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DOCSIS 3.1 Signal Generation and Analysis Jeff Murphy RF/uW Application Engineer Atlanta, GA 1

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DOCSIS 3.1 Signal Generation and Analysis Jeff Murphy RF/uW Application Engineer Atlanta, GA 1

Agenda Introduction to DOCSIS 3.1 OFDM Hardware Solution Overview Analyzing DOCSIS 3.1 signals Generating DOCSIS 3.1 signals System Level DOCSIS 3.1 testing Q&A Summary 5

What is DOCSIS 3.1? DOCSIS 3.1 is the latest generation CATV Cable Television standard to allow higher capacity, higher speeds, and lower latency than previous CATV standards. Downstream Capacity of up to 8 Gbps Upstream Capacity of up to 400 Mbps 1 Gbps 6

DOCSIS Standards http://www.cablelabs.com/specs DOCSIS ITU-T Time Downstream(DS) Upstream(US) DOCSIS 1.0 J.112 (Annex B, 1998) DOCSIS 1.1 J.112 (Annex B, 2001) DOCSIS 2.0 J.122 (2002) DOCSIS 3.0 J.222 (2007) March 1997 64 / 256 QAM QPSK / 16 QAM April 1999 64 / 256 QAM QPSK / 16 QAM Dec. 2001 64 / 256 QAM QPSK / 8 / 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 QAM A-TDMA S-CDMA Aug. 2006 Channel bonding >160 Mbps Single-carrier QAM DOCSIS 3.1 Oct. 2013 Multi-carrier OFDM 16 to 4096 QAM (excluding 32QAM) Channel bonding >120 Mbps Single-carrier QAM Multi-carrier OFDMA BPSK to 4096 QAM 7

What is OFDM? Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM is a modulation format that achieves: high data throughput by transmitting on hundreds or thousands of carriers simultaneously. high spectral efficiency by spacing the carriers very closely. high data integrity by transmitting at a relatively slow symbol rate. high interference robustness by allowing deactivating specific subcarriers 8

OFDM Compared to Single Carrier Modulation Single Carrier Modulation 1 carrier Up to 1024 QAM Up to 4096 QAM / Carrier OFDM -Many carriers Bandwidth = Symbol Rate * (1+a) Bandwidth = #carriers x spacing -5-4 -3-2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Subcarrier Index up to 8192 (0-8191) (Frequency) 9

DOCSIS 3.1 Downstream OFDM Parameters Downstream Range Freq (MHz) Lower Upper Typical 54 1002 Extended 108 & 258 1218 & 1794 Channel Bandwidth: 24 192 MHz http://www.cablelabs.com/specs Page 10

DOCSIS 3.1 Upstream OFDMA Parameters Upstream Range Freq (MHz) Lower Upper Typical 5 42 & 65 Extended 85, 117, 204 Channel Bandwidth: 6.4 96 MHz http://www.cablelabs.com/specs Page 11

DOCSIS 3.1 Upstream OFDMA DOCSIS 3.1 Upstream OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) User 1 User 2 User 3 + = + Typical OFDMA 12 12

Agenda Introduction to DOCSIS 3.1 OFDM Hardware Solution Overview Analyzing DOCSIS 3.1 signals Generating DOCSIS 3.1 signals System Level DOCSIS 3.1 testing Q&A Summary 13

DOCSIS 3.1 Signal Analysis Test Platform Hardware N5172B EXG / N5182B MXG Vector Signal Generator High Performance Upstream N9030A PXA DUT Up to 120 MHz BW (EXG) Up to 160 MHz BW (MXG) Up to 160 MHz BW Highest Performance Upstream and Downstream M8190A AXI Arbitrary Waveform Generator Up to 5 GHz BW DUT Up to 625 MHz BW U5303A PCIe Digitizer 14

DOCSIS 3.1 Signal Analysis Test Platform Hardware Typical Upstream / Downstream Configuration M8190A AXI Arbitrary Waveform Generator Up to 5 GHz BW DUT Up to 625 MHz BW U5303A PCIe Digitizer M8190A 14-bit 8 GSa/s and 12-bit 12 GSa/s mode 2 GSa memory for long playtime 5 GHz analog bandwidth Digital Upconversion U5303A 1.6 GS/s or 3.2 GS/s with interleaving DC to 1.4 / 1.6 GHz 12 bits 15

