1E:B2:BB:07 
19:46:27: Timing offset is 0
19:46:27: Power value is FE0, or 0 dB
19:46:27: Freq Error = 0, Freq offset is 0
19:46:27: Ranging has been successful for SID 1 on Interface Cable6/0/U0
 
19:46:29: Ranging Modem with Sid 2 on i/f : Cable6/0/U0
19:46:29: Got a ranging request
19:46:29: SID value is 2 on Interface Cable6/0/U0
19:46:29: CM mac address 00:E0:1E:B2:BB:8F 
19:46:29: Timing offset is 1
19:46:29: Power value is 1350, or 0 dB
19:46:29: Freq Error = 0, Freq offset is 0
19:46:29: Ranging has been successful for SID 2 on Interface Cable6/0/U0
 

19:46:32: Ranging Modem with Sid 3 on i/f : Cable6/0/U0
 
19:46:32: Got a ranging request
19:46:32: SID value is 3 on Interface Cable6/0/U0
19:46:32: CM mac address 00:E0:1E:B2:BB:B1 
19:46:32: Timing offset is FFFFFFFF
19:46:32: Power value is 1890, or -1 dB
19:46:32: Freq Error = 0, Freq offset is 0
19:46:32: Ranging has been successful for SID 3 on Interface Cable6/0/U0
 
19:46:34: Ranging Modem with Sid 5 on i/f : Cable6/0/U0

Table 14:
Field Description

SID value is....

Reports the service ID of the modem. range is from 1 through 891. The information on this line should agree with the first line of the return (that is, Ranging Modem with Sid...).

CM mac address....

The MAC address of the specified cable modem.

Timing offset is....

The time by which to offset the frame transmission upstream so the frame arrives at the expected minislot time at the CMTS.

Power value is FE0, or 0 dB

The raw value derived from the 3137 Broadcom chip. Alternately, the dB value specifies the relative change in the transmission power level that the cable modem needs to make so transmissions arrive at the CMTS at the desired power level. This desired power level is usually 0, but you can use the CLI to change it via the cable power-level command.

Freq Error = ....

The raw value derived from the 3137 Broadcom chip.

Freq offset is ....

Specifies the relative change in the transmission frequency that the cable modem will make to match the CMTS.

Sample Output for the debug cable mac Command

Related Commands

show controllers cable downstream

debug cable map

Use the debug cable map EXEC command to display map debugging messages. The no form of this command disables debugging output.

debug cable map

Syntax Description

This command takes no keywords or arguments.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release in release 11.3 NA.

Example

The following example displays all the MAP messages with and without data grants:

router# debug cable map
 
19:41:53: On interface Cable6/0, sent 5000 MAPs, 1321 MAPs had grant(s)Long Grants 13256993, Total Short Grants 223
A sample Map without any data grant
------------------ MAP MSG  --------------------
us_ch_id: 1   ucd_count: 5  num_elems: 9  reserved: 0
Alloc Start Time: 33792        Ack Time: 33618
Rng_bkoff_start: 0    Rng_bkoff_end: 2
Data_bkoff_start: 1   Data_bkoff_end: 3:
sid:16383   iuc:1   mslot_offset:0
sid:0   iuc:7   mslot_offset:40
A sample Map with data grant(s)
------------------ MAP MSG  ---------------------
us_ch_id: 1   ucd_count: 5  num_elems: 7  reserved: 0
Alloc Start Time: 33712        Ack Time: 33578
Rng_bkoff_start: 0    Rng_bkoff_end: 2
Data_bkoff_start: 1   Data_bkoff_end: 3
sid:2   iuc:6   mslot_offset:0
sid:16383   iuc:1   mslot_offset:16
sid:0   iuc:7   mslot_offset:40
 

Table 15:
Field Description

sent 5000 MAPs

Total number of maps transmitted.

MAPs had grant(s) Long Grants

Total number of grants considered long sized by CMTS.

Total Short Grants

Total number of grants considered short sized by CMTS.

us_ch_id

Identifies the upstream channel ID for this message.

ucd_count

Number of upstream channel descriptors (UCDs).

num_elems

Number of information elements in the map.

reserved

Reserved for alignment.

Alloc Start Time

Start time from CMTS initialization (in minislots) for assignments in this map.

Ack Time

Latest time from CMTS initialization (in minislots) processed in upstream. The cable modems use this time for collision detection.

Rng_bkoff_start

Initial backoff window for initial ranging contention, expressed as a power of 2. Valid values are from 0-15.

Rng_bkoff_end

Final backoff window for initial ranging contention, expressed as a power of 2. Valid values are from 0-15.

Data_bkoff_start

Initial backoff window for contention data and requests, expressed as a power of 2. Valid values are from 0-15.

Data_bkoff_end

Final backoff window for contention data and requests, expressed as a power of 2. Valid values are from 0-15.

sid

Service ID.

iuc

Interval usage code (IUC) value.

mslot_offset

Minislot offset.

Debug Cable MAP Field Descriptions

Related Commands

show controllers cable downstream

debug cable Rx

Use the debug cable Rx EXEC command to display incoming transmissions. The no form of this command disables debugging output.

debug cable Rx

Syntax Description

This command takes no arguments.

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC.

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release in release 11.3 NA.

Related Commands

show controllers cable downstream

What to Do Next

For more information on the Cisco  uBR7246, refer to the Voice, Video, and Home Applications Configuration Guide.

For instructions on the advanced configuration of the port adapters installed in your Cisco  uBR7246, refer to the respective installation documents that shipped with each port adapter. This documentation is also available on the Cisco Documentation CD-ROM and on CCO.

For instructions on the advanced configuration of the cable modem cards, refer to the document Cisco  uBR7246 Universal Broadband Router Cable Modem Card Installation and Configuration This document accompanies every Cisco cable modem card that is shipped from the factory as an installed item in a Cisco  uBR7246 or as a FRU. The document is also available on the Cisco Documentation CD-ROM and on CCO.


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