Cheetah Technologies’ CMD-N™ GS7000 (Not for Sale in the USA or Canada) embedded transponder for Cisco GS7000 nodes utilizes the standards adopted by the SCTE-HMS subcommittee for fber node monitoring and provides easy access to information and control through standard SNMP mibs. The transponder also features the optional ability to conduct HSIA and VoIP testing through embedded firmware. Features include: Ethernet port, optical tamper switch, standard cable modem LEDs, web page access, eMTA emulation and optional embedded VoIP testing. The transponder continuously monitors and reports out of tolerance conditions via SNMP traps and user definable alarming thresholds.