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Pwnerfox
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5 years ago

Modem signal levels

So my modem is arris sb8200 , i was wondering if the power levels are normal , seeing how it keeps going higher was -10 now its -17 + , i have no splitters and just got the modem. the old modem was showing -10 also. 

Downstream Bonded Channels
Channel ID Lock Status Modulation Frequency Power SNR/MER Corrected Uncorrectables
5 Locked QAM256 807000000 Hz -17.3 dBmV 34.4 dB 986989 190113
1 Locked QAM256 783000000 Hz -16.8 dBmV 34.7 dB 1184794 272633
2 Locked QAM256 789000000 Hz -16.9 dBmV 34.6 dB 1181210 258341
3 Locked QAM256 795000000 Hz -17.0 dBmV 34.5 dB 1170040 258656
4 Locked QAM256 801000000 Hz -16.7 dBmV 34.8 dB 894418 134905
6 Locked QAM256 813000000 Hz -17.1 dBmV 34.4 dB 784321 116814
7 Locked QAM256 819000000 Hz -17.0 dBmV 34.5 dB 785508 113682
8 Locked QAM256 825000000 Hz -17.5 dBmV 34.2 dB 882790 132503
9 Locked QAM256 831000000 Hz -17.3 dBmV 34.3 dB 1036649 227833
10 Locked QAM256 837000000 Hz -17.4 dBmV 34.4 dB 916107 161684
11 Locked QAM256 843000000 Hz -17.4 dBmV 34.4 dB 886914 168649
12 Locked QAM256 849000000 Hz -17.5 dBmV 34.3 dB 829889 145781
13 Locked QAM256 855000000 Hz -17.1 dBmV 34.7 dB 699869 120971
14 Locked QAM256 861000000 Hz -17.0 dBmV 34.8 dB 746931 132271
15 Locked QAM256 867000000 Hz -16.7 dBmV 35.0 dB 709897 129430
16 Locked QAM256 873000000 Hz -16.6 dBmV 35.2 dB 679309 125119
17 Locked QAM256 879000000 Hz -16.9 dBmV 35.0 dB 647840 120199
18 Locked QAM256 885000000 Hz -16.8 dBmV 35.0 dB 602061 114021
19 Locked QAM256 891000000 Hz -17.7 dBmV 34.4 dB 586566 111781
20 Locked QAM256 897000000 Hz -17.7 dBmV 34.4 dB 530546 101263
21 Locked QAM256 903000000 Hz -18.7 dBmV 33.4 dB 515862 97350
22 Locked QAM256 909000000 Hz -18.0 dBmV 34.0 dB 429117 83594
23 Locked QAM256 915000000 Hz -18.4 dBmV 33.7 dB 381607 75020
24 Locked QAM256 921000000 Hz -17.3 dBmV 34.7 dB 311341 63551
25 Locked QAM256 927000000 Hz -17.8 dBmV 34.4 dB 273624 56737
26 Locked QAM256 933000000 Hz -16.7 dBmV 35.4 dB 220231 46684
27 Locked QAM256 939000000 Hz -16.8 dBmV 35.3 dB 186738 40979
28 Locked QAM256 945000000 Hz -15.8 dBmV 36.1 dB 149531 35046
29 Locked QAM256 951000000 Hz -16.5 dBmV 35.7 dB 235191 40172
30 Locked QAM256 957000000 Hz -16.9 dBmV 35.2 dB 129456 20888
31 Locked QAM256 963000000 Hz -17.8 dBmV 34.4 dB 74290 11358
32 Locked QAM256 969000000 Hz -18.8 dBmV 33.5 dB 73593 11001
159 Locked Other 288000000 Hz -3.8 dBmV 40.8 dB 101503172 52176

also i have errors in the logs .

CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 24; Chan ID: 159; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;

CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 16; Chan ID: 159; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: 3.;CM-MAC=;CMTS-MAC=;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;

  • BenS1's avatar
    BenS1
    Former Moderator
    Hi @Pnerfox,

    I checked your modem levels and your RX dBmV levels are out of range. Please make sure all connections are securely connected (finger tight) and the cables are undamaged. If you have checked everything. You may need to reach out to us to get a tech to come and look at these signal levels. Please email us at cox.help@cox.com with your full name and address.


    Ben S.
    Cox Support Forums Moderator