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In this episode Brady Volpe of Nimble This and The Volpe Firm, and John Downey of Cisco discuss the best of SCTE EXPO 2021

The discussion is on all things DOCSIS. Tips, suggestions and recommendations. Another power hour of cable.

The best of SCTE EXPO 2021:

  1. SCTE EXPO 2021 wrap up
  2. Exceptional show, watch till November 14th 2021
  3. SCTE EXPO 2021 papers on NCTAtechnicalpapers.com
  4. SCTE presentations on SCTE EXPO 2021 site
  5. Brady’s presentations:

    You can catch Brady Volpe In the following sessions

    Advanced Analytics 1 of 3: Cable and “Digital Twins”

    Description

    “NASA gets most of the credit for coining the term “digital twin” for its work to better simulate, on the ground, what’s happening up in space. These days, the concept makes so much sense – to make virtual representations of things, so they can “stand in” for physical objects or processes – that everybody’s doing it. Including us. This first of three workshops about operations and advanced analytics, moderated by Yvette Kanouff, will cover how machine learning is transforming operations, and where we are with digital twins. Brady Volpe kicks it off with a look at how Proactive Network Management (PNM) is reaping the benefits of machine learning, especially in terms of operational efficiencies. Next, Guy Meador, a Sr. Solutions Architect, will explain how network digital twins can digitally represent the cable plant by combining disparate data sources like telemetry, monitoring, inventory, provisioning, and analytics. He’ll also reveal how Cox is applying some aspects of digital twinning to its data center network.”

    New Tricks in Proactive Network Maintenance – Like Finding Water in Drop Cables (Before it Impacts Customers). What!?

    “Proactive Network Maintenance is an Expo mainstay, and this year’s workshop won’t disappoint.  Why, because it is not now being applied to detect water in coaxial cables – a perennial industry problem – and to assess RF impairments in OFDM and ODFMA channels.  Comcast’s VP of Field Operations Kathy Fox kicks off the session (be sure to check out the long list of venerable co-authors with her) with details about how an adaptation of PNM standing wave spectral impairment detection can remotely identify and locate water-soaked cables.  Next, Brady Volpe provides a readout of how much bandwidth can be recovered by using PMA to mitigate RF impairments in OFDM / OFDMA channels.”
  6. PNM Live
  7. John recommends Brady’s presentations and Brady’s PMA presentation
  8. Brady recommends water soaked cable presentation right before his
  9. Brady recommends – George Salinger had a nice presentation of vCMTS deployment
  10. Brady recommends – Everything you wanted to know about OFDMA with Larry Wolcott, Alberto Campos and Hung Zu
  11. Modems
    1. No more in home amps needed in the future
    2. No more Moca
  12. Brady recommends – BTR – 5G friend or Foe with John Chapman
    1. Time to market on 5G
    2. Answer both
  13. Brady recommends best session – PNM Live 2021
  14. John recommends – John Chapman’s presentation with an excel spreadsheet – mpeg video
  15. FDX conversation about the future.  Comcast feels it will work and the rest of the industry is waiting and seeing
  16. Virtual SCTE was a success this year
  17. John asks a brain twister to Brady
    1. Profile zero on a cable modem – what happens?

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John thank you for your time today. This was a great episode.  Our next Episode 79 in November

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