STANDARD Revision 1.0 C4® CMTS Release 8.3 User Guide
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31. Load Balancing ...................................................................................................................................... 890
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................... 891
Load Balancing Groups ..................................................................................................................................... 891
General Load Balancing Group (GLBG) .................................................................................................... 891
Restricted Load Balancing Group (RLBG) ................................................................................................. 892
Load Balancing Methods ................................................................................................................................... 893
Load Balancing Types ........................................................................................................................................ 893
Interactions with Older Cable Modems ................................................................................................... 894
Load Balancing Policy ........................................................................................................................................ 895
Load Balancing Rules ........................................................................................................................................ 895
Relative Weighting ................................................................................................................................... 897
Using Multiple Rules ................................................................................................................................ 897
Global Load Balance Settings ............................................................................................................................ 898
Load Balance Thresholds .................................................................................................................................. 899
Default Configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 900
Example Configuration...................................................................................................................................... 902
Verify the Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 903
Load Balance Modem Steering ......................................................................................................................... 905
Rule-based Modem Steering .................................................................................................................... 905
Steering to RLBG ...................................................................................................................................... 908
Service-type Modem Steering .................................................................................................................. 909
Load Balance Actions ........................................................................................................................................ 912
Ranging Time Load Balance Actions......................................................................................................... 912
Registration Time Load Balance Actions .................................................................................................. 913
Periodic Load Balancing Actions .............................................................................................................. 915
Load Balancing Bonded DS and US Modems via DBC .............................................................................. 917
Load Balancing Bonded Modems via DCC ............................................................................................... 919