2 04, 2020
  • Capacity Challenges Created by COVID-19

Capacity Challenges Created by COVID-19

2021-08-15T17:41:52-04:00April 2nd, 2020|

Hello Everyone.  This is episode 57 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS.  I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This. John Downey is with me today.  John is CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome John.  Today we are going to discuss Capacity Challenges Created by COVID -19 I want to plug ZCorum’s latest Tech Tuesday podcast where Rick Yuzzi has a lot of good information on what cable operators should be doing in the midst of COVID-19. I won’t

8 11, 2019

CMTS Status Event List

2019-11-08T12:26:02-05:00November 8th, 2019|

CMTS Status Event List definitions for Cable and Broadband Technicians. Learn about the CMTS event list and how it can help you understand CMTS status lists Secondary Channel MDD timeout QAM/FEC lock failure Sequence out of range MDD recovery QAM/FEC lock recovery T4 timeout T3 re-tries exceeded Successful ranging after T3 re-tries exceeded CM operating on battery backup CM returned to A/C power MAC Removal Event DS OFDM profile failure Primary Downstream Change DPD Mismatch Invalid DPD NCP Profile Failure Loss of FEC Lock on PLC NCP Profile

19 07, 2019
  • T3 & T4 Timeouts

T3 & T4 Timeouts Cable Modem Registration – Back to Basics

2021-08-15T18:42:34-04:00July 19th, 2019|

Happy Friday Everyone.  Today is July 12th and this is episode 49 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS.  I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This.  With us is, John Downey, who recently carried a CBR-8 on his back, up Mount Kilimanjaro to ensure  broadband service. John is also CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome John.    Todays show: Upstream MER registration explained Cable modem registration  T3 and T4 Timeouts   In The News: https://www.lightreading.com/cable/ccap-next-gen-nets/comcast-commits-millions-to-harmonics-cableos-platform/d/d-id/752671 Comcast Commits Millions to Harmonic's

24 06, 2019
  • Low latency

Low Latency and Virtualization

2021-08-15T18:44:51-04:00June 24th, 2019|

Happy Friday Everyone.  Today is June 14th and this is episode 48 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS.  I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This.  With us is, John Downey. John is also CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome John.    AQM (active que management) Mini slot proactive grant service OFDMA John thank you for your time today. This was a great episode. Our next Episode 49 is scheduled in July 12. We do our best to bring our

10 09, 2018

Optimizing the DOCSIS Upstream

2018-09-10T08:37:20-04:00September 10th, 2018|

Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) version 3.1 offers a host of exciting possibilities and realities for cable operators. I have covered many of these topics in previous articles but the one thing that cannot be overlooked is the basics. It doesn’t matter how great these new technologies are if you do not pay attention to the foundation. It’s not any different than a house. If your foundation isn’t solid who cares if you have the best theater system in it. It can crumble under foot if the foundation

27 03, 2018
  • spectrum analysis everywhere

Spectrum Analysis Everywhere

2021-08-16T10:11:58-04:00March 27th, 2018|

Spectrum Analysis Everywhere Happy Friday Everyone. March 23th and this is episode 37 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS.  I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This, a technology fan in cable.  With us is, John Downey, “the man who built his new homes foundation with ubr8's and 10k’s instead of concrete blocks”. John is also CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome John.   Also with us is Larry Wolcott “the man who tamed the wild west of PNM” and

4 10, 2017
  • Virtual CCAP

Virtual CCAP in the “hic et nunc”

2021-08-16T15:27:48-04:00October 4th, 2017|

Virtual CCAP in the "hic et nunc" No that isn't Klingon Happy Friday Everyone.  Today is September 29 and this is episode 31 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS with a focus on Virtual CCAP today.  I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This.   With us is, John Downey, the flavor of cable.   John is also CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome John.   Special guest Asaf Matatyaou, Vice President, Solutions and Product Management, Cable Edge Business at Harmonic.  Who

1 08, 2017
  • DOCSIS CMTS

DOCSIS CMTS Suggestions, Best Practices and Recommendations Part 3

2021-08-16T15:31:55-04:00August 1st, 2017|

DOCSIS CMTS Suggestions, Best Practices and Recommendations Part 3 Happy Friday Everyone.  Today is July 21 and this is episode 30 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS.  I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This.   With us is, John Downey, the iron man of cable.   John is also CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome John. Today’s episode is a good one.  This is part 3 on our DOCSIS CMTS Suggestions, Best Practices and Recommendations.  DOCSIS CMTS Best So the

18 04, 2017
  • DOCSIS CMTS Best Practices Recommendations

DOCSIS CMTS Best Practices Recommendations Part 2

2021-08-16T16:13:00-04:00April 18th, 2017|

DOCSIS CMTS Best Practices and Recommendations Part 2 Episode 27 DOCSIS CMTS Best Practices Recommendations - Today is April 14 and this is episode 27 of Get You Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS.  I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This.   With us is the a man who is world famous for carrying two 10ks up an Ecuadorian mountain side, John Downey, CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome John thanks for coming back again. Today’s episode is a good one.  This is

2 09, 2016
  • DOCSIS

How DOCSIS Revolutionized the Cable Industry

2024-11-21T13:32:09-05:00September 2nd, 2016|

How DOCSIS Revolutionized the Cable Industry The cable industry is constantly facing competitive threats from companies like Google and Verizon who up the data speed game with fiber optic cable.  They compete by offering higher and higher data speeds at lower and lower prices.  But before we get into that, let’s look back at the 20 years of DOCSIS history and how DOCSIS has revolutionized the cable industry. Google Fiber Expansion (Source: Google.com) 20 Years Ago - The Internet Emerges The year was 1996.  Broadband Library was celebrating

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