
Configuration Tasks
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12.0(3)T
Configuring Spectrum Groups
You can configure upstream frequency hop tables using cable spectrum-group commands. Start by
determining which upstream ports are assigned to a combiner group. Then apply the following steps
to configure a spectrum group:
Configuring Frequency Hopping
To configure frequency hopping, apply the following steps:
After you have established basic operation, inject a tone to the upstream port. For example, if the
upstream frequency is currently 22.4 MHz, inject a 22.4 MHz tone at approximately the same power
level as the modem. (If the power level at the modem is 40 dBmV, set the tone power to 40 dBmV.)
The interfering carrier should shut down the channel and cause the frequency to change to the next
configured value. In this example, it would be 24.0 MHz.
If you do not have an RF tone generator, use another line card and modem that caries traffic. Connect
the upstream to the same combiner group, and use the data carrier as an interfering signal by setting
it to the same frequency. For example, to test frequency hopping on c3/0, install c4/0 and connect
both upstreams together using a combiner. If the upstream frequency of c3/0 is currently 22.4 Mhz,
set c4/0 to 22.4 Mhz while c4/0 is carrying traffic. This should force c3/0 to change the frequency to
the next configured value.
Step Command Purpose
1 router(config)# cable spectrum-group
n
frequency
y
Create the frequency hop table
under Cisco IOS global
configuration mode.
2 router(config-if)# cable
n
spectrum-group
y
Assign the upstream port to the
frequency hop table under
Cisco IOS interface
configuration mode.
Step Command Purpose
1 router(config)# cable spectrum-group 1 frequency 20800000
router(config)# cable spectrum-group 1 frequency 22400000
router(config)# cable spectrum-group 1 frequency 24000000
Configure spectrum groups.
2 router(config)# interface c3/0
Assign the upstream ports to the
frequency hop tables for
interface.
3 router(config-if)# cable spectrum-group 1
router(config-if)# no cable upstream 0 shutdown
Assign members to spectrum
groups
, making sure that
everything else has been
configured correctly on the
interface.
4 router(config-if)# cable upstream 2 spectrum-group 1
router(config-if)# no cable upstream 2 shutdown
If you have an MC16 card,
upstreams can be assigned
individually.
5 router(config-if)# exit
router# test cable hop c3/0
router# test cable hop c3/0
Exit configuration mode and
force the system to hop.
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