DiagnosticsB-17

d 12: Interactive Info

This diagnostic tool gathers data about your system:

 

 

INTERACTIVE INFO

 

 

 

 

 

IP

 

:

0.0.0.0

 

 

 

UPM

 

:

0X000021

 

 

 

UPSTREAM ID

 

:

0X0000

 

 

 

DOWNSTREAM ID

 

:

0X0000

 

 

 

STATE

 

:

UNCONFIG

 

 

 

MAC ABORT CNTR

:

0000

 

 

 

GOOD PACKETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

ERROR PACKETS:

 

 

 

 

 

SOCKET PORT STATE

 

 

 

 

 

0

UNUSED

 

 

 

 

1

UNUSED

 

 

 

 

2

UNUSED

 

 

 

 

3

UNUSED

 

 

 

 

4

UNUSED

 

 

 

 

5

UNUSED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Interactive Info fields are:

 

 

 

 

Field

Description

 

 

 

 

IP

Indicates the set-top IP address assigned by the NC 1500, in dotted-decimal format; for

 

example, xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where each xxx ranges from 000 to 255.

UPM

Indicates the upstream modem address. This UPM value is the same as the terminal ID

 

assigned by the DAC 6000. The UPM is a unique, system-generated, eight-digit integer

 

between 1 and 16777215 displayed in hexadecimal format.

Upstream ID

The set-top transmission parameter assigned by the DAC 6000. It is a four-digit value

 

ranging from 0000 to 9999 displayed in hexadecimal format.

Downstream ID The set-top transmission parameter assigned by the DAC 6000. It is a four-digit value

 

ranging from 0000 to 9999 displayed in hexadecimal format.

State

The state modes are:

 

!

MAC CONNECT

 

!

UNCONFIG

 

! INIT_WAIT_DC_OR_

 

! WAIT_LM_ACK

 

! WAIT_SO_ACK

 

! WAIT_LA_OR_SO

 

!

INIT_STOPPED

 

! RUN_WAIT-DC-OR-C

 

!

RUNNING

 

!

RUN_STOPPED

 

!

INVALID

DCT700 Installation Manual

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Motorola DTC700, DCT700 installation manual Interactive Info, Upm, Upstream ID, State

DTC700, DCT700 specifications

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