System information

Configuring the CMTS
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Overview
The following sections contain the tasks used to configure and manage your cable
network:
• Initial Cable Interface Configuration Tasks
• Configuring a Downstream Channel
• Configuring an Upstream Channel
• Bundling Cable Interfaces into a Single IP Subnet
• Subneting DHCP Clients on the Cable Interface
• Creating a Modulation Profile
• Setting Network Parameters for Cable Modems
• Configuring Baseline Privacy
• Setting QoS Parameters
• Implementing Spectrum Management
• Using Flap Lists
• Managing Multicast Maps
• Pinging a Cable Modem at the MAC Layer
• Resetting the Cable Modem
• Clearing Cable Interface Counters
• Gathering DOCSIS Network Information
Initial Cable Interface Configuration Tasks
Ensure that an IP address and subnetwork mask is configured for the cable interface
before performing the following tasks. Refer to Chapter 5 for more information.
This section discusses the initial configuration tasks that must be performed to make
the cable interface on the DOCSIS module operational.
You must perform the following basic tasks to configure the cable interface:
• Setting the IP DHCP Relay Functions
• Configuring the Cable Helper and IP Helper Addresses