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Connection bouncing intermittently, suspect DOCSIS 3.1 levels

fatedsnowfox
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Hi!

Been a long time since I posted here!  Been having an issue with my connection pretty much from when it was installed.  It will intermittently start bouncing up and down - last night was particularly bad, with 26 interruptions in the space of an hour. Looking at the stats I think our DOCSIS 3.1 levels are out of spec and we have a fault - our PLC power is -15.5DBmV where I think the spec is like supposed to be -6 to +10DBmV.  Full logs below! :

 

Cable Modem StatusItem Status TypeChannel Overview Downstream Upstream
Cable Modem StatusOnlineDOCSIS 3.0
Primary downstream channelLockedSC-QAM
DOCSIS 3.0 channels315
DOCSIS 3.1 channels11
 

3.0 Downstream channels

Channel Frequency (Hz) Power (dBmV) SNR (dB) Modulation Channel ID
1339000000-6.539QAM 25626
21390000000.340QAM 2561
31470000000.240QAM 2562
41550000000.540QAM 2563
51630000000.940QAM 2564
6171000000-1.440QAM 2565
7179000000-1.940QAM 2566
8187000000-2.240QAM 2567
9195000000-2.240QAM 2568
10203000000-2.540QAM 2569
11211000000-2.840QAM 25610
12219000000-3.240QAM 25611
13227000000-3.940QAM 25612
14235000000-440QAM 25613
15251000000-4.640QAM 25615
16259000000-4.740QAM 25616
17267000000-4.840QAM 25617
18275000000-4.840QAM 25618
19283000000-4.940QAM 25619
20291000000-5.140QAM 25620
21299000000-5.340QAM 25621
22307000000-5.840QAM 25622
23315000000-5.940QAM 25623
24323000000-6.340QAM 25624
25331000000-6.440QAM 25625
26347000000-739QAM 25627
27355000000-6.940QAM 25628
28363000000-6.940QAM 25629
29371000000-7.339QAM 25630
30379000000-7.639QAM 25631
31387000000-8.339QAM 25632

3.0 Downstream channels

Channel Locked Status RxMER (dB) Pre RS Errors Post RS Errors
1Locked39880
2Locked40350
3Locked40360
4Locked40330
5Locked40190
6Locked40630
7Locked401120
8Locked40410
9Locked40300
10Locked40360
11Locked40260
12Locked40230
13Locked40280
14Locked40370
15Locked40300
16Locked40460
17Locked40690
18Locked40730
19Locked40650
20Locked40340
21Locked40280
22Locked40530
23Locked40590
24Locked40720
25Locked40730
26Locked391110
27Locked401020
28Locked401040
29Locked391770
30Locked392230
31Locked393980

3.1 Downstream channels

Channel Channel Width (MHz) FFT Type Number of Active Subcarriers Modulation (Active Profile) First Active Subcarrier (Hz)
33944K1840QAM 40961108

3.1 Downstream channels

Channel ID Locked Status RxMER Data (dB) PLC Power (dBmV) Corrected errors (Active Profile) Uncorrectable errors (Active Profile)
33Locked35-15.56112405717827454
 

3.0 Upstream channels

Channel Frequency (Hz) Power (dBmV) Symbol Rate (ksps) Modulation Channel ID
04960000045.85120QAM 641
14310000045.85120QAM 642
23660000045.85120QAM 643
33010000045.85120QAM 644
42360000045.85120QAM 645

3.0 Upstream channels

Channel Channel Type T1 Timeouts T2 Timeouts T3 Timeouts T4 Timeouts
0ATDMA0050
1ATDMA0030
2ATDMA0000
3ATDMA0000
4ATDMA0000

3.1 Upstream channels

Channel Channel Width (MHz) Power (dBmV) FFT Type Modulation
610.441.22KQAM 256

3.1 Upstream channels

Channel Channel Type Number of Active Subcarriers First Active Subcarrier (Hz) T3 Timeouts T4 Timeouts
6OFDMA2087400000000

General Configuration

Network accessMaximum Number of CPEsBaseline PrivacyDOCSIS ModeConfig file
Allowed
1
Enabled
3.1
cmreg-vmdg660-bbt076-b.cm

Primary Downstream Service Flow

SFIDMax Traffic RateMax Traffic BurstMin Traffic Rate
35890
1230000450 bps
42600bytes
0 bps

Primary Upstream Service Flow

SFIDMax Traffic RateMax Traffic BurstMin Traffic RateMax Concatenated BurstScheduling Type
35889
110000274 bps
42600bytes
0 bps
42600bytes
Best Effort

 

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fatedsnowfox
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Full network log:

