1. SMC8511 Outdoor Cable Modem
Figure 1-1 SMC8511 Outdoor Cable Modem
The SMC8511 Outdoor Cable Modem allows CATV operators to offer commercial broadband IP
data services to customers requiring a hardened DOCSIS 2.0 cable modem suitable for outdoor
environments. Applications include traffic light controllers, security and traffic cameras and other
outdoor devices requiring IP backhaul. The SMC8511 is pictured in Figure 1-1 mounted on a
CATV strand. A flexible pipe mounting system is available as well. See Section 2 of this Manual
Mechanical Installation for details of the mounting assemblies.
Power may be provided to the SMC8511 Outdoor Cable Modem by one of two methods:
•
CATV 60-90 VAC (nominal) along with the RF through the F-Connector,
•
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
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through the water resistant RJ45 Ethernet connector.
In addition, when the SMC8511 Outdoor Cable Modem is powered from the CATV system
through its F-connector interface, it can optionally
provide 24 VDC at 0.5 amps from the Ethernet
port to power the external Ethernet device.
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See Section 3.4
PoE Wiring
for more detail.
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