Chapter 2: C4/C4c CMTS Features
STANDARD Revision 1.0
C4® CMTS Release 8.3 User Guide
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Release 7.0.x Features
The Release 7.0 C4 CMTS is an integrated DOCSIS 3.0 solution in that it contains both downstream and upstream modules
and all associated CMTS components in a single chassis. The following is a list of the new features included in Software
Release 7.0.x:
Support for new hardware modules:
Router Control Module (RCM)
16D CAM
12U CAM (a repurposed 2Dx12U CAM configured in software to be a 12-upstream only CAM)
Upstream spectrum support as follows:
US
5-42 MHz
Japan
5-55 MHz
Europe
5-65 MHz
DOCSIS 3.0 DS Channel Bonding
DOCSIS 3.0 Topology/Infrastructure
DOCSIS 3.0 NMS support
IPv6 support on all interfaces
IPv6 for CM Management
New Hardware supported
Release 7.1.x Features
The following new features are included in Software Release 7.1.x:
Multiple Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) instances
Full support of OSPF in five VRFs
Limited routing protocol support for 11 VRFs (Rel. 7.1.2 and later)
Cable Modem Steering — based on Service Type TLV (Rel. 7.1.2 and later)
Layer 3 802.1Q VLAN Tagging
Service Independent Intercept (SII) for Legal Intercept
DOCSIS 2.0-compliant IP Detail Record/Streaming Protocol (IPDR/SP)