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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Chapter 2 RF Gateway 1 Configuration Quick Start Configuring the IP Address Through the Front Panel ............4 Connecting the RF Gateway 1 Using a Web Browser ............5 Changing Device Settings ....................... 6 Configuring the Device Name .................. 6 Configuring the Annex ....................
Page 6 Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) ..............50 Monitoring the RF Gateway 1 ....................53 Summary Tab ......................53 Monitor Tab ....................... 54 Fault Management of the RF Gateway 1 ................65 System Alarms......................65 System Events ......................67 User Notification of Alarms and Events ..............68 Configuration Management ....................
Page 7 Contents QAM Channel Configuration ................101 Status Monitoring ........................ 103 Chapter 6 Wideband Data Specific Operation Provisioning .......................... 106 Channel Application Mode ................... 106 Data Map Configuration ..................106 Status Monitoring ........................ 109 Introduction ......................109 Monitoring ....................... 109 Chapter 7 Basic M-CMTS Data Specific Operation Provisioning ..........................
Page 8 Authentication ........................203 Authentication Configuration ................203 Remote Authentication ..................207 Password Recovery....................209 Enabling HTTPS on the RF Gateway 1 ................210 Steps for Enabling HTTPS ..................210 SFTP Support ........................218 GUI Changes for SFTP ................... 218 System Tab Changes ....................218...
Page 9 Contents Installing SFTP ......................219 Uninstalling SFTP ....................221 Firewall Settings ........................223 Chapter 15 96 QAM Channel Software Licensing ..........................226 Release Management ......................227 Upgrades ........................227 Revert ........................228 Configuration Management ....................229 Backup ........................229 Restore ........................229 Operational Considerations ....................
Page 10 Contents Electrical GbE SFP Transceiver ................254 Glossary Index viii 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 11: Important Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. Read and Retain Instructions Carefully read all safety and operating instructions before operating this equipment, and retain them for future reference.
Page 12: Installation Requirements
Important Safety Instructions Know the following safety warnings and guidelines: Dangerous Voltages  - Only qualified service personnel are allowed to perform equipment installation or replacement. - Only qualified service personnel are allowed to remove chassis covers and access any of the components inside the chassis. Grounding ...
Page 13 Important Safety Instructions other equipment (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Place this equipment close enough to a mains AC outlet to accommodate the  length of this equipment’s power cord. Route all power cords so that people cannot walk on, place objects on, or lean ...
Page 14 Important Safety Instructions Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature Only install this equipment in a humidity- and temperature-controlled environment that meets the requirements given in this equipment’s technical specifications. CAUTION: If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient temperature.
Page 15 Important Safety Instructions Note: This plug fits only one way. If this plug cannot be fully inserted into the outlet, contact an electrician to replace the obsolete 3-terminal outlet. Polarized Plug - For a 2-terminal plug (a polarized plug with one wide blade ...
Page 16 Important Safety Instructions equipment-rating label normally located close to the power inlet connector(s). This equipment may have two power sources. Be sure to disconnect all power  sources before working on this equipment. If this equipment does not have a main power switch, the power cord connector ...
Page 17: Electrostatic Discharge
Important Safety Instructions equipment during service and repair, do not wear electrically conducting objects such as a wristwatch or jewelry. Lightning - Do not work on this equipment, or connect or disconnect cables,  during periods of lightning. Labels - Do not remove any warning labels. Replace damaged or illegible ...
Page 18 Important Safety Instructions Insert batteries correctly. There may be a risk of explosion if the batteries are  incorrectly inserted. Do not attempt to recharge ‘disposable’ or ‘non-reusable’ batteries.  Please follow instructions provided for charging ‘rechargeable’ batteries.  Replace batteries with the same or equivalent type recommended by ...
Page 19 Important Safety Instructions Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulatory Requirements This equipment meets applicable electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulatory requirements. See this equipment's data sheet for details about regulatory compliance approvals. EMC performance is dependent upon the use of correctly shielded cables of good quality for all external connections, except the power source, when installing this equipment.
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Page 21: Laser Safety
Laser Safety Laser Safety Introduction This equipment can be provided with an infrared laser that transmits intensity- modulated light and emits invisible laser radiation. Warning: Radiation WARNING:  Avoid personal injury! Use of controls, adjustments, or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Page 22 Laser Safety The following laser safety precautions are applicable to the equipment. According to the type of optical transmitter inside the equipment, there are different laser safety precautions. A laser label that clearly indicates the laser aperture is affixed to the equipment's rear panel.
Page 23 Laser Safety In Accordance with the CDRH Standard The Laser type SFP modules used are classified in class I laser product per CDRH, 21 CFR 1040 Laser Safety requirements. For the CDRH standard, a certification label is attached to the top cover of each product classified in class I.
Page 25: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The Cisco RF Gateway 1 is a universal edge QAM (U-EQAM) device ® that offers industry leading performance, and a standards-based solution for video, data, and converged video and data deployments requiring high density and maximum reliability.
Page 27: Chapter 2 Rf Gateway 1 Configuration Quick Start
This chapter provides the basic information needed to quickly configure the RF Gateway 1 using the web browser user interface. For more information on setting up the RF Gateway 1, see Cisco RF Gateway 1 Configuration Guide, part number 78-4025112-01.
Page 28: Configuring The Ip Address Through The Front Panel
Chapter 2 RF Gateway 1 Configuration Quick Start Configuring the IP Address Through the Front Panel The RF Gateway 1 management port IP address can be configured using the LCD and keypad located on the chassis front panel. To Configure the Management Port IP Address After the system fully initializes, use the keypad to page down until you see the mgmt port IP address.
Page 29: Connecting The Rf Gateway 1 Using A Web Browser
Connecting the RF Gateway 1 Using a Web Browser Connecting the RF Gateway 1 Using a Web Browser The RF Gateway 1 can be connected to a web browser. The following browsers/display settings are recommended: Client Platform Web Browser Display Settings Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14...
Page 30: Changing Device Settings
This rule applies across all RF Gateway 1 settings. Configuring the Device Name To identify the RF Gateway 1, it is recommended that a unique device name be assigned to the unit. To Configure the Device Name Navigate to the System/System Configuration page.
Page 31: Configuring The Annex
In the Device Name field, enter the device name (up to 16 characters supported). Click Apply. Click Save. Configuring the Annex The annex setting applies to all carriers in the RF Gateway 1, including ITU-A (DVB), ITU-B (open cable), or ITU-C (Japan applications). Mixed annex settings are not supported. To Configure the Annex Navigate to the System/System Configuration page.
Page 32: Configuring The Clock
Reboot the device. Reboot/power-cycle is required after changes to the annex setting. Configuring the Clock The internal clock of the RF Gateway 1 can be set manually or can be synchronized with a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) time server. To Change the Internal Clock Navigate to the System/Clock page.
Page 33 Changing Device Settings Result: The Clock Configuration page is displayed. In the New Time field, enter the current time. Click Apply. Click Save. To configure the clock for SNTP, see Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) (on page 50). 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 34: Configuring Ip Network Settings
Chapter 2 RF Gateway 1 Configuration Quick Start Configuring IP Network Settings This section provides information for configuring IP Network settings for the RF Gateway 1. Using the System/IP Network page, the user can configure the following. Management port IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway ...
Page 35 Configuring IP Network Settings In the appropriate field, change the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway settings. Click Apply. Click Save. Reboot the device. Note: The management port IP address is not dynamically configurable, thus reboot/power-cycle is required after changes. To Configure the Conditional Access (CA) Port IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway Navigate to the System/IP Network page.
Page 36 Chapter 2 RF Gateway 1 Configuration Quick Start To Configure the Virtual IP Address for each GbE Port Pair for Port Pair Mode Navigate to the System/IP Network page. Result: The IP Network page is displayed. In the GbE Data Port Mode field, select Dual Port Pairs.
Page 37 Configuring IP Network Settings Result: The IP Network page is displayed. In the appropriate field, change the IP Address and Subnet Mask. In the Negotiation Mode field, use the drop-down box to select mode (On or Off). Note: "On" is recommended for most applications and required for electrical SFPs.
Page 38: Network Connectivity Testing
Chapter 2 RF Gateway 1 Configuration Quick Start Network Connectivity Testing Each of the four physical GbE input ports will respond to PING. Since the GbE input ports are not configurable for default gateway, a static route to the source network of the PING must be added to the GbE port to facilitate PING responses over layer 3 networks.
Page 39: Configuring Qam Output
Configuring QAM Output Configuring QAM Output This section provides information for configuring the Quad Channel QAM Card. Using the QAM web page and its sub-menus, the operator can verify and configure: QAM card presence  QAM output control (i.e., mute vs. unmute) ...
