PNM Archives

4 06, 2021

Machine Learning and PNM

Mia Colabrese2021-08-13T08:43:30-04:00June 4th, 2021|

Machine Learning and PNM Yes, it’s real and yes, it’s deployed and working! The day has arrived, Skynet is here! [1]. Fortunately, no to Skynet and in more good news our machines are in the cable plant and they are learning. They have been deployed into the cable world and they are finding the nasty impairments we knew were there. Machine learning and PNM are making the technician’s job easier on many levels. It’s much easier to find the impairments, it’s significantly easier for technicians to know what

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

8 10, 2020

Rocking PNM

Mia Colabrese2023-01-14T17:10:23-05:00October 8th, 2020|

Hi everyone, we are going to give an update on rocking Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) and full band capture (FBC). New and exciting features in PNM that every cable operator needs. This is episode 64 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. Join us with special guest Larry Wolcott, PNM pioneer and guru, while we discuss some

28 05, 2019

FDX More Options for Operators

Mia Colabrese2019-05-28T11:11:54-04:00May 28th, 2019|

The full duplex (FDX) DOCSIS extension to the DOCSIS 3.1 specification has been finalized in Annex J of that spec. What does this mean? A major goal of FDX DOCSIS is the ability to deliver symmetrical data speeds up to 10 Gbps in hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks. How does it work? I covered some of this in the Spring 2018 issue of Broadband Library on FDX which you can find here: https://broadbandlibrary.com/full-duplex-docsis/ and will further explore the benefits of FDX now. Why FDX Now? Why am I focusing

16 05, 2019

DOCSIS 3.1 and FDX

Mia Colabrese2021-08-15T18:47:04-04:00May 16th, 2019|

Happy Friday Everyone. Today is May 10 and this is episode 47 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. Today’s topic is a discussion on DOCSIS 3.1 and FDX. But also: Ethernet over Coax Overlay Modulated Signal Over coming barriers point to point wireless FDX brings more upstream speed but needs R-PHY to go 1GIG service 4 upstream channels from 5 to

18 03, 2019

PNM Round Table with Brady Volpe, Comcast, CableLabs, Cisco

Mia Colabrese2021-08-15T18:53:49-04:00March 18th, 2019|

Happy Friday Everyone. Today is March 15 and this is episode 46 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. Larry Wolcott PNM Round Table with special guests Larry Wolcott (SCTE Member of the year) Leader at Comcast’s Next Generation Technology Group Jason Rupe Principal Architect, Wired, R&D of CableLabs. Today’s topic is a follow up on last year's popular PNM show and

26 02, 2019

What Can DOCSIS PNM Do For Me?

Mia Colabrese2020-06-11T11:10:05-04:00February 26th, 2019|

It's a Question You Might Ask Yourself Proactive network maintenance (PNM) has been steadily growing in acceptance and popularity over the past several years with adoption amongst cable operators from Tier 1 such as Comcast all the way to the smallest Tier 4 operators — both in the U.S. and internationally — as a tool for optimizing their work force and improving subscriber quality of experience (QoE). No longer is it seen as a shiny gimmick or a novelty to detect the poltergeist in the network before it

20 02, 2019

R-PHY / DAA Round Table follow up with Brady Volpe, Arris, Cisco and Harmonic

Mia Colabrese2021-08-16T08:15:06-04:00February 20th, 2019|

Happy Friday Everyone. Today is February 15 and this is episode 45 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, Asaf Matatyaou Vice President of Solutions and Product Management, for Cable Edge Business, Harmonic and Tal Laufer, Director of Product Line Management at ARRIS. Today’s topic is a follow up on last year's popular R-PHY / DAA show. Asaf and Tal will each take 15

22 01, 2019

Broadband Tech Talk Friday

Mia Colabrese2021-08-16T08:18:25-04:00January 22nd, 2019|

Happy Friday Everyone. Today is January 18 and this is episode 44 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 Ant Man of Cable. John is also CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, welcome John. Today’s topic is a show discussing a full range of technology topics. But first... <In the News> Netflix thinks ‘Fortnite’ is a bigger competitor than other streaming services [marketwatch.com] Netflix Loses 8% of

14 02, 2018

There’s an app for that…

Mia Colabrese2018-02-14T13:11:22-05:00February 14th, 2018|

DOCSIS 3.1 has gone from concept to silicon. Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) is emerging as a staple in the industry, and we are seeing the cable rapidly evolving into an app-driven industry. It’s an exciting time to be in cable! In my last article I mentioned how ‘everything is becoming an app’. This has been mentioned recently in numerous articles. The typical subscriber - maybe even you - really likes the concept of apps. Think of how Netflix has transformed our industry. Netflix is really an app that