Cable to offer 50 Mbs

[spidey07]

Read about some technology that Cisco is pushing the standards bodies to offer 50 Mbs on existing HFC cable installations.

Any cable/HFC guys hear about this?

 

[Genx87]

Be nice, but what kind upload are we looking at?

Getting bored with having lots of download but not very good upload. I would like to host something that can handle some traffic.

 

[spidey07]

well apparently that is what DOCSIS is supposed to do. Big jumps in upstream - 30 Mbs.

 

[ncl]

Yup, part of the upcoming DOCSIS 3.0 standard is Rumored to inclue some type of channelbonding scheme. Allowing use of more than one QAM carrier at a time. I believe that both cisco, broadcom and motorola have submitted plans to CableLabs.

Where/how this bonding will occur is still in question - hence the proposals to CableLabs. I have seen bandwith up to 100 Mbps and above mentioned as posibilities with this technology.

I believe this can be utilized on both the up and downstream carriers.

Nicholaus

 

[randal]

*watches all the Bells have a conniption fit*

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: randal
*watches all the Bells have a conniption fit*

From reading around up in the northeast the cable and DSL (verizon) are already taking heavy jabs at each other.