DOCSIS 3.1 System Overview Signal Generation Software 89601B Vector Signal Analyzer Uncoded Coded OR Uncoded M8190A Arbitrary Waveform Generator Digitizer U5303A / M9703A Off the shelf components N9030A PXA for Spectrum Measurements 16

Typical High Performance DOCSIS 3.1 Setup 17

Agenda Introduction to DOCSIS 3.1 OFDM Hardware Solution Overview Analyzing DOCSIS 3.1 signals Generating DOCSIS 3.1 signals System Level DOCSIS 3.1 testing Q&A Summary 18

DOCSIS 3.1 Measurement Challenge: Modulation Error Ratio (MER) : The ratio of average signal constellation power to average constellation error power that is, digital complex baseband signal-to-noise ratio expressed in decibels (1) For measurements below 600 MHz 50 db Average over the complete OFDM channel. For measurements from 600 MHz to 1002 MHz 47 db Average over the complete OFDM channel. For measurements 1002 MHz to 1218 MHz 45 db Average over the complete OFDM channel. (1) http://www.cablelabs.com/specs/specificationsearch/?cat=docsis&scat=docsis-3-1 19

U5303A PCIe High-Speed Digitizer with On-Board Processing NEW Product Description Revolutionary and fast dual-channel 12-bit PCIe digitizer with programmable on-board processing, particularly suited for OEM applications Includes a Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA allowing implementation of custom real-time processing algorithms using the available U5340A FPGA Development Kit Features 1 channel with 12-bit resolution up to 3.2 GS/s sampling rate with interleaving enabled 2 channels up to 1.6 GS/s simultaneous sampling rate per channel DC up to 1.4 / 1.6 GHz frequency range 50 Ω input, 1 V or 2 V full scale range (FSR) Up to 4 GB DDR3 on-board memory ± 200 fs channel-to-channel skew stability 15 ps trigger time interpolator (TTI) 225 fs sampling jitter On-board data processing using a Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA Support for loading custom real-time processing PCI Express 2.0 eight lanes (x8) IVI-C and IVI-COM drivers for Windows 20

DOCSIS 3.1 Signal Analysis U5303A: -SR2: 1.6 GS/s -INT: Interleave to 3.2 GS/s -F10: DC to 1.4 GHz input range 89601B VSA PCIe Rack mount Expansion chassis OR Desktop PC: One Analysis Channel: DC 1.4 GHz, 3.2 GS/s or Two Analysis Channels: 1.6 GS/s 21

The Key to DOCSIS 3.1 Measurements 89601B Vector Signal Analyzer 89601B VSA v 18.0 Featuring: Enhanced Custom OFDM Demodulation Personality DOCSIS 3.1 Downstream Demodulation Setup Wizard 22

Modulation Error Ratio vs Error Vector Magnitude MER = QAM EVM% = RMS Average Signal Constellation Power RMS Average Signal Constellation Error Power RMS Average Signal Constellation Error Vector Magnitude of Constellation Maximum Custom OFDM EVM db = RMS Average Signal Constellation Error Power RMS Average Signal Constellation Power When EVM Normalized by Reference checkbox is selected in 89601B 23

89601B Vector Signal Analyzer DOCSIS 3.1 Downstream 4KQAM Demodulation M8190A/U5303A 600 MHz MER 53 db For Custom OFDM, EVM Normalized by Reference can be selected, then EVM value in db would be same as MER (MER =-EVM) 24

89601B Vector Signal Analyzer DOCSIS 3.1 Downstream 4KQAM Demodulation M8190A/U5303A 200 MHz 25

89601B Vector Signal Analyzer DOCSIS 3.1 Downstream 4KQAM Demodulation M8190A/U5303A 200 MHz 26

89601B Vector Signal Analyzer DOCSIS 3.1 Downstream 4KQAM Demodulation M8190A/U5303A 200 MHz 27

89601B Vector Signal Analyzer DOCSIS 3.1 Downstream 4KQAM Demodulation M8190A/U5303A 600 MHz 28

89601B Vector Signal Analyzer DOCSIS 3.1 Downstream 4KQAM Demodulation M8190A U5303A at 1GHz 29

