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3 11, 2014

Load Balancing DOCSIS 3.1

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T09:27:23-04:00November 3rd, 2014|

Load Balancing, DOCSIS 3.1 and Power Calculations Episode 7 Hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm and Nimble This with guest John Downey of Cisco. Discussion Highlights included DOCSIS 3.1, Load Balancing, Proactive Network Maintenance - PNM and Power Calculations. We do our best to bring our audience great technical content every month. You can watch us live on the air or catch our recorded episodes on YouTube. Or download our audio only version with your favorite podcatcher. If you have enjoyed this episode, please do hit the subscribe button so that

29 09, 2014

SCTE EXPO 2014 Technology Review Episode 6

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T09:32:14-04:00September 29th, 2014|

SCTE EXPO 2014 Technology Review Episode 6 Hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm and Nimble This with Guest John Downey of Cisco. With a review of SCTE EXPO. The discussion is on all things DOCSIS. Tips, suggestions and recommendations. Another power hour of cable with Brady Volpe and John Downey CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco. The discussion is on all things DOCSIS. Discussion Highlights DOCSIS 3.1 Symposium Remote PHY PNM Wi-Fi SCTE EXPO 2014 Show Highlights Best give aways We do our best to bring our audience

4 09, 2014

Prepping the Plant for DOCSIS 3.1

Mia Colabrese2014-09-04T14:03:24-04:00September 4th, 2014|

"BTR Tech Breakfast Prepping the Plant for DOCSIS 3.1" "Part of the SCTE Media Breakfast Program Wednesday, September 24 at 7:00am Location: Colorado Convention Center Attendance is FREE, but registration is required. Email jonim@pennwell.com to reserve your spot! Click here for more details on this breakfast presentation Moderated by: Ron Hranac - Contributing Writer, BTR Technical Leader for Cisco Are you getting ready for DOSCIS 3.1? The new DOCSIS 3.1 spec will bring with it a host of advantages for the cable operator in both speed and bandwidth. However, DOCSIS 3.1 roll-outs

2 09, 2014

Hot Technology Topics SCTE EXPO 2014

Mia Colabrese2024-03-11T15:14:36-04:00September 2nd, 2014|

Recap Overview of Trending Technology Topics SCTE EXPO 2014 Fri, September 26, 2:00 PM Can't make it to SCTE EXPO this year? Or you were just to busy to make all the rounds. Find out what you may have missed. John and Brady will discuss the latest and greatest from SCTE EXPO 2014. From new products to new technology.

25 08, 2014

DOCSIS 3.1 Backwards Compatible – Episode 5

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T09:34:23-04:00August 25th, 2014|

DOCSIS 3.1 Backwards Compatible so it can Co-Exist with Legacy DOCSIS Episode 5 Hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm and Nimble This with Guest John Downey of Cisco. DOCSIS 3.1 backwards compatible is good news. Other discussion highlights: Remote PHY Different bandwidths in DOCSIS 3.1 Difference between DFB, FP and digital returns Legacy DOCSIS and DOCSIS 3.1 can coexistist in the same bandwidth DOCSIS 3.1 capacity planning can be a challenge since modulation can change dynamically We do our best to bring our audience great technical content every

21 08, 2014

Leverage TR-069 protocol to boost customer satisfaction

Mia Colabrese2014-08-21T06:09:56-04:00August 21st, 2014|

TR-069 Are you struggling to gain network visibility inside the subscriber home? Want to know more about leveraging TR-069 standards to remotely manage subscriber QoE? Join Brady Volpe for an exclusive webinar with Incognito Software Product Marketing Manager, Bob Petrovic, and learn how you can tackle these challenges with remote CPE management. This 45-minute webinar will cover: Remotely tapping into network details, even over WiFi connections Managing subscriber QoE with increased network intelligence How engineers are using TR-069 protocol to alleviate the firmware update process How Incognito is leveraging

31 07, 2014

DOCSIS 3.0 Upstream and Downstream Channel Bonding

Mia Colabrese2021-08-13T16:08:00-04:00July 31st, 2014|

DOCSIS 3.0 Upstream and Downstream Bonding have many advantages Hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm with guest John Downey of Cisco. DOCSIS 3.0 Upstream and Downstream Bonding have many Advantages. For example: DOCSIS Upstream and Downstream Pro's and Con's: DOCSIS Cable Modem service flows Partial service DOCSIS Downstream resilience Why Downstream goes bad - ingress, headend issues, household issues, off air ingress More frequencies / spectrum means more space for issues How Cable Modems chooses it's primary channel T3 timeouts Pre-equalization benefits Diplex filter uses Dynamic

28 07, 2014

DOCSIS Channel Bonding Episode 3

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T09:36:58-04:00July 28th, 2014|

DOCSIS 3.0 Channel Bonding – Your Questions Answered Episode 3 Hosted by Brady Volpe of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This with Guest John Downey of Cisco. Brady and John will discuss the many advantages and disadvantages of DOCSIS 3.0 channel bonding. When everything is operating properly, we have great advantages for modem speed and operation at the expense of allocating more spectrum for more DOCSIS 3.0 channels. When things are not going well, we may not be aware or we may not have the expertise to troubleshoot the situation or even

25 07, 2014

DOCSIS Pre-Equalization Part Two Episode 2

Mia Colabrese2021-08-13T16:01:47-04:00July 25th, 2014|

DOCSIS Pre-Equalization (Pre-Eq) and Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) Part 2 Episode 2 Hosted by Brady Volpe of The Volpe Firm with guest John Downey of Cisco. Episode 2 we will cover how DOCSIS pre-equalization data can be used to identify upstream impairments through Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) and why this is valuable to a cable operator. Benefits of Proactive Network Maintenance RF Problems in cable plant DOCSIS PNM - Proactive Network Maintenance Spectrum Analyzer in the CMTS Upcoming events can be seen under Broadband Events. Previous events can be seen under

23 07, 2014

DOCSIS Pre-Equalization

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T09:46:27-04:00July 23rd, 2014|

The Benefits of DOCSIS Pre-Equalization and Proactive Network Maintenance Part I Episode 1 Hosted by Brady Volpe of The Volpe Firm with guest of John Downey of Cisco. Part one covers the benefits and limitations of DOCSIS Pre-Equalization and critical features in the CMTS and how they impact Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM). The discussion is on all things DOCSIS. Tips, suggestions and recommendations. Another power hour of cable with Brady Volpe and John Downey CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco. Need answers about DOCSIS Pre-Equilization (Pre-Eq)? Everyone's talking about PNM, but you aren't