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Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 10:00 AM

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How can I get rid of continuous CM Errors - Uncorrectable Codewords ?

I'm a brand new Comcast/Xfinity user and I got my internet (300Mbps) installed 10 days ago. Since the beginning I've noticed some intermitent and random packet loss (1% - 2%). I changed the modem 3 times and all 4 modems showed the same CM Errors with Uncorrectable Codewords in all columns.

I connected the modem to the grey box, outside of my house, and I noticed the errors are also happening when I plug it over there, so it doesn't seem to be related to my internal cabling.

I've opened a dozen of tickets with Comcast and a techinician came to my house, but he didn't have the tools nor the knowledge to do anything. He simply left, leving all my wires and cables exposed to the weather, and with the modem connected to the grey box.

I think it is an easy thing over the "last mile" but it seems nobody from Comcast is really trying to help me get it fixed.

Is there anybody from Comcast here that could help me with this issue?

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21 Messages

6 years ago

Here you are the data from my XB6 modem:

 

Downstream

                                                                 
Index

9

6

7

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

 
Lock Status

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

Frequency

543 MHz

525 MHz

531 MHz

537 MHz

555 MHz

561 MHz

567 MHz

573 MHz

579 MHz

585 MHz

591 MHz

597 MHz

603 MHz

609 MHz

615 MHz

621 MHz

627 MHz

633 MHz

639 MHz

645 MHz

651 MHz

657 MHz

663 MHz

669 MHz

675 MHz

681 MHz

687 MHz

762 MHz

693 MHz

699 MHz

705 MHz

711 MHz

659600000

SNR

40.4 dB

40.0 dB

39.7 dB

40.7 dB

39.6 dB

40.1 dB

40.3 dB

38.1 dB

41.2 dB

40.8 dB

40.6 dB

40.7 dB

41.0 dB

40.4 dB

40.7 dB

40.6 dB

40.0 dB

40.5 dB

40.3 dB

38.4 dB

40.6 dB

39.8 dB

39.3 dB

39.3 dB

40.5 dB

39.6 dB

39.9 dB

39.1 dB

40.4 dB

39.5 dB

38.9 dB

38.5 dB

NA

Power Level

-1.2 dBmV

-2.2 dBmV

-2.0 dBmV

0.2 dBmV

-2.9 dBmV

-2.8 dBmV

-2.5 dBmV

-1.0 dBmV

0.4 dBmV

0.1 dBmV

-2.1 dBmV

-1.7 dBmV

0.9 dBmV

0.2 dBmV

0.4 dBmV

0.4 dBmV

-2.0 dBmV

-2.0 dBmV

-1.8 dBmV

-1.8 dBmV

-1.8 dBmV

-3.4 dBmV

-4.1 dBmV

-2.6 dBmV

-1.7 dBmV

-2.0 dBmV

-2.8 dBmV

-5.2 dBmV

-3.2 dBmV

-4.6 dBmV

-5.3 dBmV

-4.5 dBmV

NA

Modulation

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

OFDM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

256 QAM

OFDM

                                                                   

Upstream

                                                                 
Index

1

2

3

4

                                                         
Lock Status

Locked

Locked

Locked

Locked

                                                         
Frequency

35 MHz

29 MHz

23 MHz

16 MHz

                                                         
Symbol Rate

5120

5120

5120

5120

                                                         
Power Level

43.3 dBmV

43.5 dBmV

43.8 dBmV

42.5 dBmV

                                                         
Modulation

QAM

QAM

QAM

QAM

                                                         
Channel Type

ATDMA

ATDMA

ATDMA

ATDMA

                                                         
                                                                   

CM Error Codewords

                                                                 
Index

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

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25

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27

28

29

30

31

32

 
Unerrored Codewords

129741384

129677779

129683737

129688132

129690008

129693662

129698301

129703047

129709181

129713324

129718688

129722873

129725898

129730171

129734808

129738059

129741000

129744988

129745882

129749890

129752246

129754279

129754522

129757195

129758848

129752495

129749240

8564857

129742276

129741795

129741245

129741384

 
Correctable Codewords

41023

9617

9066

9668

10891

11734

11823

12148

11845

12471

12662

13235

14057

14441

14776

14986

16891

17598

18918

19678

20857

22613

25496

26216

27899

28801

31647

1071287

33712

36697

39313

41023

 
Uncorrectable Codewords

32337

5493

6312

6447

7501

7778

8188

8278

8358

8656

9234

9098

9566

10217

10441

11009

11824

12640

13851

14824

15697

17110

19098

20230

21858

22928

25251

0

26109

28413

31349

32337

 

Contributor

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21 Messages

6 years ago

 


@EG wrote:

What do the modem's signal stats look like ? Try getting them here http://192.168.100.1 or here http://10.0.0.1

Please post the *Downstream Power Level*, the *Upstream Power Level*, and the *SNR* (Signal to Noise Ratio) numbers.

