CableLabsSpecification Engineering Change (EC) Form
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EC TRACKING INFORMATION (Blue fields to be completed by CableLabs only)
DOCSIS
N Identifier PHYv3.1-N-14.1142-6
Status
Affected Specification
ECR Date
ECO Date
ECN Date
ECN Effective Date
CM-SP-PHYV3.1-I02-140320
4/30/2014
Comment Period End Date 4/30/2014
SEVERITY
5/21/2014
Comment Period End Date 5/21/2014
Non-Critical
5/21/2014
Critical
Cert Wave No
Overall Type of Change (Tech/Edit/Both) Both
Version
6
CHANGE TYPE
Minor
Major
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SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT DETAILS
Document EC is written against: CM-SP-PHYv3.1 Issued Version # I02
AUTHOR INFORMATION
First Belal Last Hamzeh
Country
b.hamzeh@cablelabs.com
Phone
CableLabs, Inc.
Broadcom, Intel, CISCO, ST Micro, Huawei, Maxlinear, Harmonic
Primary Author
Email
Company
Additional Contributors
USA
303-661-3807
ENGINEERING CHANGE DOCUMENT DETAILS
Title of EC
Date sent to CableLabs
DS receive power updates and editorial clarifications
4/16/2014
Date of revised EC
Brief description of revision
5/14/14
Frequency updates (see detailed descriptions of revision following page.
EC REVISION HISTORY
DETAILED PROPOSED CHANGES
Sections Affected
REQs Affected
Omnibus
Unknown
Test Plans Affected
Unknown
OTHER RELATED ENGINEERING CHANGES (LIST ALL THE APPLY)
The following EC(s) are recommended to be processed in conjunction with this document:
EC#
Title of EC
Affected Document
NOTE! IMPORTANT EC AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS:
For an ECR to advance to ECO status:
- Requirements Affected section of the embedded DOCSIS-SpecDetailChange.docx must be completed.
- If applicable, the embedded TestPlanDetailChanges.docx must be completed.
For an ECO to advance to ECN status:
- If applicable, compiled MIB files and final Schema docs must be attached before requested changes can
move to ECN status and noted as attachments in the table directly below.
DOCSIS_Spec-TestPlan_EC-Form_10-2013.docx
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In submitting the Engineering Change Request ("ECR"), the Author(s) [primary author, additional authors, and contributors], individually and as
an authorized representative of the Company, agrees that if CableLabs incorporates this ECR in whole or in part into the relevant Specification,
all intellectual property in the ECR shall be licensed royalty free, and without confidentiality, under the terms of the "Data Over Cable Service
Interface Specifications License Agreement" ("Contribution Agreement"). CableLabs may disclose the content of this ECR to CableLabs'
members and such others as is necessary for the development of CableLabs' specifications. Questions about the Authors' licensing of
intellectual property in this ECR submission may be directed to legal@cablelabs.com.
This Engineering Change has the following file(s) attached.
Type of Attachment(s) (Visio, Word, txt,
.yang, etc.)
File Name of Attachment(s)
Zip
QAM mapping addendum files
Zip
Visio files for Figures 7-33 – 7-36 Minislot pilot patterns
Zip
Visio file for Figure 1-3 Data-Over-Cable Reference Architecture
DOCSIS_Spec-TestPlan_EC-Form_10-2013.docx
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In submitting the Engineering Change Request ("ECR"), the Author(s) [primary author, additional authors, and contributors], individually and as
an authorized representative of the Company, agrees that if CableLabs incorporates this ECR in whole or in part into the relevant Specification,
all intellectual property in the ECR shall be licensed royalty free, and without confidentiality, under the terms of the "Data Over Cable Service
Interface Specifications License Agreement" ("Contribution Agreement"). CableLabs may disclose the content of this ECR to CableLabs'
members and such others as is necessary for the development of CableLabs' specifications. Questions about the Authors' licensing of
intellectual property in this ECR submission may be directed to legal@cablelabs.com.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM:
This is an update to the omnibus ECR to the PHY I02 specification. Additional changes include
updates/clarifications to fidelity requirements for legacy SC-QAM channels, informative text for Maximum
Scheduled Minislots (MSM), updates and clarification to Proactive Network Maintenance requirements, additional
definitions, and various editorial corrections.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF REVISION
Version 5: Updated/Corrected Figures 7-34 and 7-36;edited Section 7.5.14.1; incorporated agreed edits to sections
7.4.3.2, 7.5.14.1, and 7.5.16.2.5; corrected definition for Upstream Channel; changed subject of some requirements
from non-CM and non-CMTS to CM or CMTS as appropriate; incorporated additional edits to section 9; updated
[SCTE 03] references to [SCTE MRP]; added detail to section 1.5; updated legacy SC-QAM fidelity requirements;
added Maximum Scheduled Minislots informative text; updated Proactive Network Maintenance requirements;
replaced Minislot pilot patterns graphics (Figures 7-33 - 7-36) with Visio diagrams; added definitions for OFDMA
Channel Bandwidth and OFDM Channel Bandwidth; updated the DOCSIS Architecture diagram; clarified and
updated NCP parameters descriptions and requirements; various editorial corrections and clarification
Version 6: “Informational clarifications to standard and extended upstream frequency range terms, vendor-specific
configurability of CM upstream upper frequency, subcarriers counted by Next Codeword Pointers, other minor
editorial updates.”
CHANGE DETAILS FOR THE SPECIFICATION:
Complete Engineering Change details for the specification is contained in the following embedded file:
EChange_PHYv3.1-1
4.1142-6.docx
CHANGE DETAILS FOR THE TEST PLAN (ATP):
Complete Engineering Change details for the test plan is contained in the following embedded file:
DOCSIS-TestPlanDet
ailChanges.docx
End of Request
Additional Instructions to EC Author
DOCSIS_Spec-TestPlan_EC-Form_10-2013.docx
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In submitting the Engineering Change Request ("ECR"), the Author(s) [primary author, additional authors, and contributors], individually and as
an authorized representative of the Company, agrees that if CableLabs incorporates this ECR in whole or in part into the relevant Specification,
all intellectual property in the ECR shall be licensed royalty free, and without confidentiality, under the terms of the "Data Over Cable Service
Interface Specifications License Agreement" ("Contribution Agreement"). CableLabs may disclose the content of this ECR to CableLabs'
members and such others as is necessary for the development of CableLabs' specifications. Questions about the Authors' licensing of
intellectual property in this ECR submission may be directed to legal@cablelabs.com.
Embed_Doc_TrkChg_
Instr.docx
DOCSIS_Spec-TestPlan_EC-Form_10-2013.docx
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In submitting the Engineering Change Request ("ECR"), the Author(s) [primary author, additional authors, and contributors], individually and as
an authorized representative of the Company, agrees that if CableLabs incorporates this ECR in whole or in part into the relevant Specification,
all intellectual property in the ECR shall be licensed royalty free, and without confidentiality, under the terms of the "Data Over Cable Service
Interface Specifications License Agreement" ("Contribution Agreement"). CableLabs may disclose the content of this ECR to CableLabs'
members and such others as is necessary for the development of CableLabs' specifications. Questions about the Authors' licensing of
intellectual property in this ECR submission may be directed to legal@cablelabs.com.