 jsz0Premium
join:2008-01-23
Jewett City, CT | reply to Rally
Re: Bandwidth Crunch is Real? HFC isn't outdated. It's just a medium that isn't being used all that efficiently right now primarily due to analog channels.
Drop 30 analogs = 1Gbit/sec+ of DOCSIS data
Drop 30 analogs = At least 60 HDs. More with SDV & MPEG4
The lower end cable systems are typically, at least, 550MHZ of bandwidth. That's more than enough if you manage it correctly but it's going to require the death of analog cable, cheaper downstream prices for DOCSIS, and more interoperability between EDGE QAMs so a particular node group can utilize this massive amount of bandwidth for the specific services/channels they are demanding. |
