Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table 1-1, DSM3 Series Model Specifications
- Table 2-1, LEDs and Indications
- Table 3-1, Modem Community String Parameters — DOCSIS 2.0 (IPv4) Method
- Table 3-2, Modem Community String Parameters — DOCSIS 2.0+IPv6 Method
- Table 3-3, Trap Destination Addresses — DOCSIS 2.0 (IPv4) Method
- Table 3-4, Trap Destination Addresses — DOCSIS 2.0+IPv6 Method
- Table 3-5, Default atidoc.cfg Download Settings
- Table 3-6, Communications Parameters
- Table 4-1, DSM3 Series Communications Module Security Levels
- Table 4-3, Time Offset Values and Location Reference (offset +/- GMT)
- Table 5-1, Modem Firmware Upgrade SNMP Parameters
- Table 5-2, SNMP Parameters
- Table 5-3, DOCSIS Configurations File Values
- Table 6-1, SCTE-HMS MIB Files
- Table 6-2, Binary to Hex Conversions for Alarm Settings
- Table 6-3, Recommended Settings for DSM3 Series Analog Alarms
- Table 6-4, Recommended Settings for Discrete Alarms
- Table 6-5, DSM Alarm Setting Paramters
- Table 6-6, Status of Alarm Setting Download Parameters
- Table 6-7, SNMP Alarm Trap Varbinds and Explanations
- Table 6-8, Power Alarms: Classifications, Causes and Corrections
- Table 6-9, Battery Alarms: Classifications, Causes and Corrections
- Table 6-9, Alpha MIB Hierarchy
- Table 6-10, Alpha MIBs Examples
- Table 7-1, Tamper (TPR) Switch Specifications
- Table 7-2, ENV Connector and Pin Descriptions
- Table 7-3, I/O Port Specifications
- Table 7-4, I/O Port: Generic Device Specifications
- Table 7-5, LA-P-SM Monitoring Values
- Table 7-6, I/O Port: Heater Mat Control Specifications
- Table 7-7, Heater Mat OIDs and Functionality
- Table 7-8, Heater Mat MIB Reports
- Table 7-9, Generator Monitoring Values
- Table 9-1,SCTE-HMS Property Table
- Table 9-2, Rx/Tx Power LED Color Ranges
- Table 13-1, Single IP Mode versus Dual IP Mode
- Table 13-2, Enabling Dual IP mode
- Table 13-3, CPE Communications Module IP Settings
- Table 13-4, Available Download Options
- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Overview
- 3.0 Network Configuration
- 3.1 Provisioning the DHCP Server with the MAC Addresses
- 3.2 Establishing IP Connectivity
- 3.3 The DOCSIS Configuration File
- 3.3.8 Changing Default atidoc03.cfg Download Settings
- 3.3.7 Proprietary Configuration File ‘atidoc03.cfg’
- 3.3.6 Sample DOCSIS Configuration File Entries — DOCSIS 2.0+IPv6
- 3.3.5 Sample DOCSIS Configuration File Entries — DOCSIS 2.0 (IPv4)
- 3.3.4 Setting SNMP Trap Destination Addresses — DOCSIS 2.0+IPv6 Method
- 3.3.3 Setting SNMP Trap Destination Addresses — DOCSIS 2.0 (IPv4) Method
- 3.3.2 Setting Modem Community Strings — DOCSIS 2.0+IPv6 Method
- 3.4 Setting Communication Options
- 4.0 Web Interface
- 4.1 Local Web Server Access
- 4.2 Remote Web Server Access
- 4.3 Navigating the Web Page
- 4.4 Verifying Communication Parameters
- 4.5 Verifying Power Supply and Battery Parameters
- 4.6 Remote Self Tests via the Web Page
- 4.7 Viewing HMS Alarm Status via the Web Page
- 4.8 Setting the I/O Controller via the Web Page
- 4.9 Viewing and Configuring Power Supply settings via the Web Page
- 4.10 Viewing and Configuring Generator Settings via the Web Page
- 4.11 Tools Menu – Constellation and Microreflections
- 4.12 Viewing AlphaApps Information via the Web Page
- 4.13 Battery Management
- 4.14 Viewing Power Supply Event and Configuration Logs
- 4.15 Battery Event Log
- 4.16 Viewing the Modem Event Log via the Web Page
- 5.0 Upgrading Firmware
- 6.0 Data Management
- 7.0 Installation
- 7.1 Verifying Power Supply Device Address
- 7.2 Installation / Replacement Procedure in XM3 Power Supplies
- 7.3 DSM3x LEDs and Connections
