• How to Configure DEPI Control Plane
  • Configuring DEPI Control Plane on the M-CMTS Router
  • Configuring DEPI Control Plane on Cisco RFGW-10
  • Configuring DEPI Reconciliation Timeout
  • N+1 DEPI Redundancy on the M-CMTS Router and CiscoRFGW-10
  • Configuring DLM on the M-CMTS Router
  • Configuring Clustering on the Cisco RFGW-10
  • Disabling a DEPI Data Session on the M-CMTS Router
  • Configuration Examples for M-CMTS DEPI
  • Verifying M-CMTS DEPI on the Cisco RFGW-10
  • Additional References
  • Feature Information for M-CMTS DEPI
  • Glossary
  • M-CMTS DEPI

    First Published: November 16, 2009

    Last Updated: September 18, 2017

    The Downstream External PHY Interface (DEPI) is a communication protocol between the Modular Cable Modem Termination System (M-CMTS) core and the Edge Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (EQAM). It is an IP tunnel between the MAC (M-CMTS core) and PHY (EQAM) in an M-CMTS system, which contains both a data path for Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) frames and a control path for setting up, maintaining, and tearing down data sessions.

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    Contents

    Prerequisites


    Note The hardware components introduced in a given Cisco IOS Release are supported in all subsequent releases unless otherwise specified.


    Table 1 Cable Hardware Compatibility Matrix for M-CMTS DEPI

    Platform
    Processor Engine
    Cable Interface Cards

    Cisco RF Gateway 10

    Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SQ

    • Supervisor V-10GE engine card
    • Cisco RFGW-10 DS-48
    • Cisco RFGW-10 DS-48-1G

    Cisco RF Gateway 10

    Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.2.0SQ

    • Supervisor engine SUP 7-E- card
    • Cisco RFGW-10 DS-48
    • Cisco RFGW-10 DS-48-1G
    • Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384

    Restrictions

    • DOCSIS MPEG-TS (DMPT) mode is supported on the M-CMTS.

    Information About M-CMTS DEPI

    To configure the M-CMTS DEPI feature, you should understand the following concepts:

    DEPI

    DEPI is based on Layer Two Tunneling Protocol-Version 3 (L2TPv3) protocol. The formatted DOCSIS frames or MPEG packets from the M-CMTS are transported through Layer 2 or Layer 3 and delivered to the EQAM for transmission. The line card receives DEPI data packets from the Cisco CMTS, and converts the DOCSIS data in the DEPI payload to RF QAM signals in a Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) network.

    DEPI uses two types of messages to communicate between the M-CMTS and the EQAM—DEPI control message and the DEPI data message (data packet).

    The DEPI Control message is used to establish control connections and data sessions between the M-CMTS core and the PHY EQAM. The control messages are terminated on the Supervisor card, and are handled by the Supervisor IOS software. The DEPI data message is used to carry the DOCSIS data from the M-CMTS core to the PHY EQAM. The DEPI data messages are terminated and handled by the line card. The Supervisor engine handles the control connections and session setup for DEPI traffic and sends messages to the line card.

    The DEPI control plane is based on L2TPv3 signalling. The DEPI process is initiated by the M-CMTS core. The control channel allows for signaling messages to be sent between the M-CMTS core and EQAM. Typical control messages are set up using a control connection between the M-CMTS core and EQAM. An L2TP session is established before L2TP begins to forward session frames for data. Multiple sessions may be bound to a single control connection.

    DEPI data packet processing (manual DEPI configuration) uses the L2TPv3 protocol over IP. The EQAM initiates the DEPI process by forwarding the DEPI data message packets from the EQAM to the M-CMTS core. The destination IP address of the EQAM and the session ID of the L2TPv3 header of each packet is used to identify the destination of the packet to the QAM channel. The session ID is negotiated between the M-CMTS core and the EQAM through the DEPI control plane protocol or configured manually on the M-CMTS and the EQAM.

    Two basic encapsulation techniques exist for DOCSIS—the DOCSIS MPT (DMPT) mode and the Packet Streaming Protocol (PSP) mode.

    DMPT places integer number of MPEG transport packets (TP) into the L2TP payload. This mode is defined for interoperability with legacy video QAM devices. Only one DMPT flow can be present in a QAM channel. The EQAM extracts the MPEG transport packets within the DEPI payload and forwards them to the output QAM.

    Bonded DOCSIS through downstream channel bonding is a technique of grouping multiple QAM channels into a bonding group to provide a logical downstream channel with larger aggregated bandwidth. Bonded traffic can be encapsulated in DMPT. In DMPT mode, the DOCSIS frame is first encapsulated in 188-byte MPEG-TS packets and then placed into the L2TPv3. You can place up to 7 MPEG-TS packets in a single IP packet.

    DMPT traffic from the M-CMTS Core contains SYNC messages (DOCSIS time stamps). The EQAM finds all the SYNC messages in the DMPT payload and corrects the SYNC values.

    The DMPT mode is considered best-effort mode. This means that all attempts are made to process the DMPT data with the lowest delay through both the network and the EQAM, but no guarantee of quality of service (QoS) is offered.


    Note The DEPI configuration with the DMPT mode for session setup is used on the Cisco RFGW-10. PSP mode is not supported in this release.


    DEPI Latency Measurement

    The DEPI Latency Measurement (DLM) packet is a special type of data packet used for measuring the network latency between the M-CMTS core and the EQAM. There are two types of DLM packets—ingress DLM packet and egress DLM packet. The ingress DLM measures the latency between the M-CMTS core and the ingress point in the EQAM. The egress DLM measures the latency between the M-CMTS core and the egress point of the EQAM. The DEPI control plane is supported with a direct connection between the shared port adapter (SPA) and the EQAM, or between the Cisco uBR-MC3GX60V line card and the EQAM.

    Manual DEPI Configuration

    The following section describe manual DEPI sessions on the Cisco RFGW-10:

    Manual DEPI Data Sessions

    The session ID in the L2TPv3 header identifies data packets as DMPT or PSP. The session IDs are manually configured on the EQAM and the M-CMTS core.

    In the earlier Cisco IOS Releases, DEPI session IDs could be configured manually at the QAM subinterface. Starting with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.2.0SQ, the 32-bit session IDs are generated internally for the DEPI sessions. These session IDs are configured manually on the M-CMTS node, thus improving the performance of the system with higher session load for new line cards.

    In Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.2.0SQ, all QAM channels on the RF port can be used for DEPI, when the QAM subinterface is configured for DEPI. QAM-port load balancing groups are assigned to QAM channels while configuring local DEPI sessions.

    Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.2.0SQ supports global templates or profiles on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card. Each port on the Cisco RFGW10 DS-384 line card provides a frequency range from 45 MHz to 1003 MHz. The Supervisor card uses two frequency schemes—static frequency scheme and the user-defined frequency scheme—to configure the frequency profile at the port level. RF profiles can be created globally at the chassis level and applied to any QAM channel on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card. The RF profiles are used for grouping QAM channels with the same modulation, annex mode, symbol rate, and interleaver depth. For more information, see Configuring the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 Line Card.

    QAM-Port Load Balancing Group

    A QAM-port load balancing group is a QAM block or midplane 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface. It is used for load balancing the data sessions across two midplane 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.


    Note QAM-port load balancing groups are required for configuring manual DEPI sessions. For remote DEPI sessions, these groups are dynamically assigned.


    Two QAM-port load balancing groups exist per line card. The QAM channels are equally divided between the two QAM-port load balancing groups on any line card. Each QAM-port load balancing group supports 192 carriers for the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card, and 24 carriers for the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-48 line card. The show cable linecard load-balancing-group command lists the current carriers on the line card

    Benefits

    • The DEPI manual configuration uses the L2TPv3 protocol.

    DEPI Control Plane Configuration

    This section describes the DEPI control plane on the Cisco RFGW-10:

    DEPI Control Plane Sessions

    For both primary and non-primary downstream channels, the DEPI data session is established when the DEPI control connection is active. The Transport Stream Identifier (TSID) must be configured on both the EQAM and the M-CMTS router because it is used to bind a physical QAM of the EQAM to the logical wideband channel. Only the M-CMTS router initiates the DEPI data session creation, not the EQAM.

    Benefits

    • The DEPI control plane provides the capability to detect failures in a multi-hop network between the M-CMTS router and EQAM.
    • The Cisco RFGW-10 (EQAM) learns the configuration from the M-CMTS router via the DEPI control plane.
    • The DEPI control plane facilitates an automatic and accurate method to determine delay via the DLM.
    • The DEPI control plane allows interoperability.

    Difference Manual DEPI and DEPI Control Plane Configuration

    The manual DEPI configuration also supports N+1 DEPI redundancy and port-level redundancy on the Cisco uBR-MC3GX60V line card.

    The following are the differences between the manual DEPI and control plane DEPI configuration:

    • In manual DEPI configuration, you do not have to configure the protect tunnel. The working card configuration is automatically applied to the protect card through IPC messages. In DEPI control plane redundancy, you must configure the protect tunnel on both the EQAM and the M-CMTS router.
    • For manual DEPI configuration, the Gig Ethernet ports on the Cisco uBR-MC3GX60V line card must be in active-passive mode.
    • The DEPI connection between the EQAM and the M-CMTS router is static in manual DEPI configuration. Whereas, the data sessions are established dynamically in the DEPI control plane configuration.

    DEPI Control Connections

    Configuring a DEPI tunnel on a SPA or Cisco uBR-MC3GX60 line card downstream channel will establishes a DEPI control connection (if it does not exist). The M-CMTS router (not the EQAM) initiates the control session connection. At least one DEPI control connection must exist for each SPA or Cisco uBR-MC3GX60 line card, which has RF channels configured, to establish a DEPI session with an EQAM. There can be multiple control connections from one SPA or Cisco uBR-MC3GX60 line card to one or more EQAMs. When a DEPI control connection is disconnected, all the associated DEPI data sessions are disconnected.

    When the primary link on the SPA or Cisco uBR-MC3GX60 line card toggles more than five times within 30 seconds, and the secondary link is up, the secondary link is selected for traffic. The link switches back to the primary link during the next primary link transition after 30 seconds or when the secondary link fails. To get the primary port link toggle information, use the show controller modular-cable command. To get the primary (port0) or secondary link (port1) status, use the show controller gigabitEthernet command.

    DEPI Reconciliation Timeout

    DEPI reconciliation timeout is the specified duration of the control plane reconciliation, after which the data plane becomes idle. The DEPI reconciliation timeout by default is set to 60 seconds.

    Effective with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.3.1SQ, the DEPI reconciliation timeout configuration can be changed using the command cable downstream depi-session timeout.

    It is recommended to have DEPI reconciliation timeout configuration during the line card or route processor switchover in CMTS and Cisco RFGW-10.

    DEPI SSO

    The Cisco RFGW-10 Supervisor card redundancy and the route processor (RP) redundancy on the Cisco uBR10012 router in stateful switchover (SSO) mode support both DEPI manual mode and DEPI protocol mode (control plane DEPI). Minimal disruption might occur in the manual DEPI in the case of RP redundancy on the Cisco uBR10012 router. The control plane and data sessions are re-established after the RP switchover in control plane DEPI while the data plane non-stop forwarding continues to send DEPI data traffic to the EQAM.

    With Supervisor card redundancy, the Supervisor card switchover does not affect the statically configured DEPI connections in DEPI manual mode. Hence, the switchover interruption to DEPI data traffic is in subseconds. In DEPI protocol mode, the DEPI control plane is SSO-unaware as the underlying IOS L2TPv3 protocol is SSO-unaware. Neither the L2TPv3 protocol state nor the DEPI state is check pointed from the active Supervisor card to the standby Supervisor card. During Supervisor card switchover, the DEPI control plane and data plane are recovered as follows with minimal service outage time:

    • DEPI control plane and data plane re-establishment: During the Supervisor card switchover, the newly active Supervisor card re-establishes the DEPI control connections and data sessions with its M-CMTS peer. The IDs of the re-established sessions fall into the same DEPI session ID range as before.
    • DEPI data plane non-stop forwarding: While the newly active Supervisor card is re-establishing the DEPI connections and data sessions, the Cisco RFGW-10 receives and processes DEPI data traffic that the M-CMTS router continues to forward through the existing data sessions. This non-stop forwarding function minimizes the service outage time for a couple of seconds. The existing data sessions are removed after the new sessions are established.

    For more information on the Supervisor card Redundancy, see 1:1 Supervisor Card Redundancy feature guide.

    DEPI Path Redundancy and N+1 DEPI Redundancy

    Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SQ2 introduces support for DEPI Path Redundancy (DPR), which is used in conjunction with N+1 DEPI control plane redundancy for the Cisco uBR-MC3GX60V line card. This feature allows you to configure a backup DEPI session on the protect card using the protect-tunnel command in DEPI tunnel configuration mode. In this mode, the protect line card has a fully operational secondary DEPI control connection and sessions for the QAM channels on the working line card. The primary DEPI control connection and session is established on the Gig Ethernet ports on the working line card. These primary and secondary DEPI sessions are paired using the common TSID, which uniquely identifies the target QAM channel.


