What is the difference between a DOCSIS configuration file and a Cisco IOS configuration file?
A. A DOCSIS configuration file is a binary file that has the parameters for cable modems to come online in accordance to what the ISP provisions, such as maximum downstream and upstream rates, maximum upstream burst rate, Class of Service (CoS) or baseline privacy, MIBs, and many other parameters. You can build this file with the Cisco DOCSIS CPE Configurator (registered customers only) or with several other tools on the Internet. To learn how to build a DOCSIS configuration file, refer to Building DOCSIS 1.0 Configuration Files Using Cisco DOCSIS Configurator (registered customers only) . A Cisco IOS configuration file is an ASCII text file that can contain specific configurations, such as access lists, passwords, Network Address Translation (NAT) configurations, and others. These configurations can be downloaded within the DOCSIS configuration file. This is an example of a Cisco IOS configuration file named ios.cfg: hostname SUCCEED service line service time deb date local msec servi