- 7.4 DSM3 LEDs and Connections
- 7.5 DPM LEDs and Connections
- 7.6 Connecting the RF Drop
- 7.7 Front Panel Connections
- 7.8 I/O Connections (TPR, ENV)
- 7.8.1 Tamper (TPR) Switch Interface
- 7.8.2 I/O Port Interface
- 7.8.3 Configuring I/O Port Connections
- 7.8.4 I/O Port: Generic Device
- 7.8.5 Connecting a Generic I/O Device
- 7.8.6 Configuring and Monitoring a Generic I/O Device
- 7.8.7 I/O Port: Lightning Arrestor (LA-P-SM)
- 7.8.8 Lightning Arrestor (LA-P-SM) Installation
- 7.8.9 Configuring the LA-P-SM
- 7.8.10 I/O Port: Heater Mat Control
- 7.8.11 Connecting the Battery Heater Mat Controller, continued
- 7.8.12 Configuring the Battery Heater Mat Controller
- 7.8.14 Configuring and Monitoring the DC Emergency Generator
- 8.0 Battery Sense Wire Kits
- 9.0 Start Up and Verification
- 10.0 Alpha MIB Parameters
- 11.0 Specifications
- 12.0 Glossary
- 13.0 Dual IP Mode (Addendum)
- 13.1 Overview
- 13.2 Web Comparison, Single IP Mode/Dual IP Mode
- 13.3 Configuring Dual IP Mode
- 13.3.3 Specifying atidoc03.cfg name and location via DHCP Tags
- 13.3.2 Changing Default atidoc03.cfg Download Settings in Dual IP Mode
- 13.3.1 atidoc03.cfg in Dual IP Mode
- 13.4 Dual IP SNMP Community Strings
- 13.5 Security in Dual IP Mode
- Fig. 1-1, AlphaNet DSM3x
- Fig. 1-2, AlphaNet DSM3
- Fig. 1-3, AlphaNet DPM
- Fig. 1-4, Side view, AlphaNet DSM3 Series
- Fig. 2-1, Representative System Arrangement
- Fig. 3-1, Locations of MAC Address Labels
- Fig. 3-2, Sample DOCSIS Configuration File — DOCSIS 2.0 (IPv4)
- Fig. 3-3, Sample DOCSIS Configuration File — DOCSIS 2.0+IPv6
- Fig. 4-1, DSM3 Series Web Page
- Fig. 4-2, Local Area Connection Properties Screen, Windows XP
- Fig. 4-3, Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Screen, Windows XP
- Fig. 4-4, Local Area Connection Properties Screen, Windows 7
- Fig. 4-5, Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Screen, Windows 7
- Fig. 4-6, Web Server Home Page
- Fig. 4-7, DSM3 Series Navigation Bar Items
- Fig. 4-8, Communication Parameters
- Fig. 4-9, Advanced Communication Parameters
- Fig. 4-10, Power Supply and Battery Parameters
- Fig. 4-11, Location of Start Test Button for Self Test
- Fig. 4-12, HMS Alarm Configuration
- Fig. 4-13, Advanced I/O Controller Status Screen
- Fig. 4-14, Advanced Power Supply Settings Screen
- Fig. 4-15, Advanced Generator Status Screen
- Fig. 4-16, QAM Constellation Tool
- Fig. 4-17, Normal - (Good Quality) and Individual Cell Characteristics
- Fig. 4-18, Fuzzy (Low CNR and/or Low MER) and Individual Cell Characteristics
- Fig. 4-19, Doughnuts (Coherent Interference) and Individual Cell Characteristics
- Fig. 4-20, Gaussian Noise and Individual Cell Characteristics
- Fig. 4-21, Rectangular vs. Square (I-Q Imbalance) and Entire Constellation Shape
- Fig. 4-22, Corners Squeezed to Center (Gain Compression) and Entire Constellation Shape
- Fig. 4-23, Circular Smear (Phase Noise) and Entire Constellation Shape
- Fig. 4-24, Twisted or Skewed (Quadrature Distortion) and Entire Constellation Shape
- Fig. 4-25, Microreflections Tool
- Fig. 4-26, Alpha Apps and Utility Status Parameters
- Fig. 4-27, Battery Management
- Fig. 4-28, Battery Model Selection
- Fig. 4-29, DSM3 System Log
- Fig. 4-30, Power Supply Event Log
- Fig. 4-31, Power Supply Configuration Log
- Fig. 4-33, Docsdev Event Log Screen
- Fig. 6-1, Sample Raw SNMP Alarm Trap
- Fig. 6-2, Sample Translated SNMP Alarm Trap
- Fig. 7-1, Captive Screw Locations
- Fig. 7-3, Connecting the Communications Module to the Inverter Module
- Fig. 7-2, The 18-pin Connector
- Fig. 7-4, DSM3x LEDs and Connectors
- Fig. 7-5, DSM3 LEDs and Connectors
- Fig. 7-6, DPM LEDs and Connectors
