Chapter 7 Broadband and Dial Access Products
Remote Cable Access—Network Management Products
Cisco Cable Manager
Cisco Cable Manager is a client/server application that helps cable service providers deploy, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot cable equipment on an HFC network. The product manages Cisco CMTS products, as well as Cisco and
Version 2.0 adds:
•Domain management of the Cisco uBR7200 Series, Cisco uBR905, and the Cisco CVA122
•Scale to support 100,000 cable modems or CPE devices per Cisco Cable Manager server
•Security to support task- and
•Performance reporting to provide multiple statistics in a single graphical display
•Fault management to support
Version 2.1 adds domain management of:
•Cisco uBR7100 Series
•Cisco uBR10012
•Cisco uBR925
•Cisco CVA122E
Both Cable Manager versions come bundled with:
•CiscoView version 4.2
•Cisco Cable Troubleshooter version 1.3
•Cisco DOCSIS CPE Configurator File Editor version 3.2
Cisco Broadband Troubleshooter
The Cisco Broadband Troubleshooter (formerly known as the Cisco Cable Troubleshooter) provides an efficient tool to help network operations center personnel or field technicians detect, diagnose and isolate problems between the cable plant and connected RF CPE devices. The product allows technicians to characterize upstream and downstream trouble patterns and quickly identify “flapping” CPE devices experiencing connectivity problems. Operators can quickly discern a cable modem or
New features in the latest release of
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•Ability to interrogate CMTS and cable modems for fault isolation
•Ability to perform scheduled capture and provide
Remote Cable Access—Network Management Products
CHAPTER 7 BROADBAND AND DIAL ACCESS PRODUCTS