Page 40: Card Presence
Result: The web view indicates the status of the QAM card. Enabling QAM Port The RF Gateway 1 QAM line cards have two ports, with four RF output carriers per port. Outputs are enabled/disabled from the port level as well as from the individual carrier level.
Page 41: Carrier Parameters
Click Apply. Click Save. Carrier Parameters Various settings are configurable for the RF Gateway 1 output carriers. Some settings are configurable on an individual carrier basis, other settings are limited to a particular RF port (group of four carriers). To Configure Port Output Parameters Navigate to the QAMS page.
Page 42 Chapter 2 RF Gateway 1 Configuration Quick Start Result: The RF Port Configuration window is displayed. In the Port Modulation field, select desired modulation (64 vs. 256 QAM). In the Port Output Level field, enter output level. In the Combined Channels field, select the number of active carriers per port (i.e., for four carriers per port, set Combined Channels to quad).
Page 43 In the Transport Stream ID field, enter stream ID. In the Channel Spectrum Inversion field, set the parameter to Normal (for most applications). Note: The following table compares the RF Gateway 1 to an xDQA-24 with respect to Channel Spectrum Inversion and its interpretation. ITU Annex...
Page 44: Channel Application Mode
Chapter 2 RF Gateway 1 Configuration Quick Start Channel Application Mode The RF Gateway 1 operates in various network scenarios including table video, VOD, SDV, and data modes (pre-DOCSIS 3.0 wideband as well as full M-CMTS (DTI) scenarios). These various scenarios are configurable on a per carrier basis, using the Channel Application Mode setting.
Page 45: Configuring Vod Parameters
Configuring VOD Parameters Configuring VOD Parameters Ingress All VoD When this option is enabled the session is able to look for backup streams in other GBE ports when the primary stream goes for input loss. Navigate to the System/System Configuration page. Result: The following window is displayed Click Apply.
Page 46: Video Session Timeout
Chapter 2 RF Gateway 1 Configuration Quick Start Note: Once this option is enabled, the user will not be allowed to edit the Allowed Ingres ports setting in the MAPs Page as highlighted below. Video Session Timeout Setting this option will hold the PMT in the output for the time set, to keep the sessions alive in the STB.
Page 47 Configuring VOD Parameters Result: The following window is displayed. Click Apply. Click Save. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 49: Chapter 3 General Configuration And Monitoring
Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring This chapter provides configuration management as well as general information needed to configure components of the RF Gateway 1. In This Chapter  QAM Annex and Frequency Plan Configuration ......26  QAM Card Configuration ..............28 ...
Page 50: Qam Annex And Frequency Plan Configuration
Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring QAM Annex and Frequency Plan Configuration The annex setting applies to all carriers in the RFGW-1, including ITU-A (DVB), ITU- B (open cable), or ITU-C (Japan applications). Mixed annex settings are not supported. Configuring the Annex Follow the instructions below to configure the annex.
Page 51 QAM Annex and Frequency Plan Configuration In the Frequency Plan field, select the desired frequency plan. The standard plan has channels mapped to pre-set frequencies used in North America. The custom plan lets you choose frequencies. ITU-A and ITU-C have custom plans only. Click Apply.
Page 52: Qam Card Configuration
Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring QAM Card Configuration The RFGW-1 has six QAM cards. Each card has two ports. Each port has four channels. The following sections describe how to configure the QAM card. Global RF Port Configuration Global RF Port Configuration allows you to configure RF for every port. See the following screen.
Page 53: Qam Card View
QAM Card Configuration Parameter Description ITU Carrier This field is only seen if your annex is ITU-B and you have a standard Number frequency plan selected. Example: In North America, channel 50 is determined to have a center frequency of 381 MHz. Selecting the first channel number picks up the corresponding frequency for channel 1 on that port.
Page 54: Qam Rf Port Configuration
Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring QAM RF Port Configuration The QAM RF Port Configuration view shows RF Port Configuration parameters from the Global QAM Configuration page. See the following screen. Parameters The following table describes the RF Port Configuration parameters. Parameter Description Card Index...
Page 55: Global Qam Channel Configuration
QAM Card Configuration Parameter Description ITU Carrier Number This field is only seen if your annex is ITU-B and you have a standard frequency plan selected. Example: In North America, channel 50 is determined to have a center frequency of 381 MHz. Selecting the first channel number picks up the corresponding frequency for channel 1 on that port.
Page 56 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Parameter Description Spectrum Inversion The spectrum can be configured as normal or swap. PRBS Stuffing "On" setting is recommended. Application Mode Allows the user to configure various network scenarios, including video, data, SDV, and NGOD. Interleave Depth Allows you to pick the interleaving depth.
Page 57: Qam Channel Level Configuration
QAM Card Configuration QAM Channel Level Configuration The QAM Configuration channel level view shows you QAM Channel Configuration parameters from the Global QAM Configuration page. The following illustration shows the QAM Channel Configuration screen. Parameters The following table explains the QAM Channel Configuration parameters. Parameter Description Card Index...
Page 58 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Parameter Description Channel PAT Rate Default setting recommended. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 59: Gbe Interface Configuration
GbE Interface Configuration GbE Interface Operation Modes The RF Gateway 1 has four physical GbE input ports that receive video and data streams from the upstream network. These ports may be used independently (four- port independent mode) or configured to implement input redundancy (Dual port- pair mode).
Page 60 This port is termed as the Active port of the port pair. If a fault occurs on the current Active port, the RF Gateway 1 will failover to the next physical port. To facilitate network operation of GbE port redundancy, the RF Gateway 1 implements a single, user-configurable Video/Data IP address for each port-pair.
Page 61 GbE Interface Configuration Ethernet Link The current active port will continue to remain as active until there is a loss of link (cable disconnection or port shutdown on the other end) on that port. If a link loss is detected, the RFGW-1 will try to make the other available port as Active. If the link is not present on both ports, then the last Active port will continue to remain as active (of course without being able to receive any input) until a link is detected on any of the port.
Page 62 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring If the link is not present on both ports, the last active port will continue to remain as active. If both the ports has connectivity but none of them is receiving any traffic, then the RFGW-1 continuously changes the Active port to monitor for any traffic and will lock to the port which receive the traffic first.
Page 63 GbE Interface Configuration Multicast Join on Single Port In this mode, the IGMP join will be sent only on the port where the stream is active. If the stream is not available on both the ports then the IGMP will be sent on the port which is currently being tried (as the stream will be toggled between both the ports).
Page 64 Gratuitous ARPs can be enabled for the active GbE ports of the Port-Pairs. Using gratuitous ARP, the RF Gateway 1 makes only the virtual IP address known to the network. At layer 2, the RF Gateway 1 advertises the unique MAC address of the physical active port.
Page 65 GbE Interface Configuration Treat PCR Zero Bitrate as Content Loss When a stream's PCR PID is not available, we would treat the scenario as similar to content loss and initiate the input stream switch to the backup stream. The switch to the backup stream is initiated without checking for presence of stream on the backup port.
Page 66: Configuring Gbe Interface Settings
Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Configuring GbE Interface Settings To Change GbE Input Port Settings Navigate to the System/IP Network page. Result: The IP Network page is displayed. In the appropriate field, enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask settings. In the Negotiation Mode field, use the drop-down box to select mode (On or Off).
Page 67: Configuring The Video/Data Ip Address For Gbe Port Pair Mode
GbE Interface Configuration Result: The IP Network page is displayed. In the GbE Data Port Mode field, select Four Port Independent or Dual Port Pairs. Click Apply. Click Save. Configuring the Video/Data IP Address for GbE Port Pair Mode Navigate to the System/IP Network page. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 68 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Result: The IP Network page is displayed. In the Video/Data IP field, enter the IP Address. This is the GbE Port Pair "virtual" IP address used for streaming Video/Data. Click Apply. Click Save. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 69: Configuring Redundancy For Port Pair Mode
GbE Interface Configuration Configuring Redundancy for Port Pair Mode Navigate to the System/IP Network page. Result: The IP Network page is displayed. In the Redundancy Mode field, select desired mode. Auto mode enables automatic failover to backup ports b Manual mode forces an active port In the Primary Port field, designate which GbE inputs per port-pair will be assigned the primary port.
Page 70: Configuring Reversion Of Multicast Streams To Primary Port
Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring In the Multicast Join ports field, configure if the IGMP Joins for multicast streams is to be sent on Singe/Both ports. This field is applicable only when the detection mode is set to “Ethernet Link & UDP/L2TPv3 Packets & TS Socket”. In the LOS Timeout field, configure the failover time from the active to inactive port.
Page 71 GbE Interface Configuration Or if selecting the "Periodic Revert", select the reversion period. Note: Valid periods are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12 or 24 hours. Click Apply. Click Save. Note: The user can also perform an instantaneous Reversion to Primary by ...
Page 72: Arp And Route Configuration
Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring ARP and Route Configuration To facilitate network connectivity on the management and GBE interfaces, the RF Gateway 1 can create static Route and ARP entries. Static routes provide network connectivity to devices that are not on the network. For example, a static route could be required to support multicast sessions on the GbE interface from a device on another network.