Analyzing Customer Generated DOCSIS 3.1 Signals Preamble Pilot Data Demodulator needs to know: basic time, frequency and FFT parameters. which subcarriers are pilots? which subcarriers are preambles? -5-4 -3-2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Subcarrier Number what are the expected I-Q values for each preamble and pilot subcarrier? what is the expected modulation format for each data subcarrier? Options to Configure 89601B for DOCSIS 3.1 Demodulation 89601B Setup Wizard M9099T Waveform Creator SystemVue Modify User Accessible Text Files 30

DOCSIS 3.1 Configuration Wizard FFT Mode Guard Interval Data Modulation Windowing 4096 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 3/64, 3/16 8192 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 3/128, 3/32 16QAM 64QAM 256QAM 1024QAM 4096QAM 0 1/128 1/64 3/128 1/32 Type in a number (odd not even) of subcarriers. Channel bandwidth allows for some band-gap between channels. (See details in next slide.) Channel Bandwidth (MHz) FFT 4096 FFT 8192 22.5 451 901 47.5 951 1901 95 1901 3601 190 3801 7601 31

DOCSIS 3.1 Configuration Wizard FFT Mode Guard Interval Data Modulation Window Size 4096 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 3/64, 3/16 8192 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 3/128, 3/32 16QAM 64QAM 256QAM 1024QAM 4096QAM 0 1/128 1/64 3/128 1/32 Window size is typically not more than ½ of the size of the guard interval. PLC Center Position is typically in the center of the band; 4096 FFT gives 2048 default, 8192 FFT gives 4096 default. If you select a different number, please make sure that PLC is within the bandwidth of the active subcarriers. 32

DOCSIS 3.1 Configuration Wizard Example with successful setup file generation You may get a pop-up viewer to show how your configured signal may look like in vertical (symbol, time domain) and horizontal (subcarrier, frequency domain) layout. 33 Color: - WHITE (continuous pilots. PLC pilots and scattered pilots) - BLUE (data subcarriers) - CYAN (PLC preamble) - RED (PLC data) - BROWN (Exclusion subcarriers)

89601B Vector Signal Analyzer DOCSIS 3.1 Upstream Demodulation Setup Wizard For users who need to demodulate a Cable Modem Upstream Signal using Agilent 89601B VSA Software *If you are interested in upstream DOCSIS 3.1 signal analysis with 89601B VSA software, please contact your local Agilent Sales Representative for DOCSIS 3.1 Upstream wizard beta request. 34

Upstream Signal Created and Measured with M8190A Arb and U5303A Digitizer 35

DOCSIS 3.1 Signal Troubleshooting Example of Impairments that can be measured using 89601B 1. Amplitude & Phase Drift 2. Timing Errors 3. Spurious Interference 4. Clipping 5. I-Q Errors 36

Timing Error Between Source and Receiver 37

Timing Error After Clock Adjustment 38

Phase Noise In Source 39

Phase Noise In Source Optimized 40

Interfering Pulsed QPSK Signal 41

Looking Closer At Frequency Of Interferer 42

Looking Closer At Timing Of Interferer 43

Agenda Introduction to DOCSIS 3.1 OFDM Hardware Solution Overview Analyzing DOCSIS 3.1 signals Generating DOCSIS 3.1 signals System Level DOCSIS 3.1 testing Q&A Summary 44

M8190A Main Features Breakthrough performance Up to 90 dbc SFDR for Reliable and repeatable measurements 14 bit 8 Gsa/s or 12 bit 12 Gsa/s Variable sample rate from 125 Msa/s to 8/12 Gsa/s 2 GSa memory for Long play time 5 GHz analog bandwidth For today s and tomorrows apps Operation with leading software platforms Page 45

DOCSIS 3.1 Signal Generation Options Signal Creation Options: M9099T Waveform Creator 2.0 offers ability to create statistically correct DOCSIS 3.1 waveforms SystemVue is software platform to develop fully coded Upstream / Downstream DOCSIS 3.1 compliant signals User Defined Waveforms using various programming languages Waveforms provided via Agilent Consulting M8190A Arbitrary Waveform Generator Customer Receiver Deep Memory for Long Playback Widest BW for Network Characterization 46

M9099T Waveform Creator 2.0 - Downstream 47

M9099T Waveform Creator 2.0 - Upstream 48

DOCSIS 3.1 Support in M9099T Waveform Creator 2.0 M8190A Hardware Support 89601B VSA Setup File Generation 49

