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