Time Priority Description

12-08-2024 07:13:35noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 07:08:40noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 06:54:14noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 06:49:02noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 06:37:08noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 06:27:31noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 06:20:07noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 06:15:23noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 06:08:12noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 06:04:24noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 05:55:35noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 05:36:03noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 05:34:14noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 05:33:26noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 05:30:55noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 05:24:13noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 05:12:11noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 04:47:37noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 04:44:02noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 04:37:00noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 04:34:22noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 04:32:31noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 04:23:55noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 04:21:45noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 04:18:27noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 04:02:05noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 03:54:58noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 03:47:33noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 02:30:21noticeUS profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 6; Previous Profile: 13; New Profile: 12 13.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 01:40:41criticalStarted Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 01:30:26noticeUS profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 6; Previous Profile: 12 13; New Profile: 13.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 01:17:25criticalStarted Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;

Client62
Alessandro Volta

It would be best to phone in the fault and request an engineer visit to address the far too low 3.1 Downstream power levels & errors, but also note the 3.0 Downstream power levels have and unusually large spread across the channels.

fatedsnowfox
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Getting absolutely nowhere with telephone support.  "Factory resetting your superhub will fix it."  It's good to know that in the time I've been away, the call centre hasn't changed. 

fatedsnowfox
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Logs and stats after the factory reset: 

Network Log

Time Priority Description
12-08-2024 12:47:17noticeCM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 33; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 12:46:46noticeREGISTRATION COMPLETE - Waiting for Operational status
12-08-2024 12:46:42noticeUS profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 6; Previous Profile: 13; New Profile: 12 13.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 12:46:36noticeDS profile assignment change. DS Chan ID: 32; Previous Profile: ; New Profile: 1 2 3.;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 12:46:33noticeTLV-11 - unrecognized OID;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 12:46:30warningDHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response ;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 12:46:28noticeHonoring MDD; IP provisioning mode = IPv4
12-08-2024 12:46:10criticalSYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 12:46:09criticalCable Modem Reboot because of - Erouter Mode Change
12-08-2024 12:39:27criticalSYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
12-08-2024 12:39:26criticalCable Modem Reboot because of - Reboot Timezone Change
12-08-2024 12:36:19criticalCable Modem Reboot because of - pin-reset
12-08-2024 12:36:19criticalSYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CMTS-MAC=**:**:**:**:**:**;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;

fatedsnowfox
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Note that the voltages haven't changed and the uncorrectable errors are already shooting up -

3.0 Downstream channels

Channel Frequency (Hz) Power (dBmV) SNR (dB) Modulation Channel ID
1331000000-6.240QAM 25625
21390000000.640QAM 2561
31470000000.140QAM 2562
41550000000.340QAM 2563
51630000000.740QAM 2564
6179000000-1.640QAM 2566
7187000000-240QAM 2567
8195000000-240QAM 2568
9203000000-2.340QAM 2569
10211000000-2.540QAM 25610
11219000000-340QAM 25611
12227000000-3.740QAM 25612
13235000000-3.840QAM 25613
14243000000-440QAM 25614
15251000000-4.440QAM 25615
16259000000-4.640QAM 25616
17267000000-4.740QAM 25617
18275000000-4.640QAM 25618
19283000000-4.740QAM 25619
20291000000-4.940QAM 25620
21299000000-5.140QAM 25621
22307000000-5.740QAM 25622
23315000000-5.740QAM 25623
24323000000-6.140QAM 25624
25339000000-6.440QAM 25626
26347000000-6.740QAM 25627
27355000000-6.640QAM 25628
28363000000-6.740QAM 25629
29371000000-7.139QAM 25630
30379000000-7.339QAM 25631
31387000000-839QAM 25632

3.0 Downstream channels

Channel Locked Status RxMER (dB) Pre RS Errors Post RS Errors
1Locked4000
2Locked4000
3Locked4000
4Locked4000
5Locked4000
6Locked4000
7Locked4000
8Locked4000
9Locked4000
10Locked4000
11Locked4000
12Locked4000
13Locked4000
14Locked4000
15Locked4000
16Locked4000
17Locked4000
18Locked4000
19Locked4000
20Locked4000
21Locked4000
22Locked4000
23Locked4000
24Locked4000
25Locked4000
26Locked4000
27Locked4000
28Locked4000
29Locked3900
30Locked3900
31Locked3900

3.1 Downstream channels

Channel Channel Width (MHz) FFT Type Number of Active Subcarriers Modulation (Active Profile) First Active Subcarrier (Hz)
33944K1840QAM 40961108

3.1 Downstream channels

Channel ID Locked Status RxMER Data (dB) PLC Power (dBmV) Corrected errors (Active Profile) Uncorrectable errors (Active Profile)
33Locked35-15.51673083217827
 

Hi @fatedsnowfox thanks for your post although we're sorry to hear of your concerns raised.

We can see there's some issues with the power levels so we'll need to look at sending an engineer out to resolving this but please let me send you a PM so we can look into this further.

Kindly expect the PM from me to arrive shortly and respond directly when you can!
Many thanks

Tom_W