    Note The output of the show hccp linecard detail command displays "APP Switch" for "last_switch_reason" if a line card switchover is triggered by DEPI.



    Note The N+1 DEPI redundancy feature is supported only on the Cisco uBR-MC3GX60 line card. This feature is not supported on the Cisco Wideband SPA.


    The N+1 DEPI redundancy feature requires an EQAM that supports data path redundancy based on CableLabs Downstream External PHY Interface Specification (CM-SP-DEPI-I08-100611).

    The Cisco uBR-MC3GX60V line card supports up to six DEPI tunnels per Gigabit Ethernet port and a separate DEPI session per downstream channel. Each DEPI session is associated with only one DEPI tunnel and multiple DEPI sessions can be associated with a single DEPI tunnel.

    In an N+1 DEPI redundancy, the protect line card initiates DEPI control sessions on each QAM channel at bootup. When the M-CMTS router detects a line card failure, the protect line card enables all the sessions that were backing up the sessions of the failed line card.

    The network connectivity must be set up to ensure that the Cisco RFGW-10 is reachable through the protect Cisco uBR-MC3GX60V line card.

    Gigabit Ethernet Port-level Redundancy

    The port-level redundancy is configured by default on the Cisco Wideband SPA and Cisco uBR-MC3GX60V line card. You do not have to manually configure the Gigabit Ethernet port-level redundancy on the M-CMTS router.

    DEPI CIN and VRF

    The Converged Interconnect Network (CIN) is the standard term used for the network between the M-CMTS and the RFGW-10. This network can be a direct connection or a Layer 2 or Layer 3 network. Because the CIN is a private network, a virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) instance ensures that only valid traffic is routed to it by removing the IP Address of the interface from the global routing table (and from the interface).


    Note Layer 3 CIN support is limited to when the primary Gigabit Ethernet link of the M-CMTS DEPI port is connected directly to the EQAM and the secondary link is connected through a Layer 3 router. The Layer 3 router between the M-CMTS and the EQAM must support modification of the MAC addresses on its Layer 3 interface.


    VRF for DEPI session is used only on the M-CMTS router. It is recommended that VRF should be configured for the Gigabit Ethernet interfaces to ensure that the CIN routes are isolated from the default routing table of the M-CMTS router. When connecting two SPAs to a Layer 2 CIN, the Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for these SPAs must be configured with different VRFs.

    PortFast mode-enabled switches must be used when Gigabit Ethernet link redundancy is configured for the Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. For information on the switches that support the PortFast mode, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk621/technologies_tech_note09186a008009482f.shtml.

    DEPI EQAM Statistics

    The DEPI EQAM Statistics feature enables EQAM to send QAM channel statistics to the M-CMTS router for all data sessions in every DEPI tunnel. Support for this feature is introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SQ2. The DEPI EQAM Statistics feature is configured by default on the M-CMTS router. To disable this configuration use the no form of the depi eqam-stats command in global configuration mode.


    Note Cisco RFGW-10 sends EQAM statistics to the M-CMTS router. No other EQAM supports the EQAM Statistics feature.


    To verify EQAM statistics, use the show depi session command with the verbose keyword in privileged EXEC mode.

    How to Configure Manual DEPI

    This section describes how to configure DEPI manually on the M-CMTS router and Cisco RFGW-10:

    Prerequisites

    • To configure manual DEPI sessions, the bandwidth should be specified for the midplane. Use the cable mode depi local lbg lbg-interface command to configure the QAM channel with the QAM-port load balancing group to forward traffic to the line card.
    • Session IDs (depi-remote-id) cannot be configured. The 32-bit session IDs generated by the Cisco RFGW-10 are used by the RF channels on the Cisco CMTS. Use the cable depi-sessions manual summary command to view the session ID of a data session.

    Note If the channel IDs and the QAM-port load balancing groups are not changed on the Cisco RFGW-10, the 32-bit session IDs are preserved across the Cisco RFGW-10 until the line card reloads.


    • The RF power specified on the Cisco CMTS needs to be within the allowed power range on the QAM channel. The allowed power range varies with the density specified at the port.
    • The SPA controller configuration on the Cisco uBR10012 router should match both the EQAM Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet configuration, and the RF configuration.
    • The dest_ip_address must be of the front panel Gigabit Ethernet port on the Cisco RFGW-10 UEQAM that is connected to the SPA on the Cisco uBR10012 router.

    Configuring Manual DEPI on the M-CMTS Router

    SUMMARY STEPS

    1. enable

    2. configure terminal

    3. controller modular-cable { slot / bay / port | slot / subslot / controller }

    4. modular-host subslot slot/subslot

    5. rf-channel rf-channel cable downstream channel-id channel-id

    6. rf-channel rf-channel frequency freq [annex {A | B} modulation {64 | 256} [interleave-depth
    {8 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 128}]]

    7. rf-channel rf-channel ip-address dest_ip_address mac-address dest_mac_address depi-remote-id session_id

    8. rf-channel rf-channel rf-power power-level

    9. no rf-channel rf-channel rf-shutdown

    10. exit

    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    enable

     

    Router> enable

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

    Step 2

    configure terminal

     

    Router# configure terminal

    Enters global configuration mode.

    Step 3

    controller modular-cable { slot / bay / port | slot / subslot / controller }

     

    Router(config)# controller modular-cable 1/0/0

    Specifies the modular cable controller interface for the SPA or the line card.

    • slot—SPA interface processor (SIP) or the line card slot. Slots 1 and 3 are used for SIPs. The valid range is from 5 to 8 for the line card slot.
    • bay—Bay in a SIP where a SPA is located. The valid values are 0 (upper bay) and 1 (lower bay).
    • port—Interface number on the SPA.
    • subslot—Cable interface line card subslot. The valid values are 0 and 1.
    • controller—Controller index for the modular cable. The valid range is from 0 to 2.

    Step 4

    modular-host subslot slot/subslot

     

    Router(config-controller)# modular-host subslot 6/0

    Specifies the modular host line card that is used for DOCSIS 3.0 downstream or downstream channel bonding operations.

    Step 5

    rf-channel rf-channel cable downstream channel-id channel-id

     

    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 cable downstream channel-id 24

    Assigns a downstream channel ID to an RF channel.

    • rf-port—RF channel physical port on the SPA or the line card. The valid values for the RF port depend on the configuration of the annex modulation.
    • channel-id—Unique channel ID. The valid range is from 1 to 255.

    Step 6

    rf-channel rf-channel frequency freq [annex
    {A | B} modulation {64 | 256} [interleave-depth {8 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 128}]]

     

    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 freq 555000000 annex B mod 64qam inter 32

    Configures the frequency of an RF channel in modular cable controller configuration mode.

    • rf-port—RF channel physical port on the SPA or the line card. The valid values for the RF port depend on the configuration of the annex modulation.
    • freq —Center frequency of the RF channel. The valid range for each RF channel is different based on the annex type.
    • none —Removes the specified frequency if the RF channel is shut down. This can be configured on the modular cable controller of the N+1 protect line card as no frequency is required to be configured on that controller.
    • annex { A | B }—Indicates the MPEG framing format for each RF channel.

    A —Annex A. Indicates that the downstream is compatible with the European MPEG framing format specified in ITU-TJ.83 Annex A.

    B —Annex B. Indicates that the downstream is compatible with the North American MPEG framing format specified in ITU-TJ.83 Annex B.

    • modulation { 64 | 256 }—Indicates the modulation rate (64 or 256 QAM) for each RF channel.
    • interleave-depth —Indicates the downstream interleave depth. For annex A, the interleave value is 12. For annex B, valid values are 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128.

    Step 7

    rf-channel rf-channel ip address dest_ip_address mac-address dest_mac_address remote-depi-id session_id

     

    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 ip-address 192.168.20.10 mac-address 001d.e5ea.c53c depi-remote-id 196608

    Binds the DEPI tunnel, which inherits the configuration of the specified L2TP class and DEPI class, to an RF channel under a modular controller.

    • rf-channel—RF channel physical port on the SPA or the line card.
    • dest_ip_address— IP address of the Gigabit Ethernet port.
    • dest_mac_address—MAC address of the Gigabit Ethernet port.
    • session _ id—Specifies the automatically generated session-id on the QAM subinterface.

    Step 8

    rf-channel rf-channel rf-power power-level

     

    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 rf-power 46

    Configures the RF power of an RF channel on the SPA or the line card.

    • rf-port—RF channel physical port on the SPA or the line card. Valid values for the RF port depend on the configuration of the annex modulation.
    • power-level —Desired RF output power level in dBmV. The valid range is dependent on the cable interface. The format is XY.Z. By default,.Z is added as.0.

    Step 9

    no rf-channel rf-channel rf-shutdown

     

    Router(config-controller)# no rf-channel 0 rf-shutdown

    Enables the RF channel.

    • rf-port—RF channel physical port on the SPA or the line card. Valid values for the RF port depend on the configuration of the annex modulation.

    Step 10

    exit

     

    Router(config-controller)# exit

    Exits the controller configuration mode.

    Examples

    The following is an example of the manual DEPI configuration on the M-CMTS router:

    Router> enable
    Router# configure terminal
    Router(config)# controller Modular-Cable 1/1/0
    Router(config-controller)# modular-host subslot 7/1
    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 cable downstream channel-id 1
    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 frequency 555000000 annex B modulation 256qam interleave 32
    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 ip-address 192.168.20.10 mac-address 001d.e5ea.c53c depi-remote-id 196608
    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 rf-power 30.0
    Router(config-controller)# no rf-channel 0 rf-shutdown
    Router(config-controller)# exit
     

    Configuring Manual DEPI on the Cisco RFGW-10

    Configuring Manual DEPI Sessions on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-48 Line Card

    This section describes how to configure manual DEPI sessions on Cisco RFGW-10.

    SUMMARY STEPS

    1. enable

    2. configure terminal

    3. interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port [.channel]

    4. cable downstream lqam-group group_ID

    5. cable downstream stacking stacking

    6. no cable downstream rf-shutdown

    7. cable downstream Annex {A | B | C}

    8. cable downstream frequency frequency

    9. cable downstream interleave-level {1 | 2}

    10. cable downstream interleave-depth depth-value

    11. cable downstream modulation {64 | 256}

    12. cable downstream rf-power power

    13. cable mode depi { local lbg lbg-interface | remote [ learn ]}

    14. cable depi dest-ip IP address

    15. end

    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    enable

     

    Router> enable

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

    Step 2

    configure terminal

     

    Router# configure terminal

    Enters global configuration mode.

    Step 3

    interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port [.channel]

     

    Router(config)# interface qam 7/4.1

    Specifies a QAM interface or redundancy-configured (QAM-red) interface.

    • slot —QAM or QAM-red slot for the line card on Cisco RFGW-10. If line card redundancy is configured on the QAM, the interface is QAM-red. The valid range is from 3 to 12.
    • port —I nterface number on the line card. The valid values range from 1 to 12.
    • .channel —(Optional) Specifies the channel on the port. The valid values range from 1 to 4.

    Step 4

    cable downstream lqam-group group_ID

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream lqam 1

    Configures an LQAM group.

    • group_ID —LQAM group ID on QAM interface on the line card. The valid values range from 1 to 48.

    Step 5

    cable downstream stacking stacking

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream stacking 4

    Configures the stacking level. Stacking level can be 1, 2, or, 4.

    • QAM channel 1 is enabled on the specified RF port for stacking level 1.
    • QAM channels 1 and 2 are enabled on the specified RF port for stacking level 2.
    • QAM channels 1, 2, 3, and 4 are enabled on the specified RF port for stacking level 4.

    Step 6

    no cable downstream rf-shutdown

     

    Router(config-subif)# no cable downstream rf-shutdown

    Enables the integrated upconverter.

    Step 7

    cable downstream Annex {A | B}

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream Annex A

    Configures the MPEG framing format for a downstream port.

    • annex { A | B }—Indicates the MPEG framing format for each RF channel.

    A —Annex A. Indicates that the downstream is compatible with the European MPEG framing format specified in ITU-TJ.83 Annex A.

    B —Annex B. Indicates that the downstream is compatible with the North American MPEG framing format specified in ITU-TJ.83 Annex B.

    The default is Annex B for all Cisco cable interface line cards.

    Step 8

    cable downstream frequency frequency

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream frequency 520000000

    Configures the downstream center frequency for the cable interface line card.

    F requency is QAM channel frequency in Hz. On cable interfaces with an integrated upconverter, to reset the downstream frequency and disable the RF output from the integrated upconverter, use the no form of this command.

    Step 9

    cable downstream interleave-level {1 | 2}

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream interleave-level 1

    Configures the interleave-level.

    The default interleave level is 2.

    Note This command is for Annex B only.

    Step 10

    cable downstream interleave-depth depth-value

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream interleave-depth I12-J17

    Configures the interleave-depth.

    Note This command is for Annex B only.

    As you can configure various combinations of the I/J values for Annex B, the input for this command is the fee-code that is derived from the I/J values. The default I/J values are 32/4.

    Step 11

    cable downstream modulation {64 | 256}

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream modulation 256

    Configures the modulation format for a downstream port on a cable interface line card.

