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Gig1 Unstable

Declan_1242
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Recently upgraded from 650Mbps to Gig1 and experiencing a lot of issues still.

I have conducted speedtests everyday to check consistency and I never manage to end up with consistent results during Peak times and Offpeak times. Max speed i have reached is 1.2Gbps, but that was for a split second, immidately after the connection drops to 300Mbps as does every other test I perform on any device.

I have reset my router settings, both Hub4 and ASUS AC86u, I have tried removing Modem mode and trying only via the Hub4 and still get the same results. I then decided to replace my CAT 5E Ethernet with a brand new CAT 8.1 with the same results.

I have even gone as far as disabling QoS, DNS changes and changing buffer sizes on windows, with still the same results. 

I have put everything back to how it is on default settings, is there anything I am not doing that I should be?

I have noticed that dBmV levels seem extremely abnormal compared to other results and notice that uncorrectables is 600~ tho I believe this may not be an issue as ive only seen people say its only an issue in the thousands. As for the noise margin, im not too sure what the expected is. 

Posted all below! Let me know if you require anything else! Thanks!

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I've marked that for staff to pick up again.  If you're still seeing really poor power levels (downstream lower than -5 dBmV, including the 3.1 channel) then the problem still exists and you'll need a technician.  If @jb66 is correct in their well reasoned diagnosis, then a fix could be moving you onto a new tap, which is a quick and easy fix, if the problem is across the whole frame due to a physically faulty cabinet then it might take repeated attempts to get put right, and a degree of persistence on your part.  Potentially the area SNR fault was due to water ingress, somebody's used a tea towel on the cabinet, but it wouldn't be the first time to see a CBU fault that recurs due to inadequate diagnosis and a consequent lack of joined up rectification by the disjointed teams that VM might need to fix a moderately complex problem.  Give thought to asking for a complaint to be raised under the minimum speed guarantee, and I'd recommend you try to stick to communicating with VM through this forum - whilst it isn't real time and that can be frustrating, you're dealing with well intentioned UK based staff, as opposed to the very, very poor offshore call centres who respond to telephone calls.  

In terms of operational policy, VM will always defer attending to individual faults whilst an area fault is reported, because that makes good sense, as customers can't distinguish whether their problem is caused by the area fault or something else, and most of the time neither can VM staff. 

On your BQM, the mid level humps are down to problems with peering, and affect all VM customers.  It's been going on for weeks now, with no signs of explanation or the matter being addressed.  This is completely separate to the speed problem.

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Declan_1242
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Cable Modem StatusItem Status CommentsChannel Overview Downstream Upstream

Cable Modem Status
Online
DOCSIS 3.1
Primary downstream channel
Locked
SC-QAM
DOCSIS 3.0 channels
31
4
DOCSIS 3.1 channels
1
0

 

3.0 Downstream channels

Channel Frequency (Hz) Power (dBmV) SNR (dB) Modulation Channel ID

25330750000-6.938.6QAM25625
11387500001.740.9QAM2561
21467500001.340.9QAM2562
31547500001.240.9QAM2563
41627500000.740.4QAM2564
51707500000.340.9QAM2565
6178750000-0.240.4QAM2566
7186750000-0.640.4QAM2567
8194750000-140.9QAM2568
9202750000-1.440.9QAM2569
10210750000-1.640.9QAM25610
11218750000-240.9QAM25611
12226750000-2.140.4QAM25612
13234750000-2.440.4QAM25613
14242750000-2.740.9QAM25614
15250750000-2.940.4QAM25615
16258750000-2.940.4QAM25616
17266750000-3.640.9QAM25617
18274750000-4.140.4QAM25618
19282750000-4.240.4QAM25619
20290750000-4.240.4QAM25620
21298750000-4.340.4QAM25621
22306750000-5.140.4QAM25622
23314750000-5.938.6QAM25623
24322750000-6.738.6QAM25624
26338750000-7.438.6QAM25626
27346750000-7.638.6QAM25627
28354750000-837.6QAM25628
29362750000-8.337.6QAM25629
30370750000-8.637.6QAM25630
31378750000-937.6QAM25631

 

 

3.0 Downstream channels

Channel Lock Status RxMER (dB) Pre RS Errors Post RS Errors

25Locked38.60537700
1Locked40.94620900
2Locked40.94620900
3Locked40.94620900
4Locked40.36628700
5Locked40.94620900
6Locked40.36628700
7Locked40.36628700
8Locked40.94620900
9Locked40.94620900
10Locked40.94620900
11Locked40.94620900
12Locked40.36628700
13Locked40.36628700
14Locked40.94620900
15Locked40.36628700
16Locked40.36628700
17Locked40.94620900
18Locked40.36628700
19Locked40.36628700
20Locked40.36628700
21Locked40.36628700
22Locked40.36628700
23Locked38.60537700
24Locked38.60537700
26Locked38.60537710
27Locked38.60537700
28Locked37.63627600
29Locked37.63627600
30Locked37.63627600
31Locked37.63627600

 

3.1 Downstream channels

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

159964K1880QAM256759



3.1 Downstream channels

Channel ID Lock Status RxMER Data (dB) PLC Power (dBmV) Correcteds (Active Profile) Uncorrectables (Active Profile)

159Locked29-211318106527619

 

3.0 Upstream channels

Channel Frequency (Hz) Power (dBmV) Symbol Rate (ksps) Modulation Channel ID

139400000425120 KSym/sec64QAM12
246200000435120 KSym/sec64QAM11
353700000445120 KSym/sec64QAM10
460300000455120 KSym/sec64QAM9

 

3.0 Upstream channels

Channel Channel Type T1 Timeouts T2 Timeouts T3 Timeouts T4 Timeouts

1US_TYPE_STDMA0000
2US_TYPE_STDMA0000
3US_TYPE_STDMA0000
4US_TYPE_STDMA0000

 

Primary Downstream Service Flow

SFID
973
Max Traffic Rate
1200000450
Max Traffic Burst
42600
Min Traffic Rate
0

 

 

jb66
Very Insightful Person
Very Insightful Person

Looks like water in the taps outside, high end is away, what signal level is your 3.1 channel?

Declan_1242
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3.1 Downstream channels

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

159964K1880QAM256759



3.1 Downstream channels

Channel ID Lock Status RxMER Data (dB) PLC Power (dBmV) Correcteds (Active Profile) Uncorrectables (Active Profile)

159Locked29-211318106527619

Declan_1242
On our wavelength

Posted Above

jb66
Very Insightful Person
Very Insightful Person
-21 LOL

Definitely need a tech

Declan_1242
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Lol, sounds good. I guess I shall wait for them to check this post. Do you think this may be the root cause of the extreme instability with the inability to reach anywhere near minimum predicted speeds?


@Declan_1242 wrote:

Lol, sounds good. I guess I shall wait for them to check this post. Do you think this may be the root cause of the extreme instability with the inability to reach anywhere near minimum predicted speeds?


Almost definitely the root cause.