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Cisco and Texas Instruments Carry Out Interoperability Testing TMCnet Contributing Editor Cisco (News - Alert) has successfully performed interoperability testing of the Cisco uBR10012 Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) platform with Texas Instruments' Puma 5 DOCSIS
 3.0 CPE development platform. During the interoperability testing, the Cisco uBR10012 CMTS solution showed upstream channel bonding – a key feature of CableLabs' (News - Alert) DOCSIS 3.0 specifications. The interoperability testing at CableLabs revealed that the Cisco uBR10012 CMTS platform and Texas Instruments' (News - Alert) Puma 5 DOCSIS 3.0 CPE development platform can be used jointly as part of a DOCSIS 3.0 network.
Cisco's uBR10012 CMTS solution offers competitive density, performance and features. The upstream channel bonding, which integrates several radio frequency
channels, will definitely make it more resourceful and also proves that the Cisco uBR10012 CMTS platform is likely to support cable operators' high-speed cable-modem services by offering faster upload speeds."This successful demonstration of upstream channel bonding clearly shows there is significant momentum for DOCSIS 3.0," said Tony Werner, Comcast (News - Alert) Cable chief technology officer in a statement. "We believe this as an important milestone with DOCSIS 3.0 enabling a new generation of high-bandwidth services that will benefit businesses and consumers around the world."
The DOCSIS 3.0 specification identifies interface requirements for cable modems involved in high-speed data distribution over cable television system networks. Meanwhile, through channel bonding, cable operators can enhance upstream and downstream throughput for customers. Downstream data-transmission rates are currently measured in the hundreds of megabits and are expected to climb up to potentially gigabits per second.
"As cable operators migrate to DOCSIS 3.0, they need a seamlessly flexible solution that can deliver the power and reliability required for equipment to bond several channels together and act as a single virtual pipe upstream and downstream," said John Mattson, director of marketing, CMTS products, Cisco. "Successfully demonstrating upstream channel bonding demonstrates the versatility and DOCSIS 3.0 leadership of the Cisco uBR10012 CMTS platform, which provides a seamless migration path from today's DOCSIS services to DOCSIS 3.0."
Niladri Sekhar Nath is a contributing writer for TMCnet covering telecommunications, service providers and networking. To see more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.
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