Cheetah
DOCSIS-based
Transponder for Cable Power Systems

Tollgrade’s CMD-P+ transponder enables cable operators to pro-actively monitor power supplies in the outside cable plant using the 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 Tollgrade’s CheetahXD™. With the Cheetah hardware and software solution, cable operators are able to pro-actively respond to plant performance issues, minimizing plant downtime, lowering costs and protecting the revenue stream generated by advanced services.
The CMD-P+ has been designed to monitor a wide range of power supply equipment from multiple manufacturers, including:

- APC SM7
- Alpha USM series for the XM / XM2
- Lectro ZTT and ZTT+
- Multipower Blackhawk
- HMS-enabled Power Supplies