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PCX1100 Product Specification

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The following defines the technical specifications for the PCX1100 Cable Modem product.


Features:


a. CableLabs® Certified™ DOCSIS v1.0
  • Receiver: 64/256QAM, 88MHz to 860MHz and -15dBmV to +15dBmV
  • Transmitter: QPSK/16QAM, 5MHz to 42MHz and +8dBmV to +58dBmV
  • Frequency agile
b. DOCSIS 1.1-based
c. DOCSIS compliant ranging
d. DOCSIS compliant contention and reservation mixed protocol including fragmentation
e. DOCSIS 1.0 (BPI) and 1.1 (BPI+) compliant security
f. Forward Error Correction (Reed-Solomon method)
g. Small size and low power consumption
h. OA&M functions support (through SNMP)
i. Supports IEEE802.3/Ethernet 10BASE-T Interface
j. Supports up to 16 CPEs (16 MAC addresses)
k. Supports packet filtering
  • Hardware filtering of Destination Address at MAC layer
  • Up to 32 IP filters
  • Up to 16 LLC filters and 16 Ethernet filters

Block Diagram


Receiver Specification
Physical speed: 5.056941 Msym/sec (64QAM)
5.360537 Msym/sec (256QAM)
Modulation technique: 64QAM and 256QAM
Bandwidth: 6 MHz
Roll-off ratio: root 18% cosine (64QAM) root 12% cosine (256QAM)
Frequency range: 88 to 860 MHz (edge-to-edge)
Frequency channel: HRC, IRC or STD
Frequency selection: automatic scanning
Input signal level: -15 dBmV to +15 dBmV (Automatically Gain Controlled by CM)
Carrier lock range: +/-30 KHz
Return loss: 6 dB

Transmitter Specification
Physical speed variable: 2.56, 1.28, 0.64, 0.32, 0.16 Msym/sec
Modulation technique: QPSK and 16QAM
Bandwidth: variable: 3.2, 1.6, 0.8, 0.4, 0.2 MHz
Roll-off ratio: root 25% cosine
Frequency range: 5 to 42 MHz (edge-to-edge)
Frequency channel: voluntary frequency (1Hz step)
Frequency selection: controlled by CMTS
Output signal level: (Output signal level of CM is automatically controlled by power ranging function)
Range: +8 dBmV to +55 dBmV (16QAM) +8 dBmV to +58 dBmV (QPSK)
Step: 1dB
Control: controlled by CMTS
Frequency stability: ±50 parts per million
Carrier ON/OFF ratio: > 72dB
Spurious level:
(measured in 160kHz) Inband: -40dBc
Adjacent Band: -45dBc 3 or Fewer Carrier-Related Frequency Bands (such as second harmonic, if<42MHz): -47dBc Bands within 5 to 42 MHz (excluding assigned channel, adjacent channels, and carrier-related channels): -53dBc
(measured in 4MHz) 42 to 54MHz: -40dBc
54 to 88MHz: -30dBmV
88-860MHz: -45dBmV

Protection circuit:

Open/Short, prevents irregular continuous transmission

OSS
1) Support SNMP/ICMP protocol
2) Support MIBBII/MCNS MIB/Toshiba MIB

Interfaces
PC Interface: IEEE802.3/Ethernet 10BASE-T
Cable Interface: F type female 75W

Other Specifications
Front indicator (LED): Power, Cable, PC Link, Data and Test
Power supply: AC-DC adapter.
AC Input; 120V +/-10 percent 60Hz
Power consumption: 8 W
Dimensions (without AC-DC Adapter):
   height: 5.96"
   width: 1.96"
   depth: 8.07"
Weight: 2 lb.
Safety: UL1950, UL1310 (AC-DC adapter)
Emissions: FCC part 15 class B
Environment: Operating temperature: 32°F (0°C) to 104°F (40°C)
  Operating humidity:  10% to 90%
Non condensing
Storage temperature:  -4°F (-20°C) to 40°F (60°C)

Requirements for HFC (HFC Environment)
The stable operating is guaranteed under the following HFC Environment:
Upstream
Frequency range: 5MHz - 42MHz
Occupied bandwidth: Depends on Symbol Rate
(0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 1.6, 3.2MHz)
Carrier to noise ratio: Not less than 25dB
Carrier to ingress power ratio: Not less than 25dB
Carrier to interference ratio: Not less than 25dB
Carrier hum modulation: Not greater than -23dBc
Burst noise: Not longer than 10usec at a 1kHz average rate
Amplitude ripple: 0.5dB/MHz
Group delay ripple: 200nsec/MHz
Micro-reflections—single echo: -10dBc@<=0.5usec
-20dBc@<=1.0usec
-30dBc@>1.0usec
Seasonal and diumal signal level variation: Not greater than 8dB min to max
Downstream
Frequency range: 88MHz - 860MHz
Occupied bandwidth: 6MHz
Carrier to noise ratio: Not less than 35dB
Carrier to interference ratio for total power: Not less than 35dB
Composite second order distortion: Not greater than -50dBc
Composite triple beat distortion: Not greater than -50dBc
Cross-modulation level: Not greater than -40dBc
Amplitude ripple: 0.5dB/6MHz
Group delay ripple: 75nsec/6MHz
Micro-reflections bound for dominant echo: -10dBc@<=0.5usec
-15dBc@<=1.0usec
-20dBc@<=1.5usec
-30dBc@>1.5usec
Carrier hum modulation: Not greater than -26dBc
Burst noise: Not longer than 25usec at a 10Hz average rate
Seasonal and diumal signal level variation: 8dB
Signal level slope, 50-750MHz: 16dB
Maximum analog video carrier level at the CM input, inclusive of above signal level variation: 17dBmV
Lowest analog video carrier level at the CM input, inclusive of above signal level variation: -5dBmV


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