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New Architectures Driving Cable Broadband Networks
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Duration
45 minutes + 15 minutes audience Q&A
Overview
Cable operators and competitive carriers are quickly expanding their data networks beyond residential broadband access to support IP video, business services, mobile backhaul, and cable WiFi. New alternative technologies ‒ including remote physical layer (PHY), remote media access control (MAC), passive optical networking (PON), virtual converged cable access platform (CCAP), and China-DOCSIS (C-DOCSIS) ‒ are emerging with the goal of delivering these advanced services more efficiently than current cable modem termination system (CMTS), DOCSIS, and edge quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). These new technologies are expected to push fiber and IP deeper, reducing service group size and making cable broadband networks more efficient and better equipped to handle the flood of data services.
This webinar explores how cable operators can approach distributed architectures, including an in-depth look at the impact of new IP services on the network and the new technologies that are changing the way cable networks are built.
Who Should Attend
MSOs, cable operators, competitive carriers, financial analysts, and the media.
Complimentary Report
Register for this webinar and receive an exclusive 5-page report by Infonetics Principal Analyst Jeff Heynen titled Cable's Future: Distributed Access and the Headend CDN. A link will be sent to you when you register. The report will also be available to download from the live webinar console.
Key Topics for Discussion
- Comparison of centralized and distributed access approaches
- Moving from an HFC-only (hybrid fiber coaxial) network to a mixed-use network
- Benefits of R-PHY, virtual CCAP, and other distributed architectures
- Space and power considerations for DOCSIS 3.1
- Digital vs. analog optics: the costs and benefits of transitioning
- Answers to audience questions during live Q&A
Speakers
- Jeff Heynen, Principal Analyst, Broadband Access and Pay TV, Infonetics Research
- Vik Saxena, CTO, Cable, Alcatel-Lucent
- John Ulm, Eng Fellow, Broadband Systems CTO – Network Solutions team, ARRIS
- Asaf Matatyaou, Director of Cable Edge Solutions, Harmonic, Inc.
- JoAnne Emery, Event Director, Infonetics Research (Moderator)
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