NCTI -HSD FINAL-DOJ 2 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
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nWinternationalWstandardWbyWwhatWorganization?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
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WhatWcriteriaWdoesWtheWDataWOverWCableWServiceWInterfaceWSpecificationW(DOCSIS)WcertificationWproces
sWensure?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ComplianceWwithWtheWDOCSISWstandardWandWinteroperabilityWbetweenWsuppliers.
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WbetweenWtheWDOCSISWmodemWandWCMTS.
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nW(DOCSISW1.0)WuseWtoWsendWdataWupstreamWoverWtheWnetwork'sWRFWreturnWpath?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-TimeWdivisionWmultipleWaccessW(TDMA).
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WproductsWofWtheWtraditionalWtelephoneWcompanies?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
QualityWofWserviceW(QoS)Wcontrols,WenhancedWsecurity,WandWadaptiveWequalizationWinWtheWupstreamWpat
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ficationW(DOCSISW3.1)WtoWincreaseWtheWdownstreamWandWupstreamWdataWthroughput?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-OrthogonalWfrequencyWdivisionWmultiplexingW(OFDM)WandWlow-densityWparity-
checkW(LDPC).
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optionWforWraisingWtheWtopWfrequencyWofWtheWupstreamWspectrumWtoW85WMHzWinWorderWtoWcreateWenou
ghWbandwidthWforWupstreamWcarriersWfromWmodemsWrunningWonWpreviousWDOCSISWversions?W-
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WInterfaceWSpecificationW(DOCSIS)WnetworksWasymmetrical?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
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seWtheWDOCSISWdownstreamWandWupstreamWdataWratesWtoWbeWunequalWorWasymmetrical.
WhichWOpenWSystemsWInterconnectionW(OSI)WreferenceWmodelWlayersWdoesWtheWMACWLayerWinWtheWData
WOverWCableWServiceWInterfaceWSpecificationW(DOCSIS)Woverlap?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
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FromWwhereWdoWDataWOverWCableWServiceWInterfaceWSpecificationW(DOCSIS)WmodemsWreceiveWtheirWcon
figurationWfiles,WbillingWsystemWmessages,WandWaccessWcontrolWmessages?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
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hWallocationWmessageW(MAP).
WhatWinstructionsWmightWaWcableWmodemWterminationWsystemW(CMTS)WsendWinWaWRNG-
RSPWmessageWtoWmodifyWtheWmodem'sWtransmissionWparameters?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AnWadjustmentWtoWtheWmodem'sWtimingWinterval,WtransmitWfrequency,WorWpowerWlevel
WhyWwouldWaWcableWoperatorWconsiderWactivatingWdeviceWclassWidentificationW(DCI)WasWpartWofWaWDOCSI
SWmodem'sWinitialization?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ToWenableWtheWcableWoperatorWtoWdefineWspecialWmodemWclassesWorWserviceWlevelsWthatWcanWbeWprioriti
zedWforWrangingWafterWaWmassiveWoutage.
WhatWdoesWaWDOCSISW3.1WseekWfirstWwhenWsynchronizingWwithWtheWcableWmodemWterminationWsystemW
(CMTS)WinWorderWtoWreceiveWoperationalWinformation?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AnWorthogonalWfrequencyWdivisionWmultiplexingW(OFDM)WchannelWthatWcontainsWaWsetWofWcontiguousWsu
bcarriersWcalledWtheWPHYWlinkWchannelW(PLC).
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
TheWfirstWversionWofWtheWDataWOverWCableWServiceWInterfaceWSpecificationW(DOCSIS)WwasWapprovedWasWa
nWinternationalWstandardWbyWwhatWorganization?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWInternationalWTelecommunicationWUnionW(ITU).
WhatWcriteriaWdoesWtheWDataWOverWCableWServiceWInterfaceWSpecificationW(DOCSIS)WcertificationWproces
sWensure?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ComplianceWwithWtheWDOCSISWstandardWandWinteroperabilityWbetweenWsuppliers.
WhatWlayersWofWtheWOpenWSystemsWInterconnectionW(OSI)WreferenceWmodelWareWappliedWbetweenWData
WOverWCableWServiceWInterfaceWSpecificationW(DOCSIS)WmodemsWandWtheWcableWmodemWterminationWsys
temW(CMTS)?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
LayersW1WthroughW4W(PhysicalWlayer,WDataWLinkWLayer,WNetworkWLayer,WandWTransportWLayer)WareWapplied
WbetweenWtheWDOCSISWmodemWandWCMTS.
