Specifications

Chapter 7 Broadband and Dial Access

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Remote Cable Access—Network Management Products

Cisco Broadband Troubleshooter

Cisco Broadband Troubleshooter is an easy-to-use tool that gives network administrators

and technicians a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that streamlines RF problem resolution.

The tool dynamically monitors RF characteristics on a per modem or per upstream basis,

provides a measurement interface for the upstream that looks and feels like a spectrum

analyzer, decentralizes RF monitoring and analysis, and automatically sorts and categorizes

RF problem conditions. The product provides a fault-analysis tool that enables network

managers and RF technicians to quickly and easily isolate performance, cable plant, and CM

problems. On-demand and scheduled diagnostics can be issued.

Cisco Broadband Troubleshooter automates reporting and expert analysis of the measured

RF statistics. Diagnostics are available from both customer-account and network-event

perspectives. The product allows a technician to characterize upstream and downstream

trouble patterns and quickly identify “flapping” CPE devices that are experiencing

persistent connectivity problems. Operators can quickly discern CPE connectivity

impairments by identifying noise, attenuation, provisioning, and packet-corruption issues.

For More Information

See the Cisco Broadband Troubleshooter Web site:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps530/index.html

Cisco Broadband Configurator

Cisco Broadband Configurator is an easy-to-navigate, Java-based application that

simplifies the creation and maintenance of configuration files for PacketCable 1.0 media

terminal adapters (MTAs) and DOCSIS 1.0 and 1.1 cable modems. The product provides a

simple-to-use, forms-based approach that leads cable operators through the process of

configuring or editing values of a configuration file. These values include RF parameters,

vendor information, DOCSIS 1.0 class of service, DOCSIS 1.1 service flow or Service Flow

Identifiers (SFIDs), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) values, DOCSIS 1.0

baseline privacy (BPI), DOCSIS 1.1 BPI+, as well as customer premises equipment (CPE)

data.

For More Information

See the Cisco Broadband Configurator Web site:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps819/index.html