    • 64—Modulation rate is 6 bits per downstream symbol.
    • 256—Modulation rate is 8 bits per downstream symbol.

    If you change the modulation format, the interface is shut down and all the cable modems are disconnected. The default modulation is set to 64 QAM on all the cable interface cards.

    Step 12

    cable downstream rf-power power
     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream rf-power 50

    Configures the RF power output level on an integrated upconverter.

    • power—RF power value in tenth of a dBmV. To reset the RF output power level to its default value, use the no form of this command.

    Step 13

    cable mode depi local lbg lbg-interface |remote [ learn ]

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable mode depi local lbg 1

    Sets the mode of the QAM channel.

    • depi —Specifies the DEPI mode of the QAM channel.
    • local —Specifies that the QAM channel is manually configured.
    • lbg—Specifies the QAM-port load balancing group. This implies the carrier is assigned a bandwidth on the specificity QAM-port load balancing group—the midplane10 Gigabit Ethernet port.
    • lbg-interface —QAM-port load balancing group interface. The valid values are 1 and 2.
    • remote —Specifies that the QAM channel is remotely configured.
    • learn—(Optional) Specifies that the QAM channel is in learn mode and the Cisco RFGW-10 can learn the channel configuration from the M-CMTS router. All QAM channels on a single port must be in learn mode for this configuration to work.

    Step 14

    cable depi dest-ip IP address

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable depi dest-ip 10.1.1.1

    Configures the DEPI sessions manually on the QAM line cards.

    • dest-ip —Specifies the IP address of the destination network.

    Step 15

    end

     

    Router(config-subif)# end

    Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

    Examples

    The following example shows DEPI sessions created manually created on a QAM line card 7 on the Cisco RFGW-10:

    Router> enable
    Router# configure terminal
    Router(config)# interface qam 7/4.1
    Router(config)# cable downstream lqam 1
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream stacking 4
    Router(config-subif)# no cable downstream rf-shutdown
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream Annex A
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream frequency 520000000
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream interleave-level 1
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream interleave-depth I12-J17
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream modulation 256
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream rf-power 50
    Router(config-subif)# cable mode depi local lbg 1
    Router(config-subif)# cable depi dest-ip 10.1.1.1
    Router(config-subif)# end

    Configuring Manual DEPI Sessions on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 Line Card

    SUMMARY STEPS

    1. enable

    2. configure terminal

    3. cable downstream rf-profile rf-profile-id

    4. cable downstream annex { A | B | C }

    5. cable downstream modulation {64 | 256}

    6. cable downstream interleaver-depth option1 depth-value option2 depth-value

    7. cable downstream symbol rate symbols

    8. exit

    9. cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile-id

    10. lane lane_id start-freq frequency

    11. block block-id start-freq frequency

    12. exit

    13. exit

    14. interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port

    15. cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile-id

    16. exit

    17. interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port [.channel]

    18. cable downstream lqam-group group_ID

    19. cable downstream rf-power power

    20. cable downstream frequency qam-center-frequency lane lane-id block block-id

    21. cable mode depi { local lbg lbg-interface | remote [ learn ]}

    22. no cable downstream rf-shutdown

    23. cable depi dest-ip IP address

    24. end

    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    enable

     

    Router> enable

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

    Step 2

    configure terminal

     

    Router# configure terminal

    Enters global configuration mode.

    Step 3

    cable downstream rf-profile rf-profile-id

     

    Router(config)# cable downstream rf-profile 64qam-B

    Enters the RF profile configuration mode and creates the RF profile at the global chassis level on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card.

    The RF profiles are used for grouping QAM channels with same modulation, annex mode, symbol rate, and interleaver depth.

    Step 4

    cable downstream annex { A | B | C }

     

    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream annex B

    Sets the annex mode in the RF profile.

    • annex { A | B | C }—Indicates the MPEG framing format for each RF channel.

    A —Annex A. Indicates that the downstream is compatible with the European MPEG framing format specified in ITU-TJ.83 Annex A.

    B —Annex B. Indicates that the downstream is compatible with the North American MPEG framing format specified in ITU-TJ.83 Annex B.

    C—Annex C. Indicates that the downstream is designed to operate in Japanese cable systems.

    The default is Annex B for all Cisco cable interface line cards.

    Step 5

    cable downstream modulation {64|256}

     

    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream modulation 64

    Sets the modulation format in the RF profile.

    Configures the modulation format for a downstream port on a cable interface line card.

    • 64—Modulation rate is 6 bits per downstream symbol.
    • 256—Modulation rate is 8 bits per downstream symbol.

    If you change the modulation format, the interface is shut down and all the cable modems are disconnected. The default modulation is set to 64 QAM on all the cable interface cards.

    Step 6

    cable downstream interleaver depth option1 depth-value option2 depth-value

     

    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream interleaver-depth option1 I128-J1 option2 I32-J4

    Sets the interleaver-depth in the RF profile.

    • option1—Indicates the interleaver-depth FEC I/J values at the RF profile.
    • depth-value— Downstream interleaver depth values. The default is FEC I=32, J=4.
    • option2—Indicates the interleaver-depth FEC I/J values that are available when the profile in assigned to the QAM subinterface.

    Step 7

    cable downstream symbol rate symbols

     

    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream symbol-rate 3500000

    Sets the symbol rate in the RF profile.

    • symbols—Symbol rate of the line card in seconds. The valid range is from 3500000 to 7000000 symbols per second.

    Step 8

    exit

     

    Router(config-rf-prof)# exit

    Exits RF profile configuration mode.

    Step 9

    cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile-id

     

     

    Router(config)# cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile1

    Enters the frequency profile configuration mode in a user-defined frequency scheme. Creates the frequency profile globally at the chassis level on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card.

    • freq-profile-id —Profile ID applied to the RF port. The default is 1.

    Step 10

    lane lane-id start-freq frequency

     

     

    Router(config-freq-prof)# lane 1 start-freq 48000000

    Enters lane frequency mode and configures the lane frequency in the frequency profile.

    lane-id —Lane ID in the frequency profile. The range is from 1 to 4.

    start-freq —Specifies the starting frequency of the lane.

    frequency —Downstream start frequency of a lane. The valid range is from 48000000 to 999000000 Hz.

    Step 11

    block block-id start-freq frequency

     

    Router(config-freq-prof-lane)# block 1 start-freq 48000000

    Configures the block frequency in the lane for a frequency profile.

    block-id —Block ID in the lane frequency profile. The valid range is from 1 to 4.

    start-freq —Specifies the starting frequency of the block.

    frequency —Downstream start frequency of a block in a lane. The valid range is from 48000000 to 999000000 Hz.

    Note The valid range of the block depends on the starting frequency of the parent lane.

    Step 12

    exit

     

    Router(config-freq-prof-lane)# exit

    Exits the lane frequency configuration mode.

    Step 13

    exit

     

    Router(config-freq-prof)# exit

    Exits the frequency profile configuration mode.

    Step 14

    interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port

     

    Router(config-if)# interface qam 7/4

    Specifies a QAM interface or redundancy-configured (QAM-red) interface.

    Step 15

    cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile-id

     

    cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile1

    Applies the frequecy profile on the QAM port.

    • freq-profile-id —Profile ID applied to the RF port.

    Step 16

    exit

    Exits QAM interface mode.

    Step 17

    interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port[.channel]

     

    Router(config-subif)# interface qam 7/4.1

    Specifies a QAM interface or redundancy-configured (QAM-red) interface.

    • slot —QAM or QAM-red slot for the line card on Cisco RFGW-10. If line card redundancy is configured on the QAM, the interface is QAM-red. The valid range is from 3 to 12.
    • port —I nterface number on the line card. The valid range is from 1 to 8.
    • .channel —(Optional) Specifies the channel on the port. The valid range is from 1 to 128.

    Step 18

    cable downstream lqam-group group_ID

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream lqam 1

    Configures an LQAM group.

    • group_ID —LQAM group ID on QAM interface on the line card. The valid values range from 1 to 48.

    Step 19

    cable downstream rf-power power
     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream rf-power 50

    Configures the RF power output level on an integrated upconverter.

    • power—RF power value in tenth of a dBmV. To reset the RF output power level to its default value, use the no form of this command.

    Step 20

    cable downstream frequency qam-center-frequency lane lane-id block block-id

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream frequency 714000000 lane 2 block 4

    Configures the center frequency for QAM channel.

    • frequency—Sets the center frequency on the QAM subinterface on the Cisco RFGW10-DS-384 line card. Valid ranges in MHz per Annex type are:

    Annex A: 1003-744; default is 259

    Annex B, Annex C: 1002-768; default is 234.

    Note The center frequency assigned to Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 QAM channel should be within the frequency range as specified by the frequency profile at the QAM interface (port level). The Cisco RFGW-10 DS0-384 supports a maximum of 8 QAM channels per block. Thus, while configuring the center frequencies on the QAM channels, ensure that only a maximum of 8 carriers belong to a particular block (as defined by the freq-profile applied at the QAM interface).

    Step 21

    cable mode depi local lbg lbg-interface |remote [ learn ]

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable mode depi local lbg 1

    Sets the mode of the QAM channel.

    • depi —Specifies the DEPI mode of the QAM channel.
    • local —Specifies that the QAM channel is manually configured.
    • lbg—Specifies the QAM-port load balancing group. This implies the carrier is assigned a bandwidth on the specified QAM-port load balancing group—the midplane10 GigabitEthernet
    • lbg-interface —QAM-port Load balancing group. The valid values are 1 and 2.
    • remote —Specifies that the QAM channel is remotely configured.
    • learn—(Optional) Specifies that the QAM channel is in “learn” mode and the Cisco RFGW-10 can learn the channel configuration from the M-CMTS router. All QAM channels on a single port must be in “learn” mode for this configuration to work.

    Step 22

    no cable downstream rf-shutdown

     

    Router(config-subif)# no cable downstream rf-shutdown

    Enables the integrated upconverter.

    Step 23

    cable depi dest-ip IP address

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable depi dest-ip 10.1.1.1

    Configures the DEPI sessions manually on the QAM line cards.

    • dest-ip—Specifies the IP address of the destination network from Cisco RFGW-10 to M-CMTS.

    Step 24

    end

     

    Router(config-subif)# end

    Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

    Examples

    The following example shows how to configure manual DEPI sessions on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card:

    Router> enable
    Router# configure terminal
    Router(config)# cable downstream rf-profile 64qam-B
    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream annex B
    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream modulation 64
    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream interleaver-depth option1 I128-J1 option2 I32-J4
    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream symbol-rate 3500000
    Router(config-rf-prof)# exit
    Router(config)# cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile1
    Router(config-freq-prof)# lane 1 start-freq 48000000
    Router(config-freq-prof-lane)# block 1 start-freq 48000000
    Router(config-freq-prof-lane)# exit
    Router(config-freq-prof)# exit
    Router(config)# interface qam 7/4
    Router(config-if)# cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile1
    Router(config-if)# exit
    Router(config)# interface qam 7/4.1

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream lqam 1

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream rf-power 50
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream frequency 714000000 lane 2 block 4
    Router(config-subif)# cable mode depi local lbg 1
    Router(config-subif)# no cable downstream rf-shutdown
    Router(config-subif)# cable depi dest-ip 10.1.1.1
    Router(config-subif)# end

    How to Configure DEPI Control Plane

    This section describes how to configure DEPI control plane on the M-CMTS router and Cisco RFGW-10

    For a quick tour on how to configure DEPI on the Cisco M-CMTS router and the EQAM device, view the following videos available on Cisco.com:

    Prerequisites

    • Support of bidirectional communication should be provided using the Gigabit Ethernet ports on the Cisco Wideband SPA or Cisco uBR-MC3GX60V line card.
    • Support for DLM (ingress) should be provided.
    • Support of EQAM configuration from the M-CMTS router (with EQAM in learn mode) should be provided. The learn mode is currently supported only on Cisco RFGW-10.
    • Support for connectivity verification and link failure detection should be provided.
    • Support should be provided for the Management Information Base (MIB).

    Configuring DEPI Control Plane on the M-CMTS Router


    Note The DEPI control plane configuration steps for the Cisco Wideband SPA and Cisco -MC3GX60 line card are the same.


    SUMMARY STEPS

    1. enable

    2. configure terminal

    3. l2tp-class l2tp-class-name

    4. hello seconds

    5. retransmit retries max-retransmissions

    6. retransmit timeout [ max | min ] retransmit-timeout

    7. exit

    8. depi-class depi-class-name

    9. exit

    10. depi-tunnel working-depi-tunnel-name

    11. l2tp-class l2tp-class-name

    12. depi-class depi-class-name

    13. dest-ip dest-ip-address

    14. (Optional) tos value

    15. exit

    16. controller modular-cable { slot / bay / port | slot / subslot / controller }

    17. (Cisco Wideband SPA only) modular-host subslot slot/subslot

    18. rf-channel rf-channel cable downstream channel-id channel-id

    19. rf-channel rf-channel frequency freq [annex {A | B} modulation {64 | 256} [interleave-depth {8 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 128}]]

    20. rf-channel rf-channel depi-tunnel depi-tunnel-name tsid id

    21. rf-channel rf-channel rf-power power-level

    22. no rf-channel rf-channel rf-shutdown

    23. exit

    24. interface gigabitethernet slot/subslot/port

    25. ip-address ip-address mask-ip-address

    26. negotiation {forced | auto}

    27. end

    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    enable

     

    Router> enable

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

    Step 2

    configure terminal

     

    Router# configure terminal

    Enters global configuration mode.

