Advanced Troubleshooting Archives

21 08, 2014

Leverage TR-069 protocol to boost customer satisfaction

Mia Colabrese2014-08-21T06:09:56-04:00August 21st, 2014|

TR-069 Are you struggling to gain network visibility inside the subscriber home? Want to know more about leveraging TR-069 standards to remotely manage subscriber QoE? Join Brady Volpe for an exclusive webinar with Incognito Software Product Marketing Manager, Bob Petrovic, and learn how you can tackle these challenges with remote CPE management. This 45-minute webinar will cover: Remotely tapping into network details, even over WiFi connections Managing subscriber QoE with increased network intelligence How engineers are using TR-069 protocol to alleviate the firmware update process How Incognito is leveraging

16 07, 2014

DOCSIS 3.1 Roadmap :: Past, Present and How we Get to 3.1

Mia Colabrese2014-07-16T12:24:46-04:00July 16th, 2014|

DOCSIS 3.1 Roadmap Past, Present and How we Get to 3.1 Jul 16, 2014, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST - Southern California (SoCal) SCTE Chapter Meeting If you are a member of the Southern California SCTE Chapter be sure to catch Brady's presentation on DOCSIS 3.1 today.

15 07, 2014

Software vs Hardware Solutions in Cable Industry

Mia Colabrese2022-01-07T11:39:46-05:00July 15th, 2014|

Why Software Solutions (SaaS) Should be Getting a Closer Look The cable industry is traditionally a hardware solution focused industry. In a nut shell, there are AMPs, coax and RF signals. Eventually we migrated into hardware and mixed software solutions with SNMP and the emergence of DOCSIS. Today more then ever the cable industry is seeing a larger migration towards software and cloud-based solutions including software defined networks or SDN. I often get the question which is better? Hardware is more embedded and something operators understand, you can hold it in

30 06, 2014

DOCSIS 3.0 Channel Bonding – Episode 3

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T10:54:31-04:00June 30th, 2014|

DOCSIS 3.0 Channel Bonding - Your Questions Answered Brady Volpe and John Downey will discuss the many advantages and disadvantages of DOCSIS 3.0 channel bonding. When everything is operating properly, we have great advantages for modem speed and operation at the expense of allocating more spectrum for more DOCSIS 3.0 channels. When things are not going well, we may not be aware or we may not have the expertise to troubleshoot the situation or even remedy the issues properly. DOCSIS 3.0 channel bonding - Upstream and Downstream bonding have

18 06, 2014

DOCSIS Channel Bonding – Your Questions Answered Friday June 20th

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T10:58:02-04:00June 18th, 2014|

DOCSIS Channel Bonding - Your Questions Answered Presented by Brady Volpe of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This and with guest John Downey. DOCSIS Channel Bonding with a focus on Upstream (US), Downstream (DS), Partial mode, BW allocation, and SG sizing. About John - John has over 20 years in the data/telecommunications/networking industry with a 4 year BS in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University. He has been working for Cisco the last 13 years as a Broadband Network Engineer presently with the Cable and Access Business Unit (CABU).

1 05, 2014

DOCSIS Experts – Ask Pre-Eq and PNM questions May 2nd

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T11:07:36-04:00May 1st, 2014|

DOCSIS Pre-Eq and PNM :: (Part 2) As a follow up to Part one (which can be viewed here) Part two we will cover how pre-equalization data can be used to identify upstream impairments through Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) and why this is valuable to a cable operator. Join us page to ensure that you can view the event. Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) in combination with DOCSIS pre-equalization are game changing technologies for the cable industry. PNM started as a technology research project at CableLabs and has now

22 04, 2014

DOCSIS Pre-Eq and PNM – Part Two

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T11:03:31-04:00April 22nd, 2014|

The Benefits of DOCSIS Pre-Eq and PNM :: (Part 2) Presented by John Downey of Cisco and Brady Volpe of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This as a follow up to Part one (which can be viewed here) Part two we will cover how pre-equalization data can be used to identify upstream impairments through Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) and why this is valable to a cable operator. Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) in combination with DOCSIS pre-equalization are game changing technologies for the cable industry. PNM started as a technology research

19 03, 2014

The Future of Test Equipment

Mia Colabrese2014-03-19T11:54:39-04:00March 19th, 2014|

The Future of Test Equipment and the Role of Proactive Network Maintenance At a recent convention, I had the opportunity to listen to Daniel Howard, CTO of the SCTE, speak about how Comcast is using, Rohde & Schwarz in conjunction with their PNM (Proactive Network Maintenance) Scout Flux system. This highlights that although PNM is the future of troubleshooting cable plant problems proactively, high-end test equipment will still be needed. One common thread across the industry that I like to re-iterate is that the cable plant does not

5 02, 2014

DOCSIS Pre-Equalization Video

Mia Colabrese2022-01-07T09:01:46-05:00February 5th, 2014|

DOCSIS Pre-Equalization Video This DOCSIS pre-equalization video will cover some important items. DOCSIS Pre-Equalization is something that every cable provider should know about. With a simple line of code on the CMTS, you can achieve an immediate and significant improvement in your upstream signal levels. Pretty important stuff, so we’ve tapped Brady Volpe, one of the foremost experts on the subject. On Tuesday, February 4th at 4:00 PM EST, Brady will be chatting live on this page with Scott Helms, ZCorum’s VP of Technology, about the benefits of pre-equalization.

22 01, 2014

DOCSIS 3.1: Modulation Options and Impacts – Part Two

Mia Colabrese2023-02-17T13:02:40-05:00January 22nd, 2014|

What’s Next for DOCSIS 3.1 Modulation Options and Impacts DOCSIS 3.1 modulation - Many wonder how today’s networks will support high order modulations such as 4096-QAM. There are two technologies in the DOCSIS 3.1 standard that will enable this without requiring changes to existing outside plant. The first is Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). This is a complex word for taking many small QAM channels, like 25 kHz instead of 6 MHz, and placing them very close together. OFDM also has dynamic properties. If you have a block