ANSI/SCTE 141 2007

This standard defines the Network Management requirements to support a Modular Cable Modem Termination System (M-CMTS) for headend components compliant to DOCSIS. The M-CMTS architecture separates the traditional CMTS into two parts. The first part is the downstream physical (PHY) component (known as a DOCSIS EQAM) and the second part consists of the IP networking and DOCSIS MAC functions of the CMTS (known as the M-CMTS Core). This separation of a CMTS into EQAM and M-CMTS Core introduces three new protocol interfaces to DOCSIS-compliant headend systems.