The Cheetah Network Tracker is a strand or pedestal mounted network test and DOCSIS® performance monitor agent that is capable of a wide range of programmed network quality assurance tasks. It can be tasked to perform:

• Analog RF power level measurements, digital RF carrier and DOCSIS® data measurements
• Physical and structural integrity measurements
• Power level measurements
• Measurement data in real time to aid in diagnosing network faults
• Scheduled measurements to aid in diagnosing intermittent network performance issues
• Monitoring and alarming on specific RF characteristics to proactively notify users when RF characteristics are outside of user-defined parameters

CheetahXD software helps clients consolidate HFC network operations by integrating event and performance data between multi-vendor network elements and management systems.

• Provides end-to-end visibility across the HFC operations environment
• Enables NOC personnel to proactively isolate network problems, trace root causes, assess potential impacts and prioritize truck rolls
• Realtime, fault and performance framework helps pinpoint performance problems by providing a consolidated fault view, as well as multiple domain-specific relational views

With CheetahXD software, HFC network assurance is simplified, operational costs are reduced, and network performance is improved, resulting in enhanced customer satisfaction.

Cheetah’s cloud service incorporates all versions of CheetahXD from 4.1 and beyond in a cloud delivery platform. This platform improves network performance and network status monitoring in all ways … cost, functionality, service, support and outcome.

• Eliminates hosting services in the CATV Headend.
• Reduces cost, headcount, power and space that is typically required by enterprise application software.
• Small operators, international operators, and enterprise conversions all will save $10,000's per year over traditional alternatives.
• Runs optical node, power supply and end of line monitoring from one platform.
• The CloudXD application for each customer installation is housed in secure virtual server locations powered by Expedient.

Cheetah CloudXD is designed from the ground up to be the most resilient, secure and professional service that we could design. Our goal is to provide a scaling opportunity that can easily handle 1,000’s of systems monitored, and that can comply with the data integrity and security standards from Defense applications to private communications networks, and everything in between.

DOCSIS®-based, Embedded Transponder for Arris® Nodes (Previously the Motorola® SG4000)

Cheetah DOCSIS®-based transponders enable cable operators to proactively monitor and control fiber nodes using existing DOCSIS® infrastructure. The CMD-N embedded transponder for Arris nodes utilizes the standards adopted by the SCTE-HMS subcommittee for fiber node monitoring and provides easy access to information and control through standard SNMP mibs.

DOCSIS®-Based, Embedded Transponder For Arris® Nodes

Cheetah DOCSIS®-based transponders enable cable operators to proactively monitor and control fiber nodes using existing DOCSIS® infrastructure. The Cheetah CMD-N Arris DOCSIS® transponder will provide the ability to manage the targeted ARRIS products (Arris node models OM2700, OM2741, OM4100 and TM4100) through an existing cable modem infrastructure utilizing the standards developed by the SCTE-HMS subcommittee for fiber node monitoring.

DOCSIS®-based, Embedded Transponder for Cisco® Nodes

Cheetah DOCSIS®-based transponders enable cable operators to proactively monitor and control fiber nodes using existing DOCSIS® infrastructure. The Cheetah CMD-N™ GS7000 embedded transponder utilizes the standards adopted by the SCTE-HMS subcommittee for fiber node monitoring and provides easy access to information and control through standard SNMP mibs.

DOCSIS®-based, Embedded Transponder for Cisco® SA 694X Nodes

Cheetah DOCSIS®-based transponders enable cable operators to proactively monitor and control fiber nodes using existing DOCSIS® infrastructure. The Cheetah CMD-N™ SA 694X embedded transponder utilizes the standards adopted by the SCTE-HMS subcommittee for fiber node monitoring and provides easy access to information and control through standard SNMP mibs. The transponder also features the optional ability to conduct HSIA and display RF information through embedded firmware.

DOCSIS®-based, Embedded Transponder for Harmonic® Nodes

Cheetah DOCSIS®-based transponders enable cable operators to proactively monitor and control their Fiber Nodes using existing DOCSIS® infrastructure. The CMD-N embedded transponder for Harmonic nodes utilizes the standards adopted by the SCTE-HMS subcommittee for fiber node monitoring and provides easy access to information and control through standard SNMP mibs. .

