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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3.3 The DOCSIS Conguration File
3.3.7 Proprietary Conguration File ‘atidoc03.cfg’
The DSM3 Series will attempt to download a TLV-formatted le ‘atidoc03.cfg’ from the modem’s
provisioning TFTP server at start up and every 24 hours thereafter. The atidoc03.cfg proprietary
conguration le is optional and provides an alternative method to the modem’s DOCSIS
conguration le for deploying Alpha proprietary SNMP MIB parameters to eld-installed DSM3 Series
Communications Modules.
The atidoc03.cfg le should be used if the following conditions are true:
1. Non-default settings, such as SNMP Trap Destination Addresses need to be distributed to all
DSM3 Series Communications Modules.
2. The operator does not desire to place Alpha-proprietary parameters into the modem’s DOCSIS
conguration le.
To build the atidoc03.cfg le, enter the desired SNMP OIDs and values from the Alpha MIB into a
TLV le as TLV type-11 entries using a TLV editor (Refer to sample entries below). The DSM3 Series
proprietary conguration Setup le must be named “atidoc03.cfg” and placed in the root directory of
the TFTP server. DSM3 settings are updated according to values dened in this le at start up and
after every 24 hours of operation.
Sample atidoc03.cfg Entries:
Network Access Control (3) [Len - 1]: 1
SNMP MIB Object (11) [Len = 24]: atiMgmtSnmpTrapAddress.1 / 10.20.30.40
SNMP MIB Object (11) [Len = 24]: atiMgmtSnmpTrapAddress.2 / 10.20.30.50
SNMP MIB Object (11) [Len = 23]: atiMgmtSysTamperPolarity.0 / 1
The recommended method for setting the SNMP trap address(es) is through the modem DOCSIS conguration le
(See Section 3.3, The DOCSIS Conguration File). Alpha-proprietary parameters may also be set through the
modem’s DOCSIS conguration le, eliminating the need for the atidoc03.cfg proprietary conguration le.
NOTE:
3.3.8 Changing Default atidoc03.cfg Download Settings
By default the DSM3 Series will download the atidoc03.cfg le from the provisioning TFTP server
every 24 hours. However, these settings may be adjusted per the tables below by placing the
respective SNMP varbinds into the modem’s DOCSIS conguration le.
Parameter Type Description Value
atiMgmtSysDownloadCongName
1.3.6.1.4.1.926.1.3.2.1.9.0
Alphanumeric
String
Name of proprietary
conguration le
"atidoc03.cfg"
(Default)
atiMgmtSysDownloadReCfgTime
1.3.6.1.4.1.926.1.3.2.1.13.0
Integer
Download interval for
atidoc03.cfg (hours)
24 (Default)
Search
Order
Parameter Type Description Value
1
atiMgmtSysDownloadCongAddress
OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.926.1.3.2.1.10.0
IP Address
Overrides default
location
0.0.0.0 (Default)
2
docsDevServerCongTftpAddress
1.3.6.1.2.1.69.1.4.11.0
IP Address
Default location (no
change necessary)
CM's TFTP
Server Address
3
docsDevSwServerAddress
1.3.6.1.2.1.69.1.3.7.0
IP Address
Set via DOCSIS
conguration le
Congurable
4 Software Upgrade Server IP Address
Set via DOCSIS
conguration le
Congurable
3.0 Network Conguration
Table 3-5, Default atidoc.cfg Download Settings