PPC's Step Attenuators provide a fixed level of flat attenuation within the upstream frequencies only.

Low value taps produce the majority of ingress and trouble calls within a typical HFC network. This is due to the lack of sufficient reverse attenuation found in higher value taps.

Applied directly to the tap port, PPC Step Attenuators provide unity gain with all cable modems and other critical reverse transmission products like VoIP and VOD.

• Ingress Noise Attenuation
  Attenuating the return path frequencies instructs the CMTS to raise the modem transmit level. This provides an improved signal to noise ratio; as the noise floor remains suppressed by the step attenuator.
• Micro-reflection Attenuation
  Effectively reduces micro-reflections by two times the step attenuator value. Example: A 6 dB step attenuator will provide a 12 dB reduction in microreflections.
• Dynamic Range Enhancement for FP Laser
  Since the step attenuator reduces the ingress noise, the FP Laser performance margin is greatly improved, thereby reducing the risk for laser clipping.

• SSA3-54
• SSA4-54
• SSA5-54
• SSA6-54
• SSA8-54
• SSA9-54
• SSA10-54
• SSA12-54
• SSA16-54
• SSA20-54