DOCSIS®-based Transponder for Cable Power Systems

Cheetah Technologies CMD-P+ transponder enables cable operators to pro-actively monitor power supplies in the outside cable plant using existing DOCSIS® infrastructure. Power supply data is sent via the DOCSIS® channels from the transponder through the existing CMTS to SNMP software managers such as Cheetah Technologies CheetahXD™. The CMD-P+ has been designed to monitor a wide range of power supply equipment from multiple manufacturers including:

• Lectro ZTT
• APC SM7
• Alpha USM/USM2
• HMS-enabled power supplies
• Multilink Internal

The fourth generation, DOCSIS® status monitoring product family for Alpha broadband power supplies

The IDH4 series of transponders is the premium, fourth-generation DOCSIS® status monitoring product family for Alpha broadband power supplies. The IDH4 mounts internal to the power supply unit. It provides comprehensive monitoring, control and management for individual power supplies, power supply systems containing multiple power supplies, multiple battery strings and AlphaGen generator systems. It is designed for all XM2 and XM3 series power supplies, and no separate interface is required. The IDH4 is a joint venture between Alpha Technologies and Cheetah Technologies.

The fourth generation, DOCSIS® status monitoring product family for Alpha broadband power supplies

The IDH4 series of transponders is the premium, fourth-generation DOCSIS® status monitoring product family for Alpha broadband power supplies. The IDH4 mounts internal to the power supply unit. It provides comprehensive monitoring, control and management for individual power supplies, power supply systems containing multiple power supplies, multiple battery strings and AlphaGen generator systems. It is designed for all XM2 and XM3 series power supplies, and no separate interface is required. The IDH4 is a joint venture between Alpha Technologies and Cheetah Technologies.

The fourth generation, DOCSIS® status monitoring product family for Alpha broadband power supplies

The IDH4 series of transponders is the premium, fourth-generation DOCSIS® status monitoring product family for Alpha broadband power supplies. The IDH4 mounts internal to the power supply unit. It provides comprehensive monitoring, control and management for individual power supplies, power supply systems containing multiple power supplies, multiple battery strings and AlphaGen generator systems. It is designed for all XM2 and XM3 series power supplies, and no separate interface is required. The IDH4 is a joint venture between Alpha Technologies and Cheetah Technologies.

Cheetah Network Tracker Plus™
DOCSIS® Network Performance Monitor

The Cheetah Network Tracker Plus is a revolutionary device that allows a CATV operator to install them at any mission critical or end of line location in a HFC broadband network. The Network Tracker Plus can be creatively used to improve network quality & reliability, to enable a quality assurance program, and to achieve workforce automation. Network Tracker Plus allows the CATV operator to complete on-demand or scheduled system analysis at any location from the office to the consumer.

• Network Tracker Plus units can be installed at end of line locations to automate the semi-annual FCC proof of performance test process.
• Network Tracker Plus can be used as a 24-hour monitor for difficult customer network or content troubleshooting issues.
• CATV operators can use Network Tracker Plus as a workforce quality assurance tool installed beyond a work area to eliminate inadvertent workforce caused outages.
• Network Tracker Plus installed at key system health points, such as longest coaxial feeder cable, longest optical link, fiber service areas, and other locations can provide long-term system analysis and scorecards.
• Using Network Tracker Plus PoE (Power over Ethernet) ports for a wide range of institutional network purposes. Close circuit television networks, wireless access points, emergency call boxes are just some of the devices that can be integrated from to the PoE ports.

Controller for Cheetah’s Network Tracker

Cheetah Technologies’ CheetahLynx Controller is a one rack unit, small form factor IP based network element that enables clients to remotely view and alarm on RF level and DOCSIS® channel measurements using Cheetah’s Network Tracker device. The controller can be setup for manual or automatic discovery of all Network Tracker devices deployed throughout the network (up to 200 devices per controller). As the number of Network Tracker deployments grows, additional controllers can be added to meet system expansion requirements.