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Proper Amp and/or Splitters for Cox Cable w/Docsis 3.1 MOTOROLA MB8600
Hi, I have a couple of questions about signal/frequency ranges for Cox Cable, with either gigablast or 500 down/50 up (current).
Splitters - With the Cable Modem being Docsis 3.1, I assume the splitter should at minimum be a 5-1218Mhz (1.218Ghz) splitter, ideally it would be higher and cover the MoCA 2.x range and go to 1675Mhz.
I have a main cable receiver (Arris AX013NM) and two smaller boxes a PACE PXDOANI and a Cisco CXDOANI, along with a Motorola MB6800 Docsis 3.1 modem.
At the house I have a POE Filter->Drop AMP-Spliiters. The Drop AMP which is a 102-1218Mhz Antronix mid-split (MRAM-1-15-G2), then to a Cox supplied Andronix CMC2008VC-A 8-Way 5-1002 splitter.
One of the 8-way connection goes to the Cable Modem. 3 to the cable boxes, 1 to a tivo (which uses a Cable Card + Ethernet and not MoCA), the rest are terminated with caps.
Questions:
1. Is this the correct Amp? A mid-split seems correct for a Docsis 3.1 modem.
Amp options are:
Traditional 42/54 split with a 1002Mhz top end.
Traditional 42/54 split with a 1218Mhz top end.
2. Should the splitter be either a Antronix 1218Mhz or Andronix 1675Mhz splitter?
3. Are the PACE and Cisco boxes Moca based IP from the Receiver?
4. Would it be better to get an Andronix combined 8(Cable)+1(Voip) AMP?
Antronix 8+1 Amps
WiderMouthOpen
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I would suggest taking the modem off the amp completely. By such I mean go demarc > MoCA filter > 2 way 5-1000Mhz splitter > one end goes to modem and one end goes to amp > 8 way MoCA splitter(don't know which one) > TV and MoCA adapters.
As for which splitter, that is beyond my knowledge since I don't have any experience with MoCA. All I know is amps mess with the upstream OFDM channel on D3.1 modems. You might want to try DSLReports if you want advice on what splitter to use or if you MUST use a amp.
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