March 31, 2009
Motorola Releases New Version of I-CMTS Solution
By Anshu Shrivastava, TMCnet Contributor
Motorola has announced the launch of software release 5.2 for DOCSIS 3.0 CableLabs Bronze Qualified Motorola (News - Alert) BSR 64000 integrated CMTS (I-CMTS).
The latest release comes with TX32 redundancy. According to company, it provides an advanced level of “system-wide high-availability and service assurance for ultra-broadband networks.”
In addition, this newest feature delivers downstream bonded services for commercial and high-tier customers, and also increased service tiers for residential customers. This release also supports a doubling of BSR 64000 downstream capacity while continuing investment protection, said company officials.
“With BSR software release 5.2, cable operators can increase downstream capacity, offer ultra-broadband speeds of up to 160 Mbps, and maintain high-availability of their DOCSIS based voice, video and data services all while protecting their legacy investments,” said Dr. George H. Simmons, corporate vice president and general manager for Access Network Solutions (News - Alert) at Motorola.
With the support of dual TX32 modules per chassis, release 5.2 expands downstream capacity per BSR 64000 with. Company officials said that this increase in downstream channel density and bandwidth helps cable operators provide greater capacity and bandwidth for commercial and high-tier residential customers.
Moreover, it also enables operators to leverage control of Internet protocol television (IPTV (News - Alert)) traffic with multicast traffic control, multipath routing redundancy, and subscriber billing with L2 MAC configuration.
Plus, the BSR 64000 also supports “superior” bandwidth management capabilities by supporting both DOCSIS 3.0 downstream channel bonding and dynamic load balancing simultaneously across existing 2:8 and TX32 modules.
Officials said that company’s DOCSIS 3.0 Bronze qualified CMTS includes support for IPv4 and IPv6 and is backwards compatible with DOCSIS 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 standards to protect investments in operators' CPE portfolio.
Additionally, BSR 64000 is compatible with Motorola's NBBS device management platform and Motorola's eCare solution for remote customer configuration and support.
Earlier this week, Motorola also released its NBBS DOCSIS Remote Device Management Module, providing a flexible IP-based solution for managing devices, such as data and digital voice modems, integrated Wi-Fi gateways and video set tops.
The latest release comes with TX32 redundancy. According to company, it provides an advanced level of “system-wide high-availability and service assurance for ultra-broadband networks.”
In addition, this newest feature delivers downstream bonded services for commercial and high-tier customers, and also increased service tiers for residential customers. This release also supports a doubling of BSR 64000 downstream capacity while continuing investment protection, said company officials.
“With BSR software release 5.2, cable operators can increase downstream capacity, offer ultra-broadband speeds of up to 160 Mbps, and maintain high-availability of their DOCSIS based voice, video and data services all while protecting their legacy investments,” said Dr. George H. Simmons, corporate vice president and general manager for Access Network Solutions (News - Alert) at Motorola.
With the support of dual TX32 modules per chassis, release 5.2 expands downstream capacity per BSR 64000 with. Company officials said that this increase in downstream channel density and bandwidth helps cable operators provide greater capacity and bandwidth for commercial and high-tier residential customers.
Moreover, it also enables operators to leverage control of Internet protocol television (IPTV (News - Alert)) traffic with multicast traffic control, multipath routing redundancy, and subscriber billing with L2 MAC configuration.
Plus, the BSR 64000 also supports “superior” bandwidth management capabilities by supporting both DOCSIS 3.0 downstream channel bonding and dynamic load balancing simultaneously across existing 2:8 and TX32 modules.
Officials said that company’s DOCSIS 3.0 Bronze qualified CMTS includes support for IPv4 and IPv6 and is backwards compatible with DOCSIS 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 standards to protect investments in operators' CPE portfolio.
Additionally, BSR 64000 is compatible with Motorola's NBBS device management platform and Motorola's eCare solution for remote customer configuration and support.
Earlier this week, Motorola also released its NBBS DOCSIS Remote Device Management Module, providing a flexible IP-based solution for managing devices, such as data and digital voice modems, integrated Wi-Fi gateways and video set tops.
Anshu Shrivastava is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anshu’s articles, please visit her columnist page.
Edited by Patrick Barnard
