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Pictures documenting the upgrade of the Fort Severn cable system to DCOSIS standard between Monday, August 20, 2001 and Saturday, August 25, 2001.

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Taking final measurements at various end points around the community.
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A downstream S/N ratio of 38.5dB and a bit error
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A loose test cable caused an increase in the bit error (
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Another leg of the cable system ends near the Bell building.
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The call quality using an ip phone is excellent. The latency of the satellite hop causes some delay.
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The cable headend equipment. The upconverter is in the left most rack at the very top. The other equipment are satellite receive
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The ip phone in it's new home at the Northern Chiefs office in Fort Severn.
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The satellite rack, uBR7223, cable registration server and DirecPC box (K-Net Router).
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The Band Office, Nursing Station, KIHS classroom and school are fed via ethernet.
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The main amplifier tuned and closed up.
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The uBR7223 is now the routing all traffic. The satellite modems are connected via serial cables to the uBR7223.
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A closeup of the uBR7223 connections. The console and aux ports are connected to the RSM-3 for remote access.
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A view of the entire rack.
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Closeup of the RF equipment. From top to bottom: [list] [*]RSM-3 for remote access [*]Patch panel for RF signals [*]Control
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Final testing and adjustments.