Page 73: Clock Configuration
(RTC). Real -Time Clock Setup The RF Gateway 1 has an on-board, real-time clock (RTC) with battery back-up which can be used to provide system time. The RTC can be set manually via the web interface or configured to be updated with network time obtained from an SNTP server.
Page 74: Simple Network Time Protocol (Sntp)
Result: The time is displayed in the Current Time window. Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) When Synchronize With Server is set to Enabled, the RF Gateway 1 periodically attempts to obtain network time from one of the SNTP servers specified by the IP address on the Clock Configuration page.
Page 75 Specifies how long the RF Gateway waits for the network time server to respond. Last Synchronized Time Indicates when the last successful network synchronization occurred. Additional Configuration The RF Gateway 1 provides several additional configuration parameters applicable as needed. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 76 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring To access the following parameters, navigate to the System/System Configuration page. Parameter Description Gratuitous ARP State Enable/Disable the periodic sending of gratuitous ARP packets. Gratuitous ARP Time Amount of time between gratuitous ARP packets. Dejitter Buffer Depth Provides the average packet delay through the dejitter buffer.
Page 77: Monitoring The Rf Gateway 1
Monitoring the RF Gateway 1 Monitoring the RF Gateway 1 Summary Tab The summary page provides a snapshot of the RF Gateway 1 system. The following illustration shows the summary screen. Output Bandwidth Panel The Output B/W panel (top left) shows the bandwidth of each carrier.
Page 78: Monitor Tab
Grey – It is not there. GbE Port 3 not connected in this case.  Monitor Tab The RF Gateway 1 provides extensive capability for monitoring the current status of the system. The Monitor tab provides utilities for monitoring: Input streams (i.e., stream activity, input bitrates) ...
Page 79 Monitoring the RF Gateway 1 The following illustration shows the Monitor/ Main page screen. The Monitor/Input page provides MPEG transport stream specific information, including information for each detected MPEG transport stream on the input. The streams can be filtered and displayed based on the input port.
Page 80 For MPTS streams, the Details button (the first button under the Program Number parameter) provides additional information on Elementary Streams. The following screen appears. Device Information The following platform related device information is available for the RF Gateway 1. Temperature  Power Supply voltage ...
Page 81 The following illustration shows the Inventory screen. Parameters The following table explains the Inventory parameters. Parameter Description Device System component of an RF Gateway 1. Slot Slot number of a device. Status Refers to presence or absence of the device. Software Version Software version of the device.
Page 82 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Output Monitoring The Output Monitoring page provides information related to how transport streams on the input are bound to QAM resources on the output. The Details button under the Input parameter provides additional information on the input stream associated with a particular output session.
Page 83 Monitoring the RF Gateway 1 Session Refresh The RFGW-1 generates an input pid conflict alarm (Alarms/Events section) if any ES or the PMT pid in an MPTS is the same as a pid already in use in the same MPTS.
Page 84 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Click the Display Session button at the bottom of the output monitor details page to display the sessions that are to be refreshed. Click the Session Refresh button at the bottom of the output monitor details page to clear the pid conflict alarm and to activate the stream.
Page 85 Monitoring the RF Gateway 1 Once the PID conflict is resolved at the headend device, then after refreshing the session, the PID conflict alarm will be cleared. The state in the Input Monitor page will also change to Active only after the session refresh is completed. Even if the input PID conflict is resolved, but the session refresh button is not clicked, then state in Input monitor page will remain as "Input PID conflict"...
Page 86 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Parameter Description Synch State Describes whether the data flow is a primary flow containing DOCSIS synch messages or a non-primary flow that does not contain sync messages. Synch Counter The number of sync messages received in a primary flow. DTI Monitoring DTI Monitoring provides monitoring of status and statistical information on the DOCSIS Timing Interface.
Page 87 Monitoring the RF Gateway 1 Resource Utilization CPU and memory utilization are displayed for the operator in real time for monitoring. SNMP Configuration SNMP configuration is done on the GUI using the System/SNMP & Traps page. There are two configurations as shown in the examples below.
Page 88 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring The second configuration is for software versions 2.01.09 and later. Refer to the screen below. In this configuration, the "Read" string is the get community string. The "Write" string is the set community string. Traps can set to disabled SNMPv1 or SNMPv2 for each receiver.
Page 89: Fault Management Of The Rf Gateway 1
System Alarms are conditions with state that occur on the system that the user may want to be aware of. The RF Gateway 1 provides user notification of changes in alarm state. These notifications can be via SNMP traps, system log or the front panel fault LED.
Page 90 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Name Severity Description Stream Dejitter Major One or more transport streams are present with excessive jitter. QAM Temperature Major A QAM temperature has exceeded an acceptable threshold. QAM NCO Lock Major A QAM has lost NCO Lock. Release Invalid Major Active system release is invalid.
Page 91: System Events
System Events are conditions without state that the user may want to be aware of. The RF Gateway 1 provides user notification of these events. These notifications can be via SNMP traps or the system log. System events cannot be masked or filtered and will always be indicated on the system.
Page 92: User Notification Of Alarms And Events
Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Name Description ECMG Active Proxy Active ECMG proxy removed Removed ECMG Channel Received channel error for SuperCAS ID Error GbE Port Switch Redundant input port failover. Download SSL Security documents injected. Download SSH Security documents injected. Stream Source Multicast SSM source switch.
Page 93 The SNMP & Traps page of the web interface allows for configuration of trap receivers for this purpose. When configured, SNMP traps will be sent for all system alarms and events. The RF Gateway 1 supports SNMP V1 and V2 traps and a trap community string as shown below.
Page 94 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring System Log Configuration The RF Gateway 1 can be configured to filter events and alarms based on module and verbosity level. As an advanced configuration option, the RF Gateway 1 can also be configured for low level alarms. Module and low level alarms may be filtered with terse or verbose log levels or turned off completely by the user.
Page 95 Fault Management of the RF Gateway 1 To Configure System Logs Navigate to the System/System Configuration/Logs/Logs Configuration page. Select the desired logging level for each module category. Click Apply. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 96 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Advanced Logging Filters Logging filters for low-level alarms are configured as follows. Click Show Advanced Filters. Result: The advanced filters window is displayed. Select the desired filter levels for each category of low-level alarms. Note: It is recommended that all low level logging be set to Off unless actively troubleshooting.
Page 97 Fault Management of the RF Gateway 1 To Configure Syslog Navigate to the System/System Configuration/Logs/Syslog Configuration page to configure the details of the remote syslog server. Set Enable Syslog field as Enabled. Enter the IP Address and UDP Port of the remote syslog server.
Page 98: Configuration Management
Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Configuration Management Configuration Save The RF Gateway 1 allows configuration changes to be saved to the files in the flash file system. Configuration information can be classified as platform-generic or platform-specific. Platform-generic information applies to many systems while platform-specific applies to individual systems.
Page 99: Configuration Restore
Configuration Management Result: The following window is displayed. Click Show FTP Settings at the bottom of the window. Result: The Configuration FTP Server window is displayed. Enter the backup server's IP address. Enter the FTP user name. Enter the FTP password. Click Apply.
Page 100 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Result: The following window is displayed. Click Show FTP Settings at the bottom of the window. Result: The Configuration FTP Server window appears. Enter the backup server's IP address. Enter the FTP user name. Enter the FTP password.
Page 101: Release Management
The FTP server should be on a network that is accessible from the management port of the RF Gateway 1. When a software download is initiated, the RF Gateway 1 retrieves the system release file which contains the file names of the software and firmware components of the system release.
Page 102: Downloading System Release Images
Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Downloading System Release Images To Download Images Navigate to the System/Release Management page. Result: The following screen is displayed. Click Show FTP Settings at the bottom of the window. Result: The FTP window is displayed. Enter the upgrade server’s IP address.
Page 103 Release Management 12 Click the Download Release button to initiate download process. Result: The RF Gateway 1 will FTP all necessary files (application & firmware) from the upgrade server as dictated in the system release file. Note: If download failure occurs, recheck the path and filename of the system release file.
Page 104: Configuring, Monitoring, And Fault Management Via Snmp
Management is supported through the generation of SNMP traps for all system alarms and events. The following table shows the MIBs supported. MIB Name Description CISCO-RFGW-1-MIB (proprietary) This MIB module contains objects necessary for management of the RFGW-1 device. This includes status, statistics, equipment inventory, remote download/upload, table definition, and other configurations as needed for the QAM.
Page 105: Monitoring Capability
