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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: broadband clarification
A cable modem is a modem. All signalling between a cable modem and a CMTS is done over an analog carrier using QAM and QPSK modulation schemes. On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 02:34:52PM -0700, Larry Diffey wrote: > Alright, for all of you who decided to lecture me on the definition of broadband and it's meaning in strict engineering terms, allow me to clarify (especially for the snotty ones). > > First off, words can have more than one meaning and that meaning should be taken in context. For example; I'm sure that none of you really think that a cable modem is a modem since it doesn't do AD/DA conversion but we all understand that it's simply a device used to connect a customer to a provider. After all "cable modem" is nothing more than a marketing term so that customers have a rough understanding of what the device does (not that they always understand that either). > > When I chose to use the term broadband as a reference point for my survey, I mistakenly thought that your brains would parse that out to mean "an minimum acceptable level of bandwidth for consumer internet traffic". If you consider that to be current DSL/Cable speeds fine. If you take that to mean some future technology using quantum mechanics fine. > > So, if you're going to lecture me on the definition of bandwidth then please stop using the term modem unless you're talking about an actual modem device. > > > The question then remains: What (in your opinion) constitutes broadband according to the services that have been promised to consumers but not yet delivered? > > Yes, I understand that it's not just speed, but take everything else into account when you consider the minimum speed. > > Feel free to be immature enough to flame me for my lecture. > > > Larry Diffey
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