The Cisco DOCSIS CPE Configurator is a GUI-based tool designed to collect information needed to generate a DOCSIS modem configuration file.
Use the Cisco DOCSIS CPE Configurator to configure the following information:
Site---Configuration identification, site identification
Radio Frequency---Downstream frequency, upstream channel ID, network access
Class of Service---Class ID, maximum downstream rate, maximum upstream rate, upstream channel priority, guaranteed minimum upstream rate, maximum upstream transmit burst, baseline privacy enable
Vendor---Vendor ID, vendor-specific information, Cisco IOS filename, number of phone lines, IP precedence
SNMP---SNMP manager IP, SNMP write-access, SNMP MIB object
Baseline Privacy---Authorize wait timeout, reauthorize wait timeout, authorization grace timeout, operational wait timeout, rekey wait timeout, TEK grace time, authorize reject wait timeout
Customer Premises Equipment---Maximum number of CPEs, CPE Ethernet MAC address
Software Upgrade---TFTP server IP, filename
Telephone Return---Service provider name, telephone number 1, telephone number 2, telephone number 3, connection threshold, login username, login password, DHCP authentication, DHCP server IP, RADIUS realm, PPP authentication, demand dial inactivity timer threshold
Miscellaneous---Modem capability-concatenation support, use RFC 2104 HMAC-MD5, CMTS authentication
There are two versions of the Cisco DOCSIS CPE Configurator:
Cisco Connection Online (CCO) version (HTML-based)
Desktop (Java-based) version
The CCO version of the Cisco DOCSIS CPE Configurator needs no installation at the customer site, but does require CCO access via the web.
The DOCSIS specification requires that a DOCSIS-compliant modem download a DOCSIS configuration file during its power-on or reset sequence. This file must be in the format described in the DOCSIS Radio Frequency Specification (SP-RFI-IOS-991105).
The information stored in the DOCSIS configuration file is in binary format. The Cisco DOCSIS CPE Configurator assumes the user knows something about the parameters used in the configuration file. The target users for the Cisco DOCSIS CPE Configuration are Cisco Sales Engineers (SEs), MSO provisioners, @Home engineers, or other, more general users.
Hardware requirements:
Any PC or UNIX workstation
Software requirements:
Netscape Navigator 4.5 (or higher) or Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher)
Connectivity to CCO
Steps 1 through 10, on the left side of the navigation bar, enable you to systematically set up a DOCSIS modem configuration file. After each step, click OK to save the information pertaining to that screen. After completing all steps, click Submit to generate the Cisco IOS configuration file.
The following configuration settings MUST be included in the configuration file and MUST be supported by all modems. These fields are mandatory.
Site Information---Configuration Identification, Site Identification
Radio Frequency Information---Network Access
Miscellaneous---Use RFC 2104 HMAC-MD5
The following configuration settings MIGHT be included in the configuration file and, if present, MUST be supported by all modems. Cisco strongly recommends the following settings:
Radio Frequency Information---Downstream Frequency, Upstream Channel ID
Class of Service---All fields
Vendor Information---Vendor ID
SNMP---All fields
Baseline Privacy---All fields
Customer Premises Equipment---All fields
Software Upgrade---Filename