Chapter 37: Service Class Names
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Parameter
Keyword Syntax
Purpose
Service Flow
Attributes
[required-attr-mask-
value <value>]
[forbidden-attr-mask-
value <value>]
[attr-aggr-rule-mask-
value <value>]
The attributes are used to direct the service flow to a specific bonding group or
channel or set of bonding group groups or channels.
Service Class Name Configuration
Typically SCNs are configured using CLI, but they may also be configured in the C4/c CMTS via SNMP using a Cable Modem
(CM) management system. This CM management system would define SCNs and define CM configurations as part of a
service-level definition process.
Service Classes
From a subscriber’s perspective, service classes refer to different levels of service, each with minimum and maximum
guaranteed data rates, priorities, and billing rates.
A Multiple System Operator (MSO) might choose to offer its subscribers three classes of service and call them, for
example:
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Gold Service Class Example
Subscribers opting for a Gold service class would pay a premium, and would be given priority over users opting for lesser
service class packages. They would also benefit from higher bandwidth even during peak access times.