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20 07, 2015

DOCSIS Online

Mia Colabrese2021-08-18T10:05:06-04:00July 20th, 2015|

DOCSIS Reboot… Everybody is talking about DOCSIS 3.1 and the technology surrounding it. In the coming months I will cover both the emerging technology of DOCSIS and how it impacts our careers, our subscribers and our industry with a focus on DOCSIS 3.1. This is an opportunity to discuss both the technical aspects of the DOCSIS specifications and then discuss the impacts. As an example, when we first introduced quality of service (QoS) in the DOCSIS 1.1 specification there were a lot of items that were not quite tangible.

29 06, 2015

ANGACOM, DOCSIS 3.1, PNM, Wifi and Next Generation TV review

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T08:46:11-04:00June 29th, 2015|

Next Generation TV, ANGACOM, DOCSIS 3.1, PNM and review Episode 13 Hosted by Brady Volpe was joined by John Downey discussing Next Generation TV, smart TV, OFDM, WiFi issues in the home and how they impact the cable operator, operational changes requires to be proactive and not reactive in the cable plant, DOCSIS 3.1 & other cable topics from plus many other topics including PNM (Proactive Network Maintenance) and answering several questions from followers. ANGACOM was really quite big this year with over 20k attendees, consisting of 4k vendors and 17k operator attendees

11 05, 2015

INTX The Internet & Television Expo Review – Episode 12

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T08:49:48-04:00May 11th, 2015|

INTX The Internet & Television Expo Review Episode 12 hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm and Nimble This with guest John Downey with discussion highlights on INTX The Internet and Television Expo plus many other topics including PNM (Proactive Network Maintenance), DOCSIS 3.1 and answering several questions from followers. We do our best to bring our audience great technical content every month. You can watch us live on the air or catch our recorded episodes on YouTube. Or download our audio only version with your favorite podcatcher. If

13 04, 2015

DOCSIS Internet Security – internet security and recommended best practices Episode 11

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T09:01:26-04:00April 13th, 2015|

DOCSIS Internet Security Episode 11 Brady Volpe was joined by John Downey, Dan Hegglin and Brian Wilson discussing the challenges cable operators face with DOCSIS internet security and recommended best practices they can follow to secure their networks from DDoS, DoS, DNS, High Value Targets and many more. More about Dan Hegglin of Cisco and Brain Wilson of Alcatel-Lucent Brian has been in the IT Security & Cable industry for just at 20 years. He started his career in the US Army in the Signal Corps and has worked since with many

9 03, 2015

Downstream Full Band Capture and CableLabs Winter Conferance- Episode 10

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T09:13:56-04:00March 9th, 2015|

Brady and John cover the CableLabs Winter Conference, the press release from Broadcom and upstream expansion to 85 MHz and beyond.If you have not heard about Broadcom's press release on upstream analysis capability in the cable modem you will defiantly want to check out this video.

26 01, 2015

Full Band Capture a Spectrum Analyzer in DOCSIS Cable Modem Episode 9

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T09:11:29-04:00January 26th, 2015|

DOCSIS 3.0 Full Band Capture and So Much More Episode 9 Hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm and Nimble This with guest John Downey of Cisco. Brady and John cover the benefits of the latest technology available (full band capture) in DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems such as: Full band capture offering spectrum analyzer functionality in every subscriber home with DOCSIS 3.0 modem Extended transmit power allowing cable modems higher transmit power when in bonded modem with the new CableLabs ECR Built-in FTP transfer allowing local speedtest functionality PNM

22 12, 2014

DOCSIS Load Balancing Continued Episode 8

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T09:20:34-04:00December 22nd, 2014|

DOCSIS Load Balancing Continued, DOCSIS 3.1 and other questions answered Episode 8 Hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm and Nimble This with guest John Downey of Cisco. Brady and John cover what DOCSIS load balancing is all about, best practices for load balancing, and common challenges faced with DOCSIS load balancing. The guys also go over some Q&A from the audience and write-in questions from viewers. If you have questions about an episode or have a suggestion for a new topic write in on comments. We do

3 11, 2014

Load Balancing DOCSIS 3.1

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T09:27:23-04:00November 3rd, 2014|

Load Balancing, DOCSIS 3.1 and Power Calculations Episode 7 Hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm and Nimble This with guest John Downey of Cisco. Discussion Highlights included DOCSIS 3.1, Load Balancing, Proactive Network Maintenance - PNM and Power Calculations. We do our best to bring our audience great technical content every month. You can watch us live on the air or catch our recorded episodes on YouTube. Or download our audio only version with your favorite podcatcher. If you have enjoyed this episode, please do hit the subscribe button so that

29 09, 2014

SCTE EXPO 2014 Technology Review Episode 6

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T09:32:14-04:00September 29th, 2014|

SCTE EXPO 2014 Technology Review Episode 6 Hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm and Nimble This with Guest John Downey of Cisco. With a review of SCTE EXPO. The discussion is on all things DOCSIS. Tips, suggestions and recommendations. Another power hour of cable with Brady Volpe and John Downey CMTS Technical Leader at Cisco. The discussion is on all things DOCSIS. Discussion Highlights DOCSIS 3.1 Symposium Remote PHY PNM Wi-Fi SCTE EXPO 2014 Show Highlights Best give aways We do our best to bring our audience

4 09, 2014

Prepping the Plant for DOCSIS 3.1

Mia Colabrese2014-09-04T14:03:24-04:00September 4th, 2014|

"BTR Tech Breakfast Prepping the Plant for DOCSIS 3.1" "Part of the SCTE Media Breakfast Program Wednesday, September 24 at 7:00am Location: Colorado Convention Center Attendance is FREE, but registration is required. Email jonim@pennwell.com to reserve your spot! Click here for more details on this breakfast presentation Moderated by: Ron Hranac - Contributing Writer, BTR Technical Leader for Cisco Are you getting ready for DOSCIS 3.1? The new DOCSIS 3.1 spec will bring with it a host of advantages for the cable operator in both speed and bandwidth. However, DOCSIS 3.1 roll-outs