CM 初始化粗略的分为四个步骤:
- I. 拓扑方案(Uptream & Downstream)和物理层(Ranging)的初始化
- 2. 授权和加密(SEC:EAE(Early Authentication and Encryption))的初始化
- 3. IP初始化(IP connectivity)
- 4.注册(向CMTS registration)(MAC层初始化)
具体过程如下:
- 扫频,CM根据上一次使用留在缓存中的扫频信息进行扫频,若没有缓存数据则重新开始扫频(Uptream frequency: up to 88MHZ, Downstream frequency :111MHZ~999MHZ)
- 如果扫到预测的频段,则
a. QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation ) lock
b. FEC (Forward Error Correction