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Piedmont Chapter DOCSIS 3.0 Training

John Downey and Brady Volpe will be speaking on November 2, 2011 at the Piedmont SCTE Chapter about DOCSIS 3.0 Troubleshooting, Implementation, and Planning. This is the first speaking engagement under my new consulting company The Volpe Firm, Inc., so I am truly vendor neutral and will be to field questions on any topic. More details on the Piedmont [...]

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“Brady…Thank you for taking time out of your week to share some of your knowledge with our team. It was very informative. You and John provided great insight to issues we experience every day. I look forward to attending any session you are a speaker. It was very interactive and appreciated by everyone. A lot [...]

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DOCSIS 3.0

BTR | Rollouts Continue as DOCSIS 3.0 Matures

The following article just released by Broadband Technology Report was written by Carl Weinschenk. A number of us from the industry contributed to Carl’s piece, but it is a nice high-level summary article on the status of DOCSIS 3.0. Below you will find a snippet of the article with a link to the BTR website [...]

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DOCSIS, DOCSIS 101, Troubleshooting DOCSIS

Cable Modems Stuck? | init(r1), init(r2)…

Many of us have been there before – one or more cable modems stuck in one of numerous “init()” conditions – how do we interpret these messages and what do we do? A recent reader wrote in and had just this problem. DOCSIS cable modems going offline and getting stuck in “R1″ or “R2″ condition, also known [...]

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Which is Best CMTS or EOC? (via Aegistechnotes)

Interesting post from fellow DOCSIS technologist on CMTS vs. EOC (Ethernet over Coax). Check out the post and his blog.

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DOCSIS 3.0 Speaking Engagements

See me present at IBBS’s symposium during September 13-14, 2011 or Cable-Tec Expo during November 15-17, 2011 on DOCSIS 3.0 test equipment and troubleshooting.

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DOCSIS 3.0

Why are my DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems transmitting at 52.2 dBmV?

A recent question from a reader provided an interesting response – the answer: maximum transmit power is 52.2 dBmV for DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems under certain conditions. The answer is very simple. They were transmitting at their maximum transmit level. That being in a 16-QAM modulation with four bonded upstream channels.

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DOCSIS 3.0

Top 10 DOCSIS 3.0 Terms You Need to Know

This is the speak you need to know when talking DOCSIS 3.0 to any DOCSIS Engineer or specialist. It is important that you learn the full name, in many cases the acronym and also what value the particular terminology plays in a DOCSIS 3.0 network as it will likely be crucial in troubleshooting tough-to-diagnose DOCSIS impairments.

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