pre-equalization Archives

28 07, 2014

DOCSIS Channel Bonding Episode 3

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T09:36:58-04:00July 28th, 2014|

DOCSIS 3.0 Channel Bonding – Your Questions Answered Episode 3 Hosted by Brady Volpe of The Volpe Firm and Nimble This with Guest John Downey of Cisco. Brady and John 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

25 07, 2014

DOCSIS Pre-Equalization Part Two Episode 2

Mia Colabrese2021-08-13T16:01:47-04:00July 25th, 2014|

DOCSIS Pre-Equalization (Pre-Eq) and Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) Part 2 Episode 2 Hosted by Brady Volpe of The Volpe Firm with guest John Downey of Cisco. Episode 2 we will cover how DOCSIS pre-equalization data can be used to identify upstream impairments through Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) and why this is valuable to a cable operator. Benefits of Proactive Network Maintenance RF Problems in cable plant DOCSIS PNM - Proactive Network Maintenance Spectrum Analyzer in the CMTS Upcoming events can be seen under Broadband Events. Previous events can be seen under

23 07, 2014

DOCSIS Pre-Equalization

Mia Colabrese2021-08-17T09:46:27-04:00July 23rd, 2014|

The Benefits of DOCSIS Pre-Equalization and Proactive Network Maintenance Part I Episode 1 Hosted by Brady Volpe of The Volpe Firm with guest of John Downey of Cisco. Part one covers the benefits and limitations of DOCSIS Pre-Equalization and critical features in the CMTS and how they impact Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM). 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. Need answers about DOCSIS Pre-Equilization (Pre-Eq)? Everyone's talking about PNM, but you aren't

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

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.