Next-generation cable modem work starts.(ITU)

Telecom Standards Newsletter, December, 2006

Three new recommendations from ITU-T's Study Group 9 provide the first steps towards the next generation of cable modems. According to SG insiders, new cable modems will boost bandwidth, increase security, and provide greater flexibility overall for network operators to deploy data services.

Recommendations J.210-J.212 provide a basis for modularizing cable modem termination systems (CMTS) and were designed as an extension to the DOCSIS Recommendations to allow for flexibility and independent scaling of certain CMTS functions. DOCSIS (data over cable service interface specifications)--defined in Recommendations J.112 and J.122--specifies transmission systems for interactive cable television services: IP cable modems. It defines the requirements for...

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