DOCSIS Base Capability¶

Provides Insight Into The DOCSIS Radio Frequency (RF) Specification Version Supported By A Cable Modem (CM) Or Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS). Based On docsIf31DocsisBaseCapability (DOCSIS-IF3-MIB).

Endpoint¶

POST /docs/if31/docsis/baseCapability

Request¶

Use the SNMP-only format: Common → Request TFTP parameters are not required.

Response¶

This endpoint returns the standard envelope described in Common → Response (mac_address, status, message, data).

Abbreviated Example¶

{
  "mac_address": "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff",
  "status": 0,
  "message": "DOCSIS Base Capability Retrieved Successfully.",
  "data": {
    "docsis_version": "DOCSIS_40",
    "clabs_docsis_version": 6
  }
}

Field Definitions¶

Field	Type	Description
`mac_address`	string	Target CM MAC Address Returned In The Common Envelope.
`status`	int	Status Code (`0` = Success).
`message`	string	Human-Readable Result Message.
`data.docsis_version`	string	DOCSIS Version As Enum String (e.g., `DOCSIS_10`, `DOCSIS_31`, `DOCSIS_40`).
`data.clabs_docsis_version`	int	Integer Value From `ClabsDocsisVersion` (`0`=other, `1`=1.0, …, `6`=4.0).

Reference: `ClabsDocsisVersion`¶

ClabsDocsisVersion ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
    SYNTAX INTEGER {
        other (0),
        docsis10 (1),
        docsis11 (2),
        docsis20 (3),
        docsis30 (4),
        docsis31 (5),
        docsis40 (6)
    }

Notes¶

This Object Supersedes docsIfDocsisBaseCapability From RFC-4546 And Reflects The Highest RF Version Supported.
Values Are Sourced From DOCSIS-IF3-MIB (docsIf31MibObjects).