Executive Summary
SCTE 210 and SCTE 232 provide the cable operator with standard references for determining how well a piece of network equipment performs in terms of minimizing the power required to do its job. In addition, the standards provide the means to quantify the amount of useful work the equipment provides per physical space. This document supports the series of supplemental standards by providing a common set of testing procedures and methodologies used for evaluating the power consumption metrics defined by those standards.
Scope
Standard methodologies are needed to measure the energy consumption for the various network element classes as well as measuring the density of hardware to meet the needs of optimizing critical space. This document covers the general test procedures that are common to all equipment types and specifies the environmental conditions for evaluating cable equipment energy efficiency metrics. Expectations of measurement equipment as well as guidelines on the recording of results are also covered. This standard will be included as a normative reference in each supplemental standard in the series covering metrics and specific test procedures for the various equipment types.
The requirements in this document are applicable to all equipment types unless superseded by that equipment type’s supplemental SCTE standard.
Benefits
This standard defines general testing configuration and procedures in support of energy-specific performance metrics based on service features that are inherent to the type of equipment. This standard will contribute to improve the overall energy footprint by enabling engineering driven decisions that reduce energy consumption at the source of power consumption
Intended Audience
Cable operator headend and hub engineers and testing staff, procurement teams, and operations staff; cable equipment vendor testing staff.