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telcodad
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Re: Dream Modem - 24x8

Comcast announced its newest "Xfinity Wireless Gateway" which is capable of bonding up to 16 downstream channels, and incorporates a dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz) 802.11n wireless router which tests show can provide speeds of up to 270 Mbps:

Comcast Revs Up Speedy Cisco Wireless Gateway
Debuts Dual-Band 802.11n/DOCSIS 3.0 Gateway in Tandem with Nationwide Broadband Speed Boost

By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News - April 26, 2013
»www.multichannel.com/dis ··· y/142950

Press release: »www.businesswire.com/new ··· -Fastest

ComcastVoices blog: »corporate.comcast.com/co ··· e-nation

EDIT: The link to the "new competitive analysis" conducted by Allion USA, LLC (the link in the press release and blog is to the old one):
»www.allionusa.com/sites/ ··· ysis.pdf

EG
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OH NO, NOT ANOTHER GATEWAY DEVICE.... LORD HELP US !!!

Chris 313
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said by EG:

OH NO, NOT ANOTHER GATEWAY DEVICE.... LORD HELP US !!!

Will this be any better then the ARRIS gateways we've heard horror stories about?

Personally, I just bought Asus RT-N66U. Whoever Comcast gets their gear from, I just want an EMTA version of this and call it a day.

Though, on the positive side, it lends evidence to the fact that Comcast will be rolling out a higher 205/xx speed soon.

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Even if it's better quality, it will still have the inherent pitfalls that gateway devices have.. Just to name two of these pitfalls; like having more difficulties / complications when it comes to troubleshooting time (can't do process of elimination stuff as with separates), and also being a prisoner of the firmware updates that can come only from the ISP..

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said by EG:

Even if it's better quality, it will still have the inherent pitfalls that gateway devices have.. Just to name two of these pitfalls; like having more difficulties / complications when it comes to troubleshooting time (can't do process of elimination stuff as with separates), and also being a prisoner of the firmware updates that can come only from the ISP..

Yes. When you have an issue, it is better to be able to just modem + device = solution or still have the issue, proving it isn't whatever else you had hooked up.

Can't do that with a combo unit.

And ya know, I think I like being the one that says when my router is updated firmware wise and with what features disabled/enabled

Look at the recent Xbox issues with the ARRIS gateway. Hell, I think a friend of mine had the same problem for about a year with an 852G.

telcodad
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Don't know if Comcast uses any of their products yet, but a 24x8 gateway made by Hitron Technologies has achieved certification from CableLabs. The model CGN3 gateway's certification was revealed today when MaxLinear announced that the device uses its MxL267 Full-Spectrum Capture (FSC) digital cable front-end receiver: »www.businesswire.com/new ··· 2%80%99s

CableLabs Blesses Hitron’s 1-Gig DOCSIS 3.0 Gateway
Powered by Intel and MaxLinear Chips, New Device Can Bond 24 Downstream Channels

By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News - May 13, 2013
»www.multichannel.com/tec ··· y/143284

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Are you guys sure the new gateway will be 16 downstream?

»media2.comcast.net/anon. ··· uide.pdf

»medialibrary.technicolor ··· 8706.pdf
Says 8x4

»customer.comcast.com/hel ··· are/?p=1

Unless, they're somehow making ANOTHER one?

telcodad
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telcodad

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Actually, the MCN article cited only says that "the DOCSIS 3.0 modem chip in the gateway can bond up to 16 downstream channels" and I just assumed at that time that the unit therefore would be 16x4.

However, when examining all the Comcast press releases/blog posts/documents about it, I see they never mention how many downstream channels it can bond, only what the wireless speeds it is capable of.

As you've found, the Cisco's use of that chip in the DPC3939 only implements up to 8 channel bonding, and is only 8x4, as is the Technicolor TC8706C wireless gateway.

BTW - I also found these other Comcast webpages on the XFINITY Wireless Gateways:

XFINITY Wireless Gateway User Guides: »customer.comcast.com/hel ··· erguides

About the XFINITY Wireless Gateway: »customer.comcast.com/hel ··· -gateway
telcodad

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Some new gateways announced by Motorola/ARRIS:

From:
ARRIS Unveils Integrated Solutions To Transform Cable Industry
Newly combined portfolio components on display at The Cable Show 2013

Press Release, PR Newswire - June 10, 2013
»www.prnewswire.com/news- ··· 561.html
quote:
Redefining the Connected Home
As the industry embraces a migration to an all-IP network, the expanded portfolio of ARRIS gateways is well-positioned to give service providers the best choices for getting there. An expanded stable of gateways offers a variety of ways to address consumer demand for video, high-speed data, and telephony, while ensuring that today's hardware will scale to tomorrow's connected home.

Headless Gateways:
• MG2402
• MG5000 Series
• SXG1000

telcodad

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D-Link announced today its DCM-7662DM DOCSIS 3.0 8x4 (16x8 is optional) "Universal Services Gateway":

D-Link Introduces DOCSIS 3.0 Universal Services Gateway with 802.11AC and Integrated MoCA 2.0
New DOCSIS 3.0 Solution Offers Next-Generation Wireless Technology to Provide Voice, Data and IP-Video Solutions for Cable MSOs

Press Release, PR Newswire - June 11, 2013
»www.prnewswire.com/news- ··· 451.html
quote:
The new Gateway integrates future-proofing features, including Dual Band 802.11AC, MoCA 2.0, DOCSIS 3.0, and PacketCable 1.5, to deliver voice, data and video over IP services securely and reliably via a single platform without the hassle of having to drill into walls.