    Step 3

    l2tp-class l2tp-class-name

     

    Router(config)# l2tp-class class1

    Creates an l2tp-class template. The template must be configured but the optional settings are not mandatory.

    Note If all the control channels have the same parameters then a separate template must be created for the M-CMTS.

    Step 4

    hello seconds

     
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# hello 5

    (Optional) Configures the interval used to exchange the “hello” keepalive packets in a Layer 2 control channel.

    • seconds —Number of seconds that a router at one end of a Layer 2 control channel waits between sending the “hello” keepalive packets to its peer router. The valid range is from 0 to 1000. The default value is 60.

    Note If you want the DEPI tunnel to be less sensitive to network disturbances, increase the interval for the “hello” keepalive packets. We recommend that you specify 5 seconds on the M-CMTS router.

    Step 5

    retransmit retries max-retransmissions

     
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# retransmit retries 5

    (Optional) Configures the retransmission retry settings of the control packets.

    • max-retransmissions —Number of retransmission cycles that occur before determining that the peer provider edge (PE) router does not respond. The valid range is from 5 to 1000. The default value is 15. Specify a smaller value for faster failure detection.

    Note We recommend that you specify 5 on the M-CMTS router.

    Step 6

    retransmit timeout [ max | min ] retransmit-timeout

     

    Router(config-l2tp-class)# retransmit timeout max 1

    Specifies maximum and minimum retransmission intervals (in seconds) for resending the control packets.

    • { max | min } retransmit-timeout —The valid range is from 1 to 8. The default maximum interval is 8; the default minimum interval is 1.

    Note We recommend that you specify 1 second on the M-CMTS router.

    Step 7

    exit

     

    Router(config-l2tp-class)# exit

    Exits the L2TP class configuration mode.

    Step 8

    depi-class depi-class-name

     

    Router(config)# depi-class SPA0

    Creates a DEPI class template.

    Step 9

    exit

     

    Router(config-depi-class)# exit

    Exits the DEPI class configuration mode.

    Step 10

    depi-tunnel working-depi-tunnel-name

     

    Router(config)# depi-tunnel SPA0

    Creates a DEPI tunnel template.

    Step 11

    l2tp-class l2tp-class-name

     

    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# l2tp-class class1

    Specifies the L2TP control channel parameters to be inherited.

    Step 12

    depi-class depi-class-name

     

    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# depi-class SPA0

    Specifies the DEPI control channel parameters to be inherited.

    Step 13

    dest-ip dest-ip-address

     

    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# dest-ip 192.0.2.103

    Specifies the destination IP address of the termination point for the DEPI tunnel. When configuring on the M-CMTS router, destination IP address is the IP address of the EQAM. When configuring on the EQAM, this is the IP address of the M-CMTS router.

    Step 14

    tos value

     

    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# tos 100

    (Optional) Sets the value of the ToS byte for IP packets in the L2TPv3 data session. The valid values range from 0 to 255. The default value is 0.

    Step 15

    exit

     

    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# exit

    Exits the data session configuration mode.

    Step 16

    controller modular-cable { slot / bay / port | slot / subslot / controller }

     

    Router(config)# controller modular-cable 1/0/0

    Specifies the modular cable controller interface for the SPA or the line card.

    • slot—SPA interface processor (SIP) or the line card slot. Slots 1 and 3 are used for SIPs. The valid range is from 5 to 8 for the line card slot.
    • bay—The bay in a SIP where a SPA is located. Valid values are 0 (upper bay) and 1 (lower bay).
    • port—Specifies the interface number on the SPA.
    • subslot—Cable interface line card subslot. Valid values are 0 and 1.
    • controller—Controller index for the modular cable. The valid range is from 0 to 2.

    Step 17

    modular-host subslot slot/subslot

     

    Router(config-controller)# modular-host subslot 6/0

    (Cisco Wideband SPA only) Specifies the modular host line card that is used for DOCSIS 3.0 downstream or downstream channel bonding operations.

    Step 18

    rf-channel rf-channel cable downstream channel-id channel-id

     

    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 cable downstream channel-id 24

    Assigns a downstream channel ID to an RF channel.

    • rf-port—RF channel physical port on the SPA or the line card. Valid values for the RF port depend on the configuration of the annex modulation.
    • channel-id—Unique channel ID. The valid range is from 1 to 255.

    Step 19

    rf-channel rf-channel frequency freq [annex {A | B} modulation {64 | 256} [interleave-depth {8 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 128}]]

     

    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 freq 555000000 annex B mod 64qam inter 32

    Configures the frequency of an RF channel in modular cable controller configuration mode.

    • rf-port—RF channel physical port on the SPA or the line card. Valid values for the RF port depend on the configuration of the annex modulation.
    • freq —Center frequency of the RF channel. The valid range for each RF channel is different based on the Annex type.
    • none —Removes the specified frequency if the RF channel is shut down. This can be configured on the modular cable controller of the N+1 protect line card as no frequency is required to be configured on that controller.
    • annex { A | B }—Indicates the MPEG framing format for each RF channel.

    A —Annex A. Indicates that the downstream is compatible with the European MPEG framing format specified in ITU-TJ.83 Annex A.

    B —Annex B. Indicates that the downstream is compatible with the North American MPEG framing format specified in ITU-TJ.83 Annex B.

    • modulation { 64 | 256 }—Indicates the modulation rate (64 or 256 QAM) for each RF channel.
    • interleave-depth —Indicates the downstream interleave depth. For annex A, the interleave value is 12. For annex B, valid values are 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128.

    Step 20

    rf-channel rf-channel depi-tunnel depi-tunnel-name tsid id

     

    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 depi-tunnel SPA0 tsid 100

    Binds the DEPI tunnel, which inherits the configuration of the specified L2TP class and DEPI class, to an RF channel under a modular controller.

    • rf-channel—RF channel physical port on the SPA or the line card.
    • depi-tunnel-name— Name of the DEPI tunnel.
    • tsid id—Specifies the Transport Stream Identifier (TSID) value on the QAM subinterface. The TSID is used to associate the logical RF channel of the SPA or the line card to a physical QAM on RF Gateway 10.

    Step 21

    rf-channel rf-channel rf-power power-level

     

    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 rf-power 46

    Configures the RF power of an RF channel on the SPA or the line card.

    • rf-port—RF channel physical port on the SPA or the line card. Valid values for the RF port depend on the configuration of the annex modulation.
    • power-level —Desired RF output power level in dBmV. The valid range is dependent on the cable interface. The format is XY.Z. By default,.Z is added as.0.

    Step 22

    no rf-channel rf-channel rf-shutdown

     

    Router(config-controller)# no rf-channel 0 rf-shutdown

    Enables the RF channel.

    • rf-port—RF channel physical port on the SPA or the line card. Valid values for the RF port depend on the configuration of the annex modulation.

    Step 23

    exit

     

    Router(config-controller)# exit

    Exits the controller configuration mode.

    Step 24

    interface gigabitethernet slot/subslot/port

     

    Router(config)# interface gigabitethernet 1/0/0

    Specifies the location of the Gigabit Ethernet interface on the M-CMTS router.

    • slot—SPA interface processor (SIP) or the line card slot. Slots 1 and 3 are used for SIPs. The valid range is from 5 to 8 for the line card slot.
    • subslot— Specifies the secondary slot of the SIP where the SPA is installed or the c able interface line card subslot. Valid values are 0 and 1.
    • port —Specifies the interface number.

    Step 25

    ip-address ip-address mask-ip-address

     

    Router(config-if)# ip-address 192.0.2.155 255.255.255.0

    Sets the IP address for the SPA or the line card field-programmable gate array (FPGA). This address is used as the source IP address for packets that the router transmits to the EQAM device.

    Step 26

    negotiation {forced | auto}

     

    Router(config-if)# negotiation auto

    Enables negotiation on the SPA or the line card interface.

    Step 27

    end

     

    Router(config-if)# end

    Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

    Examples

    The following is an example of the DEPI control plane configuration on the M-CMTS router:

    Router> enable
    Router# configure terminal
    Router(config)# l2tp-class class1
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# hello 5
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# retransmit retries 5
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# retransmit timeout max 1
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# exit
    Router(config)# depi-class SPA0
    Router(config-depi-class)# exit
    Router(config)# depi-tunnel SPA0
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# l2tp-class class1
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# depi-class SPA0
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# dest-ip 192.0.2.103
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# tos 100
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# exit
    Router(config)# controller modular-cable 1/0/0
    Router(config-controller)# modular-host subslot 6/0
    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 cable downstream channel-id 24
    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 freq 555000000 annex B mod 64qam inter 32
    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 depi-tunnel SPA0 tsid 100
    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel 0 rf-power 46.8
    Router(config-controller)# no rf-channel 0 rf-shutdown
    Router(config-controller)# exit
    Router(config)# interface gigabitethernet 1/0/0
    Router(config-if)# ip-address 192.0.2.155 255.255.255.0
    Router(config-if)# negotiation auto
    Router(config-if)# end
     

    Configuring DEPI Control Plane on Cisco RFGW-10

    This section describes how to configure DEPI control plane on the Cisco RFGW-10 line cards. The DEPI control plane can be configured for learn and non-learn modes.

    In learn mode, the Cisco RFGW-10 learns the configuration from the M-CMTS.

    In non-learn mode, the Cisco RFGW-10 does not learn the configuration from the M-CMTS. The sections describe how to configure learn mode on the two line cards.

    Configuring DEPI Control Plane on Cisco RFGW-10 for Learn Mode

    SUMMARY STEPS

    1. enable

    2. configure terminal

    3. l2tp-class l2tp-class-name

    4. hello seconds

    5. retransmit retries max-retransmissions

    6. retransmit timeout [ max | min ] retransmit-timeout

    7. exit

    8. depi-class depi-class-name

    9. exit

    10. depi-tunnel working- depi-tunnel-name

    11. l2tp-class l2tp-class-name

    12. depi-class depi-class-name

    13. dest-ip dest-ip-address

    14. exit

    15. interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port[.channel]

    16. cable downstream lqam-group group_ID

    17. cable mode {depi local lbg lbg-interface | remote [ learn ]]

    18. cable downstream tsid id

    19. depi depi-tunnel working- depi-tunnel-name

    20. exit

    21. interface gigabitethernet slot/port

    22. no switchport

    23. ip-address ip-address mask-ip-address

    24. end


    Note To configure the IP address on the Cisco RFGW-10, perform Step 21 to Step 24 when the M-CMTS router has a direct Gigabit Ethernet connection with the Cisco RFGW-10.
    You can configure the IP address on a VLAN as long as the configured IP address is accessible from the M-CMTS router because the Cisco RFGW-10 supports Layer 3 switching.


    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    enable

     

    Router> enable

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

    Step 2

    configure terminal

     

    Router# configure terminal

    Enters global configuration mode.

    Step 3

    l2tp-class l2tp-class-name

     

    Router(config)# l2tp-class class1

    Creates an L2TP class template. The template must be configured but the optional settings are not mandatory.

    Note If all the control channels have the same parameters then one template must be created for the Cisco RFGW-10.

    Step 4

    hello seconds

     
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# hello 15

    (Optional) Configures the interval used to exchange the “hello” keepalive packets in a Layer 2 control channel.

    • seconds —Number of seconds that a router at one end of a Layer 2 control channel waits between sending the “hello” keepalive packets to its peer router. The valid range is from 0 to 1000 seconds. The default value is 60 seconds.

    Note The “hello” value on the Cisco RFGW-10 can be different from what is configured on the M-CMTS router. We recommend that you specify 15 seconds on the Cisco RFGW-10. A value of less than 10 seconds might subject the system to session flaps and may trigger line card switchover, if the M-CMTS router experiences loss of network connectivity.

    Step 5

    retransmit retries max-retransmissions

     
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# retransmit retries 5

    (Optional) Configures the retransmission retry settings of the control packets.

    • max-retransmissions —Number of retransmission cycles that occur before determining that the peer provider edge (PE) router does not respond. The valid range is from 5 to 1000. The default value is 15. Specify a smaller value for faster failure detection.

    Note We recommend that you specify 5 on the Cisco RFGW-10.

    Step 6

    retransmit timeout [ max | min ] retransmit-timeout

     

    Router(config-l2tp-class)# retransmit timeout max 1

    Specifies maximum and minimum retransmission intervals (in seconds) for resending the control packets.

    • { max | min } retransmit-timeout —The valid range is from 1 to 8. The default maximum interval is 8; the default minimum interval is 1.

    Note We recommend that you specify 1 second on the Cisco RFGW-10.

    Step 7

    exit

     

    Router(config-l2tp-class)# exit

    Exits the L2TP class configuration mode.