- Fig. 7-7, Connecting the RF Drop
- Fig. 7-8, System Interconnection Diagram
- Fig. 7-9, I/O (ENV) and Tamper Switch Interface (TPR) Connection Locations
- Fig. 8-1, 36V System, Single String
- Fig. 8-2, 36V System, Dual String
- Fig. 9-1, XM3 Smart Display Screens
- Fig. 9-2, Communications Section - General Page
- Fig. 9-3, Power Supply Section - General Page
- Fig. 9-4, LED Functionality and Indications
- Fig. 9-5, DSM3 Series Web Page, RF Power Level Indicators
- Fig. 13-1, Simplified Block Diagram Single IP Mode
- Fig 13-2, Simplified Block Diagram Dual IP Mode
- Fig. 13-3, Single IP DSM3 Series Web Page
- Fig. 13-4, Dual IP DSM3 Series Web Page
- Fig. 13-5, Dual IP Configuration Settings for DSM3 Web Server Communications Page
- Fig. 13-6, Dual IP Parameters for DSM3 Web Server General Page

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All power supply data is stored in the power supply Inverter Module's class information base (CIB) tables in the power supply.
This data is accessible directly via the power supply’s Smart Display (see the power supply’s technical manual for details).
The CIB tables are the source of the Communications Module's data.
The DSM3 Series contains both SCTE-HMS Management Information Base (MIBs) and the proprietary Alpha MIB tables.
The SCTE-HMS MIBs are industry standard MIB tables that store power supply, battery and generator data from the CIB
tables (DSM3x only) (See Section 6.0, Data Management). The Alpha MIB contains all the data of the SCTE-HMS MIBs
plus additional power supply settings and values as well as DSM3 Series conguration values.
An external generator or additional power supplies may be connected through the COM (AlphaBus) port permitting
monitoring locally through the Ethernet connector or remotely via the Web page or SNMP-based Network Management
System (DSM3x only).
Power supply and Communications Module parameters can be monitored and set locally using a personal computer and a
standard Ethernet cable.
The DSM3 Series transmits data via its cable modem directly over the Coax or Hybrid Fiber Coax network.
The Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) is the bridge between the cable network and the TCP/IP network. The DSM3
Series’ cable modem communicates directly with the CMTS.
The Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) server needs to be provisioned with the DSM3’s cable modem CM MAC
address and the MAC address needs to be assigned a DOCSIS Conguration File.
The DOCSIS Conguration File and rmware les should be available in the Root Directory of the Trivial File Transfer
Protocol (TFTP) Server.
The Time of Day (TOD) Server provides the cable modem with the current date and time via the SNTP protocol.
A Network Management System (NMS) or MIB Browser allows remote monitoring of parameter values and changing of
settings in SNMP MIB tables. SCTE-HMS and Alpha MIBs must be installed in the browser. Alarms and traps can be set and
monitored.
The power supply and generator data may be accessed remotely through the Communications Module's Web page by
placing its IP address into a standard Internet Web browser.
The following ports of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol network must be opened: 161=SNMP, 162=SNMP,
Traps, 69=TFTP, 80=HTTP.
Power Supply
Local Computer
Coax/HFC Network
CMTS
TCP/IP Network
SNMP-based Network Management System
DHCP Server
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TFTP Server TOD Server
Web Browser
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Fig. 2-1, Representative System Arrangement
2.0 Overview
2.1 System Diagram
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