 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to ztmike
Re: Way Fast for Cable said by ztmike:Cable systems would need to be ALL fiber optic FTTH anyone? Something they are NOT at the moment. And for a LONG time coming. With that kind of speed you could hit Comcasts hidden cap within a minute lol. That's what the article says. Basically, it's FTTP, but still allows the Cable operator to manage it at the cable plant using existing DOCSIS management systems.
It looks to me like they're sending the DOCSIS signal over the in-house coax, then using a fiber ONT attached to the house to convert it into light, which sends it over a PON (like FiOS) network distribution system to the headend.
Basically, it's a DOCSIS to PON transceiver. Slick, but not earth shattering. The real key is that they can have a mix of PON fiber customers along side regular old HFC coax cable modems with a common unified management system. |
