Mia Colabrese, Author at Volpe Firm

19 03, 2014

The Future of Test Equipment

Mia Colabrese2014-03-19T11:54:39-04:00March 19th, 2014|

The Future of Test Equipment and the Role of Proactive Network Maintenance At a recent convention, I had the opportunity to listen to Daniel Howard, CTO of the SCTE, speak about how Comcast is using, Rohde & Schwarz in conjunction with their PNM (Proactive Network Maintenance) Scout Flux system. This highlights that although PNM is the future of troubleshooting cable plant problems proactively, high-end test equipment will still be needed. One common thread across the industry that I like to re-iterate is that the cable plant does not

13 03, 2014

DOCSIS 3.1 Challenges to make DOCSIS 3.1 Operational in HFC Networks

Mia Colabrese2014-03-13T09:09:28-04:00March 13th, 2014|

DOCSIS 3.1 : Challenges to make DOCSIS 3.1 Operational in HFC Networks ANGACOM 2014 May 21, 2014 - Technology Panel 11:45am - 1:00pm - Room B Come See Brady Volpe at ANGACOM Moderator: Brady Volpe - President and CTO, The Volpe Firm Access Network Dimensioning in DOCSIS 3.1 Dr. L. Alberto Campos - Principal Architect Advanced Technology Group, Cable Television Laboratories Impact of DOCSIS 3.1 on HFC Network Design Dirk Langer - Head of Marketing Broadband Communication Systems, KATHREIN-Werke KG Ingress/Egress/LTE: The Imperative to improve the In-Home Interconnect Keith Mothersdale - Head of

26 02, 2014

DOCSIS 3.1 Webinar Today

Mia Colabrese2020-06-09T10:02:42-04:00February 26th, 2014|

DOCSIS 3.1 Webinar "With some of the DOCSIS 3.1 specifications being published by CableLabs late last year, it's time to start planning for the operational changes at the plant level for deployments, and discuss what type of monitoring tools will be needed. In this live, 60-minute webcast, which is sponsored by VeEX, and hosted by CED, attendees will learn about some of the key operational aspects that need to be looked at ahead of 3.1 deployments. Operation DOCSIS 3.1 Date: February 26, 2014 Time: 11:00 AM ET, 10:00 AM CT, 8:00 AM PT Duration: 60 Minutes

25 02, 2014

DOCSIS 3.1 Live Webcast

Mia Colabrese2014-02-25T11:16:15-05:00February 25th, 2014|

"With some of the DOCSIS 3.1 specifications being published by CableLabs late last year, it's time to start planning for the operational changes at the plant level for deployments, and discuss what type of monitoring tools will be needed. In this live, 60-minute webcast, which is sponsored by VeEX, and hosted by CED, attendees will learn about some of the key operational aspects that need to be looked at ahead of 3.1 deployments. REMINDER: Attend this live webcast and pose your critical questions to the panel of experts during the Q&A

15 02, 2014

NCTC WEC February 17-18th

Mia Colabrese2014-02-15T16:39:03-05:00February 15th, 2014|

NCTC WEC 2014 February 17 -18th Tampa, Florida We will be attending NCTC WEC. If you are interested in finding out more about Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) or in discussing a technical topic with us. Get in touch. We will also have some of our popular DOCSIS 3.0 posters with us. We will only give them out at the show. So tell a friend who is attending if you cannot. DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem Registration Poster with T3 and T4 timeouts, constellation analysis and QAM chart.

5 02, 2014

DOCSIS Pre-Equalization Video

Mia Colabrese2022-01-07T09:01:46-05:00February 5th, 2014|

DOCSIS Pre-Equalization Video This DOCSIS pre-equalization video will cover some important items. DOCSIS Pre-Equalization is something that every cable provider should know about. With a simple line of code on the CMTS, you can achieve an immediate and significant improvement in your upstream signal levels. Pretty important stuff, so we’ve tapped Brady Volpe, one of the foremost experts on the subject. On Tuesday, February 4th at 4:00 PM EST, Brady will be chatting live on this page with Scott Helms, ZCorum’s VP of Technology, about the benefits of pre-equalization.

3 02, 2014

PNM and HFC Readiness for DOCSIS 3.1 – CCTA 2014

Mia Colabrese2021-12-15T10:11:40-05:00February 3rd, 2014|

Daniel Howard, CTO of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) presented at this years CCTA on "HFC Readiness for DOCSIS 3.1". Daniel had a presentation that couldn't be beet and held the attention of the audience. Key topics he covered were the rapid growth of Internet traffic, cable operator's desire to extend the life of coax cable at least another 20 years, PNM and the realization that 4096-QAM is a reality in the cable plant.

30 01, 2014

CED – Proactive Network Maintenance

Mia Colabrese2014-01-30T10:36:45-05:00January 30th, 2014|

Proactive Network Maintenance ZCorum debuts DOCSIS upstream tester ZCorum has introduced a new tool that analyzes DOCSIS pre-equalization data, which cable operators can use to identify upstream impairments. The company’s Pre-Equalization Analyzer uses technology from Nimble This to analyze the pre-equalization data from cable modems. Nimble This is a collaboration of software developers with The Volpe Firm, headed by Brady Volpe. The new ZCorum tester can not only identify upstream impairments, but also determine the location of the impairment and the severity of the impairment. This allows operators

29 01, 2014

Nimble This supported by the Volpe Firm team up with ZCorum

Mia Colabrese2014-01-29T10:23:19-05:00January 29th, 2014|

Nimble This supported by the Volpe Firm team up with ZCorum to offer a new way for cable operators to find and address network and in-home issues before they impact subscribers. San Juan, PR January 27, 2014 — At the CCTA show today, ZCorum, a leading provider of managed broadband services and diagnostics software, and Nimble This, the leading developer of commercial PNM solutions for the cable industry, announced the launch of a new product that helps cable providers leverage the benefits of DOCSIS pre-equalization, while making use of that data

22 01, 2014

DOCSIS 3.1: Modulation Options and Impacts – Part Two

Mia Colabrese2023-02-17T13:02:40-05:00January 22nd, 2014|

What’s Next for DOCSIS 3.1 Modulation Options and Impacts DOCSIS 3.1 modulation - Many wonder how today’s networks will support high order modulations such as 4096-QAM. There are two technologies in the DOCSIS 3.1 standard that will enable this without requiring changes to existing outside plant. The first is Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). This is a complex word for taking many small QAM channels, like 25 kHz instead of 6 MHz, and placing them very close together. OFDM also has dynamic properties. If you have a block

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