The RFGW-1 can be monitored to evaluate network and other operational statistics by utilizing any MIB browser or other tool (for example, snmpget, snmpwalk) that collects SNMP information. Output bandwidth statistics can be retrieved using the CISCO-RFGW-1-MIB. See the following screen. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 106 Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring Input Statistics can be accessed using the IF-MIB. See the following screen. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 107: Chapter 4 Table-Based Video Specific Operation
Chapter 4 Table-Based Video Specific Operation This chapter provides information for provisioning the RF Gateway 1 for table-based video operation. In This Chapter  Provisioning ................... 84  Status Monitoring ................. 97 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 108: Provisioning
Chapter 4 Table-Based Video Specific Operation Provisioning The following sections provide information for provisioning the RF Gateway 1 for table-based video operation. Prerequisite Configurations: GbE input ports, including Video/Data IP address  QAM outputs  Channel Application Mode = Video ...
Page 109 Result: The Stream Map Table is displayed. Locate the rows corresponding to the desired Output QAM Channel. Note: The RF Gateway 1 web pages use the notation "Card/Port. Channel" to refer to individual carriers. In the Destination IP Address field, enter the IP address.
Page 110 Chapter 4 Table-Based Video Specific Operation  For unicast streams, entering 0.0.0.0 is equivalent to specifying the GbE Video/Data IP address configured for the port pair (port-pair mode) or the physical address GbE port (independent mode) selected in step 7. Alternatively, the Video/Data IP address (port-pair mode) or GbE port address (independent mode) of the desired GbE port or port-pair may be explicitly entered.
Page 111: Automated Video Stream Map Configuration
Provisioning 10 In the Pid Map Value (PMV) field, enter the following guidelines:  For MPTS and data streams, no PMV value may be entered (PIDs are not remapped).  For SPTS and plant streams, the PMT PID value is determined by the following equation: PMT PID = (PMV+1)*16 –...
Page 112 Chapter 4 Table-Based Video Specific Operation To Configure Video Stream Map Using Base Rules Navigate to the Maps page. In the tree menu, select Video Stream Map. Result: The Stream Map Table is displayed. TP568 In the Base rules window, enter the Base Value (base values are the initial values the operator wants as the very first row in the stream map).
Page 113: Advanced Settings
 Notes: The RF Gateway 1 default database includes a pre-configured video stream map for the advanced settings. The default settings accept any source IP addresses, do not block the PIDS, break MPTS streams into SPTS for dejittering, and do not ignore UDP port.
Page 114 Chapter 4 Table-Based Video Specific Operation Result: The Stream Map Table is displayed. Configure the basic settings for a stream map. Note: As you become an advanced user, basic and combined settings can be configured simultaneously. Click Show Advanced Settings. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 115 Provisioning Result: The Advanced Settings window is displayed. In the Source IP Address field, enter the source IP addresses you want your stream to listen to.  The default ‘0.0.0.0’ implies don’t care.  1 is primary  2 is secondary ...
Page 116 PCR reference.  When creating an MPTS entry in the RF Gateway 1 Stream Map Table, it is very important that the Advanced Setting of MPTS Dejitter is set correctly. If the incoming MPTS stream has been created by a stat-mux device and has a Constant-Bit Rate (CBR) envelope, the dejitter mode setting should be set to "One Stream".
Page 117: Advanced Rules For Advanced Settings
SPTS is going to be provisioned to mux out on the same carrier as this MPTS, the PAT PID must be blocked by entering a 0 in the blocked PID list. Blocking the PAT PID causes the PAT to be generated by the RF Gateway 1 and includes all programs routed to that output.
Page 118 Chapter 4 Table-Based Video Specific Operation Configure the basic settings for a stream map. Note: As you become an advanced user, basic and combined settings can be configured simultaneously. Click Show Advanced Settings. Result: The Advanced Settings window is displayed. In the Source IP Address field, enter the source IP addresses you want your stream to listen to.
Page 119: Mpts Pass-Through Mode Of Operation
The PAT is blocked using default PID 0.  If TSIDs are provisioned and the PAT is not blocked, the RF Gateway 1 will pass through the incoming source stream as is. Note: TSIDs are entered individually for all streams if the PAT is blocked.
Page 120: Enabling Udta
Chapter 4 Table-Based Video Specific Operation Enabling UDTA In software version 6.04.XX, a new field has been added to the stream map which allows PSIP and EAS to merge. To enable UDTA, merging PSIP and EAS is required as the QAM TV tuners rely on PSIP information on the SI BASE PID 0x1FFB and EAS also comes in the same PID 0x1FFB.
Page 121: Status Monitoring
Introduction This section provides information for status monitoring for video streams using the RF Gateway 1 web page. The RF Gateway 1 provides utilities for monitoring: Input streams (i.e., stream type, status, IP, UDP, input bitrate)  Output streams (i.e., session ID, destination QAM channel) ...
Page 122 Chapter 4 Table-Based Video Specific Operation To View Output Monitoring Navigate to the Monitor page. In the tree menu, select the Output/Card/RF Port. Result: Output monitoring is shown for each QAM Card. To View Input Details Additional input information (for the output stream) can be retrieved by clicking the Input/Details button on the output monitoring screen.
Page 123: Chapter 5 Switched Digital Video Specific Operation
Chapter 5 Switched Digital Video Specific Operation This chapter provides information for provisioning the RF Gateway 1 for Switched Digital Video (SDV) operation. In This Chapter  Provisioning ..................100  Status Monitoring ................103 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 124: Provisioning
SRM Configuration To Provide SRM IP Address Depending on the RF Gateway 1 network configuration, it may not be necessary to enter SRM IP address information in the "SRM Configuration window, for example USRM based SDV. Conversely, DNCS acting as SRM will require the SRM IP address to be populated with the DNCS IP address.
Page 125: Legacy Mode
Provisioning Result: SRM Configuration page is shown. Enter a valid SRM IP Address. Set the ‘GQI Announce Mode’ to Enabled, if the RFGW-1 must send the GQI Announce Messages to the SRM to indicate the events on the Video Plane. Legacy Mode Legacy mode is intended to make older DNCS software versions (greater than 4.5) to support the RFGW-1 by spoofing the DNCS into thinking the RFGW-1 is a GQAM.
Page 126 Chapter 5 Switched Digital Video Specific Operation Result: QAM Channel Configuration is displayed. Select SDV for Channel Application Mode. Enter a unique integer as the Transport Stream ID. Click Apply. Click Save. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 127: Status Monitoring
Status Monitoring Status Monitoring For information on Status Monitoring, refer to Status Monitoring (on page 97). 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 129: Chapter 6 Wideband Data Specific Operation
Chapter 6 Wideband Data Specific Operation This section provides information for provisioning the RF Gateway 1 for Cisco Wideband operation. In This Chapter  Provisioning ..................106  Status Monitoring ................109 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 130: Provisioning
Chapter 6 Wideband Data Specific Operation Provisioning This section provides information for provisioning the RF Gateway 1 for Cisco Wideband operation. Prerequisite Configurations: GbE input ports, including Video/Data IP address  QAM outputs  Channel Application Mode  Channel Application Mode To Verify Channel Application Mode Navigate to the Maps page.
Page 131 (non-primary DOCSIS). For non-primary flows in DOCSIS 2.0 Cisco Wideband operation, rf-channels are typically configured as udp-ports in the CMTS, and the valid Stream Type is MPEG. For DOCSIS 3.0 Cisco Wideband operation, most operators are migrating to using depi-remote-id for all rf-channels.
Page 132 IP address in the CMTS. Enter the Destination UDP Port for the input stream to be mapped out to the relevant RF Gateway 1 carrier. The Destination UDP Port must match the udp- port of the corresponding rf-channel in the CMTS.
Page 133: Status Monitoring
Introduction This section provides information for status monitoring for video streams using the RF Gateway 1 web page. The RF Gateway 1 provides utilities for monitoring: Input streams (i.e., stream type, status, IP, UDP, input bitrate)  Output streams (i.e., session ID, destination QAM channel) ...
Page 134 Chapter 6 Wideband Data Specific Operation To View Output Monitoring Navigate to the Monitor page. In the tree menu, select the Output/Card/RF Port. Result: Output monitoring is shown for each QAM Card. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 135 Status Monitoring To View Data Monitoring Navigate to the Monitor page. In the tree menu, select Data. Result: Data monitoring is revealed for each GbE port. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 136 Chapter 6 Wideband Data Specific Operation To View Input Details Additional input information (for the output stream) can be retrieved by pressing the Input/Details button on the output monitoring screen. Result: The following screen is displayed. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 137: Chapter 7 Basic M-Cmts Data Specific Operation
Chapter 7 Basic M-CMTS Data Specific Operation Introduction This section provides information for provisioning the RF Gateway 1 for DOCSIS compliant M-CMTS operation. In This Chapter  Provisioning ..................114  Status Monitoring ................119 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 138: Provisioning
Chapter 7 Basic M-CMTS Data Specific Operation Provisioning This section provides information for provisioning the RF Gateway 1 for M-CMTS operation. Prerequisite configurations: GbE input ports, including Video/Data IP address  QAM outputs  Channel Application Mode  Channel Application Mode To Verify Channel Application Mode Navigate to the Maps page.
Page 139 (non-primary DOCSIS). For non-primary flows in DOCSIS 2.0 Cisco Wideband operation, rf-channels are typically configured as udp-ports in the CMTS, and the valid Stream Type is MPEG. For DOCSIS 3.0 Cisco Wideband operation, most operators are migrating to using depi-remote-id for all rf-channels.
Page 140: Connecting To Dti Server
RF Gateway 1 chassis. To Connect To DTI Server Locate the DTI ports on the rear panel of the RF Gateway 1 chassis. Connect the RF Gateway 1 to the timing server network using CAT5 cable.
Page 141 In the Port Mode drop-down box, select desired port mode (for DTI server redundancy). Note: For proper interoperation with the Cisco uBR10K, the correct setting for Port Mode is Auto Non Revert. In the Primary Port drop-down box, select Primary Port.