NCP_Bits PLC_Bits DOCSIS_DS_UncodedSource Payload_Bits NCP_Tx PLC_Tx Data_Tx Num_Data OFDM_Tx BB_Wave RF_Wave RF_Wave DOCSIS_DS_UncodedReceiver OFDM_Rcv FreqOffset SyncIndex NCP_Rcv PLC_Rcv Data_Rcv Payload_Bits Design to Test with Agilent SystemVue Accelerating Layer 1 Comms Design NCP (new codeword pointer) 1 1 0 1 0 B2 {DataPattern@Data Flow Models} DataPattern=PN9 PLC Message 1 1 0 1 0 DOCSIS_Receiver FCarrier=500MHz [FCarrier] OversamplingRatio=6 [OversamplingRatio] FFT_Mode=4k Mode [FFT_Mode] CyclicPrefix= 5 us (1024*Tsd) RollOffPeriod= 0 us (0*Tsd) ExclusionEdgeBand=31 [ExclusionEdgeBand] Is_ExclusionBands=NO [Is_ExclusionBands] PLC_StartSubcarrier=2000 ContinuousPilots_M=60 Payload_ModType= 2048-QAM NCP_Number=3 [NCP_Number] NCP_ModType= 64-QAM [NCP_ModType] OFDMSync_Mode= Corr FreqSync_Mode= Corr TimeIntv_M=16 123 CodewordType=non-Shortened DemapperType=ML DataSubcarrier {Sink@Data Flow Models} SNRType=CSI StartStopOption=Samples B1 {DataPattern@Data Flow Models} DataPattern=PN9 DOCSIS_DS_CodedSource FCarrier=500MHz [FCarrier] Power_dBm=10dBm [Power_dBm] OversamplingRatio=6 [OversamplingRatio] FFT_Mode=4k Mode [FFT_Mode] CyclicPrefix= 5 us (1024*Tsd) RollOffPeriod= 0 us (0*Tsd) ExclusionEdgeBand=31 [ExclusionEdgeBand] Is_ExclusionBands=NO [Is_ExclusionBands] PLC_StartSubcarrier=2000 ContinuousPilots_M=60 Payload_ModType=2048-QAM Payload bits NCP_Number=3 [NCP_Number] NCP_ModType=64-QAM [NCP_ModType] TimeIntv_M=16 CodewordType=non-Shortened GenVSA_Config=NO 1 1 0 1 0 Noise Density A1 {AddNDensity@Data Flow Models} NDensityType=Constant noise density NDensity=-114.965dBm [NDensity] TEST REF B3 {BER_FER@Data Flow Models} StartStopOption=Samples BitsPerFrame=14232 B4 {PRBS@Data Flow Models} D13 {InitDelay@Data Flow Models} N=4.512e+6 [BitsPerFrame] InitialDelay=0 Design Validate Test Connect Design to Test for rapid validation Rapid prototyping with integrated measurement Quickly capture system level design concepts Model implementation level impairments 50

Mixed Spectrum Combining And Resampling Use SignalCombiner for mixed spectrum environments study (SC-QAM and OFDM) Perform interference Analysis M8190A Arbitrary Waveform Generator The SignalCombiner model combines multiple input signals with different sample rates, different characterization (carrier) frequencies, and different bandwidths into a single signal at the specified characterization frequency and sample rate. 51

SystemVue Output DOCSIS 3.1 Downstream Combined with 88 DOCSIS 3.0 QAM Carriers 52

