Management And Troubleshooting Functionality; Data Functionality - Arris DCX3635 Installation Manual

ARRIS Enhanced Firmware Downloading feature (patent pending) that allows customers to
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match different firmware loads to multiple Media Gateway/Media Player hardware
products in a single configuration file. Firmware downloads are not applied until all lines
are on-hook. See Using Enhanced Firmware Loading.
Secure firmware downloading, conforming to DOCSIS 1.1 and newer specifications.
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Ability to accept firmware download requests while a call is in progress, applying the
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downloaded firmware only after all lines have gone idle for 30 seconds.
Supports DHCP option 122 or option 177 provisioning of MTA IP addresses.
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Support for the PacketCable Service Provider root certificate, the PacketCable Service
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Provider Test root certificate, and the ability to download other Service Provider root
certificates.
Configurable CallP feature to disable IPsec on CMS redirection.
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Retains the following settings (made using SNMP) over restarts: loop current, ringing
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waveform, phase reversed modem tone.

Management and Troubleshooting Functionality

The firmware provides the following management and troubleshooting functionality:
PacketCable 1.5-compatible alarm and log interfaces.
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Web-based status monitoring and troubleshooting interface.
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Maintain loop idle voltage management output from the Telephony Modem when the
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telephony service connection is interrupted for short time durations (see Setting Loop
Voltage Management).
Supports Telnet and encrypted SSH access to a troubleshooting command line interface
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(CLI).
Support for automatically timing out Telnet or SSH sessions after a certain amount of idle
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time.
Automatic optional disabling of access to Telnet or SSH sessions after exiting the session.
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Optional persistent logging capability after exiting a Telnet or SSH session.
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PacketACE support for ARRIS Enhanced Firmware Downloading functionality TLVs. ARRIS
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PacketACE is a standalone software application to be used on a PC. The application is
available through the ARRIS software download site.
Simple DHCP server for improved debugging.
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Supports Voice Quality Metric reporting.
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Provides DHCP message trace logs.
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Support for loop diagnostics (see Running Loop Diagnostics).
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Support for periodic ToD resynchronization (see ToD Resynchronization).
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Data Functionality

The firmware supports the following general data transport functionality:
CM support for IGMPv1 and v2.
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