Implementing Cisco’s Converged Cable Access Platform (cBR-8)

cBR-8 is the next generation in Cisco’s series of CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) platforms. Cisco’s uBR 10K (Universal Broadband Router) previously offered industry-leading CMTS functionality – the cBR-8 is now Cisco’s flagship CMTS offering. The Cisco cBR-8 CCAP (Converged Cable Access Platform) CMTS provides many technology advancements and performance enhancements, while reducing the overall cost per subscriber. These advanced capabilities include: four times the capacity (number of cable modems/subscribers per CMTS) at double the speed of currently available DOCSIS 3.0 solutions (10K). The cBR-8 provides maximum flexibility for the future adoption of innovative network architectures including Remote PHY (RPHY), SDN, and Virtual CMTS (vCMTS). The cBR-8’s native support of DOCSIS 3.1 allows cable operators to deliver ultra-broadband services with maximum downstream speeds approaching 10 Gbps per subscriber and 1 Gbps upstream. Note: Cisco 10K supports all versions up to DOCSIS 3.0. cBR-8 supports up to 3.1.

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Course Information

Price: $4,395.00

Duration: 4 days

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Learning Credits: 36

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Prerequisites:

Following are the strongly recommended prerequisites for this cable training course:

NCTI DOCSIS Network Overview

Students should have foundational knowledge and/or experience with –

DOCSIS principles of operation
Cisco IOS Command Line Interface (CLI)

Target Audience:

This course is designed for technical professionals who need to know how to deploy Cisco CMTS 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:

You will learn the cBR-8 architecture, deployment best practices, security features, and perform key DOCSIS 3.0 and 3.1 configuration tasks during hands-on labs.

Course Outline:

DOCSIS Primer

DOCSIS Characteristics
Available Spectrum
TDM/TDMA/ATDMA/SCDMA and Channel types

cBR-8 Architecture and Hardware Overview

Hardware Overview
Chassis Installation
System Level Troubleshooting
Lab – Discovery

Software Overview and MAC Domain Configuration

cBR-8 Differences (versus uBR 10K)
Software and Configuration
Lab – Bringing up a MAC Domain
1:2 Combining
Lab – 1 by 2 Combining

Bonding and Bonding Resiliency

Downstream Resiliency
Upstream Resiliency
Lab – Wideband Resiliency
Battery Backup

Security Features

Dynamic Shared Secret (DMIC)
Cable Source Verify
Cable ARP Filtering
BPI+ Policy Enforcement
Privacy Hotlist

DOCSIS Load Balancing

Basic DOCSIS Load Balancing CLI
Advanced DOCSIS Load Balancing Configuration
Verification and Troubleshooting
Lab – DOCSIS Load Balancing
Additional Load Balancing Features

cBR-8 Features

cBR-8 Call Home
Smart Licensing
High Availability for Supervisor and Line Card
cBR-8 Patching – Sub-Package Mode
cBR-8 CPU Protection
Punt Path Rate Limiting (PPRL)

DOCSIS 3.1 Architecture

DOCSIS 3.1 Configuration

cBR-8 Modem Troubleshooting