DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem Archives

21 08, 2019

High Latency is “Killing” you

Mia Colabrese2019-08-21T10:30:19-04:00August 21st, 2019|

Why is Low Latency DOCSIS Relevant to Gameplay and Why You Should Care Gaming is a billion-dollar industry with billions of players, and they use broadband to get there. I’ve spent a lot of time discussing the importance of low latency DOCSIS over the last couple of years on my podcast and YouTube channel. Let’s dive into it a bit more. Low latency or ping is desirable to achieve smoother gameplay and a user experience without lagging. If the ping is around 1000 milliseconds or higher, it’s definitely

Why are my DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems transmitting at 52.2 dBmV?

Mia Colabrese2021-08-18T09:53:33-04:00September 9th, 2011|

A recent question from a reader provided an interesting response - the answer: maximum transmit power is 52.2 dBmV for DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems under certain conditions. The answer is very simple. They were transmitting at their maximum transmit level. That being in a 16-QAM modulation with four bonded upstream channels.

DOCSIS 3.0 Tips

Mia Colabrese2020-07-02T15:51:55-04:00July 2nd, 2009|

If you have not had a chance to catch the June issue of Communications Magazine, check out the article penned by John Downey, of Cisco Systems, and I on "the critical upstream areas that one should be aware of when getting ready to deploy or already deploying DOCSIS 3.0." The shortened version of this article can be found on CT's website HERE. The full version should be made available on this blog soon.