Page 142 Chapter 7 Basic M-CMTS Data Specific Operation Generally, a service group will first be implemented using a single existing downstream primary from the CMTS RF linecard (i.e. the 5x20 linecard). When cable modems come online using the local 5x20 primary downstream, they will exhibit a timing offset value that is indicative of processing delays in the 5x20 and other characteristics of the physical plant (i.e.
Page 143: Status Monitoring
Status Monitoring Introduction This section provides information for status monitoring for DOCSIS compliant M- CMTS operation. The RF Gateway 1 provides utilities for monitoring: Input streams (i.e., stream activity, input bitrate)  Output streams (i.e., per carrier stream mapping, provisioned bitrate) ...
Page 144 Chapter 7 Basic M-CMTS Data Specific Operation Result: Input monitoring is shown for each GbE port. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 145 Status Monitoring To View Output Monitoring Navigate to the Monitor page. In the tree menu, select the Output/Card/RF Port. Result: Output monitoring is shown for each QAM Card. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 146 Chapter 7 Basic M-CMTS Data Specific Operation To View Data Monitoring Navigate to the Monitor page. In the tree menu, select Data. Result: Data monitoring is revealed for each GbE port. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 147 Status Monitoring To View Input Details Additional input information (for the output stream) can be retrieved by pressing the Input/Details button on the output monitoring screen. Result: The following screen is displayed. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 148 Chapter 7 Basic M-CMTS Data Specific Operation To View DTI Monitoring Navigate to the Monitor page. In the tree menu, select DTI. Result: DTI monitoring is shown for each DTI server port. Note: DTI timestamp increments (updated ~5s) can be displayed using the Refresh button in the top right-hand corner of the page.
Page 149 Status Monitoring Note: The session Button would display the list of sessions pertaining to each tunnel. The statistics button would display the statistics for the sessions associated with each tunnel. To View Session Details Navigate to the Monitor page. In the tree menu, navigate to DEPI details and select Sessions Result: DEPI sessions is shown for QAM channel.
Page 151: Chapter 8 M-Cmts Data Depi-Cp Operation
Chapter 8 M-CMTS Data DEPI-CP Operation Introduction This section provides information for provisioning the RF Gateway 1 for DOCSIS complaint M-CMTS operation using the DEPI control plane. In This Chapter  Provisioning ..................128  Channel Application Mode ............... 129 ...
Page 152: Provisioning
Chapter 8 M-CMTS Data DEPI-CP Operation Provisioning This section provides information for provisioning the RF Gateway 1 for M-CMTS operation using DEPI - Control plane. Prerequisite configurations: GbE input ports, including Video/Data IP address  QAM outputs  Channel Application Mode ...
Page 153: Channel Application Mode
Channel Application Mode Channel Application Mode To Verify Channel Application Mode Navigate to the QAMs page and scroll to the bottom of the page. Result: Channel Application Mode is revealed for each output carrier. Note: The correct setting is "DEPI Remote / DEPI Learn". Depi-Remote This is very similar to the DEPI remote static mode where the User can configure the QAM PHY parameters and only on match with the corresponding config on the M-...
Page 154 Chapter 8 M-CMTS Data DEPI-CP Operation Note: The RF-port 1/1 is not editable as all the QAM channels are in DEPI-Learn mode. Connecting to DTI Server Please refer to Connecting to DTI Server (on page 116). 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 155: Status Monitoring
Status Monitoring Introduction This section provides information for status monitoring for DOCSIS compliant M- CMTS operation. The RF Gateway 1 provides utilities for monitoring:  Input streams (i.e., stream activity, input bitrate)  Output streams (i.e., per carrier stream mapping, provisioned bitrate) ...
Page 156 Chapter 8 M-CMTS Data DEPI-CP Operation Result: Input monitoring is shown for each GbE port. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 157 Status Monitoring To View Output Monitoring Navigate to the Monitor page. In the tree menu, select the Output/Card/RF Port. Result: Output monitoring is shown for each QAM Card. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 158 Chapter 8 M-CMTS Data DEPI-CP Operation To View Data Monitoring Navigate to the Monitor page. In the tree menu, select Data. Result: Data monitoring is revealed for each GbE port. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 159 Status Monitoring To View Input Details Additional input information (for the output stream) can be retrieved by pressing the Input/Details button on the output monitoring screen. Result: The following screen is displayed. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 160 Chapter 8 M-CMTS Data DEPI-CP Operation To View DTI Monitoring Navigate to the Monitor page. In the tree menu, select DTI. Result: DTI monitoring is shown for each DTI server port. Note: DTI timestamp increments (updated ~5s) can be displayed using the Refresh button in the top right-hand corner of the page.
Page 161 Status Monitoring Note: The session Button would display the list of sessions pertaining to each tunnel. The statistics button would display the statistics for the sessions associated with each tunnel. To View Session Details Navigate to the Monitor page. In the tree menu, navigate to DEPI details and select Sessions Result: DEPI sessions is shown for QAM channel.
Page 162: Depi Feature Highlights
Chapter 8 M-CMTS Data DEPI-CP Operation DEPI Feature Highlights Data plane extension during PRE - SSO DEPI control and session will be renegotiated on the secondary PRE after SO. The Dataplane on the RFGW1 should continue to forward data traffic, SYNC’s, MAP/UCD for up for 60 seconds although the control plane is down, to allow traffic to flow during the PRE SO.
Page 163: Chapter 9 Remapping Unreferenced Pids
Chapter 9 Remapping Unreferenced PIDS Introduction This feature allows the operator to configure the RFGW-1-D such that it can insert SI data from the headend for the locally inserted channels which are carried in unreferenced PIDs and remap it to standard SI PIDs in the RFGW-1.
Page 164: Enabling The Feature
Chapter 9 Remapping Unreferenced PIDS Enabling the Feature Login to the RFGW-1 and go to the System/System Configuration page. Scroll down and set the Unreferenced PID Mapping feature to Enabled. Click Apply. Click Save. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 165: Feature Page
Feature Page Feature Page Navigate to the Maps page. Select Unreferenced PID Maps. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 166: Adding Entries To The Remap Table
Chapter 9 Remapping Unreferenced PIDS Adding Entries to the Remap Table In the Unreferenced PID Maps tree, select the QAM channel which requires PID mapping. Click Add row in the Unreferenced PID Map Table and enter the value of Input PID and required Output PID.
Page 167: Blocked Unreferenced Pids
Blocked Unreferenced PIDS Blocked Unreferenced PIDS Unreferenced PIDs in MPTS and Data streams can be blocked by checking the corresponding boxes of the QAM channels in the Block Unreferenced PID table. By enabling the checkboxes in the PID table below, the following effects on the MPTS and Data streams configured on the QAM channel will occur.
Page 168: Enabling Insert External Pat
Chapter 9 Remapping Unreferenced PIDS Enabling Insert External PAT Use the table below to enable/disable insertion of external PAT at the QAM channel level. This table is located on the Feature Page. Below are the implicit effects of enabling insertion of external PAT on a channel. All types of streams configured on this channel will be passed through.
Page 169: Operator Responsibilities
Operator Responsibilities Operator Responsibilities PID Remapping When specifying the PAT PID to be remapped, the operator should ensure that the PID comes only on one stream on that channel. When remapping unreferenced PID / PMT PIDs, the operator should make sure that the desired output value of the remapping is not an existing ES or PMT PID of a stream on that channel.
Page 171: Chapter 10 Alarm Configuration
Chapter Alarm Configuration Introduction A new Alarm Configuration page has been added to the Web user interface to allow for editing of the alarm configuration. In This Chapter  Configuring Alarm Settings .............. 148 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 172: Configuring Alarm Settings
Chapter 10 Alarm Configuration Configuring Alarm Settings This new page is accessible from the System tab, and appears as shown in the following example: Alarm Details Alarm Name – Name of the Alarm for which the row settings apply.  Enable –...
Page 173 Configuring Alarm Settings is disabled. Severity – Enables the user to set the severity of alarms (Minor, Major, Critical,  Warning). Set Threshold/Clear Threshold/Units – Helps to generate or clear alarms based  on threshold values specified for some alarms. This page also contains three additional settings: Apply - Sets any changes made in the Alarm Configuration page (either ...
Page 175: Chapter 11 Variable Fan Speed
Chapter Variable Fan Speed Introduction Variable Fan Speed is based on the temperature. Currently, the fan runs at full speed (setting is 255) irrespective of temperature. When this feature is enabled, the fan speed changes based on the measured temperature. In This Chapter ...
Page 176: Gui Feature Option
Chapter 11 Variable Fan Speed GUI Feature Option GUI option "Smart Fan Control" is added on the System page of the RFGW-1. It has two options:  Enabled: The Fan speed changes based on the measured temperatures.  Disabled: The Fan always runs at FULL Speed. Note: This feature is DISABLED by default.
Page 177: Feature Design Details
Feature Design Details Feature Design Details When Smart Fan Control changes to "Enable" there will be a 30 second delay before changing the FAN Speed to avoid any FAN related alarms. Disabling the Smart Fan Control will make all fans operate at full speed immediately.
Page 179: Chapter 12 Licensing
This section describes various applications that require a license file and also explains how to install, activate and verify the license file on the RF Gateway 1. Note: The screens in this section are representative of software release 02.01.09 licensed features.
Page 180: Applications Requiring A Software License
 PowerKey Encryption  Note: It is recommended that the user backup the configuration of the RF Gateway 1 before performing any software upgrade, including license file installation. RFGW Licenses All of the licenses on the RFGW-1 can be ordered individually or together depending on the application.
Page 181: Obtaining A License File
Obtaining a License File The following section describes the steps to obtain a license file. For customers who purchased an RF Gateway 1 using a part number that includes a license feature, the following license will be pre-installed at the factory.
