Implementing Cisco Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification 3.1 (DOCSIS)
This Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS), Instructor-Led course covers key standards and concepts from DOCSIS 1.x through to 3.1. It provides hands-on DOCSIS experience and establishes important foundational knowledge needed for configuring bi-directional channel bonded services and other advanced-service features. While examples of implementing DOCSIS services on the Cisco cBR-8 may be used in this course, most of the learning experiences also apply to other CMTS platforms. The course includes lab activities and/or demonstrations to reinforce the key learning objectives.
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Prerequisites:
Following are the strongly recommended prerequisites for this cable training course:
- Students should have knowledge and experience with the Cisco IOS Command Line Interface (CLI)
Target Audience:
This course is designed for technical professionals who need to know how to deploy CMTS platforms and associated equipment.
The primary audience for this course includes:
- Cable Operator Network Operation Center personnel
- System Engineer/ Integrator/ Solutions support personnel
- Channel partners, resellers
Course Objectives:
After completing this course, the student should be able to:
- Describe RF Networking Concepts when applied to the MSO environment
- Explain and observe DOCSIS modem registration
- Describe the components that comprise the DOCSIS 3.1 specification set and explain the primary elements in functional block-diagram form
- Describe DOCSIS 3.1 functionality as it relates to:
- Comparison to DOCSIS 3.0 channel bonding strategies
- High bandwidth support for advanced (multimedia, IP-based) services
- Deployment considerations for modular and integrated CMTS
- Relate channel bonding terms and acronyms to available downstream channel bonding hardware and Cisco cBR-8 software releases
- Identify Cisco cBR-8 features and featurettes for best system performance in mixed DOCSIS 1.x/2.0/3.0 and DOCSIS 3.1 channel-bonded environments
- Identify necessary third-party DOCSIS 3.1 components, such as the Symmetricon DTI server, and gain the knowledge necessary to recognize the role of any third-party components in a customer’s design
Course Outline:
RF Primer
DOCSIS Review
- DOCSIS 1.0 and Best Effort Service
- DOCSIS 1.1 and QoS
- DOCSIS 2.0 and RF Changes
- DOCSIS 3.0 features – focused on channel bonding
DOCSIS 3.1 Architecture
- Physical layer, Modulation – QPSK, QAM, OFDM
- MAC and Upper Layers
- Overview and Theory
- MAC Specification
- Embedded Security
- Frame Formats
- MAC Protocol Operation
- MAC Management Messages
- UCD, MAP and MDD
- Timing and SYNC
- Cable Modem Registration
- Data Forwarding
- ‘The Life of a Packet’
- Upstream Data Transmission
- Channel Bonding – Upstream and Downstream
CMTS – Cable Modem Interaction – comparing DOCSIS 3.0 and 3.1 operation
- Dynamic Operations
- Bandwidth Optimization
- Load Balancing
- Dynamic Bonding
- DS and US Channel Changes
Other DOCSIS 3.1 Specifications
- Cable Modem Customer Interface
- Proactive Network Maintenance
- IPv6 implementation
- OSSI
3.1 Migration Strategies