Subscriber Traffic Management in Cisco Broadband Troubleshooter 3.5

This section describes the subscriber traffic management (STM) tools that are used for viewing the enforce rules and locating violators:

•Enforce Rules—Displays the STM enforce rules on a Cisco CMTS.

•All Violators—Displays the STM violator modems connected to a Cisco CMTS.

•All Violators Real Time—Displays the STM violator modems connected to a Cisco CMTS.

•Locate Violator—Finds violator modems connected to a Cisco CMTS.

Using the STM Tools

This section describes how to use the STM tools available in CBT 3.5:

•Displaying STM Enforce Rules Defined for a Specific Period

•Displaying Active Enforce Rules

•Displaying Violators Detected for a Specific Period

•Displaying Current Violators

•Locating Violators

Displaying STM Enforce Rules Defined for a Specific Period

To display enforce rules defined for a specific period:

Step 1 From the STM Tools menu, choose Enforce Rules. The Get All Enforce Rules dialog box appears.

Step 2 Choose the CMTS group that includes the CMTS where you want to view the enforce rules.

Step 3 Choose the CMTS in the CMTS field for which you want to view the enforce rules.

Step 4 Set Start Time and End Time for the enforce rules that you want to view.

Step 5 Click Get Rules to display the enforce rules for the specified time period.

Step 6 For a complete description of each field in the Get All Enforce Rules dialog box, click Help.

Displaying Active Enforce Rules

To display active enforce rules:

Step 1 From the STM Tools menu, choose Enforce Rules. The Get All Enforce Rules dialog box appears.

Step 2 Choose the CMTS group that includes the CMTS where you want to view the enforce rules.

Step 3 Choose the CMTS in the CMTS field for which you want to view the enforce rules.

Step 4 Select Real Time for the enforce rules you want to view.

Step 5 Click Get Rules to display the active enforce rules.

Step 6 For a complete description of each field in the Get All Enforce Rules dialog box, click Help.

Displaying Violators Detected for a Specific Period

To view the STM violator modems connected to a Cisco CMTS, use the All Violators tool.

To display violators detected for a specific period:

Step 1 From the STM Tools menu, choose All Violators. The Get All Violator Modems dialog box appears.

Step 2 Choose the CMTS group that includes the CMTS where you want to view the enforce rules.

Step 3 Choose the CMTS in the CMTS field for which you want to view the enforce rules.

Step 4 Set Start Time and End Time for the enforce rules that you want to view.

Step 5 Click Get Violators to display the violators for the specified time period.

For a complete description of each field in the Get All Violator Modems dialog box, click Help.

Displaying Current Violators

To view the STM violator modems connected to a Cisco CMTS, use the All Violators Real Time.

To display current violators:

Step 1 From the STM Tools menu, choose All Violators Real Time. The Get All Violator Modems Real Time dialog box appears.

Step 2 Choose the CMTS group that includes the CMTS where you want to view the enforce rules.

Step 3 Choose the CMTS in the CMTS field for which you want to view the enforce rules.

Step 4 Click Get Violators to display the current violators.

Step 5 Click Get Enforce Rules to display the current enforce rules for the specified time period. A new screen appears showing the rules enforced during the specified period.

Step 6 Click Display Violators to return to the violators screen.

Step 7 For a complete description of each field in the Get All Violator Modems Real Time dialog box, click Help.

Locating Violators

To find violator modems connected to a Cisco CMTS, use the Locate Violator tool.

To locate violators:

Step 1 From the STM Tools menu, choose Locate Violators. The Locate A Violator Modem dialog box appears.

Step 2 Enter the MAC address of the modem you want to locate.

Step 3 Set the Start Time and End Time for the period you want to view the violator.

Step 4 Click Locate Modem to display the violators for the specified time period.

Step 5 For a complete description of each field in the Locate A Violator Modem dialog box, click Help.

Note To remove saved STM data from the database, choose Purge Saved Data > STM Data in the Utilities menu.