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Scout / Scout FLUX Flashcards

1
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A feature in Scout that can help identify drop and mainline problems.

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Scout Flux

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Provides a view into the upstream uncorrectable error rates for an entire upstream channel.

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FEC Dashboard

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Analyzes the forward error correction counters and signal-to -noise metrics for the upstream traffic on the entire channel.

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FEC microscope

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Brings up the last seven days of uncorrectable codeword rates grouped into one-hour polls.

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FEC Uncorrectable History

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Provides a view into which upstream channel(s) are being used by a particular node.

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Upstream Channel Node Lookup

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Where you can enter a customer device to be monitored for the online status every 10 minutes.

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CM Watch

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Where you can find information for a particular customer.

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Customer Report

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Where you can enter a node and the tool does a real-time check on all the modems in that node looking for service outages or potential degraded service issues.

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Node Analyzer

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Where you can create a custom report that displays real-time data for a particular device with attributes you select.

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Real Time CM

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Where you can see the results from the device query performed under the Real Time CM tab.

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Batch Results

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Provides customer billing information from CPE, the CM and MTA devices provisioned to the customer, the Video STB devices, and VOD streams and errors.

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Customer Report

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12
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Engineer that led the effort to develop Scout FLUX?

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Larry Wolcott

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13
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Feature of DOCSIS 2.0, or newer systems in which Digital Signal Processor (DSP) corrects signal echos and impairments.

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Adaptive Equalization

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14
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3 types of Linear Distortions

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Micro-reflections
Amplitude tilt (ICFR)
Group delay
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15
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Two types of upstream distortions

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linear

non-linear

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16
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Are caused by impedance mismatches and are indicated by a change in the amplitude and phase of a signal for a given frequency point.

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Linear distortions

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17
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Bouncing back and forth of a signal between two interfaces that have an impedance mismatch.

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Micro-reflection

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18
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A non-flat frequency response in which the amplitude versus frequency characteristic of the channel or operating spectrum is sloped or tilted across a specific frequency range.

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Amplitude tilt

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19
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Observed when all portions of the channel do not arrive at the receiver at the same time.

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Group delay

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20
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common examples of non-linear distortions:

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Common Path Distortion (CPD)
Composite Second Order (CSO)
Composite Triple Beat (CTB)

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21
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A process in which a DSP actively corrects signal echoes and other linear distortions.

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Upstream Pre-equalization

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22
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For most cases what is the distance between equalizer taps in the Impulse Coefficients Bar Chart?

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85 feet

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23
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When not in signature mode what are the modem colors and what do they mean?

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Green- OK
Yellow- Minor problem
Red- Major problem
Grey / Black- offline / Does not support adaptive equalization.
Red / Yellow lightening Bolt- Distortion is still present after equalization.

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24
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What do the modem colors indicate in signature mode?

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Groups of modems with common signatures

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25
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What two approaches does FLUX use to approximate the location of a problem?

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Time domain

Frequency domain

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26
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Which EQ tap is known as the main tap and signifies the cable modem time at zero?

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EQ Tap 8

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27
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EQ taps to the right of tap 8 are used to?

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Compensate for echoes

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28
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EQ taps to the left of tap 8 are used to?

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Counter group delay and phase

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29
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The Coefficients bar chart is accurate to within?

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20 feet

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30
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Name the four places that Scout Flux data can be accessed

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Scout
GrandSlam
Market Health
Watchtower

31
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Scout menu used for logging out or where administrators will go to access administrative features

32
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Scout menu used For accessing pages related to real-time device data

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Device Watch

33
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Scout menu used For accessing the Comcast Digital Voice, or CDV, Call Summary and Upstream Interface Settings

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CMTS Tools

34
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Scout menu used For accessing pages related to legacy digital set top box (or STB) video monitoring

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Video Monitoring

35
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Scout menu used For finding rollup summary data for Upstream Forward Error Correction (or FEC) rates, video STBs, and Video On Demand, or VOD streams

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Dashboards

36
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The path to view upstream uncorrectable error rates for an entire upstream channel in scout

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Dashboards -> FEC Errors

37
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DSP

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Digital Signal Processor

38
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Provides a view into which upstream channel(s) are being used by a particular node

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Upstream Channel Node Lookup

39
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Where you can enter a customer device to be monitored for the online status every 10 minutes - this watch page does not generate any automated alerts though

40
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Where you can find information for a particular customer

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Customer Report

41
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Where you can see statistics statistics for Xfinity WiFi

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Beacon Report

42
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Where you can enter a node and the tool does a real-time check on all the modems in that node looking for service outages or potential degraded service issues.

