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Cable Challenges Showcased at NCTC WEC
By Incognito on March 4, 2014

However, after sitting in on a few of the sessions, the conference’s hot topic became clear to me — how do I balance providing a quality subscriber experience and the growing demand for...

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General DOCSIS

What Does 4K TV Mean for Cable?
By Incognito on February 25, 2014

In very simple terms, 4K TV, also known as Ultra HD, delivers the resolution of 4 HD (1080p) TVs on a single screen. All content will be delivered over IP.

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Next-Gen Delivery: What Does it Mean For You?
By Incognito on February 4, 2014

So what does this mean for you? While DOCSIS 3.1 devices won’t be on the market immediately, you can look forward to a number of new advantages. DOCSIS 3.1 is faster and enables greater...

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Delivering Business Services Over DOCSIS
By Incognito on January 14, 2014

Like any expansion, you need to consider what’s involved before you take the plunge. Business customers have more complex demands than residential subscribers and require strong,...

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Highlights from SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2013
By Incognito on October 31, 2013

So, what were my highlights? There’s been a lot of buzz about DOCSIS 3.1 and the pending initial release of the spec this month. Last year, the announcements about DOCSIS 3.1 allowed us all...

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Connected Home Challenges
By Incognito on June 4, 2013

At the same time, subscribers using high-bandwidth applications or streaming hours of video may be experiencing lower quality of service as a result of network constraints during peak...

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DOCSIS 3.1: Let the Countdown Begin!
By Incognito on May 21, 2013

So, how will this affect your provisioning software? It’s not quite obvious yet, but we’ll certainly see a number of new TLVs. However, don’t be alarmed – we have always worked closely with...

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Just How Big is China's Cable and TV Market?
By Incognito on April 4, 2013

Theoretically, China’s unique CATV industry is organized in a four-layer hierarchical structure. First, there’s the nationwide network. Secondly, each of the country’s thirty-odd provinces...

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DDI DOCSIS

Which Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) will you Choose?
By Incognito on April 2, 2013

OSPFv3 With its larger set of extensions and features, OSPFv3 is suited to the functional enhancements and topological flexibilities built into IPv6. The routing platform can quickly adjust...

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OTT: Challenge or Opportunity?
By Incognito on March 26, 2013

So, now we’d like to know –– if you’re a cable provider, do you think OTT is a challenge or opportunity for cable? We’re inviting people who work in the cable industry to participate in a...

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Cable in China
By Incognito on January 31, 2013

What have I learnt about the Chinese broadband industry? To start with, cable is the ugly duckling in China. There are roughly 200 million cable users in China, of which less than 15% have...

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Performance Testing in a Provisioning World
By Incognito on January 8, 2013

Then comes the time it takes to build the configuration files. The more complex the file, the longer it will take us to build. Other variations can occur on the network itself and the CMTS....

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Part Three – From Enterprise to DOCSIS
By Incognito on August 30, 2012

Our customers were the who’s who of the corporate and government world; one of them being Northern Telecom (later known as Nortel). It had the first worldwide IP network and since Northern...

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What Comes after IPoE?
By Incognito on December 13, 2010

Cable operators of DOCSIS networks have come to rely on the Cable Modem MAC address as the unique key to associate with a subscriber record in their back office systems. For wireline...

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Device Management DOCSIS

IPTV and the Home Gateway (Part 2)
By Incognito on October 16, 2010

Home gateways based on these standards further enable operators to move past the modem, into the home, supporting IP Set Top boxes, IP Phones, IP network-attached storage (whole home DVR),...

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