What is the exact make and model number of the modem ?

Is this a WiFi connection ?


Hi @EG , I included the power levels and SNR info in my first reply. Here you are the details of my modem:

 

HW Version:2.2

Vendor:Technicolor

BOOT Version:S1TC-3.49.18.14

Core Version:1.0

Model:CGM4140COM

Product Type:XB6

Flash Part:8192 MB

Download Version:Prod_18.1_d31 & Prod_18.1

 

I'm getting those errors in both cases, even if I disable wifi and only work using the ethernet cable.

 

Thanks,

Luiz

Expert

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111.4K Messages

6 years ago

What do the modem's signal stats look like ? Try getting them here http://192.168.100.1 or here http://10.0.0.1

Please post the *Downstream Power Level*, the *Upstream Power Level*, and the *SNR* (Signal to Noise Ratio) numbers.

What is the exact make and model number of the modem ?

Is this a WiFi connection ?

Expert

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111.4K Messages

6 years ago

Sorry, my bad. The stats are o/k. See if you can get the RF error log entries and post them too please.

Contributor

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21 Messages

6 years ago

I can only see System, Event or Firewall logs. This is the System Logs since the last reboot:

 

System Logs    
All logs for Today    
GUI: User:admin login 11/19/2019 14:33 Notice
GUI: User:admin logout 11/19/2019 14:28 Notice
[IGD][10025]: Delete Port mapping (null):36395 11/19/2019 14:16 Notice
IGD[10025]: igd.info IGD_pii_del_portmapping_entry: remote-host (null), ext_port 36395, protocol UDP 11/19/2019 14:16 Notice
[IGD][10025]: Add Port mapping :36395 to 10.0.0.163:36395 11/19/2019 14:15 Notice
IGD[10025]: igd.info IGD_pii_add_portmapping_entry: desc WhatsApp (1574190899) (), ext_port 36395, int_port 36395 11/19/2019 14:15 Notice
GUI: User:admin login 11/19/2019 14:11 Notice
GUI: User:admin logout 11/19/2019 13:56 Notice
[IGD][10025]: Add Port mapping :49525 to 10.0.0.236:49525 11/19/2019 13:45 Notice
IGD[10025]: igd.info IGD_pii_add_portmapping_entry: desc Teredo 10.0.0.236:49525->49525 UDP, ext_port 49525, int_port 49525 11/19/2019 13:45 Notice
GUI: User:admin login 11/19/2019 13:39 Notice
GUI: User:admin logout 11/19/2019 13:36 Notice
GUI: User:admin login 11/19/2019 12:53 Notice

Expert

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111.4K Messages

6 years ago

The router component logs are not helpful, sorry. Yep, we've seen many posts here recently indicating that they have now blocked the end user from accessing the error logs in the Comcast supplied gateway devices. A BIG mistake in my opinion......

Expert

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111.4K Messages

6 years ago


@LuizAlexandre wrote:

I'm getting those errors in both cases, even if I disable wifi and only work using the ethernet cable.


O/k but are you getting packet loss via hardline ethernet ?

Contributor

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21 Messages

6 years ago

Since that's intermitent and I changed the modem 3 times already,  I'll work hardwired tomorrow to validate that's still happening.

I'll post an update tomorrow.

Contributor

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21 Messages

6 years ago

I've tested internet connectivity this morning and I did not miss any "ping" packets while connected via wireless or wired, but my CM errors are still piling up:

 

CM Error Codewords

                                                               
Index

1

2

3

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5

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7

8

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21

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Unerrored Codewords

4020924988

4023106335

4023030075

4022990056

4022826309

4022799098

4022785301

4022794968

4022790033

4022773107

4022727686

4022681407

4022655799

4022610742

4022553746

4022499611

4022390197

4022306239

4022216140

4022122979

4022022301

4021905841

4021783980

4021728565

4021613416

4021538057

4021402659

601993134

4021302061

4021151652

4021004116

4020924988

Correctable Codewords

1397702

553294

580428

593651

657425

667036

676404

671482

672856

679465

702511

723220

730743

749328

771900

787584

834981

868115

898634

934160

973910

1026920

1079709

1086947

1139066

1153714

1208323

36773924

1247911

1317106

1376695

1397702

Uncorrectable Codewords

2304959

850453

904351

936423

1039345

1061897

1072269

1072666

1088807

1102634

1131541

1161924

1183051

1216226

1255418

1296960

1366097

1421331

1486117

1547833

1614216

1681894

1756046

1808898

1875936

1934385

2015871

57

2066356

2153594

2247925

2304959

Contributor

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21 Messages

6 years ago

Hi @EG , is there anything I can/should do to eliminate the CM Errors?

