CHP Max5000 —C-COR CHP Max5000 1GHz Redundant Forward Receivers, designed to accept an optical forward path signal from a CHP Forward Path Transmitter, are an integral part of the CHP Max5000 platform, which converges headend, hub, and digital transport onto one 2RU scalable system allowing service providers to accelerate deployment of advanced services such as video on demand, high speed data, and telephony. Extending bandwidth from 870MHz to 1GHz will enable broadband service providers to increase the overall forward capacity by 16% and the digital spectrum by 40%. The CHP Max5000 1GHz Redundant Forward Receiver can operate as either a stand-alone receiver or can be configured as a redundant receiver with the addition of a second module and a Redundant Communications Link Cable (RCL2), providing optical path resiliency and hardware redundancy to maintain uninterrupted service availability in the event of optical path or hardware failure. Automatic switchover time for optical path or hardware failure is less than or equal to 50ms. The CHP Max5000 platform offers operators the flexibility to set the optical input and RF output thresholds for switching to the redundant module. Redundant modules may be located in the same CHP chassis or in a different rack located within the maximum RCL2 length of 6 meters (20 feet). A major alarm is generated if either the optical input power or RF output power exceeds a user-defined major high limit or drops below a user-defined major low limit. The CHP Max5000 1GHz Redundant Forward Receiver is designed for both 1310nm and 1550nm network architectures with an input power range from –10 to 4dBm. It provides a high RF output up to 1002MHz with a noise contribution of less than 8pA/Hz0.5 eliminating the need for additional RF amplification when combining many circuits. The front panel has module and channel status LEDs, and up and down gain adjustment buttons, which can be locked out by the local Craft Management Graphical User Interface for security purposes. Features Optional optical path resiliency and hardware redundancy Hot-swappable Local Craft and remote SNMP monitoring Stand-alone or redundant operation with the use of a redundant communications link cable Superior performance that does not degrade transmitter performance by more than 1dB over an optical input range of –3 to 4dB at the receiver RF output level adjustment per channel via front-panel pushbutton or via CMM or SMM Front-panel RF testpoint for convenient monitoring Downloadable firmware upgrades Options currently available RFRX Redundant forward receiver connector type SC/APC Redundancy Cable in lengths of 2in, 1ft, 5ft, 10ft, or 20ft