Reflects and controls the operational state of the device. If set to docsis(1), the CM will operate in the usual DOCSIS fashion. If set to diagnostic(2), the CM will not begin scanning at boot time, rather it will simply initialize the diagnostic IP stack with the provisioned IP address and await instructions. If this object is changed after boot time from docsis(1) to diagnostic(2), the CM will abort any DOCSIS operations which have begun and return to the diagnostic state immediately. If changed from diagnostic(2) to docsis(1), the CM will begin DOCSIS operations to the best of its ability given the current state. Note that certain diagnostic operations may interfere with normal DOCSIS operation until after the next boot sequence.