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12 11, 2015

GETTING PROACTIVE ABOUT NETWORK MAINTENANCE

Mia Colabrese2023-01-14T17:05:14-05:00November 12th, 2015|

GETTING PROACTIVE ABOUT NETWORK MAINTENANCE Proactive network maintenance (PNM) is more abstract than reacting to a crisis, and therefore, cable operators must have operational practices in place to ensure that once PNM tools are purchased they are used successfully, their benefits are tracked, and the organization is achieving the expected ROI. "Cable operators have been reactive since day one," said Brady Volpe, president and founder of the Volpe Firm. "They know how to fight fires very well. What they want is for the fires not to start. If

16 09, 2015

SCTE Central Florida DOCSIS 3.1 PNM Presentation

Mia Colabrese2022-01-07T11:35:19-05:00September 16th, 2015|

DOCSIS 3.1 & Proactive Network Maintenance – New Technologies & Tools Special Guest Speaker - Tech Sessions Brady Volpe - DOCSIS 3.1 and PNM Speaking at 10 am and 1 pm VENDOR SHOW – THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 3705 Spectrum Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612 - Tech Sessions and SCTE Certification Testing Available – SCTE CENTRAL FL CHAPTER- ANNUAL FISHING TRIP, GOLF TOURNAMENT, CABLES GAMES AND VENDOR SHOW Upcoming events can be seen under Broadband Events. Previous events can be seen under the blog. If you are

14 09, 2015

SCTE DOCSIS Proactive Network Maintenance – See Us

Mia Colabrese2015-09-14T14:57:44-04:00September 14th, 2015|

SCTE DOCSIS Proactive Network Maintenance: Getting Ahead Of The Game Wednesday, October 14, 10:45-11:45 am. This workshop will provide useful information for craft technicians as they try to troubleshoot current networks and to prepare for DOCSIS® 3.1 networks of the future. This session will describe the many features that can be used within the DOCSIS PNM tool suite, showing the benefits of using different tools at different times. The talks will also focus on the use of Pre-Equalization information as a means to uniquely identify and precisely locate

17 08, 2015

WPA exploits as well as WiFi security flaws

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T08:21:42-04:00August 17th, 2015|

WPA exploits, WiFi security flaws and WEP Hacking Episode 14 Hosted by Brady Volpe of the Volpe Firm with guest John Downey. Today we have news, updates from the Proactive Network Maintenance meeting at CableLabs F2F in Colorado last week, SCTE Expo is less than two months away and your questions, our answers. In the NEWS SCTE Cable Tec Expo is less than two months away in New Orleans Brady's workshop is on PNM Operational Practices - making PNM successful in your cable system John's paper is it on DOCSIS

22 07, 2015

DOCSIS – Change is Coming and it is Good

Mia Colabrese2021-11-24T09:43:56-05:00July 22nd, 2015|

DOCSIS - Change is Coming and it is Good Everyone is talking about it. Everyone in cable will be impacted by it. You may not realize it but DOCSIS 3.1 will change the cable industry — whether cable operator, vendor or consumer. Even if you don’t plan to upgrade to DOCSIS 3.1 you will be impacted. There are two fundamental technologies that DOCSIS 3.1 has me excited about. First, DOCSIS 3.1 enables gigabit speeds, which allows us to extend the life of coax cable without the expense of

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.

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

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

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