    Step 8

    depi-class depi-class-name

     

    Router(config)# depi-class SPA0

    Creates a DEPI class template.

    Step 9

    exit

     

    Router(config-depi-class)# exit

    Exits the DEPI class configuration mode.

    Step 10

    depi-tunnel working-depi-tunnel-name

     

    Router(config)# depi-tunnel SPA0

    Creates a DEPI tunnel template.

    Step 11

    l2tp-class l2tp-class-name

     

    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# l2tp-class class1

    Specifies the L2TP control channel parameters to be inherited.

    Step 12

    depi-class depi-class-name

     

    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# depi-class SPA0

    Specifies the DEPI control channel parameters to be inherited.

    Step 13

    dest-ip dest-ip-address

     

    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# dest-ip 192.0.2.155

    Specifies the destination IP address of the M-CMTS Gigabit Ethernet port.

    Step 14

    exit

     

    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# exit

    Exits the DEPI configuration mode.

    Step 15

    interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port [.channel]

     

    Router(config)# interface qam 6/4.1

    Specifies a QAM interface or redundancy-configured (QAM-red) interface.

    • slot —QAM or QAM-red slot for the line card on Cisco RF Gateway 10. If line card redundancy is configured on the QAM, the interface is QAM-red. The valid range is from 3 to 12.
    • port —I nterface number on the line card. The valid range is from 1 to 12.
    • .channel —(Optional) Specifies the channel on the port. The valid range is from 1 to 4.

    Step 16

    cable downstream lqam-group group_ID

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream lqam 1

    Configures an LQAM group.

    • group_ID —LQAM group ID on QAM interface on the line card. The valid values range from 1 to 48.

    Step 17

    cable mode depi local lbg lbg-interface | remote [ learn ]

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable mode depi remote learn

    Sets the mode of the QAM channel.

    • depi —Specifies the DEPI mode of the QAM channel.
    • local —Specifies that the QAM channel is manually configured.
    • lbg—Specifies the QAM-port load balancing group.This implies the carrier is assigned a bandwidth on the specificity QAM-port load balancing group—the midplane 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
    • lbg-interface —QAM-port Load balancing group. The valid values are 1 and 2.
    • remote —Specifies that the QAM channel is remotely configured.
    • learn—(Optional) Specifies that the QAM channel is in learn mode and the Cisco RFGW-10 can learn the channel configuration from the M-CMTS router. All QAM channels on a single port must be in learn mode for this configuration to work.

    Step 18

    cable downstream tsid id

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream tsid 100

    Configures the Transport Stream Identifier (TSID) value on the QAM subinterface. The valid range is from 0 to 65535.

    Step 19

    depi depi-tunnel working-depi-tunnel-name

     

    Router(config-subif)# depi depi-tunnel SPA0

    Binds the DEPI tunnel to the QAM.

    Step 20

    exit

     

    Router(config-subif)# exit

    Exits the subinterface configuration mode.

    The Cisco RFGW-10 is now ready to accept incoming control connection requests from the M-CMTS but cannot initiate a control connection with the M-CMTS.

    Step 21

    interface gigabitethernet slot/port

     

    Router(config)# interface gigabitethernet 6/13

    Specifies the Gigabit Ethernet interface.

    Step 22

    no switchport

     

    Router(config-if)# no switchport

    Disables switching mode.

    Step 23

    ip-address ip-address mask-ip-address

     

    Router(config-if)# ip-address 192.0.2.103 255.255.255.0

    Sets the IP address for the SPA or the line card field-programmable gate array (FPGA). This address is used as the source IP address of Cisco RFGW-10.

    Step 24

    end

     

    Router(config-if)# end

    Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

    Examples

    The following example shows how to configure remote DEPI sessions on the Cisco RFGW-10, which is in learn mode.

    Router> enable
    Router# configure terminal
    Router(config)# l2tp-class class1
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# hello 15
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# retransmit retries 5
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# retransmit timeout max 1
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# exit
    Router(config)# depi-class 0
    Router(config-depi-class)# exit
    Router(config)# depi-tunnel 0
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# l2tp-class class1
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# depi-class SPA0
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# dest-ip 192.0.2.155
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# exit
    Router(config)# interface qam 6/4.1

    Router(config-subif) # cable downstream lqam 1

    Router(config-subif)# cable mode depi remote learn
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream tsid 100
    Router(config-subif)# depi depi-tunnel SPA0
    Router(config-subif)# exit
    Router(config)# interface gigabitethernet 6/13
    Router(config-if)# no switchport
    Router(config-if)# ip-address 192.0.2.103 255.255.255.0

    Router(config-subif)# end

    Configuring DEPI Control Plane (Non-Learn) on Cisco RFGW-10 DS-48 Line Card

    Prerequisites


    Note Configure Step 1 to Step 13 as in Configuring DEPI Control Plane on Cisco RFGW-10 for Learn Mode to configure the DEPI control plane on RFGW-10. Follow the below steps to configure non-learn mode on the line card.


    SUMMARY STEPS

    1. interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port [.channel]

    2. cable downstream lqam-group group_ID

    3. cable mode {depi local lbg lbg-interface | remote }

    4. cable downstream stacking stacking

    5. no cable downstream rf-shutdown

    6. cable downstream Annex {A | B | C}

    7. cable downstream frequency frequency

    8. cable downstream interleave-level {1 | 2}

    9. cable downstream interleave-depth depth-value

    10. cable downstream modulation {64 | 256}

    11. cable downstream rf-power power

    12. cable downstream tsid id

    13. depi depi-tunnel working- depi-tunnel-name

    14. exit

    15. interface gigabitethernet slot/port

    16. no switchport

    17. ip-address ip-address mask-ip-address

    18. end


    Note To configure the IP address on the Cisco RFGW-10, perform Step 15to Step 18 when the M-CMTS router has a direct Gigabit Ethernet connection with the Cisco RFGW-10.
    You can configure the IP address on a VLAN as long as the configured IP address is accessible from the M-CMTS router because the Cisco RFGW-10 supports Layer 3 switching.


    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port [.channel]

     

    Router(config)# interface qam 6/4.1

    Specifies a QAM interface or redundancy-configured (QAM-red) interface.

    • slot —QAM or QAM-red slot for the line card on Cisco RF Gateway 10. If line card redundancy is configured on the QAM, the interface is QAM-red. The valid range is from 3 to 12.
    • port —I nterface number on the line card. The valid range is from 1 to 12.
    • .channel —(Optional) Specifies the channel on the port. The valid range is from 1 to 4.

    Step 2

    cable downstream lqam-group group_ID

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream lqam 1

    Configures an LQAM group.

    • group_ID —LQAM group ID on QAM interface on the line card. The valid values range from 1 to 48.

    Step 3

    cable mode depi local lbg lbg-interface | remote [learn]

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable mode depi remote

    Sets the mode of the QAM channel.

    • depi —Specifies the DEPI mode of the QAM channel.
    • local —Specifies that the QAM channel is manually configured.
    • lbg—Specifies the QAM-port load balancing group. This implies the carrier is assigned a bandwidth on the specified QAM-port load balancing group—the midplane10 Gigabit Ethernet.
    • lbg-interface—QAM-port load balancing group. The valid values are 1 and 2.
    • remote —Specifies that the QAM channel is remotely configured.
    • learn—(Optional) Specifies that the QAM channel is in learn mode and the Cisco RFGW-10 can learn the channel configuration from the M-CMTS router. All QAM channels on a single port must be in learn mode for this configuration to work.

    Step 4

    cable downstream stacking stacking

     

    Router(config)# cable downstream stacking 4

    Configures the stacking level. Stacking level can be 1, 2, or 4.

    • QAM channel 1 is enabled on the specified RF port for stacking level 1.
    • QAM channels 1 and 2 are enabled on the specified RF port for stacking level 2.
    • QAM channels 1, 2, 3, and 4 are enabled on the specified RF port for stacking level 4.

    Step 5

    no cable downstream rf-shutdown

     

    Router(config-if)# no cable downstream rf-shutdown

    Enables the integrated upconverter.

    Step 6

    cable downstream Annex {A | B | C}

     

    Router(config-if)# cable downstream Annex A

    Configures the MPEG framing format for a downstream port.

    • annex { A | B | C }—Indicates the MPEG framing format for each RF channel.

    A —Annex A. Indicates that the downstream is compatible with the European MPEG framing format specified in ITU-TJ.83 Annex A.

    B —Annex B. Indicates that the downstream is compatible with the North American MPEG framing format specified in ITU-TJ.83 Annex B.

    C —Annex C. Indicates that the downstream is designed to operate in Japanese cable systems

    The default is Annex B for all Cisco cable interface line cards.

    Step 7

    cable downstream frequency frequency

     

    Router(config-if)# cable downstream frequency 520000000

    Configures the downstream center frequency for the cable interface line card.

    The frequency is QAM channel frequency in Hz. On cable interfaces with an integrated upconverter, to reset the downstream frequency and disable the RF output from the integrated upconverter, use the no form of this command.

    Step 8

    cable downstream interleave-level {1 | 2}

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream interleave-level 1

    Configures the interleave-level.

    The default interleave level is 2.

    Note This command is for Annex B only.

    Step 9

    cable downstream interleave-depth depth-value

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream interleave-depth I12-J17

    Configures the interleave-depth.

    Note This command is for Annex B only.

    As you can configure various combinations of the I/J values for Annex B, the input for this command is the fee-code that is derived from the I/J values. The default I/J values are 32/4.

    Step 10

    cable downstream modulation {64 | 256}

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream modulation 256

    Configures the modulation format for a downstream port on a cable interface line card.

    • 64—Modulation rate is 6 bits per downstream symbol.
    • 256—Modulation rate is 8 bits per downstream symbol.

    If you change the modulation format, the interface is shut down and all the cable modems are disconnected. The default modulation is set to 64 QAM on all the cable interface cards.

    Step 11

    cable downstream rf-power power
     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream rf-power 50

    Configures the RF power output level on an integrated upconverter.

    • power—RF power value in tenth of a dBmV. To reset the RF output power level to its default value, use the no form of this command.

    Step 12

    cable downstream tsid id

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream tsid 100

    Configures the Transport Stream Identifier (TSID) value on the QAM subinterface. The valid range is from 0 to 65535.

    Step 13

    depi depi-tunnel working-depi-tunnel-name

     

    Router(config-subif)# depi depi-tunnel SPA0

    Binds the DEPI tunnel to the QAM.

    Step 14

    exit

     

    Router(config-subif)# exit

    Exits the subinterface configuration mode.

    The Cisco RFGW-10 is now ready to accept incoming control connection requests from the M-CMTS but cannot initiate a control connection with the M-CMTS.

    Step 15

    interface gigabitethernet slot/port

     

    Router(config)# interface gigabitethernet 6/13

    Specifies the Gigabit Ethernet interface.

    Step 16

    no switchport

     

    Router(config-if)# no switchport

    Disables switching mode.

    Step 17

    ip-address ip-address mask-ip-address

     

    Router(config-if)# ip-address 192.0.2.103 255.255.255.0

    Sets the IP address for the SPA or the line card field-programmable gate array (FPGA). This address is used as the source IP address of Cisco RFGW-10.

    Step 18

    end

     

    Router(config-if)# end

    Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

    Examples

    The following example shows how to configure remote DEPI sessions on Cisco RFGW-10 DS-48, in non-learn mode.

    Router> enable
    Router# configure terminal
    Router(config)# l2tp-class class1
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# exit
    Router(config)# depi-class SPA0
    Router(config-depi-class)# exit
    Router(config)# depi-tunnel SPA0
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# l2tp-class class1
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# depi-class SPA0
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# dest-ip 192.0.2.155
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# exit
    Router(config)# interface qam 6/4.1
    Router(config)# cable downstream lqam 1
    Router(config-subif)# cable mode depi remote
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream stacking 4
    Router(config-subif)# no cable downstream rf-shutdown
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream Annex B
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream frequency 520000000
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream tsid 100
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream interleave-level 2
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream interleave-depth 5
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream modulation 256qam
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream rf-power 50
    Router(config-subif)# depi depi-tunnel 0
    Router(config-subif)# end

    Configuring M-CMTS DEPI Control Plane (Non-Learn) on Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 Line Card

    SUMMARY STEPS


    Note Configure Step 1 to Step 13 as in Configuring DEPI Control Plane on Cisco RFGW-10 for Learn Mode to configure the DEPI control plane on RFGW-10. Follow the below steps to configure non-learn mode on the line card.