DOCSIS Multiformat Waveform DOCSIS_OFDM_Spect Mode=TimeGate Start=0s SegmentTime=100μs NCP (new codeword pointer) Spectrum Analyzer 1 1 0 1 0 Analog_CW_Spect Mode=TimeGate Start=0s SegmentTime=20μs B3 {DataPattern@Data Flow Models} DataPattern=PN9 PLC Message DOCSIS3.1 Downstream OFDM NCP_Tx PLC_Tx Spectrum Analyzer SCQAM_Spect Mode=TimeGate Start=0s SegmentTime=100μs Spectrum Analyzer VSA_89600B_Sink V1 {VSA_89600B_Sink@Data Flow Models} Disabled: OPEN VSATitle=Simulation output Wideband Waveform NCP_Bits Data_Tx 1 1 0 1 0 B1 {DataPattern@Data Flow Models} DataPattern=PN9 PLC_Bits Num_Data DOCSIS_DS_Unc odedsource Payload_Bits OFDM_Tx BB_Wave output TxSpectrum {SpectrumAnalyzerEnv@Data Flow Models} Mode=TimeGate Start=0s SegmentTime=100μs RF_Wave Spectrum Analyzer DOCSIS_DS_UncodedSource_1 {DOCSIS_DS_UncodedSource@DOCSIS Models} FCarrier=1098MHz Power_dBm=-10dBm [Power_dBm] OversamplingRatio=2 [OversamplingRatio] Payload bits FFT_Mode=4k Mode [FFT_Mode] CyclicPrefix= 3.75 us (768*Tsd) RollOffPeriod= 0.3125 us (64*Tsd) ExclusionEdgeBand=21 1 1 0 1 0 Is_ExclusionBands=NO PLC_StartSubcarrier=2048 ContinuousPilots_M=48 Payload_ModType=2048-QAM B4 {PRBS@Data Flow Models} NCP_Number=5 NCP_ModType=64-QAM GenVSA_Config=NO SignalCombiner combined S1 {SignalCombiner@Data Flow Models} SampleRate=(1x3) [409.6e+6,614.4e+6,809 Fc=(1x3) [1.098e+9,156e+6,630e+6] [[1098e6, 156e6, 630e6]] Bandwidth=(1x3) [192e+6,198e+6,744e+6] OutputFc=640e+6 [FCarrier] OutputSampleRateOption=User Defined OutputSampleRate=1.638e+9 DOCSIS3.0 SC-QAM DOCSIS_30_SC_QAM _124Carrier Analog CW Analog_CW_Source Subnetwork2 {DOCSIS_30_SC_QAM_124Carrier} FCarrier=630e6Hz SymbolRate=5396600Hz OversamplingRatio=6 Power_dBm=-25dBm [SCQAM_Power] OutSamplingRate=809.5e+6Hz Subnetwork1 {Analog_CW_Source} SamplingRate=409.6e6Hz FCarrier=156e+6Hz OutSamplingRate=614.4e+6Hz Power_dBm=-39dBm [Analog_Power] 53

Agenda Introduction to DOCSIS 3.1 OFDM Hardware Solution Overview Analyzing DOCSIS 3.1 signals Generating DOCSIS 3.1 signals System Level DOCSIS 3.1 testing Q&A Summary 54

DOCSIS 3.1 Coded BER Measurement Setup SYSTEMVUE DOCSIS 3.1 Coded Source Digital Modem Source for Linear Modulation Frame Structure Idle Preamble Data Payload DSSS System X Automatic waveform creation & download M8190A 12 GSa/S Arbitrary Waveform Generator RF DUT Spreading Code Generator BPSK, QPSK,..., up to 4096-QAM 8-PSK, 16-PSK, 16-APSK, 32-APSK 16-Star QAM, 32-Star-QAM, and Custom APSK Preamble_ModType=BPSK [Preamble_ModType] Payload_ModType=16-QAM [Payload_ModType] Trigger DOCSIS 3.1 Coded Receiver Digital Modem Receiver Feedward Decision - Filter Device - Feedback Filter Reference Receiver RF Decision Feedback Equalizer Fast Computation Algorithm CIR--->DFE coefficients {DigMod_ReceiverL_FastDFE} FrameSync_Algorithm=DiffCorr FreqSync_Mode=CIR Corr TrackingAlgorithm=LMS TEST REF BERFER {BER_FER@Data Flow Models} BER/FER Measurement M9703A / U5303A Digitizer Now with low density parity check LDPC decoding 55