Page 182 Chapter 12 Licensing For customers who purchased an RF Gateway 1 without a license and want to upgrade, you will have to purchase the license file. A PAK number (used for obtaining license files to upgrade for specific functionality) may be purchased by contacting your Cisco account team.
Page 183 Applications Requiring a Software License Result: The following page is displayed. Enter the serial number of the RF Gateway 1 you wish to license. Note: The serial number can be found on the System\About page of the RF Gateway GUI.
Page 184 Chapter 12 Licensing Enter the mail id where the license should be sent. Agree to the terms of the license and click Get License. Result: The following page is displayed. The file will also be emailed to you. Click Close. Upgrading a License Customers can upgrade or configure the license under the PAK PID L-RFGW1- SWLIC.
Page 185: Installing And Activating A License
Installing and Activating a License Installing and Activating a License To Install a License The license file will be installed via FTP. An external FTP server will be required. Click System/License Management Result: The License Overview window is displayed. Click Show FTP Settings. Result: The Configuration FTP Server window is displayed.
Page 186: To Activate A License
Chapter 12 Licensing To Activate a License Click the reboot button in the upper right corner. (Reboot is required to activate the license file.) Result: The RF Gateway 1 will reboot and activate the license file. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 187: Secure License Transfer
RFGW-1 (source device) to another RFGW-1 (destination device). Start License Transfer Follow the steps below to start a license transfer. Log in to the license administration portal at https://tools.cisco.com/SWIFT/LicensingUI/Home Result: The following screen is displayed. Click Continue to Product License Registration. Result: The following screen is displayed.
Page 188 Chapter 12 Licensing Result: The following screen is displayed. Select the device serial number from list or click Next and enter the serial number. Click Search. Result: The following screen is displayed. Enter the quantity to be assigned and click Next. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 189 Secure License Transfer Result: The following confirmation page is displayed. Enter the mandatory details and click Submit. Result: The following page is displayed. Installing/Activating the License To install the license, refer to Installing and Activating a License (on page 161). Once the license is installed, click the Refresh button to activate the license.
Page 190: Complete License Transfer
Note: The Validation key is needed to complete the license transfer. Complete License Transfer To complete the License transfer, follow the instructions below. Navigate to the Cisco license administration portal application @ https://tools.cisco.com/SWIFT/LicensingUI/Home Select the Transfer tab and click Finish Secure License Transfer Process.
Page 191 Secure License Transfer Result: The following email will be sent with the generated token. Note: The case is closed and you will now be able to use this license for another device. Refer to Obtaining a License File (on page 157). 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 193: Chapter 13 Encryption And Scrambling
Chapter Encryption and Scrambling Introduction This chapter describes how to integrate the RFGW-1 into scrambling applications. In This Chapter  Introduction ..................170  Scrambling, Control Word, and Cryptoperiod ....... 171  Access Criteria and Access Rights ............ 172  Entitlement Control Messages ............
Page 194: Introduction
DVB Simulcrypt Conditional Access (CA) specifications ETSI TS 103 197. There are many CA Systems in use and the goal of the RF Gateway 1 is to integrate the devices in as many CA Systems as possible. To achieve this, a common set of protocols and interfaces between scramblers and CA Systems is required.
Page 195: Scrambling, Control Word, And Cryptoperiod
Scrambling, Control Word, and Cryptoperiod Scrambling, Control Word, and Cryptoperiod At the transmission site of a CA System, services multiplexed into a Transport Stream can be scrambled using a DVB common scrambling algorithm with a scrambling/descrambling key called Control Word (CW). At the receiver site, the scrambled services can be descrambled by an appropriate descrambling algorithm using the same CW.
Page 196: Access Criteria And Access Rights
Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling Access Criteria and Access Rights When a subscriber is only interested in particular services, i.e. sports and nature, he only wants to pay for those services. Unpaid services must remain unintelligible. Therefore, two parameters are defined, Access Criteria (AC) and Access Rights. Access Criteria is vendor specified information and specifies service-related ...
Page 197: Entitlement Control Messages
Entitlement Control Messages Entitlement Control Messages The SCS triggered from the EIS to start a CA event will get every Crypto Period a CW for this event from the CWG. For more information, refer to Event Information Scheduler (on page 174). The SCS extracts the AC from the Scrambling Control Group (SCG) information received from the EIS.
Page 198: Event Information Scheduler
Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling Event Information Scheduler The EIS is the functional unit in the CA System that holds the schedule, configuration, and other information required for the complete CA system. To start a scrambling event, the EIS provides the SCS with a SCG provisioning message.
Page 199: Scrambling Levels
Scrambling Levels Scrambling Levels Scrambling can be done on an elementary stream level or service level. The following list describes these scrambling levels. Elementary Stream Level Scrambling Each component of a service may be scrambled by a separate CW. For example, video and audio may be scrambled with a separate CW.
Page 200: Service Level Scrambling
Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling Service Level Scrambling The alternative to elementary stream level scrambling is to scramble all components that make up a service with the same CW. In this case, there is only one stream of ECM messages associated with the service as a whole. When scrambling at the service level, all elementary streams within the service are scrambled using the same CW.
Page 201: Simulcrypt Scrambling
Simulcrypt Scrambling Simulcrypt Scrambling Simulcrypt scrambling is a scrambling method whereby a single transport stream contains ECMs from different CA Systems. Each CA system uniquely scrambles the same CW in the ECM so that elementary stream bandwidth is not increased. This enables different CA decoder populations to receive and correctly decode the same video and audio streams.
Page 202: Timing Parameters
Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling Timing Parameters When the EIS triggers the SCS to start a new CA event using a SCG (ID 1) provisioning message, the SCS requests a CW (CW 1) from the CWG. Once the SCS receives the CW from the CWG, the SCS sends the CW together with the AC and ECM ID extracted from the SCG provisioning message to the ECMG.
Page 203 Timing Parameters When the SCS receives an SCG provisioning message update from the EIS indicating the end of the running CA event, the synchronizer extends the last Crypto Period until the end of the activation time extracted from the SCG provisioning message update.
Page 204: Steps To Take
1 Configuration Guide, part number 78-4025112-01. b Configure the QAM outputs. For information regarding Enabling QAM Ports, see the Cisco RF Gateway 1 Configuration Guide, part number 78- 4025112-01. Note: ONID and TSID must match EIS settings for CVC simulcrypt.
Page 205 Steps To Take Result: The following page is displayed. Configure Broadcast Scrambling parameter as Enabled/Disabled. Result: The following pop-up message is displayed. Configure Dual Encryption Broadcast as Enabled/Disabled. This parameter is editable, only if the Broadcast Scrambling parameter is set as Enabled. Result: The following pop-up message is displayed.
Page 206: Configuring Scrambling General Settings
Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling Configuring Scrambling General Settings General Settings Parameters The following table describes the General Settings parameters. Parameter Description Scramble Video and Audio The RFGW-1 can scramble all components of a service or only the video and audio component of a service (in case of service level scrambling).
Page 207: Configuring Scrambling Specific Parameters
 EIS interfaces  Note: The number of CA interfaces that can be assigned to a RF Gateway 1 using the SCS configurator is restricted to 40. Entitlement Control Message Generators To establish communication between the SCS of the RFGW-1 and an ECMG, a TCP connection has to be made followed by a channel set up.
Page 208 Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling Whenever the RFGW-1 sets up a new ECM stream, it selects a connected ECMG. It then selects the ECMG connection with the highest priority that has available ECM capacity. If the generators have an equal priority, the one with available ECM capacity and the least open streams will be selected.
Page 209 Steps To Take - IP A: streams 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 - IP B: streams 11 Load Sharing and ECMG Backup  Suppose an application has three ECMGs (IP A, B, and C) with a capacity of 10 streams.
Page 210 Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling Adding an ECMG Follow the instructions below to add an ECMG. Navigate to the System/Scrambler page. Result: The following page is displayed. Click the + to expand the window and select ECMG Configuration. Result: The following page is displayed. To add a new ECMG, click Add New ECMG.
Page 211 Steps To Take Result: The following page showing the ECMG parameters is displayed. To add ECMG connections, refer to Adding ECMG Connection Entries (on page 188). Removing an ECMG Follow the instructions below to remove an ECMG. Click the box next to the ECMG entry to be removed. Result: The entry is highlighted as shown in the following screen.
Page 212 Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling ECMG Parameters The following table describes the ECMG parameters. Parameter Description ECMG Name ECMG name (max 20 characters) acts as a label to facilitate the identification of the ECMG in the CA system. ECMG Type ...
Page 213 Steps To Take Navigate to the System/Scrambler page. Result: The following page is displayed. Click the + to expand the window and select ECMG Configuration. Result: The following page is displayed. Click Add New ECMG. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 214 Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling Result: The following page is displayed. Click Connection. Result: The Connection table is displayed. Click Add New Connection. Result: A new row is added to the Connection table. In the Priority box of this entry, enter a channel priority number to determine the ECMG working mode.