    1. cable downstream rf-profile rf-profile-id

    2. cable downstream annex { A | B | C }

    3. cable downstream modulation {64 | 256}

    4. cable downstream interleaver-depth option1 depth-value option2 depth-value

    5. cable downstream symbol rate symbols

    6. exit

    7. cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile-id

    8. lane lane_id start-freq frequency

    9. block block-id start-freq frequency

    10. exit

    11. exit

    12. interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port

    13. cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile-id

    14. exit

    15. interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port[.channel]

    16. cable downstream lqam-group group_ID

    17. cable downstream frequency qam-center-frequency lane lane-id block block-id

    18. cable downstream rf-power power

    19. cable mode depi { local lbg lbg-interface | remote [ learn ]}

    20. no cable downstream rf-shutdown

    21. cable downstream tsid id

    22. depi depi-tunnel working- depi-tunnel-name

    23. exit

    24. interface gigabitethernet slot/port

    25. no switchport

    26. ip-address ip-address mask-ip-address

    27. end


    Note To configure the IP address on the Cisco RFGW-10, perform Step 23to Step 26 when the M-CMTS router has a direct Gigabit Ethernet connection with the Cisco RFGW-10.
    You can configure the IP address on a VLAN as long as the configured IP address is accessible from the M-CMTS router because the Cisco RFGW-10 supports Layer 3 switching.


    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    cable downstream rf-profile rf-profile-id

     

    Router(config)# cable downstream rf-profile 64qam-B

    Enters the RF profile configuration mode and creates the RF profile at the global chassis level on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card.

    The RF profiles are used for grouping QAM channels with same modulation, annex mode, symbol rate, and interleaver depth.

    Step 2

    cable downstream annex { A | B | C }

     

    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream annex B

    Sets the annex mode in the RF profile.

    • annex { A | B | C }—Indicates the MPEG framing format for each RF channel.

    A —Annex A. Indicates that the downstream is compatible with the European MPEG framing format specified in ITU-TJ.83 Annex A.

    B —Annex B. Indicates that the downstream is compatible with the North American MPEG framing format specified in ITU-TJ.83 Annex B.

    C—Annex C. Indicates that the downstream is designed to operate in Japanese cable systems.

    The default is Annex B for all Cisco cable interface line cards.

    Step 3

    cable downstream modulation (64 | 256}

     

    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream modulation 64

    Sets the modulation format in the RF profile.

    Configures the modulation format for a downstream port on a cable interface line card.

    • 64—Modulation rate is 6 bits per downstream symbol.
    • 256—Modulation rate is 8 bits per downstream symbol.

    If you change the modulation format, the interface is shut down and all the cable modems are disconnected. The default modulation is set to 64 QAM on all the cable interface cards.

    Step 4

    cable downstream interleaver depth option1 depth-value option2 depth-value

     

    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream interleaver-depth option1 I128-J1 option2 I32-J4

    Sets the interleaver-depth in the RF profile.

    • option1—Indicates the interleaver-depth FEC I/J values at the RF profile.
    • depth-value— Downstream interleaver depth values. The default is FEC I=32, J=4.
    • option2—Indicates the interleaver-depth FEC I/J values that are available when the profile in assigned to the QAM subinterface.

    Step 5

    cable downstream symbol rate symbols

     

    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream symbol-rate 3500000

    Sets the symbol rate in the RF profile.

    • symbols—Symbol rate of the line card in seconds. Valid range is from 3500000 to 7000000 symbols per second.

    Step 6

    exit

     

    Router(config-rf-prof)# exit

    Exits RF profile configuration mode.

    Step 7

    cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile-id

     

     

    Router(config)# cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile1

    Enters the frequency profile configuration mode in a user-defined frequency scheme. Creates the frequency profile globally at the chassis level on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card.

    • freq-profile-id —Profile ID applied to the RF port. The default is 1.

    Step 8

    lane lane-id start-freq frequency

     

     

    Router(config-freq-prof)# lane 1 start-freq 48000000

    Enters lane frequency mode and configures the lane frequency in the frequency profile.

    • lane-id —Lane ID in the frequency profile. The range is from 1 to 4.
    • start-freq —Specifies the starting frequency of the lane.
    • frequency —Downstream start frequency of a lane. The valid range is from 48000000 to 999000000 Hz.

    Step 9

    block block-id start-freq frequency

     

    Router(config-freq-prof-lane)# block 1 start-freq 48000000

    Configures the block frequency in the lane for a frequency profile.

    • block-id —Block ID in the lane frequency profile. The valid range is from 1 to 4.
    • start-freq —Specifies the starting frequency of the block.
    • frequency —Downstream start frequency of a block in a lane. The valid range is from 48000000 to 999000000 Hz.

    Note The valid range of the block depends on the starting frequency of the parent lane.

    Step 10

    exit

     

    Router(config-freq-prof-lane)# exit

    Exits the lane frequency configuration mode.

    Step 11

    exit

     

    Router(config-freq-prof)# exit

    Exits the frequency profile configuration mode.

    Step 12

    interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port

     

    Router(config-if)# interface qam 7/4

    Specifies a QAM interface or redundancy-configured (QAM-red) interface.

    Step 13

    cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile-id

     

    cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile1

    Applies the frequency profile on the QAM port.

    freq-profile-id —Profile ID applied to the RF port.

    Step 14

    exit

    Exits QAM interface mode.

    Step 15

    interface {qam | qam-red} slot/port [.channel]

     

    Router(config-subif)# interface qam 7/4.1

    Specifies a QAM interface or redundancy-configured (QAM-red) interface.

    • slot —QAM or QAM-red slot for the line card on Cisco RF Gateway 10. If line card redundancy is configured on the QAM, the interface is QAM-red. The valid range is from 3 to 12.
    • port —I nterface number on the line card. The valid range is from 1 to 8.
    • .channel —(Optional) Specifies the channel on the port. The valid range is from 1 to 128.

    Step 16

    cable downstream lqam-group group_ID

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream lqam 1

    Configures an LQAM group.

    • group_ID —LQAM group ID on QAM interface on the line card. The valid values range from 1 to 48.

    Step 17

    cable downstream rf-power power
     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream rf-power 50

    Configures the RF power output level on an integrated upconverter.

    • power—RF power value in tenth of a dBmV. To reset the RF output power level to its default value, use the no form of this command.

    Step 18

    cable downstream frequency qam-center-frequency lane lane-id block block-id

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream frequency 714000000 lane 2 block 4

    Configures the center frequency for QAM channel.

    • frequency—Sets the center frequency on the QAM subinterface on the Cisco RFGW10-DS-384 line card. Valid ranges in MHz per Annex type are:

    Annex A: 1003-744; default is 259

    Annex B, Annex C: 1002-768; default is 234.

    Note The center frequency assigned to Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 QAM channel should be within the frequency range as specified by the frequency profile at the QAM interface (port level). The Cisco RFGW-10 DS0-384 supports a maximum of 8 QAM channels per block. Thus, while configuring the center frequencies on the QAM channels, ensure that only a maximum of 8 carriers belong to a particular block (as defined by the freq-profile applied at the QAM interface).

    Step 19

    cable mode depi local lbg lbg-interface |remote [ learn ]

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable mode depi remote

    Sets the mode of the QAM channel.

    • depi —Specifies the DEPI mode of the QAM channel.
    • local —Specifies that the QAM channel is manually configured.
    • lbg—Specifies the QAM-port load balancing group. This implies the carrier is assigned a bandwidth on the specified QAM-port load balancing group—the midplane10 Gigabit Ethernet
    • lbg-interface —QAM-port load balancing group. The valid values are 1 and 2.
    • remote —Specifies that the QAM channel is remotely configured.
    • learn —(Optional) Specifies that the QAM channel is in learn mode and the Cisco RFGW-10 can learn the channel configuration from the M-CMTS router. All QAM channels on a single port must be in learn mode for this configuration to work.

    Step 20

    no cable downstream rf-shutdown

     

    Router(config-subif)# no cable downstream rf-shutdown

    Enables the integrated upconverter.

    Step 21

    cable downstream tsid id

     

    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream tsid 100

    Configures the Transport Stream Identifier (TSID) value on the QAM subinterface. The valid range is from 0 to 65535.

    Step 22

    depi depi-tunnel working-depi-tunnel-name

     

    Router(config-subif)# depi depi-tunnel SPA0

    Binds the DEPI tunnel to the QAM.

    Step 23

    exit

     

    Router(config-subif)# exit

    Exits the subinterface configuration mode.

    The Cisco RFGW-10 is now ready to accept incoming control connection requests from the M-CMTS but cannot initiate a control connection with the M-CMTS.

    Step 24

    interface gigabitethernet slot/port

     

    Router(config)# interface gigabitethernet 6/13

    Specifies the Gigabit Ethernet interface.

    Step 25

    no switchport

     

    Router(config-if)# no switchport

    Disables switching mode.

    Step 26

    ip-address ip-address mask-ip-address

     

    Router(config-if)# ip-address 192.0.2.103 255.255.255.0

    Sets the IP address for the SPA or the line card field-programmable gate array (FPGA). This address is used as the source IP address of Cisco RFGW-10.

    Step 27

    end

     

    Router(config-if)# end

    Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

    Examples

    The following example shows how to configure remote DEPI sessions on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card, in non-learn mode:

    Router> enable
    Router# configure terminal
    Router(config)# l2tp-class class1
    Router(config-l2tp-class)# exit
    Router(config)# depi-class SPA0
    Router(config-depi-class)# exit
    Router(config)# depi-tunnel SPA0
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# l2tp-class class1
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# depi-class SPA0
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# dest-ip 192.0.2.155
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# exit
    Router(config)# cable downstream rf-profile 64qam-B
    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream annex B
    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream modulation 64
    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream interleaver-depth option1 I128-J1 option2 I32-J4
    Router(config-rf-prof)# cable downstream symbol-rate 3500000
    Router(config-rf-prof)# exit
    Router(config)# cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile1
    Router(config-freq-prof)# lane 1 start-freq 48000000
    Router(config-freq-prof-lane)# block 1 start-freq 48000000
    Router(config-freq-prof-lane)# exit
    Router(config-freq-prof)# exit
    Router(config)# interface qam 7/4
    Router(config-if)# cable downstream freq-profile freq-profile1
    Router(config-if)# exit
    Router(config)# interface qam 7/4.1
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream lqam 1
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream rf-power 50
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream frequency 714000000 lane 2 block 4
    Router(config-subif)# cable mode depi local remote
    Router(config-subif)# no cable downstream rf-shutdown
    Router(config-subif)# cable downstream tsid 100
    Router(config-subif)# depi depi-tunnel SPA0
    Router(config-subif)# end
     

    Configuring DEPI Reconciliation Timeout

    The DEPI reconciliation timeout by default is to set to 60 seconds. Effective with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.3.1SQ, the DEPI reconciliation timeout can be changed using the command cable downstream depi-session timeout.

    SUMMARY STEPS

    1. enable

    2. configure terminal

    3. cable downstream depi-session timeout sec

    4. exit

    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    enable

     

    Router> enable

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

    Step 2

    configure terminal

     

    Router# configure terminal

    Enters global configuration mode.

    Step 3

    cable downstream depi-session timeout sec

     

    Router(config)# cable downstream depi-session timeout 90

    Specifies the DEPI reconciliation timeout in seconds.

    • sec — The range is from 60 to 300. The default is 60.

    Step 4

    exit

     

    Router(config)# exit

    Exits the global configuration mode.

    Examples

    The following example shows how to configure DEPI reconciliation timeout on the Cisco RFGW-10.

    Router> enable

    Router# configure terminal

    Router(config)# cable downstream depi-session timeout 90

    Router(config)# exit

    N+1 DEPI Redundancy on the M-CMTS Router and Cisco RFGW-10

    Configuring N+1 Redundancy on the M-CMTS Router and Cisco RFGW-10


    Note The N+1 DEPI redundancy feature is supported only on the Cisco uBR-MC3GX60V line card. This feature is not supported on the Cisco Wideband SPA.


    The procedure is the same for configuring N+1 DEPI redundancy on the M-CMTS router and Cisco RFGW-10. You must configure N+1 DEPI redundancy on the M-CMTS router before configuring it on the Cisco RFGW-10.

    The working tunnel and the protect tunnel are configured using the same depi-tunnel command. The protect tunnel inherits L2TP class and DEPI class parameters from the working tunnel. When you configure the protect tunnel and specify the destination IP address for the protect tunnel, the QAM channel parameters specified for the working tunnel are automatically accepted by the protect tunnel.

    Prerequisites

    • You must configure N+1 line card redundancy for the Cisco uBR-MC3GX60V line card before configuring N+1 DEPI redundancy.
    • You must configure N+1 DEPI redundancy on the M-CMTS router before configuring it on the Cisco RFGW-10.
    • The tunnel names for the working and protect tunnels must be distinct and the protect tunnel must be associated with the corresponding working tunnel.
    • The working tunnel must be configured on the Cisco RFGW-10 before configuring the protect tunnel.

    SUMMARY STEPS

    1. enable

    2. configure terminal

    3. depi-tunnel protect-depi-tunnel-name

    4. dest-ip dest-ip-address

    5. exit

    6. depi-tunnel working-depi-tunnel-name

    7. protect-tunnel protect-depi-tunnel-name

    8. end

    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    enable

     

    Router> enable

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

    Step 2

    configure terminal

     

    Router# configure terminal

    Enters global configuration mode.

    Step 3

    depi-tunnel protect-depi-tunnel-name

     

    Router(config)# depi-tunnel protect1

    Specifies a protect tunnel name and enters DEPI tunnel configuration mode.

