Configuring RF
• Run variations of this command: admin@CableOS> set rpn <rpn-id> rpn-port [4|3|2|1]
return-seg [rpd1us1|rpd1us2|rpd2us1|rpd2us2]
◦ RPD1US1 on Pebble-2 module connects to US1 on Ripple launch amplifier
◦ RPD1US2 on Pebble-2 module connects to US2 on Ripple launch amplifier
◦ RPD2US1 on Pebble-2 module connects to US3 on Ripple launch amplifier
◦ RPD2US2 on Pebble-2 module connects to US4 on Ripple launch amplifier
Parameter Description
<rpn-id> Ripple node ID:
◦ <ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd> = Selects RPD by dotted decimal IPv4 address
◦ <hhhh.hhhh.hhhh> = Selects RPD by 48-bit MAC address
◦ rpd-vcvs-addr [CC:SS] = Virtual slot
rpn-port [4|3|2|1] Ripple RF ports P4, P3, P2, P1
rpd1us1
◦ rpd1 = Pebble-2 installed in slot 1
◦ us1 = Port US1
rpd1us2
◦ rpd1 = Pebble-2 installed in slot 1
◦ us2 = Port US2
Segmentation Command
Port P1/P2/P3/P4 to
US1
set rpn <rpn-id> rpn-port 4/3/2/1 return-seg rpd1us1/
rpd2us1
The default return path segmentation settings are:
◦ Single Pebble-2
◦ All RF ports connected to US1 port (no segmentation)
Default US (return) path commands for all RF ports are illustrated with these command examples:
◦ admin@CableOS> set rpn 1:0 rpn-port 1 return-seg rpd1us1
◦ admin@CableOS> set rpn 1:0 rpn-port 2 return-seg rpd1us1
◦ admin@CableOS> set rpn 1:0 rpn-port 3 return-seg rpd1us1
◦ admin@CableOS> set rpn 1:0 rpn-port 4 return-seg rpd1us1
Example: Default US (return) path for all RF ports (commands described above)
Figure 5-2: Example: Default return path: Single Pebble, unsegmented, all RF ports to
US1
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