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Release Management 
Installation of the 96-QAM channel aware releases V03.00.XX and above follow the 
same guidelines and procedures outlined in Chapter 3: General Configuration and 
Monitoring (see General Configuration and Monitoring on page 25).  
Upgrades 
Simply applying a 96-QAM channel license to a RF Gateway 1 release that is not 
capable of 96-Channel operation (in other words, less than V03.00.XX) will have no 
effect on the operation of that chassis. The license will become active when a 96-
QAM channel software release (V03.00.XX and above) is used to upgrade the chassis. 
Conversely, upgrading the RF Gateway 1 to V03.00.XX and above without a 96-
QAM channel license allows the RF Gateway 1 user to continue to operate in the 
existing mode (48-QAM channel) without any changes to the chassis configurations 
or settings.  
The Summary page clearly identifies all unlicensed channels as greyed-out.  The 
following graphics illustrate the absence (and presence) of the 96-QAM channel 
license. 
Non-licensed 96-QAM channels on the RF Gateway 1 Summary page appear as 
follows: 
  
						

							 
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Fully licensed 96 QAM channels on the RF Gateway-1 Summary page appear as 
follows: 
  
Revert 
A RF Gateway 1 user can exercise the Revert capability to switch from the 96-QAM 
channel aware V03.00.XX release to V01.03.XX, V02.02.XX release branches. 
  
						

							 
 
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Configuration Management 
Configuration management of the 96-QAM channel aware releases, for example, 
V03.00.XX and above, follow the guidelines and procedures outlined in Chapter 3: 
General Configuration and Monitoring (see General Configuration and 
Monitoring on page 25).  
Backup 
No additional information or procedures are needed to perform 96-QAM channel 
backups offline.  As before, frequent backups are highly recommended for all 
operators.   
Restore 
Performing configuration database restoration of 48-QAM channel chassis at the 96-
QAM channel capable V03.00.XX and above is allowed. RF Gateway 1 software 
V01.03.XX, and V02.02.XX release branch configuration databases are backward 
compatible and tested with the 96 QAM-Channel aware V03.00.XX release.    
  
						

							 
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Operational Considerations 
Operating in 96-QAM channel mode provides an increased capacity with no 
additional hardware or operational costs. Users will be provided with new power 
level ranges and two combined channel banks capable of up to Quad channels 
configured per RF port available.  
QAM Configuration 
All 96 QAM channels are configurable from the QAMS/QAM Configuration sub 
menus.  Two sets of four combined channels are now available.  
Note: Channels 1 and 5 (QAM channel center frequencies) are configurable by the 
user. Carrier frequencies within one RF port must not overlap. 
Important: Port control will turn On or Off an entire RF port (physical F-connector). 
If a user intends to turn off only a group of four channels, an additional option 
None under combined channels has been provided for that function. As always, 
individual channels may be muted using the individual channel controls. 
Global QAM Configuration Example 
  
						

							 
 
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RF Port Sub-Menu Example 
 
RF Port output power ranges are based on the total number of combined channels 
selected by the user. Refer to the table below. 
Combined 
Channels 
Range 
1 52-62 
2 48-58 
3 46-56 
4 44-54 
5 43-53 
6 42-52 
7 41-52 
8 41-52  
						

							 
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Channel Configuration sub-menu Example 
  
Map Configuration 
The RF Gateway 1 Map editor now allows the user to provision the additional 
available channels for services. Video and Data map entry in the 96-QAM channel 
capable V03.00.XX and above releases is shown below. Selecting a particular map 
row allows the user to view the appropriate  pull-down menus and data fields.  The 
same principle is applied to Video stream map Advanced Settings. Base and 
Advanced Rules for map manipulation are described in Chapter 4: Table-Based 
Video Specific Operation (see Table-Based Video Specific Operation on page 83). 
Data Map Editor 
  
						

							 
 
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Video Stream Map Editor 
 
Video Map Advanced Settings 
   
						

							 
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Monitoring 
The RF Port output monitoring now includes the ability to monitor all 8 outputs per 
RF port. 
 
  
						

							 
 
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Network Management 
Operating in the 96-QAM channel mode provides SNMP monitoring and 
management as in the 48-channel mode. The following proprietary MIBs are now 
fully 96 QAM-channel compatible: 
1 CISCO-RFGW-1-MIB.my 
2 CISCO-RFGW-1-MIB.Support 
3 CISCO-RFGW-1-OLS-MIB.mib 
4 CISCO-RFGW-1-PROD-MIB.mib 
5 CISCO-RFGW-1-SCRAMBLING-MIB.mib 
6 CISCO-RFGW-1-TRAP-MIB.mib