A node boundary defines the area serviced by a coaxial node for an HFC architecture.

Place or Modify a Node Boundary

1. From the Placement section of the Coax Tab, select the Node Boundary command:

   

2. If a spec file is not already selected, this information dialog displays:

   

3. Click Close and use the dropdown arrow in the Spec File section of the Coax tab to select an existing spec file and then repeat step 1 from above:

   

4. The Select Node Boundary dialog box opens so the user can edit an existing boundary or create a new node boundary:

   

5. Select Edit Existing Boundary to select the Node Boundary to edit or Create New Boundary to enter a Name to place a new boundary.
   Note: To edit an existing boundary, the feature must be locked using the Spatial Tools Lock command.
6. After editing or placing the boundary, the Node Boundary Totals dialog box opens.

   

   Note: The totals for addresses falling within a node boundary are calculated and broken down by criteria at boundary placement.
7. Click OK to close the dialog box.
8. Left click to place the Node Boundary cell or Reset to bypass.

Rename a Node Boundary

1. From the Node Boundary dialog select the Edit Existing Boundary option.

   

2. Select the node boundary to edit. The node boundary must be locked in order to modify it. Note that as soon as the boundary is selected, the nearest vertex of the boundary is immediately placed on the cursor. If the boundary itself needed to be modified, a series of left clicks would begin placing new vertices wherever needed. Right click will exit that command.

   

3. To change the node boundary name, as soon as the boundary is selected (and the boundary vertex appears on the cursor), left click in the Name field of the Node Boundary dialog and type the correct name. Right click to exit the command and save the new Name change (without changing the existing boundary shape.)