Downstream BER Signal Generation with M8190A 56

Downstream BER Analysis With Agilent U5303A Digitizer and 89601B VSA Software OFDM_Rcv FreqOffset gap SyncIndex VSA_89600B_Source out RF_Wave NCP_Rcv DOCSIS_DS_Unc odedrec eiver V1 {VSA_89600B_Source@Data Flow Models} VSATitle=Simulation output OutputType=Timed (Envelope/Real Baseban VSATrace=B TStep=2.441e-9s [1/SamplingRate] Payload bits 1 1 0 1 0 PLC_Rcv Data_Rcv Payload_Bits DOCSIS_Receiver FCarrier=500MHz [FCarrier] OversamplingRatio=2 [OversamplingRatio] FFT_Mode=4k Mode [FFT_Mode] CyclicPrefix= 5 us (1024*Tsd) RollOffPeriod= 0 us (0*Tsd) ExclusionEdgeBand=31 [ExclusionEdgeBand] Is_ExclusionBands=NO [Is_ExclusionBands] PLC_StartSubcarrier=2000 ContinuousPilots_M=60 Payload_ModType= 4096-QAM NCP_Number=3 [NCP_Number] NCP_ModType= 64-QAM [NCP_ModType] OFDMSync_Mode= Corr FreqSync_Mode= Corr TimeIntv_M=16 CodewordType=non-Shortened DemapperType=ML SNRType=CSI TEST REF B3 {BER_FER@Data Flow Models} StartStopOption=Samples BitsPerFrame=14232 B4 {PRBS@Data Flow Models} D13 {InitDelay@Data Flow Models} N=4.924e+6 [BitsPerFrame] InitialDelay=0 57

DOCSIS3.1 DS Coded Simulated BER Curves Eb/No is the energy per bit to noise power spectral density Signal to noise ratio per bit 58

Detecting Amplifier Clipping using N9030A with Real Time Spectrum Analysis Frequency Mask Trigger Detect spectral regrowth caused by amplifier clipping. Use the RTSA Frequency Mask Trigger (FMT) to trigger a 89601B recording. This allows post processing of clipping event. 59

DOCSIS / OFDM References Custom OFDM Signal Generation Using SystemVue http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5990-6998en.pdf Essentials of OFDM and MIMO Recorded Webcast http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/eventdetail.jspx?ckey=2167589&nid=- 34958.0.00 Understanding OFDM Signal Generation and Analysis Recorded Webcast http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/eventdetail.jspx?ckey=2012246&nid=- 34845.0.00 SystemVue Custom OFDM demonstration http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iftcukki8jw SystemVue for OFDM http://www.agilent.com/find/eesof-systemvue-ofdm For more information about Agilent VSA http://www.agilent.com/find/89601b 60

DOCSIS / OFDM References M9099T Waveform Creator Application Software Data Sheet (DOCSIS 3.1 Coming in version 2.0) http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5991-3153en.pdf Systems For OFDM Based Digital Signal Assessments For CATV Networks (2014) http://www.nctatechnicalpapers.com/paper/2014/2014-systems-for-ofdm-baseddigital-signal-assessments-for-catv-networks Quickly Validate Designs for DOCSIS 3.1 Compliance Application Brief http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5991-4301en.pdf DOCSIS 3.1 Specification Version I03 released 6/10/14 http://www.cablelabs.com/specs/specification-search/?cat=docsis&scat=docsis-3-1 61

DOCSIS / OFDM References U5303A High Speed 2 Channel Digitizer http://www.agilent.com/find/u5303a M8190A Arbitrary Waveform Generator http://www.agilent.com/find/m8190a M9703A High Speed 8 Channel Digitizer http://www.agilent.com/find/m9703a 62

Agenda Introduction to DOCSIS 3.1 OFDM Hardware Solution Overview Analyzing DOCSIS 3.1 signals Generating DOCSIS 3.1 signals System Level DOCSIS 3.1 testing Q&A Summary 63

Questions and Answers 64

Agenda Introduction to DOCSIS 3.1 OFDM Hardware Solution Overview Analyzing DOCSIS 3.1 signals Generating DOCSIS 3.1 signals System Level DOCSIS 3.1 testing Q&A Summary 65

Summary Multiple hardware platforms optimized for your specific upstream / downstream measurement needs Advanced DOCSIS 3.1 OFDM/A Analysis using 89601B Vector Signal Analysis to find hidden spectral and timing errors M9099T Waveform Creator 2.0 to quickly create uncoded DOCSIS 3.1 Waveforms SystemVue for multi-carrier/format generation and analysis of both uncoded/coded DOCSIS 3.1 signals. Now with DOCSIS 3.1 BER analysis with low density parity check (LDPC) decoding. 66

DOCSIS 3.1- Business Development Team Kevin Gau DOCSIS Business Development Lead 847-944-6037 kevin.gau@agilent.com Steve Hall DOCSIS Business Development West 289-290-3890 Steve_hall@agilent.com Stan Mills DOCSIS Business Development East 919-677-6805 stan_mills@agilent.com 67

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