This specification is part of the DOCSIS family of specifications developed by Cable Television Laboratories (CableLabs). In particular, this specification is part of a series of specifications that define the fifth generation of high-speed data-over-cable systems, DOCSIS 3.1. This specification was developed for the benefit of the cable industry and includes contributions by operators and vendors from North America, Europe, and other regions.

This document defines the requirements necessary for the Configuration, Fault Management, and Performance Management of the Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) and the Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) system. The intent of this specification is to define a common, cross-vendor set of functionalities for the configuration and management of CMTSs and CCAPs.

This specification defines a standard configuration object model for the configuration of the CCAP. This specification also defines the SNMP Management requirements for a CCAP. These SNMP requirements include both protocol conformance and management object definitions, based largely upon existing industry standard management objects found in DOCSIS CMTSs and Universal EQAMs. In addition, this specification defines the standard Event Messaging requirements of a CCAP system.