29 01, 2009

DOCSIS and Cable Modems – How it works :: RF Fundamentals

2021-08-17T09:58:12-04:00January 29th, 2009|

Most of us are quite comfortable with changing the dial on our FM radios. Don't like what's on Soft 95.1 FM, then change the frequency (Kenneth) to 102.5 FM for some classic rock. What you have actually done is changed the RF (radio frequency) tuner in your car stereo from a lower frequency of 95.1 MHz to a higher frequency of 102.5 MHz where there was a different station playing. The fact that two different stations were playing...

27 01, 2009
  • DOCSIS

DOCSIS and Cable Modems – How it works :: Introduction

2021-08-26T08:28:17-04:00January 27th, 2009|

Over the past several years of training people on troubleshooting DOCSIS® networks and explaining how DOCSIS cable modems and CMTSs work, I have been asked numerous times - "Why don't you write a book on this?" You see, there is no definitive book, guide or manual that explains the Data-over-Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) other than the several hundred page specification...

22 01, 2009

Boxee TV – Next Generation Television

2009-01-22T01:25:57-05:00January 22nd, 2009|

Though I have dabbled in numerous Internet on-demand offerings, Boxee (http://www.boxee.tv/) appears to be the most promising offering of emerging technologies to enter the market. Boxee aggregates all of the existing online IPTV web portals and makes them available in one user-friendly interface for Apple (Mac), Linux and now Windows. It provides everything from...

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