Chapter 4 Troubleshooting the System

Managing Cable Modems on the HFC Network

To configure per modem filters, use the following commands in cable interface configuration mode.

Table 4-6 Instructions to Configure Per Modem Filters

Command

 

Purpose

 

 

 

 

 

CMTS01(config-if)# cable {modem host device}

 

Configure access lists to be specified on a

 

{<macaddr><ipaddr> } access group <acl>

 

per-interface and per-direction basis. The packets

 

 

 

received from cable modems and/or individual hosts

 

 

 

are filtered based on the cable modem or the host the

 

 

 

packets are received from. Use modem if the device

 

 

 

is a cable modem. Use host if the device is a CPE

 

 

 

device attached to a cable modem.

 

 

 

Define the filter to be applied to the device and a

 

 

 

given address. The macaddr specifies the cable

 

 

 

modem’s or CPE device’s unique MAC address.

 

 

 

Use the ipaddr option to specify the CM or CPE

 

 

 

device’s current IP address.

 

 

 

Use the acl option to assign the CM or CPE device

 

 

 

to an access list. This defines the per-CM or per-host

 

 

 

filter requirements implemented at the CMTS, rather

 

 

 

than at the CM. Access list numbers are 1 to 99 for

 

 

 

fast IP access lists, 100 to 199 for show extended IP

 

 

 

access lists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note Access list numbers of 700 to

 

 

 

 

 

799 do not apply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caution The system applies filters after the cable modem registers with the CMTS. Filter definitions are not saved across system reboots and must be applied each time a CM registers.

The software supports traps to alert CMTS administrators on CMs going offline or back online. A typical registration and login procedure is shown below:

1.The CM registers with the Cisco uBR7200 series.

2.The Cisco uBR7200 series sends traps to management systems in use for the network.

3.The management system sets per modem filters using SNMP or rsh.

4.The user logs in at the server.

5.The login server obtains required modem and CPE information from the Cisco uBR7200 series.

6.The login server sets per-CPE filter in the Cisco uBR7200 series. The per-CPE filter overrides the per modem filter settings.

7.If the CM goes offline for a brief period of time, filters defined using the Cisco uBR7200 series remain active. If a CM stays offline for more than 24 hours, filter settings are reset.

8.If the user logs out or the login server detects that the user is not online, the login server sets default filters for the CM or the CPE device.

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