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fleetafoot
On our wavelength
8 months ago

16 Consecutive T3 Timeouts Causing Internet Blips - another thread

Thanks to @AVI68 for communicating frustrations.  I have a similar problem and have my first engineer visit scheduled for 28th July.  I have tried three times via the CS, hard reset the hub, replaced in-house cables where I can, and even got a WiFi Pod for my CS efforts (go figure that waste of money - I have not even taken the device out of the box). But I have raised a formal complaint,  BQM and Network Log errors correlate - here is the BQM graph 

Thanks for communicating your frustrations.  I have a similar problem and have my first engineer visit scheduled on 28th July.  I have tried three times via the CS, hard reset the hub, replaced in-house cables where I can, even got a WiFi Pod for my CS efforts (go figure that waste of money - I have not even taken the device out of the box). But I have raised a formal complaint,  BQM and Network Log errors correlate - here is the BQM graph 

 

Any comments are welcome as I am not a network expert but I do have rudimentary knowledge.

I'll attach the NW log in the following post

 

Any comments are welcome as I am not a network expert but I do have rudimentary knowledge.

  • fleetafoot's avatar
    fleetafoot
    On our wavelength
    TimePriorityDescription
    25-06-2024 22:55:25noticeGUI Login Status - Login Success from LAN interface
    25-06-2024 22:50:45warningDynamic Range Window violation
    25-06-2024 22:50:45warning
    RNG-RSP CCAP Commanded Power Exceeds Value Corresponding to the Top of the DRW;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 22:48:06warning
    RNG-RSP CCAP Commanded Power in Excess of 6 dB Below the Value Corresponding to the Top of the DRW;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 22:47:52notice
    US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 12; Previous Profile: 11 13; New Profile: 12 13.;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 22:16:44notice
    US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 12; Previous Profile: 12 13; New Profile: 11 13.;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:39:35notice
    CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 37; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:37:48notice
    CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 37; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:06:44critical
    16 consecutive T3 timeouts while trying to range on upstream channel 2;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:06:44critical
    Unicast Maintenance Ranging attempted - No response - Retries exhausted;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:06:20critical
    Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:06:18warning
    RNG-RSP CCAP Commanded Power in Excess of 6 dB Below the Value Corresponding to the Top of the DRW;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:06:17notice
    CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 37; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:05:55warning
    RNG-RSP CCAP Commanded Power in Excess of 6 dB Below the Value Corresponding to the Top of the DRW;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:05:54warning
    RNG-RSP CCAP Commanded Power in Excess of 6 dB Below the Value Corresponding to the Top of the DRW;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:05:54critical
    Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:05:50critical
    Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:05:48critical
    No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:05:47critical
    Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:05:47critical
    No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:05:46critical
    Unicast Maintenance Ranging attempted - No response - Retries exhausted;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:05:46critical
    16 consecutive T3 timeouts while trying to range on upstream channel 3;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:04:38critical
    Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:03:51notice
    CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 37; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 21:00:30warningDynamic Range Window violation
    25-06-2024 21:00:30warning
    RNG-RSP CCAP Commanded Power Exceeds Value Corresponding to the Top of the DRW;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 20:58:50warning
    RNG-RSP CCAP Commanded Power in Excess of 6 dB Below the Value Corresponding to the Top of the DRW;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 20:51:24notice
    CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 37; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 0 1 2 3.;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 20:50:41critical
    Unicast Maintenance Ranging attempted - No response - Retries exhausted;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 20:50:41critical
    16 consecutive T3 timeouts while trying to range on upstream channel 2;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 20:49:44critical
    Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 20:49:43critical
    16 consecutive T3 timeouts while trying to range on upstream channel 3;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    25-06-2024 20:49:43critical
    Unicast Maintenance Ranging attempted - No response - Retries exhausted;CM-MAC=xx:xxx:xx:xx:xx:xx;CMTS-MAC=yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
  • jbrennand's avatar
    jbrennand
    Very Insightful Person

    Your BQM is rejected - it probably has your i.p. displayed - post again this way...

    Click the lower link (Share Live Graph) then, click generate.

    Copy the text in the Direct Link box, beware, there may be more text than you can see. On here click the Link icon (2 links chain to the left of the camera icon) In the URL box paste the link you copied and then click OK

    • Megan_L's avatar
      Megan_L
      Forum Team

      Hi Fleetafoot, 

      Thanks for posting and welcome back to our Community Forums! 

      Sorry you're seeing some errors on your Hub channels. 

      We've taken a look at your services on our side and haven't found any issues, everything is running smoothly from what we can see. This means the connection that is going into your home is good. 

      Could we ask if the device you've done the BQM on is connected via Ethernet or WIFI please? 

      Do you have your Hub in modem mode at all?

      Using a VPN or any other 3rd party equipment? 

      Thanks,

      Meg

      • Sephiroth's avatar
        Sephiroth
        Alessandro Volta

        @ForumTeaM

        Th BQM content has nothing to do with the device displaying the result.  The BQM ping is from Thinkbroadband to the public IP address of the user’s circuit.  That would either be in the Hub itself when in router mode or the attached router if in modem mode.   Nothing to do with WiFi. 

  • Can you post your downstream and upstream figures? Your bqm looks a lot worse then mine.

  • Roger_Gooner's avatar
    Roger_Gooner
    Alessandro Volta

    The log indicates repeated failed attempts by the hub to establish communication with the CMTS. Unless there is a dodgy cable connection inside the home (and so easily remedied by the customer), a tech needs to be sent round.

  • fleetafoot's avatar
    fleetafoot
    On our wavelength

    Update on my issue. After a visit by VM tech who said he swapped the connection port on the street cabinet and checked signals which originally were bad and we're now good. The tech knew his stuff, understood the problem and followed up with a call 3 days later to check. The BQM and network logs are clean since a few hours after the change. Kudos to the tech and VM, just a pity it took a complaint to get things done.

    • avi68's avatar
      avi68
      Superfast

      Im glad you're sorted. Mines still an ongoing issue. Got a network engineer attending this week so I hope to get sorted soon.