Summary – Optimizing DOCSIS 3.1 for Gigabit services
✓ Levels alone aren't enough
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It is important to have a tool that can drill down into the D3.1 mechanisms that ensure good performance and then help to find where
the performance degradations are occurring in the plant and home.
✓ Testing PLC
– LOCK, Level, Uncorrectable CWE
✓ Testing NCP
– LOCK, Uncorrectable CWE
✓ Testing Profile A
– LOCK, Uncorrectable CWE
✓ Physical Measurements OFDM
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Average Power Level (in relationship to a 6MHz carrier)
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Average MER & MER 10
✓ Testing Higher Profiles
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Lock - Uncorrectable CWE within acceptable rates
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Troubleshoot degradations between demarcation points
✓ Optimizing Service Performance
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Service Level testing - Bonding - DOCSIS Ranging & Registration
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Throughput on DOCSIS & Ethernet
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(Make sure 90% are within spec)
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