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Cisco Cable Wideband Solution Design and Implementation Guide, Release 1.0
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Chapter 1 Solution Overview
Solution Description and Scope
Architecture and Scope
Figure 1-1
presents a simplified view of the Cisco Cable Wideband Solution, Release 1.0. In
Figure 1-1
,
two RF channels are bonded into a wideband channel (bonding group). The Cisco Cable Wideband
Solution includes these major components:
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Wideband cable modem termination system (WCMTS)—Cisco uBR10012 router
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Cisco Wideband SPA (Shared Port Adapter) and Cisco Wideband SIP (SPA Interface Processor)
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Edge QAM (EQAM) device
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Wideband cable modem (WCM)
Figure 1-1
Cisco Wideband Cable System
In Scope
The scope of the Cisco Cable Wideband Solution, Release 1.0, comprises fully tested and supported
Cisco and Scientific Atlanta components, as well as selected third-party components tested for
interoperability by Cisco. The following aspects of the solution are in scope:
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DOCSIS 3.0 Downstream Channel Bonding software
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One or more downstream wideband channels with RF channel bonding
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Wideband CMTS (Cisco uBR10012 router) including cable interface and network uplink line cards
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Cisco Wideband SIP and Cisco Wideband SPA
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Edge QAM device
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Wideband cable modem
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Wideband-related cable modem configuration file parameters
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Cisco IOS command set for wideband-channel configuration, provisioning, and maintenance
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Cisco IOS command set for wideband hardware monitoring, troubleshooting, and debugging
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MIBs for the wideband CMTS, wideband cable modem, and wideband channel and service statistics
Device configuration that is in scope for this document is limited to the Wideband SIP and Wideband
SPA. Comprehensive documentation for other CMTS components is provided in the existing
Cisco uBR10012 documentation set, which is accessible at www.cisco.com.
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WAN
WAN
uBR10012
WCMTS
Wideband SPA GE
MC5X20
cable interface
line card
Downstream
wideband
channel
Traditional DOCSIS upstream channel for
return data traffic and signaling
Downstream RF channel for MAC management
and signaling messages
Regional
cable
headend
Wideband
cable modem
RF
Edge QAM
device
Downstream
wideband channel
GE
switch
Wideband SIP