Page 215 Steps To Take 10 In the Channel Id box, enter the channel Id number. A number between 0 and 65535 is allowed. If Automatic Channel ID Selection is supported, the ID is automatically set. Make sure the check box is selected. Note: All CA vendors do not support Automatic Channel ID Selection.
Page 216 Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling Overrule AC Stop Delay (ms) The amount of time between the end of the last cryptoperiod preceding a change in Access Criteria and the end of broadcasting the ECM attached to this period. Overrule Repetition Period (ms) The amount of time between two ECM packets at the output of the scrambler.
Page 217 Steps To Take Result: The following table is displayed for all the ECMG’s other than the Internal PowerKEY ECMG. Click the check box next to the parameter you want to change. Result: The parameter box becomes active. Modify the setting. Click Apply to accept change or Reset to abort.
Page 218 Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling When the ‘Advanced’ radio button is clicked for the Internal PowerKEY ECMG, the following table is displayed. If the encrypted content is to be streamed for the non-Cable Card STB’s running the Rovi Application, the ‘Hint Bit Stop Delay’ parameter must be set as -400 msecs and the 'Overrule Hint Bit Stop Delay' flag must be set to 'True' for the STB's to descramble the content without any issues.
Page 219 Steps To Take Result: The following page is displayed. Click the + to expand the window and select ECMG Configuration. Result: The following page is displayed. Click Add New ECMG. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 220 Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling Result: the following page is displayed. Click Descriptor Rules. Result: The Descriptor Rules table is displayed. Click Add New ECMG Descriptor Rule. Result: The rule is added to the table. Click Apply to accept change or Reset to abort. To make changes to any of the parameter settings, highlight and modify.
Page 221 Steps To Take Result: The entry is highlighted as shown in the following screen. Click Apply to accept change or Reset to abort. Descriptor Rule Parameters The following table describes the Descriptor Rule parameters. Parameter Description Name Identification of the descriptor rule. Type Allows you to select the rule type.
Page 222 Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling Event Information Schedulers The EIS provides the SCS with SCGs containing relevant information to scramble services. To establish communication between the EIS and the SCS, a TCP connection should be made followed by a channel set up. Once the connection is made, the SCS of the RFGW-1 receives SCGs from the EIS.
Page 223 Steps To Take Result: The following page is displayed. Click Add New EIS. Result: The new EIS is added to the table. Click Apply to accept change, or Reset to abort. Removing an EIS Follow the instructions below to remove an EIS. Select the check box next to the Rule you want to remove.
Page 224 Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling EIS Parameters The following table describes the EIS parameters. Parameter Description EIS Name Identifies the EIS in the CA System. TCP Port Listening port number used by the RFGW-1 to establish TCP connection with the EIS. Note: The TCP listening port number must be unique and cannot be used by an EMM Generator or a PSI Generator.
Page 225: Chapter 14 Secuirty Features
Chapter Secuirty Features This chapter describes the Cisco RF Gateway 1 security features including GUI authentication, HTTPS and SFTP support. In This Chapter  Security Features Overview .............. 202  Authentication ..................203  Enabling HTTPS on the RF Gateway 1 ..........210 ...
Page 226: Security Features Overview
Chapter 14 Secuirty Features Security Features Overview The following features are supported in software version 6.1.x. Local and remote authentication for accessing RFGW GUI.  HTTPS support  SFTP support (SSHv2 with DSA key supported).  DSA key download for SFTP. ...
Page 227: Authentication
A unit in this state allows the user full read and write access to all configurable parameters. The RF Gateway 1 web management page appears with the login tab grey and un-selectable. Local and remote authentication modes are available.
Page 228 Result: The following screen is displayed. Click OK. Read-Only/Read-Writer User In the Login UI, login as rfgw1 (local user). Edit the configurations in RF Gateway 1 web pages and click Apply. The following screen in displayed. Click OK. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 229 The following screen is displayed. Login as admin. Edit the configurations in RF Gateway 1 web pages and click Apply. Note: Only admin user can make changes to RF Gateway 1 configurations, save the configuration or reboot the RF Gateway 1.
Page 230 RF Gateway 1 web pages and has full read and write access. When a user is logged in as "rfgw1", “rfgw2”, “rfgw3”, “rfgw4” or “rfgw5”  (Local mode), the user can access all configurable RF Gateway 1 web pages and has read only access. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 231: Remote Authentication
Remote Authentication Muliple-user authentication is provided using the RADIUS protocol for network authentication. A RADIUS server needs to be accessible on the RF Gateway 1 management network for multiple user authentications. Standard RADIUS servers are readily available. For example, WinRadius and FreeRADIUS.
Page 232 Operators can configure the default user ID ("rfgw1") as a Local and/or RADIUS  user. The RF Gateway 1 uses one or the other for its authentication credentials. Operators use their RADIUS server interface to setup and change RADIUS based ...
Page 233: Password Recovery
The following message box provides a warning before action is taken. Password Recovery A password reset and recovery feature is available using the RF Gateway 1 front panel. To Reset the Default Password On the front panel, press the LEFT &...
Page 234: Enabling Https On The Rf Gateway 1
The following steps for enabling HTTPS are explained in detail in the following sections. Create a CA  Create a unique key and CSR for each RF Gateway 1 unit required to support  HTTPS Sign each CSR with the CA ...
Page 235: Enabling Https On The Rf Gateway 1
Enabling HTTPS on the RF Gateway 1 Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Log Cabin Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []:Abraham Email Address []:honest@abe.com OpenSSL> Creating a Server Key Create a server.key and an unprotected server key name server.pem. Server.pem, which you'll create below, is not password protected. Guard it well because it contains your private RSA key in the clear for all to see.
Page 236 Chapter 14 Secuirty Features Loading 'screen' into random state - done You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated into your certificate request. What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN. There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank For some fields there will be a default value, If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
Page 237 Enter pass phrase for ca.key: OpenSSL> Downloading Key and Certificate Files to the RF Gateway 1 The SSL Configuration menu is used to set the FTP server IP address, user name, and password. It is also used to set the path to the key and certificate file and the key and certificate filename.
Page 238 Chapter 14 Secuirty Features Result: The following details can be noted. In the SSL Certificate File Information box, enter SSL Certificate File Path and the SSL Certificate File Name. Note: It is recommended that the file be named "public.crt". Click Download SSL Certificate. Result: The status window indicates whether the files are valid or invalid.
Page 239 Enabling HTTPS on the RF Gateway 1 Result: After a few seconds, firewall permitting, the server responds to both HTTP and HTTPS requests. Note: Invalid files are automatically deleted. Click UnInstall/Delete Certificate to disable HTTPS. Result: The key and certificate files are deleted and the web server restarts.
Page 240 Chapter 14 Secuirty Features Click Tools - Options - Advanced - Encryption - View Certificates - Authorities. Result: The following screen is displayed. Click Import. Result: The following screen is displayed. Search for and select your ca.crt file. Click Open. Result: The following screen is displayed.
Page 241 Enabling HTTPS on the RF Gateway 1 Check the Trust this CA to identify web sites box. Click View to examine your CA certificate. Result: The following screen is displayed. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 242: Sftp Support
Chapter 14 Secuirty Features SFTP Support For SFTP client and server, SSHv2 with DSA key is used as the security protocol. SFTP client and server will be operational only after the DSA key is downloaded and installed (firewall permitting for SFTP server) and provided the transfer mode is set to SFTP (for SFTP client).
Page 243: Installing Sftp
SFTP Support Open Source toolkit for SSH to generate the DSA key  Software containing SSH/SFTP kernel support such as 2.6.x or 6.1.x.  Important: It is recommended that you consult your IT and security departments before installing on live RFGW-1 systems. The key files you’ll be creating contain a private key and must be handled in accordance with your company’s security procedures, especially the unprotected key known as dsa_key.pem.
Page 244 Chapter 14 Secuirty Features Step 1: Download DSA Key to RFGW-1 - Navigate to the System/SSH Configuration page. Set the FTP Server IP Address, User Name, and Password. You can also enter the DSA Key Path and DSA Key Name for downloading the DSA key file. The key file must not be password protected.
Page 245: Uninstalling Sftp
SFTP Support Note: When the SFTP is selected as the file transfer mode, before downloading and installing the DSA key, a message appears indicating that the configuration will not be allowed. Uninstalling SFTP To uninstall SFTP, follow the step below. Step 1: Uninstall SFTP in RFGW-1 On the SSH Configuration page, click Uninstall.
Page 246 Chapter 14 Secuirty Features SFTP server and client are disabled Note: The File transfer method remains unaltered. If set to SFTP, change to FTP manually. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 247: Firewall Settings
Firewall Settings Firewall Settings The various ports can be enabled/disabled using the following screen. Notes: HTTP port cannot be disabled when HTTPS port is disabled.  HTTPS port cannot be disabled when HTTP port is disabled  78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 249: Chapter 15 96 Qam Channel Software
Chapter 96 QAM Channel Software The Cisco RF Gateway 1 Chassis supports 96-QAM channel software upgradeability with no changes to its existing hardware configuration. Users considering this mode of operation continue to receive full support of all features and backward compatibility as with the 48- QAM channel operation.
Page 250: Licensing
Chapter 15 96 QAM Channel Software Licensing The RF Gateway 1 can be licensed for 96-QAM channel support by applying a license that can be procured using the procedures detailed in Chapter 8: Licensing (see "Licensing" on page 155). When the user successfully applies a 96-QAM channel license, the license information is displayed under the System/License Management menu.
