HFC Status Monitoring Solutions

Monitoring, measuring and managing HFC plant equipment and signals is no easy task.  However, in order to maintain customer satisfaction, reduce operating costs and meet regulatory requirements, cable broadband service providers of all sizes need to do just that.

Tollgrade’s Cheetah™ products, including CheetahNet™ (formerly NetMentor™) and CheetahLight™ (formerly LIGHTHOUSE®) monitoring systems are complete hardware and software solutions that enable efficient status monitoring and provide technicians with tools that greatly increase their plant operation efficiency. Click on the Tollgrade products in the drawing below for more information.

By providing a constant, proactive view of the health and status of outside plant transmission systems, the CheetahLight product line can reduce operating costs and increase subscriber satisfaction.  Tollgrade’s CheetahNet product line expands upon this coverage to also monitor key headend/hub equipment and integrate seamlessly with third-party return monitoring systems.

Tollgrade's Cheetah DOCSIS-Based product line manages and tests power supplies by taking advantage of the existing DOCSIS infrastructure's Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS), utilizing the HMS protocol, without the need for dedicated headend equipment. Our Cheetah DOCSIS-Based transponders enable cable operators to proactively monitor devices in the outside plant using the existing DOCSIS infrastructure.