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Modem flap parameters indicate problems with cable modems, such as intermittent connectivity, or noise problems on the upstream or downstream portion of the cable plant.

NOTE: A Y indicates that a parameter is supported by a vendor and a particular CMTS model. 
Modem Flap ParametersCiscoE6000® Converged Edge Router (CER)

C4 CMTS®

BSR 64000 CMTS

CasaHarmonicNXT UI Label
flapReinitCnt - The number of times a CM registered more frequently than expected.YYYYReinitialization
flapTotalCnt - Total number of times a modem has passed flap detection.YYYYYYTotal
flapHitCnt - The number of times the CMTS receives the Ranging request from the CM.YYYYPeriodic Ranging Hit
flapMissCnt - The number of times the CMTS misses the Ranging request from the CM.YYYYPeriodic Ranging Miss
flapPwrAdjCnt - The number of times the CM upstream transmit power is adjusted during station maintenance.YYYYPower Adjustments
flapCrcErrorCnt - Number of times the CMTS upstream receiver flagged a packet with a CRC error.YYYCRC Errors
flapLastTime - The last time the cable modem flapped. Format:
  • DateAndTime format is used for Cisco/BSR/Casa/Harmonic.
  • Number of seconds elapsed is used for E6K/C4 devices.
YYYYYYTime of Last Flap
flapCmPreStatus - The CM status prior to the last CM flap.YYLast Modem State
flapCmPreStatusCode - The CM status numerical code prior to the last CM flap.YYLast Modem State