Expert

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111.4K Messages

6 years ago

Well there will always be a certain amount of errors accumulating, it's how rapidly that there are (or are not) building up that matters. And depending on the total amount of uptime of the modem from the last re-boot / reset operation, If you compare the ratio of uncorrectable codewords to the un-errored codewords, there really may not be all that many considering. The bottom line is if you are actually having any noticeable connection / speed / performance problems.

Contributor

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21 Messages

6 years ago

Got it .... I'll keep an eye on it and get back here if I see anything impacting my connectivity or performance.

Thanks !!!

Luiz

Expert

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111.4K Messages

6 years ago

Re-boot / power cycle the modem to start from scratch in order to be able to judge how fast that they are accumulating.

Contributor

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21 Messages

5 years ago

These are the current numbers of my modem and they grow really fast:

 

Downstream
Channel Bonding Value
Index
29
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
 
Lock Status
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Frequency
621 MHz
525 MHz
531 MHz
537 MHz
543 MHz
555 MHz
561 MHz
567 MHz
573 MHz
579 MHz
585 MHz
591 MHz
597 MHz
603 MHz
609 MHz
615 MHz
627 MHz
633 MHz
639 MHz
645 MHz
651 MHz
657 MHz
663 MHz
669 MHz
675 MHz
681 MHz
687 MHz
693 MHz
699 MHz
705 MHz
711 MHz
762 MHz
659600000
SNR
41.1 dB
40.4 dB
40.3 dB
40.8 dB
40.9 dB
39.6 dB
40.3 dB
40.4 dB
41.0 dB
40.6 dB
41.3 dB
40.1 dB
40.5 dB
40.6 dB
40.9 dB
40.7 dB
40.3 dB
40.0 dB
40.2 dB
40.1 dB
40.2 dB
39.5 dB
39.5 dB
40.1 dB
39.4 dB
40.4 dB
39.7 dB
39.5 dB
39.4 dB
39.1 dB
39.3 dB
38.5 dB
NA
Power Level
-3.6 dBmV
-5.3 dBmV
-4.7 dBmV
-2.8 dBmV
-3.4 dBmV
-4.9 dBmV
-4.9 dBmV
-4.5 dBmV
-3.2 dBmV
-3.0 dBmV
-2.2 dBmV
-4.4 dBmV
-4.6 dBmV
-4.0 dBmV
-3.3 dBmV
-3.3 dBmV
-5.2 dBmV
-5.2 dBmV
-4.8 dBmV
-4.9 dBmV
-4.6 dBmV
-6.2 dBmV
-6.9 dBmV
-5.2 dBmV
-4.3 dBmV
-4.6 dBmV
-5.2 dBmV
-5.5 dBmV
-6.7 dBmV
-7.3 dBmV
-7.0 dBmV
-7.6 dBmV
NA
Modulation
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
256 QAM
OFDM
OFDM
Upstream
Channel Bonding Value
Index
1
2
3
4
5
Lock Status
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Locked
Frequency
35 MHz
29 MHz
23 MHz
16 MHz
39 MHz
Symbol Rate
5120
5120
5120
5120
1280
Power Level
43.3 dBmV
43.5 dBmV
43.8 dBmV
42.5 dBmV
44.0 dBmV
Modulation
QAM
QAM
QAM
QAM
QAM
Channel Type
ATDMA
ATDMA
ATDMA
ATDMA
ATDMA
CM Error Codewords
Index
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
Unerrored Codewords
260147780
608227786
607522424
608393007
606958161
606090728
606000572
605764928
605830284
603925662
602571657
599687139
596625175
594765827
592754474
589707915
582817198
578765005
575833726
572711272
570760509
564640766
560314259
558159164
553519010
551447054
546264275
541408640
535083170
528868274
525594229
260147780
Correctable Codewords
3311262301
25646852
25814973
25266786
25825756
26319100
26342109
26356857
26274268
26934422
27355153
28562487
29723707
30305792
30911090
31989662
34863269
36289132
37245592
38470316
39055643
41644056
43522445
43643718
45533513
45879610
47899351
49710757
52473698
54898234
55801870
3311262301
Uncorrectable Codewords
145170
42898991
43456354
43129988
44026878
44408060
44478274
44724787
44911154
46162468
47113882
48800451
50654336
51982099
53398941
55363623
59809951
62438642
64422700
66324457
67679251
71241379
73695911
75722521
78452388
80202720
83381819
86443163
90004488
93772384
96161219
145170

 

Contributor

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21 Messages

5 years ago

Hi EG,

 

The issue is a lot worse over the past months and I'm now being disconnected from the internet several times a day. The connection is restablished in a matter of a minute, or sometimes around 30 seconds.

 

I restart my modem every once in a while, but it doesn't help. I really think there is some noise coming from outside since I already connected the modem to the grey box, outside of my house, and I noticed the errors are also happening when I plug it over there, so it doesn't seem to be related to my internal cabling.

 

Is it possible to open the logs of my modem to identify if it is losing the sync to the Xfinity equipments?

 

Thanks,

Luiz

 

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