Cisco 5x20H Broadband Processing Engine for the Cisco uBR10012

The Cisco® 5x20H Broadband Processing Engine (BPE) for the Cisco uBR10012 Universal Broadband Router combines industry-leading port density, an advanced RF feature set, next-generation advanced time division multiple access (A-TDMA) capabilities, and DOCSIS® and European DOCSIS (Euro-DOCSIS) support-on a single line card (Figure 1). The Cisco 5x20H BPE is a performance-enhanced update of the Cisco 5x20U Broadband Processing Engine with incremental memory and processor capacity. The line card also supports an extended DOCSIS upstream frequency range of 5 to 55 MHz and downstream support of 70 to 860 MHz for DOCSIS operations in Japan.

The Cisco 5x20H BPE (Figure 1) addresses the expanding service and operational needs of cable operators. A set of advanced features and a scalable architecture make the Cisco 5x20H BPE an ideal choice for cable operators facing the challenge of delivering carrier-class IP-based data, voice, and video services to a growing number of subscribers. The Cisco 5x20H BPE works with the Cisco 1-Gbps Wideband Shared Port Adapter (SPA) for the Cisco uBR10012 and Cisco SPA Interface Processor for the 1-Gbps Wideband Shared Port Adapter.

Figure 1. Cisco 5x20H BPE

Product Overview

• Physical layer (PHY) RF interface (upstream burst demodulation, downstream modulation, RF upconversion)

• MAC processing (modem registration, transmission opportunity scheduling, Layer 2 quality of service [QoS])

• Onboard packet processing

• DOCSIS: 6 MHz National Television Systems Committee (NTSC) channel operation, using standard (STD), Harmonic Related Carrier (HRC), or Incremental Related Carrier (IRC) frequency plans conforming to EIA-S542 and ITU J.83 Annex B. The card supports downstream channels in the 88 to 860 MHz range, and upstream channels in the 5 to 42 MHz range.

• Euro-DOCSIS: 8 MHz Phase Alternating Line (PAL) and Systemme Electronique Couleur Avec Memoire (SECAM) channel plans conforming to the ITU J.83 Annex A standard. The card supports a greater upstream spectrum range of 5 to 65 MHz and an increased downstream channel width of 8 MHz.

• DOCSIS with extensions for Japan: 6 MHz Annex B extension support with a downstream extended frequency range of 70 to 860 MHz and an upstream extended frequency range of 5 to 55 MHz.

Advanced RF Front End

Superior MAC

Table 1. Product Features and Benefits

Table 2. Specifications

Ordering Information

Part Number and Product Description

UBR10-5x20H-D

Table 3. Cable Kits Part Numbers and Descriptions