DOCSIS 4 Archives

6 01, 2021

OFDMA 204 MHz Upstream

Mia Colabrese2021-08-15T16:13:35-04:00January 6th, 2021|

Another power hour of cable with Brady Volpe and John Downey CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco, explore 204 MHz in OFDMA deeper with a brief overview of the differences between OFDMA and OFDM. Also with a discussion on LEO satellites Starlink by SpaceX and answer more questions from our listeners. The discussion is on all things DOCSIS. OFDMA 204 MHz Upstream: General intro Low Earth Satellites and the internet Supports gaming Back scatter More satellites than since the dawn of satellites Do subscribe and hit the thumbs

8 12, 2020

Virtualization a Deeper Dive Special Series Part Three

Mia Colabrese2021-08-15T16:14:33-04:00December 8th, 2020|

Follow part 3 of this series on cloud native virtualization of DOCSIS and broadband networks? Brady Volpe and Asaf Matatyaou, Vice President, Solutions and Product Management, Cable Edge Business at Harmonic, explore this topic as it is becoming a big focus in the way we deploy and manage our networks through cloud native virtualization. In this second installment we focus more on practical applications of virtualized CMTSs and answer more questions from our listeners. Part 1 of this series: https://youtu.be/IKbVYHYvrEc Part 2 of this series: https://youtu.be/eJVy573ASyM and

26 10, 2020

PNM services and benefits to Cable Operators

Mia Colabrese2021-08-15T16:25:05-04:00October 26th, 2020|

This is episode 66 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS. I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This. Join in the conversation with Brady Volpe as he explores the many ways cable operators can benefit from PNM and services. With John Downey CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco and special guests Todd Gingrass, CCI’s VP of Solution Architectures, and Bill Halvorsen, a CCI Customer Solution Architect. Join in with to discuss how PNM Services can help operators uncover the hidden

13 10, 2020

Gain Distortion and Hybrids

Mia Colabrese2023-01-14T17:01:02-05:00October 13th, 2020|

This is episode 65 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 today is John Downey, CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome back John. With special guests Bob Simmers - Sr. Marketing Manager, CATV & Broadband Access Products Qorvo and Rainer Hillermeier – General Manager Design and Operations Qorvo Germany. Find out about broadband amplification and how it works. Join in on the exciting conversation of hybrids in the cable network. We will

11 09, 2020

Virtualization a Deeper Dive Special Series Part Two

Mia Colabrese2021-08-15T16:33:11-04:00September 11th, 2020|

Follow part 2 of this series on cloud native virtualization of DOCSIS and broadband networks? Brady Volpe and Asaf Matatyaou, Vice President, Solutions and Product Management, Cable Edge Business at Harmonic, explore this topic as it is becoming a big focus in the way we deploy and manage our networks through cloud native virtualization. In this second installment we focus more on practical applications of virtualized CMTSs and answer more questions from our listeners. Part 1 of this series: https://youtu.be/IKbVYHYvrEc Upcoming events: https://volpefirm.com/broadband-event/ Listen or watch Brady

31 07, 2020

Virtualization a Deeper Dive Special Series

Mia Colabrese2021-08-15T17:26:06-04:00July 31st, 2020|

What is cloud native virtualization and what does cloud native virtualization mean to DOCSIS and broadband networks? This is a special series of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS. I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This and today we have a special guest Asaf Matatyaou, Asaf Matatyaou Vice President, Solutions and Product Management, Cable Access Business at Harmonic, and we explore this topic as it is becoming a big focus in the way we deploy and manage our networks

22 07, 2020

DOCSIS 4.0 frequency split and extended spectrum

Mia Colabrese2021-08-15T17:27:58-04:00July 22nd, 2020|

DOCSIS 4.0 is the next DOCSIS standard important topics, such as the optimal frequency split and extended spectrum. This is episode 62 of Get Your Tech On, our show on All Things DOCSIS. I'm Brady Volpe, Founder of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This. We have two guests with us today, John Downey, CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome John. Next is special guest Jan Ariesen, CTO of Technetix. Listen or watch Brady, Jan and John Downey discuss and debate the latest technologies in DOCSIS 4.0.

20 02, 2020

DOCSIS 4.0

Mia Colabrese2020-05-18T11:03:39-04:00February 20th, 2020|

Evolve or Die: Can DOCSIS 4.0 Compete with Fiber? The Telecommunications Act of 1996 forever changed the cable industry. It allowed cable and telecom to directly compete with each other. Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) was already in development which enabled the cable industry to provide high speed data and later voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP). It has been over a 20-year competition between telecom and cable operators, one that the cable industry has done quite well with and the telecom industry has struggled to keep up. The question we face is

20 04, 2016

RF Measurements in the Cable Plant

Mia Colabrese2021-08-16T20:15:37-04:00April 20th, 2016|

RF Measurements in the Cable Plant - Learn more about RF Episode 20 Hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm and Nimble This. Guest John Downey, CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems and special guest, Ron Hranac Technical Leader at Cisco Systems. Today’s show we will cover a number of topics including RF measurements and fundamentals. The discussion starts with basic building blocks of the sine wave and evolves to how QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) signals are comprised of sine waves with varying amplitude and phase shifts, which means even though we call