Initialization, Provisioning and Management of CPEs
DOCSIS assumes the use of DHCP for provisioning of CPE devices. To that end the CMTS supports a DHCP relay
agent which allows the operator to associate a CPE IP Address request with the subscriber Cable Modem MAC
Address. This feature is also used as the basis of a mechanism that prevents spoofing of IP Addresses.
DOCSIS 3.0 gives operator the option to provision CPE devices with an IPv4 or an IPv6 or both types of IP
Addresses simultaneously.