WhatWaccessWtechnologyWdoesWtheWfirstWversionWofWtheWDataWOverWCableWServiceWInterfaceWSpecificatio
nW(DOCSISW1.0)WuseWtoWsendWdataWupstreamWoverWtheWnetwork'sWRFWreturnWpath?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-TimeWdivisionWmultipleWaccessW(TDMA).
WhatWwasWaddedWtoWtheWfirstWDataWOverWCableWServiceWInterfaceWSpecificationW(DOCSIS)WthatWenabledW
broadbandWcableWoperatorsWtoWprovideWtelephoneWserviceWwithWqualityWandWreliabilityWthatWrivaledWthe
WproductsWofWtheWtraditionalWtelephoneWcompanies?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
QualityWofWserviceW(QoS)Wcontrols,WenhancedWsecurity,WandWadaptiveWequalizationWinWtheWupstreamWpat
h.
WhatWfeaturesWwereWintroducedWwithWtheW3.1WversionWofWtheWDataWOverWCableWServiceWInterfaceWSpeci
ficationW(DOCSISW3.1)WtoWincreaseWtheWdownstreamWandWupstreamWdataWthroughput?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-OrthogonalWfrequencyWdivisionWmultiplexingW(OFDM)WandWlow-densityWparity-
checkW(LDPC).
WhichWDataWOverWCableWServiceWInterfaceWSpecificationW(DOCSIS)WversionWwasWtheWfirstWtoWprovideWanW
optionWforWraisingWtheWtopWfrequencyWofWtheWupstreamWspectrumWtoW85WMHzWinWorderWtoWcreateWenou
ghWbandwidthWforWupstreamWcarriersWfromWmodemsWrunningWonWpreviousWDOCSISWversions?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERW-DOCSISW3.0.
, WhyWareWtheWdataWthroughputWratesWforWbothWdownstreamWandWupstreamWinWDataWOverWCableWService
WInterfaceWSpecificationW(DOCSIS)WnetworksWasymmetrical?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
BecauseWtheWnarrowerWbandwidthsWandWlowerWordersWofWmodulationWforWtheWreturnWpathWcarriersWcau
seWtheWDOCSISWdownstreamWandWupstreamWdataWratesWtoWbeWunequalWorWasymmetrical.
WhichWOpenWSystemsWInterconnectionW(OSI)WreferenceWmodelWlayersWdoesWtheWMACWLayerWinWtheWData
WOverWCableWServiceWInterfaceWSpecificationW(DOCSIS)Woverlap?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWPhysicalWandWDataWLinkWLayers.
FromWwhereWdoWDataWOverWCableWServiceWInterfaceWSpecificationW(DOCSIS)WmodemsWreceiveWtheirWcon
figurationWfiles,WbillingWsystemWmessages,WandWaccessWcontrolWmessages?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
FromWtheWcableWmodemWterminationWsystemW(CMTS)WactingWasWaW"proxy"WorWmessengerWthatWtransfers
WmessagesWandWfilesWbetweenWtheWmodemsWandWtheWrespectiveWservers.
WhatWmessagesWmustWaWcableWmodemWreceiveWfromWtheWdownstreamWsignalWinWorderWtoWbeginWaWtran
smittingWrelationshipWwithWtheWcableWmodemWterminationWsystemW(CMTS)?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AnWupstreamWchannelWdescriptorW(UCD)Wmessage,WaWsymbolWtimingWmessageW(SYNC),WandWaWbandwidt
hWallocationWmessageW(MAP).
WhatWinstructionsWmightWaWcableWmodemWterminationWsystemW(CMTS)WsendWinWaWRNG-
RSPWmessageWtoWmodifyWtheWmodem'sWtransmissionWparameters?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AnWadjustmentWtoWtheWmodem'sWtimingWinterval,WtransmitWfrequency,WorWpowerWlevel
WhyWwouldWaWcableWoperatorWconsiderWactivatingWdeviceWclassWidentificationW(DCI)WasWpartWofWaWDOCSI
SWmodem'sWinitialization?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ToWenableWtheWcableWoperatorWtoWdefineWspecialWmodemWclassesWorWserviceWlevelsWthatWcanWbeWprioriti
zedWforWrangingWafterWaWmassiveWoutage.
WhatWdoesWaWDOCSISW3.1WseekWfirstWwhenWsynchronizingWwithWtheWcableWmodemWterminationWsystemW
(CMTS)WinWorderWtoWreceiveWoperationalWinformation?W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AnWorthogonalWfrequencyWdivisionWmultiplexingW(OFDM)WchannelWthatWcontainsWaWsetWofWcontiguousWsu
bcarriersWcalledWtheWPHYWlinkWchannelW(PLC).