    Step 4

    dest-ip dest-ip-address

     

    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# dest-ip 192.0.2.103

    Specifies the destination IP address of the termination point for the protect tunnel.

    Note When configuring on the M-CMTS router, destination IP address is the IP address of the EQAM. When configuring on the EQAM, this is the IP address of the M-CMTS router.

    Step 5

    exit

     

    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# exit

    Exits the DEPI tunnel configuration mode.

    Step 6

    depi-tunnel working-depi-tunnel-name

     

    Router(config)# depi-tunnel working1

    Specifies a working tunnel name that is already configured with QAM channel parameters, and enters DEPI tunnel configuration mode.

    Step 7

    protect-tunnel protect-depi-tunnel-name

     

    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# protect-tunnel protect1

    Associates the protect tunnel to the corresponding working tunnel.

    Note Use the same protect tunnel that you created using the depi-tunnel command to associate the protect tunnel to the corresponding working tunnel.

    Step 8

    end

     

    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# end

    Exits DEPI tunnel configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

    Examples

    The following example shows how to configure a DEPI tunnel for the protect cable interface line card on the Cisco RFGW-10.

    Destination IP address of the M-CMTS router must be specified as the endpoint for the protect tunnel:

    Router> enable
    Router# configure terminal
    Router(config)# depi-tunnel protect1
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# dest-ip 192.0.2.103
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# exit
     

    The protect tunnel is then configured on an existing working DEPI tunnel:

    Router(config)# depi-tunnel working1
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# protect-tunnel protect1
    Router(config-depi-tunnel)# end

     

    Configuring DLM on the M-CMTS Router

    Prerequisities

    • Starting Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SQ4 and later, cluster run must be enabled on the Cisco RFGW-10.

    SUMMARY STEPS

    1. enable

    2. configure terminal

    3. controller modular-cable { slot / bay / port | slot / subslot / controller }

    4. rf-channel rf-channel network-delay delay [sampling-rate rate]

    5. end

    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    enable

     

    Router> enable

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

    Step 2

    configure terminal

     

    Router# configure terminal

    Enters global configuration mode.

    Step 3

    controller modular-cable { slot / bay / port | slot / subslot / controller }

     

    Router(config)# controller modular-cable 1/0/0

    Specifies the modular cable controller interface for the SPA or the line card.

    • slot—SPA interface processor (SIP) or the line card slot. Slots 1 and 3 are used for SIPs. The valid range is from 5 to 8 for the line card slot.
    • bay—The bay in a SIP where a SPA is located. Valid values are 0 (upper bay) and 1 (lower bay).
    • port—Specifies the interface number on the SPA.
    • subslot—Cable interface line card subslot. Valid values are 0 and 1.
    • controller—Controller index for the modular cable. The valid range is from 0 to 2.

    Step 4

    rf-channel rf-channel network-delay delay [sampling-rate rate]

     

    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel rf6 network-delay auto sampling-rate 1

    Configures the network delay for an RF channel.

    • rf-port—RF channel physical port on the SPA or the line card. Valid values for the RF port depend on the configuration of the annex modulation.
    • delay— The Converged Interconnect Network (CIN) delay. The default value is 550 usec. The permitted range is from 0 to 3000 usec.
    • auto Determines the delay through DLM packets automatically.
    • sampling-rate rate— (Optional) Specifies how often the DLM is sent. This option is available only when the network delay value is set as auto. The permitted range is from 1 to 500 sec. The default value is 10 sec.

    Step 5

    end

     

    Router(config-controller)# end

    Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    enable

     

    Router> enable

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

    Step 2

    configure terminal

     

    Router# configure terminal

    Enters global configuration mode.

    Step 3

    controller modular-cable { slot / bay / port | slot / subslot / controller }

     

    Router(config)# controller modular-cable 1/0/0

    Specifies the modular cable controller interface for the SPA or the line card.

    • slot—SPA interface processor (SIP) or the line card slot. Slots 1 and 3 are used for SIPs. The valid range is from 5 to 8 for the line card slot.
    • bay—The bay in a SIP where a SPA is located. Valid values are 0 (upper bay) and 1 (lower bay).
    • port—Specifies the interface number on the SPA.
    • subslot—Cable interface line card subslot. Valid values are 0 and 1.
    • controller—Controller index for the modular cable. The valid range is from 0 to 2.

    Step 4

    rf-channel rf-channel network-delay delay [sampling-rate rate]

     

    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel rf6 network-delay auto sampling-rate 1

    Configures the network delay for an RF channel.

    • rf-port—RF channel physical port on the SPA or the line card. Valid values for the RF port depend on the configuration of the annex modulation.
    • delay— The Converged Interconnect Network (CIN) delay. The default value is 550 usec. The permitted range is from 0 to 3000 usec.
    • auto Determines the delay through DLM packets automatically.
    • sampling-rate rate— (Optional) Specifies how often the DLM is sent. This option is available only when the network delay value is set as auto. The permitted range is from 1 to 500 sec. The default value is 10 sec.

    Step 5

    end

     

    Router(config-controller)# end

    Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

    Examples

    The following example shows how to configure the DLM on the M-CMTS with the auto keyword:

    Router> enable
    Router# configure terminal
    Router(config)# controller modular-cable 1/0/0
    Router(config-controller)# rf-channel rf6 network-delay auto sampling-rate 1

    Configuring Clustering on the Cisco RFGW-10

    Prerequisities

    • Starting Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SQ4 and later, cluster run must be enabled on the Cisco RFGW-10 to handle DLM ingress traffic and midplane ping functionality.

    SUMMARY STEPS

    1. enable

    2. configure terminal

    3. cluster run

    4. end

    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    enable

     

    Router> enable

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

    Step 2

    configure terminal

     

    Router# configure terminal

    Enters global configuration mode.

    Step 3

    cluster run

     

    Router(config)# cluster run

    Enables clustering on the Cisco RFGW-10.

    Step 4

    end

     

    Router(config)# end

    Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

    Examples

    The following example shows how to configure the clustering on the Cisco RFGW-10 :

    Router> enable
    Router# configure terminal
    Router(config)# cluster run
    Router(config)# end

    Disabling a DEPI Data Session on the M-CMTS Router

    SUMMARY STEPS

    1. enable

    2. configure terminal

    3. controller modular-cable { slot / bay / port | slot / subslot / controller }

    4. no rf-channel rf-channel depi-tunnel depi-tunnel-name [tsid id]

    5. end

    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    enable

     

    Router> enable

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

    Step 2

    configure terminal

     

    Router# configure terminal

    Enters global configuration mode.

    Step 3

    controller modular-cable { slot / bay / port | slot / subslot / controller }

     

    Router(config)# controller modular-cable 1/0/0

    Specifies the modular cable controller interface for the SPA or the line card.

    • slot—SPA interface processor (SIP) or the line card slot. Slots 1 and 3 are used for SIPs. The valid range is from 5 to 8 for the line card slot.
    • bay—The bay in a SIP where a SPA is located. Valid values are 0 (upper bay) and 1 (lower bay).
    • port—Specifies the interface number on the SPA.
    • subslot—Cable interface line card subslot. Valid values are 0 and 1.
    • controller—Controller index for the modular cable. The valid range is from 0 to 2.

    Step 4

    no rf-channel rf-channel depi-tunnel depi-tunnel-name [tsid id]

     

    Router(config-controller)# no rf-channel 0 depi-tunnel SPA0

    Removes the specified DEPI data session under the modular controller.

    • rf-channel—RF channel physical port on the SPA or the line card.
    • depi-tunnel-name— Name of the DEPI tunnel.
    • tsid id—(Optional) Specifies the TSID value on the QAM subinterface. The TSID is used to associate the logical RF channel of the SPA or the line card to a physical QAM on Cisco RFGW-10.

    Step 5

    end

     

    Router(config-controller)# end

    Returns to Privileged EXEC mode.

    Examples

    The following is an example for disabling a DEPI data session on the M-CMTS router:

    Router> enable
    Router# configure terminal
    Router(config)# controller modular-cable 1/0/0
    Router(config-controller)# no rf-channel 0 depi-tunnel SPA0 tsid 100
    Router(config-controller)# end

    Configuration Examples for M-CMTS DEPI

    This section provides the following configuration examples:

    Example: Manual DEPI Configuration on the M-CMTS Router

    The following example shows how to configure manual DEPI on the M-CMTS router:

    Router# show running config
    .
    .
    .
    rf-channel 12 cable downstream channel-id 13
    controller modular-cable 5/1/0
    rf-channel 12 frequency 573000000 annex B modulation 256qam interleave 32
    rf-channel 12 ip-address 192.168.11.1 mac-address 0022.9084.b53f depi-remote-id 196640
    no rf-channel 12 rf-shutdown
    !

    Example: Manual DEPI Configuration on the Cisco RFGW-10

    The following example shows how to configure manual DEPI sessions on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card:

    Router# show interface interface Qam3/1.3
     
    cable carrier-id 3
    cable downstream lqam-group 1
    cable mode depi local lbg 1
    cable downstream rf-profile name
    cable downstream rf-power 49.0
    cable downstream frequency 573000000
    no cable downstream rf-shutdown
    cable depi dest-ip 192.168.11.1
    end
     

    The following example shows how to create an RF profile for the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 used for manual DEPI:

    Router # show running config
     
    cable downstream rf-profile name
    cable downstream annex B
    cable downstream modulation 256
    cable downstream interleaver-depth option1 I32-J4 option2 I32-J4
    cable downstream symbol-rate 6952000
     

    Example: DEPI Control Plane Configuration on the M-CMTS Router

    The following example shows how to configure DEPI control plane on the M-CMTS router:

    Router# show running-config
    .
    .
    .
    l2tp-class rf6
    !
    depi-class rf6
    mode mpt
    !
    depi-tunnel rf6
    tos 128
    dest-ip 192.0.2.103
    l2tp-class rf6
    depi-class rf6
    !
    controller Modular-Cable 1/1/0
    modular-host subslot 7/1
    rf-channel 0 cable downstream channel-id 1
    rf-channel 0 frequency 555000000 annex B modulation 256qam interleave 32
    rf-channel 0 depi-tunnel GE_1-1-0 tsid 3011
    rf-channel 0 rf-power 30.0
    no rf-channel 0 rf-shutdown.
    .

    Example: DEPI Control Plane Configuration on Cisco RFGW-10

    The following example shows how to configure DEPI control plane on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-48 line card:

    Router# show running-config
    .
    .
    .
    l2tp-class GE_8-1-0
    hello 1
    retransmit retries 5
    timeout setup 60
     
    depi-tunnel GE_8-1-0
    dest-ip 192.168.4.1
    l2tp-class GE_8-1-0
    depi-class dmpt
     
    interface Qam5/1.1
    cable carrier-id 1
    cable downstream lqam-group 1
    cable mode depi remote learn
    cable downstream tsid 5011
    depi depi-tunnel GE_8-1-0
    !

    The following example shows how to display the DEPI sessions configured on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-48 line card:

    Router# show cable depi-sessions l2tp summary
     
    List of the Configured Depi Sessions
     
    SessionID Type State Qam-info PWtype
    x-----------x-------------------x----------x---------------x-------
    1074003983 DEPI_OVER_IP ACTIVE Qam 5/1.1 DMPT
     
     

    The following example shows how to display DEPI control plane on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card:

    Router# show running-config
     
    interface Qam3/1.1
    cable carrier-id 1
    cable downstream lqam-group 1
    cable mode depi remote learn
    cable downstream tsid 3011
    depi depi-tunnel GE_1-1-0

    The following example show how to display the DEPI sessions configured on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card:

    Router# show cable depi-sessions l2tp summary
     
    List of the Configured Depi Sessions
     
    SessionID Type State Qam-info PWtype
    x-----------x-------------------x----------x---------------x-------
    1073741834 DEPI_OVER_IP ACTIVE Qam 3/1.1 DMPT

    Example: N+1 DEPI Redundancy Configuration on the M-CMTS Router

    The following example shows how to configure N+1 DEPI redundancy on the Cisco CMTS router:

    Router# show running-config
    .
    .
    .
    l2tp-class rf6
    !
    depi-class rf6
    mode mpt
    !
    depi-tunnel rf6
    tos 128
    dest-ip 192.0.2.103
    l2tp-class rf6
    depi-class rf6
    protect-tunnel test1_protect
    !
    depi-tunnel test1_protect
    dest-ip 24.30.14.103
     
    controller Modular-Cable 8/0/0
    ip-address 192.0.2.155
    modular-host subslot 6/0
    rf-channel 6 cable downstream channel-id 7
    rf-channel 6 frequency 717000000 annex B modulation 64qam interleave 64
    rf-channel 6 depi-tunnel rf6 tsid 6
    rf-channel 6 rf-power 46
    rf-channel 6 network-delay auto sampling-rate 1
    no rf-channel 6 rf-shutdown
    .
    .
    .
     

    Example: Gigabit Ethernet Interface Configuration on the M-CMTS Router

    The following example shows how to display the Gigabit Ethernet configuration on the M-CMTS:

    Router# show running-config interface gigabitEthernet 1/0/0
    .
    .
    .
    interface GigabitEthernet1/0/0
    ip address 192.0.2.155 255.255.255.0
    negotiation auto
    .
     