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Node Analyzer

43
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Where you can create a custom report that displays real-time data for a particular device with the attributes you select

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Real Time CM

44
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Where you can see the results from the file upload from the device query performed under the Real Time CM tab

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Batch Results

45
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Adaptive Equalization is a feature of this standard

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DOCSIS 2.0 or greater.

46
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A type of distortion that is caused by impedance mismatches and are indicated by a change in the amplitude and phase of a signal for a given frequency point

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Linear Distortions

47
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ISI

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Intersymbol Interference

48
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This type of interference prevents the receiver from detecting the correct amplitude and phase of the received signal

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Intersymbol Interference

49
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Three main categories of linear distortions

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Micro-reflections
Amplitude Tilt (ICFR)
Group Delay

50
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The bouncing back and forth of a signal between two interfaces that have an impedance mismatch

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Micro-Reflections

51
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Most common causes of micro-reflections

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Unterminated ports
Bad Connectors
Bad Passives
Damaged Cables

52
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A non-flat frequency response in which the amplitude versus frequency characteristic of the channel or operating spectrum is sloped or tilted across a specified frequency range.

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Amplitude Tilt

53
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This is observed when all portions of the channel do not arrive at the receiver at the same time.

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Group Delay

54
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Most common cause of Group Delay

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The diplex filter or any kind of filtering mechanism

in home amplifiers can also be a factor

55
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Common Examples of non-linear distortions

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Common Path Distortions (CPD)
Composite Second Order Distortion (CSO)
Composite Triple Beat Distortion (CTB)

56
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When a DSP actively corrects signal echoes and other linear distortions.

A

Upstream Pre-Equalization

57
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The continuous, closed-loop feedback process between the modem and the CMTS

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Adaptive Equalization

58
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The five graphs in Scout Flux

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Impulse Coefficients Bar Chart
In-Channel Frequency Response (ICFR) Graph
Phase Response Graph
Group Delay Graph
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) Constellation

59
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This chart graphs equalization coefficients in the time domain

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Impulse Coefficients

60
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This can be thought of as time delays created by impairments between the CMTS and the device

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EQ Coefficients

61
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One EQ Tap equals approximately how many feet?

62
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This graph is an invers of the actual issue in the field

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In Channel Frequency Response (ICFR) Graph

63
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On the ICFR Graph, if the equalized graph looks worse than the Pre-EQ graph the problem lies in one of these two places

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At the CMTS or Additive Ingress

64
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Both of these graphs show the non-linear relationship between phase and frequency

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Phase Response Graph and Group Delay Graph

65
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Each box represents a unique set of bits called symbols in this graph

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QAM Constellation

66
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The edges of the boxes in the QAM Constellation are known as what?

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The Decision Boundary

67
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if there is random scattering on the equalized side of the QAM Constellation, what might this indicate?

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Presence of Ingress, a Non-Linear Distortion, or a Linear Distortion that is constantly changing

68
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Equalization is intended to correct what type of distortion?

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Linear Distortions

69
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A red or yellow lightning bolt indicates what?

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Distortion is still present after equalization

70
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In scout Flux these are the parameters that define the signature groups

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Match Strength, Ripple dB, FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) Points and Defeat Taps

71
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The Taps to the Left of Tap 8 are used for what?

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Compensate for Group Delay and Phase

72
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The Taps to the Right of Tap 8 are used for what?

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Compensate for Echoes

73
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When using a meter to troubleshoot issues in FLUX, what type of channel should you be using on your test equipment?

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