Specifications

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Chapter 3 Spectrum Management for the Cisco Cable Modem Termination System
Feature Overview
Guided and Scheduled Spectrum Management
Guided and Scheduled spectrum management constitutes a set of basic features that use the
Cisco uBR-MCxxC, Cisco uBR-MC28C, and Cisco uBR-MC28C-BNC cable interface line cards. These
features were introduced in a range of Cisco IOS releases, from Cisco IOS Release 11.3(9)NA,
Cisco IOS Release 12.0(5)T1, Cisco IOS Release 12.0(6)SC, Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1,
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(1)XF, Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)T, and Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC1. These
features are considered basic because they constitute the elementary, cornerstone features upon which
the Intelligent and Advanced spectrum management features using the Cisco uBR-MC16S card are built.
Table 3-1 Spectrum Management Phases
Guided and Scheduled
Spectrum Management
Intelligent Spectrum
Management Using
uBR-MC16S Card
Advanced Spectrum
Management Using
uBR-MC16S Card
Cisco IOS release
supported
11.3(9)NA, 12.0(5)T1,
12.0(6)SC, 12.1(1),
12.1(1)T, 12.1(2)EC,
12.2(2)XF, 12.2(4)BC1b,
and later. See Table 3-2
on page 3-8 for more
detailed information.
12.1(2)EC and later,
12.2(8)BC2
1
1. The Cisco uBR10012 universal broadband router using Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)BC2 supports a subset of the Intelligent
and Advanced Spectrum Management features. See the “Cisco uBR10012 Router and Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)BC2
Support” section on page 3-19 for more details.
12.1(7)CX
2
,
12.2(8)BC2
1
2. Cisco IOS Release 12.1(7)CX was an early deployment release that introduced the Advanced Spectrum Management features.
This release is no longer available and has been superceded by Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)BC2.
Platforms
supported
Cisco uBR7100 series
Cisco uBR7223
Cisco uBR7246
Cisco uBR7246 VXR
Cisco uBR10012 router
Cisco uBR7223
Cisco uBR7246
Cisco uBR7246 VXR
Cisco uBR10012 router
Cisco uBR7223
Cisco uBR7246
Cisco uBR7246 VXR
Cisco uBR10012
router
Cable interfaceline
card used
Cisco uBR-MC11C
Cisco uBR-MC12C
Cisco uBR-MC14C
Cisco uBR-MC16C
Cisco uBR-MC16E
Cisco uBR-MC28C
Cisco uBR-MC28C-BNC
Cisco uBR-MC16S Cisco uBR-MC16S
Description Works with every cable
interface line card except
the original
Cisco uBR-MC11-FPGA
cable interface line card.
Based on the
Cisco uBR-MC16C cable
interface line card
motherboard plus an
additional piggyback,
spectrum management
daughter card. Delivers
hardware-assisted, initial
spectrum management
enhancements.
An upgrade for the
Cisco uBR-MC16S
cable interface line
card plus spectrum
management daughter
card. Provides
CNR-based, proactive
frequency hopping and
spectrum management.