Page 251: Release Management
Monitoring (see "General Configuration and Monitoring" on page 25). Upgrades Simply applying a 96-QAM channel license to a RF Gateway 1 release that is not capable of 96-Channel operation (in other words, less than V03.00.XX) will have no effect on the operation of that chassis. The license will become active when a 96- QAM channel software release (V03.00.XX and above) is used to upgrade the chassis.
Page 252: Revert
Fully licensed 96 QAM channels on the RF Gateway-1 Summary page appear as follows: Revert A RF Gateway 1 user can exercise the Revert capability to switch from the 96-QAM channel aware V03.00.XX release to V01.03.XX, V02.02.XX release branches. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 253: Configuration Management
Restore Performing configuration database restoration of 48-QAM channel chassis at the 96- QAM channel capable V03.00.XX and above is allowed. RF Gateway 1 software V01.03.XX, and V02.02.XX release branch configuration databases are backward compatible and tested with the 96 QAM-Channel aware V03.00.XX release.
Page 254: Operational Considerations
Chapter 15 96 QAM Channel Software Operational Considerations Operating in 96-QAM channel mode provides an increased capacity with no additional hardware or operational costs. Users will be provided with new power level ranges and two combined channel banks capable of up to Quad channels configured per RF port available.
Page 255 Operational Considerations RF Port Sub-Menu Example RF Port output power ranges are based on the total number of combined channels selected by the user. Refer to the table below. Combined Range Channels 52-62 48-58 46-56 44-54 43-53 42-52 41-52 41-52 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 256: Map Configuration
Channel Configuration sub-menu Example Map Configuration The RF Gateway 1 Map editor now allows the user to provision the additional available channels for services. Video and Data map entry in the 96-QAM channel capable V03.00.XX and above releases is shown below. Selecting a particular map row allows the user to view the appropriate pull-down menus and data fields.
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Page 258: Monitoring
Chapter 15 96 QAM Channel Software Monitoring The RF Port output monitoring now includes the ability to monitor all 8 outputs per RF port. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 259: Network Management
Network Management Network Management Operating in the 96-QAM channel mode provides SNMP monitoring and management as in the 48-channel mode. The following proprietary MIBs are now fully 96 QAM-channel compatible: CISCO-RFGW-1-MIB.my CISCO-RFGW-1-MIB.Support CISCO-RFGW-1-OLS-MIB.mib CISCO-RFGW-1-PROD-MIB.mib CISCO-RFGW-1-SCRAMBLING-MIB.mib CISCO-RFGW-1-TRAP-MIB.mib 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 261: Chapter 16 Ngod Specific Operation
Chapter NGOD Specific Operation This chapter provides information for provisioning the RF Gateway 1 for NGOD operation. The reader is assumed to have knowledge of the NGOD protocol. In This Chapter  Provisioning ..................238  Status Monitoring ................241 ...
Page 262: Provisioning
Chapter 16 NGOD Specific Operation Provisioning This section provides information for provisioning the RF Gateway 1 for NGOD operation. Prerequisite configurations: GbE input ports, including Video/Data IP address  QAM outputs  Channel Application Mode  Channel Application Mode To Verify Channel Application Mode Navigate to the Qams page.
Page 263: D6/R6 Communication
Provisioning Component Name  Local – Region Name and Local NameComponent Name – The Name of the  RFGW-1 QAM RF Port 1-12 names - These are used to advertise the QAM Ports to the  Names of the GigE ports Bw Interval and Bw Threshold The RFGW-1 checks every QAM to see if during ...
Page 264 Chapter 16 NGOD Specific Operation Connection Time out – This is how long the RFGW-1 waits for an R6 message before resetting the connection. h Session Time out – This is how long a session is kept alive by the RFGW-1 without receiving a R6 session refresh (Ping) from the ERM Announce Time out –...
Page 265: Status Monitoring
Status Monitoring Status Monitoring Status monitoring of the R6/D6 messages between the ERM and the RFGW-1 is shown on the Monitor tab of the RFGW. The types of messages and the protocol are shown in the tab. The IP Address in the first column is the address of the ERM and the number with a dash represents the time the connection has been on.
Page 266: Troubleshooting
Chapter 16 NGOD Specific Operation Troubleshooting RFGW-1 QAMs are not recognized by the ERM.  Check the “State” on the D6/R6 comm. Config page. If it is in StartUp/Establish  connection state for more than a few minutes, the RFGW-1 is unable to communicate with the ERM.
Page 267: Logs
Logs Logs NGOD System logs allow the operator to determine the correct behavior of the  RFGW-1. Following is the list of some of the important logs. R6[<IP Address of USRM>] Session creation failed: Bad id format:<Passed in ID>  Session creation from the USRM failed due to bad id provided by the USRM ...
Page 268 Chapter 16 NGOD Specific Operation Received> An unknown message was received from the USRM  R6[<Worker Num>]: <IP Address of USRM> - Connection Timed out.  Now:<Now Time> LastMsgTime:<Last message time> Timeout:<Connection Time Out> No messages were received for a period of time. Last message time received is ...
Page 269 Logs D6[<ERM Instance>]: Error (sent != tx bytes) errno:<Error Num>  TCP IP connection failure would cause the sent bytes to not match what was  intended to be transmitted. D6[<ERM Instance>]: Error receiving errno:<Error Num>  Error while receiving the data from the ERM. ...
Page 270 Chapter 16 NGOD Specific Operation BW updates are sent periodically to the ERM if enabled. This message indicates  that there was an error while sending these messages. D6[<ERM Instance>]: ERROR no keepAlives (<Keep Alive time>) seen, now  holdTime (<Remaining Hold Time>) <= 0 too No Keep Alives seen and the Hold time is expired.
Page 271: Chapter 17 Customer Information
Chapter Customer Information If You Have Questions If you have technical questions, call Cisco Services for assistance. Follow the menu options to speak with a service engineer. Access your company's extranet site to view or order additional technical publications. For accessing instructions, contact the representative who handles your account.
Page 273: Appendix A Technical Specifications
Appx auto letter Appendix A Technical Specifications About This Appendix This appendix provides system specifications for the RF Gateway 1. Note: Technical specifications are subject to change without prior notice. In This Appendix  General Specifications ................ 250  Electrical Specifications ..............252...
Page 274: General Specifications
Appendix A Technical Specifications General Specifications Introduction The following table lists the general specifications of the RF Gateway 1 equipment. Environmental Specifications Item Specification Ambient temperature range 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F)  Within specs 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F) ...
Page 275: Power Supply Specifications
General Specifications Power Supply Specifications Item Specification Power supply (nominal) 100 – 240 V AC ± 10% –48 V DC (voltage range –38 to –58 V DC) Power consumption (nominal) Typical < 345 Maximum < 410 W 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 276: Electrical Specifications
Appendix A Technical Specifications Electrical Specifications GbE Input Interface Item Specification Number of inputs 2 + 2 (for redundancy) Connector Electrical and optical small form factor pluggable (SFP) Interface type Gigabit Ethernet according to IEEE 802.3ab (electrical) or IEEE 802.3z (optical) Data rate Full line rate Syntax...
Page 277: Signal Specifications
Electrical Specifications Channel edges between 45 and 1000 MHz  Range (tunable) 1 kHz  Step size ± 3 ppm  Stability ± 3 ppm  Accuracy Channel bandwidth 6, 7 or 8 MHz depending on QAM standard Level Quad Mode: 54 dBmV RMS Max per QAM ...
Page 278: Specifications Optical Types Sfp Modules
4002019 Up to 500m 850 nm Multi-mode 4002020 Up to 5km 1310 nm Single-mode The following table describes the Cisco branded optical type SFP transceivers available. Part Number Type Distance Wave Length Mode GLC-SX-MM WDM Up to 500m 850 nm...
Page 279 Glossary Entitlement Control Messages. ECMG Entitlement Control Message Generator. Event Information Scheduler. Entitlement Management Messages. Elementary Stream. File Transfer Protocol. Allows users to transfer text and binary files to and from a personal computer, list directories on the foreign host, delete and rename files on the foreign host, and perform wildcard transfers between hosts.
Page 280 Glossary of Defense to support the internetworking of dissimilar computers across a network. IP is perhaps the most important of the protocols on which the Internet is based. It is the standard that describes software that keeps track of the internetwork addresses for different nodes, routes, and outgoing/incoming messages on a network.
Page 281 Glossary rack unit. RU is the measuring unit of vertical space in a standard equipment rack. One RU equals 1.75" (44.5 mm). Scrambling Control Group. Simulcrypt Synchronizer. UDTA Universal Digital Transport Adapter. 78-4025112-01 Rev H0...
Page 283 Basic M-CMTS Data Specific Operation • 113 Blocked Unreferenced PIDS • 143 Configuring, Monitoring, and Fault Management via SNMP • 80 Connecting the RF Gateway 1 Using a Web Browser • 5 Card Presence • 16 Connecting to DTI Server • 116 Carrier Parameters •...
Page 284 IP address • 256 Electrical Specifications • 252 ISO • 256 EMM • 255 Enabling HTTPS on the RF Gateway 1 • 210 Enabling Insert External PAT • 144 Legacy Mode • 101 Enabling QAM Port • 16 Licensing • 155, 226 Enabling the Feature •...
Page 285 Restore • 229 Revert • 228 Variable Fan Speed • 151 RF • 256 Video Session Timeout • 22 RF Gateway 1 Configuration Quick Start • 3 Video Stream Map Configuration • 84 RMA • 256 RPU • 256 RU • 257 Wideband Data Specific Operation •...
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Cisco RF Gateway 1 Configuration Manual

Important Safety Instructions

Laser Safety

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 RF Gateway 1 Configuration Quick Start

Chapter 3 General Configuration and Monitoring

Chapter 4 Table-Based Video Specific Operation

Chapter 5 Switched Digital Video Specific Operation

Chapter 6 Wideband Data Specific Operation

Chapter 7 Basic M-CMTS Data Specific Operation

Chapter 8 M-CMTS Data DEPI-CP Operation

Chapter 9 Remapping Unreferenced PIDS

Chapter 10 Alarm Configuration

Chapter 11 Variable Fan Speed

Chapter 12 Licensing

Chapter 13 Encryption and Scrambling

Chapter 14 Secuirty Features

Chapter 15 96 QAM Channel Software

Chapter 16 NGOD Specific Operation

Chapter 17 Customer Information

Appendix A Technical Specifications

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