    Example: Gigabit Ethernet Interface Configuration on Cisco RFGW-10

    The following example show how to display the Gigabit Ethernet configuration on Cisco RFGW-10:

    Router# show running-config interface gigabitEthernet 6/13
    .
    .
    .
    interface GigabitEthernet6/13
    no switchport
    ip address 192.0.2.103 255.255.255.0
    .
    .
    .

    Example: DEPI Reconciliation Timeout Configuration on Cisco RFGW-10

    The following example show how to display the DEPI reconcilaition timeout configuration on Cisco RFGW-10:

    Router# show running-config | begin depi-sess

     
    cable downstream depi-session timeout 90
    cable downstream rf-profile default-rf-profile
    cable downstream annex B
    cable downstream modulation 64
    cable downstream interleaver-depth option1 I32-J4 option2 I32-J4
    cable downstream symbol-rate 5056941

     

    Enabling Traps for DEPI Tunnel or Session State Change

    You can enable trap notifications when there is a change in DEPI tunnel or session state.

    DETAILED STEPS

    Command or Action
    Purpose

    Step 1

    enable

     

    RFGW-10> enable

    Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted.

    Step 2

    configure terminal

     

    RFGW-10# configure terminal

    Enters global configuration mode.

    Step 3

    snmp-server enable traps l2tun {pseudowire| session}

     

    RFGW-10(config)# snmp-server enable traps l2tun {pseudowire| session}

    Enables traps for receiving notifications on an NMS (network management system) when there is change in DEPI tunnel or session state.

    • pseudowire —Enable SNMP l2tun pseudowire traps.
    • session —Enable SNMP l2tun session traps.

    Verifying M-CMTS DEPI on the Cisco RFGW-10

    Verifying Manual DEPI

    To verify a DEPI session, use the show cable depi-sessions command in privileged EXEC mode. The following example displays the manual DEPI sessions configured on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card:

    Router# show cable depi-sessions manual summary
     
    List of the Configured Depi Sessions
     
    SessionID Type State Qam-info PWtype Carrier-ID
    x-----------x-------------------x----------x---------------x-------x-------
     
    196640 MANUAL_DEPI_OVER_IP ACTIVE Qam 3/1.3 DMPT 3
     

    Verifying M-CMTS DEPI Control Plane

    Verifying DEPI Tunnel Information

    To verify a DEPI tunnel information, use the show depi tunnel command in privileged EXEC mode.


    Note This command works on both the Cisco RFGW-10 and the M-CMTS router.


    The following is a sample output of the show depi tunnel command for all the active control connections:

    Router# show depi tunnel
     
    LocTunID RemTunID Remote Name State Remote Address Sessn L2TP Class/
    Count VPDN Group
    1834727012 3849925733 RFGW-10 est 192.0.2.155 1 rf6

     

    The following is a sample output of the show depi tunnel command for a specific active control connection identified using the depi-tunnel-name:

    Router# show depi tunnel 1834727012 verbose
     
    Tunnel id 1834727012 is up, remote id is 3849925733, 1 active sessions
    Locally initiated tunnel
    Tunnel state is established, time since change 04:10:38
    Remote tunnel name is RFGW-10
    Internet Address 192.0.2.155, port 0
    Local tunnel name is myankows_ubr10k
    Internet Address 192.0.2.103, port 0
    L2TP class for tunnel is rf6
    Counters, taking last clear into account:
    0 packets sent, 0 received
    0 bytes sent, 0 received
    Last clearing of counters never
    Counters, ignoring last clear:
    0 packets sent, 0 received
    0 bytes sent, 0 received
    Control Ns 255, Nr 254
    Local RWS 1024 (default), Remote RWS 8192
    Control channel Congestion Control is enabled
    Congestion Window size, Cwnd 256
    Slow Start threshold, Ssthresh 8192
    Mode of operation is Slow Start
    Retransmission time 1, max 1 seconds
    Unsent queuesize 0, max 0
    Resend queuesize 0, max 2
    Total resends 0, ZLB ACKs sent 252
    Total peer authentication failures 0
    Current no session pak queue check 0 of 5
    Retransmit time distribution: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Control message authentication is disabled

    Note The counters in show depi tunnel verbose command output are not supported.


    Verifying DEPI Session Information

    To verify a DEPI session, use the show depi session command in privileged EXEC mode.


    Note This command works on both the Cisco RFGW-10 and the M-CMTS router.


    The following is a sample output of the show depi session command for all the established DEPI data sessions:

    Router# show depi session
     
    LocID RemID TunID Username, Intf/ State Last Chg Uniq ID
    Vcid, Circuit
    1252018468 1252055513 1834727012 6, est 04:06:10 1
     

    The following is a sample output of the show depi session command for a specific established DEPI data session identified using the session-id:

    Router# show depi session 1252018468 verbose
     
    Session id 1252018468 is up, tunnel id 1834727012
    Remote session id is 1252055513, remote tunnel id 3849925733
    Locally initiated session
    Qam Channel Parameters
    Group Tsid is 0
    Frequency is 717000000
    Modulation is 64qam
    Annex is B
    Interleaver Depth I=32 J=4
    Power is 0
    Qam channel status is 0
    Unique ID is 1
    Call serial number is 326100007
    Remote tunnel name is RFGW-10
    Internet address is 192.0.2.155
    Local tunnel name is myankows_ubr10k
    Internet address is 192.0.2.103
    IP protocol 115
    Session is L2TP signaled
    Session state is established, time since change 04:06:24
    0 Packets sent, 0 received
    0 Bytes sent, 0 received
    Last clearing of counters never
    Counters, ignoring last clear:
    0 Packets sent, 0 received
    0 Bytes sent, 0 received
    Receive packets dropped:
    out-of-order: 0
    total: 0
    Send packets dropped:
    exceeded session MTU: 0
    total: 0
    DF bit on, ToS reflect enabled, ToS value 0, TTL value 255
    UDP checksums are disabled
    Session PMTU enabled, path MTU is 1492 bytes
    No session cookie information available
    FS cached header information:
    encap size = 28 bytes
    45000014 00004000 FF73706F 01030467
    0103049B 4AA0D9D9 00000000
    Sequencing is on
    Ns 0, Nr 0, 0 out of order packets received
    Packets switched/dropped by secondary path: Tx 0, Rx 0
    Peer Session Details
    Peer Session ID : 1073808091
    Peer Qam ID : Qam3/12.2
    Peer Qam State : ACTIVE
    Peer Qam Type : Secondary
    Peer Qam Statistics
    Total Pkts : 35177
    Total Octets : 6613276
    Total Discards : 0
    Total Errors : 0
    Total In Pkt Rate : 0
    Bad Sequence Num : 0
    Total In DLM Pkts : 0
    Conditional debugging is disabled
     

    The following is a sample output of the show depi session command for all the configured DEPI data sessions:

    Router# show depi session configured
     
    Session Name State Reason Time
    Modular-Cable1/0/0:0 IDLE Power mismatch Jun 10 09:59:07
     

    Note The counters in show depi session verbose command output are not supported.


     

    The following is a sample output of the show cable depi-ctrl-sessions teardown detail command which gives details on the reason for depi session tear down and tear down time:

    Router# show cable depi-ctrl-sessions teardown detail
     
    Session Name Teardown-Reason Time
    Qam3/1.1:0 recv CDN Jun 23 08:59:43
    Qam3/1.2:0 recv CDN Jun 23 08:59:43
    Qam3/1.3:0 recv CDN Jun 23 08:59:50
    Qam3/1.4:0 recv CDN Jun 23 08:59:43
    Qam3/2.1:0 recv CDN Jun 23 09:08:09
    Qam3/2.2:0 recv CDN Jun 23 09:14:09
    Qam3/2.3:0 QAM not ready Jun 23 08:59:34
    Qam3/2.4:0 QAM not ready Jun 23 08:59:34

    Verifying DLM Configuration Information

    To verify the DLM configuration information, use the show interface modular-cable dlm command in privileged EXEC mode.

    The following example shows sample output of the show interface modular-cable slot/bay/port:interface_number dlm command:

     
    Router# show interface Modular-Cable 1/0/0:6 dlm
     
    DEPI Latency Measurements for Modular-Cable1/0/0:6
    Current CIN Delay: 146 usecs
    Current DLM: 4566
    Average DLM (last 10): 1514
    Max DLM: 5115
    Min DLM: 913
    Ingress DLM
    # SysUpTime Delay (Ticks)
    x-----------x-------------------x------------
    0 831149 949
    1 831159 1168
    2 831170 4566
    3 831076 1005
    4 831087 983
    5 831097 1185
    6 831108 1139
    7 831118 1144
    8 831128 2013
    9 831139 996
     

    Note The M-CMTS sends either ingress or egress DLM requests based on the EQAM capabilities that EQAM reports during DEPI data session establishment.


    Additional References

    The following sections provide references related to the M-CMTS DEPI Control Plane feature.

    Related Documents

    Related Topic
    Document Title

    See Table 2 for the list of commands applicable for this feature.

    Cisco RF Gateway 10 Command Reference http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/cable/rf_gateway/command/reference/RFGW-10_Book.html

    Software Features in Cisco IOS Release 12.2SQ

    Cisco RF Gateway 10 Software Feature and Configuration Guide

    http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/cable/rf_gateway/feature/guide/rfgw_scg.html

    Standards

    Standard
    Title

    CM-SP-DEPI-I08-100611

    Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification, Modular CMTS, Downstream External PHY Interface Specification

    MIBs

    MIB
    MIBs Link
    • DOCS-IF-M-CMTS-MIB
    • DOCS-DRF-MIB

    To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:

    http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

    RFCs

    RFC
    Title

    RFC 3931

    Layer Two Tunneling Protocol - Version 3 (L2TPv3)

    Technical Assistance

    Description
    Link

    The Cisco Support and Documentation website provides online resources to download documentation, software, and tools. Use these resources to install and configure the software and to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with Cisco products and technologies. Access to most tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation website requires a Cisco.com user ID and password.

    http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/index.html

    Feature Information for M-CMTS DEPI

    Table 2 lists the release history for this feature.

    Not all commands may be available in your Cisco IOS software release. For release information about a specific command, see the command reference documentation.

    Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and software image support. Cisco Feature Navigator enables you to determine which software images support a specific software release, feature set, or platform. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.


    Note Table 2 lists only the Cisco IOS software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given Cisco IOS software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that Cisco IOS software release train also support that feature.


     

    Table 2 Feature Information for M-CMTS DEPI

    Feature Name
    Releases
    Feature Information

    M-CMTS DEPI Control Plane

    12.2(50)SQ

    This feature was introduced.

    The following commands were introduced or modified:

    New Commands:

    • [no] depi-class depi-class-name
    • [no] depi-tunnel depi-tunnel-name
    • [no] dest-ip dest-ip-address
    • show depi {tunnel [depi-tunnel-name] | session [session-id | configured]} [verbose]

    Ingress DLM

    12.2(50)SQ

    This feature was introduced.

    DEPI Path Redundancy

    Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SQ2

    This feature was introduced.

    The following commands were introduced or modified:

    • protect-tunnel
    • show depi session
    • show depi tunnel

    DEPI EQAM Statistics

    Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SQ2

    The DEPI EQAM statistics feature enables the EQAM to send RF channel statistics to the M-CMTS router.

    The following command was introduced:

    • depi eqam-stats

    Manual DEPI

    Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.2.0SQ

    Manual DEPI session configuration was modified.

    The following commands were modified:

    • cable mode depi { local lbg lbg-interface | remote [ learn ]}
    • cable depi dest-ip IP address

    DEPI Reconciliation Timeout

    Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.31SQ

    This feature was introduced.

    The following command was introduced:

    • cable downstream depi-session timeout

    Glossary

    CM—Cable Modem. A modulator-demodulator at subscriber locations intended for use in conveying data communications on a cable television system.

    CIN—Converged Interconnect Network. Is the standard term used for the network between the M-CMTS and RFGW. This network can be a direct connection, a Layer 2 network or a Layer 3 network.

    DEPI—Downstream External PHY Interface. Is the interface between the M-CMTS Core and the EQAM.

    DLM—DEPI Latency Measurement. Is a special type of data packet used for measuring the network latency between the M-CMTS core and the EQAM.

    DOCSIS—Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specifications

    DMPT—DOCSIS MPT Mode

    EQAM—Edge Quadrature Amplitude Modulation. A head end or hub device that receives packets of digital video or data.

    FPGA—Field-Programmable Gate Array

    L2TPv3—Layer 2 Transport Protocol – version 3

    M-CMTS—Modular Cable Modem Termination System

    MPEG—Moving Picture Experts Group

    MPT—MPEG-TS mode of DEPI

    PHY—Physical Layer

    RF—Radio Frequency. In cable television systems, this refers to electromagnetic signals in the range 5 to 1000 MHz.

    SPA—Shared Port Adapter

    TS—Transport Stream

    VRF—Virtual Routing and Forwarding. Ensures that only valid traffic is routed to it by removing the IP Address of the interface from the global routing table (and from the interface).