North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Cable networks RE: best effort has economic problems, maybe OT
An excellent article in this month's LIGHTWAVE Magazine on Cable's entry into traditionally-LEC and ISP deployments. In fact, Cablevision's Lightpath division is a registered LEC in its own right: http://lw.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm? Section=ARTCL&ARTICLE_ID=204382&VERSION_NUM=1&pc=ENL Frank On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:09 , Curtis Maurand <[email protected]> sent: > > >That's how time-warner is doing it here in Maine. However, they've >assigned voip to its own channel while digital channels occupy another and >hdtv signals are compressed and on another, etc. Its a 1Ghz system. >Everything on the system is IP including the control boxes. They also >have certain video and PPV on demand as well. Very interesting system >that serves as a model for the rest of the country. Whatever they do they >roll it out here first and this system totally rocks. I regularly get >downloads at 3Mbps. > >Curtis > >-- >Curtis Maurand >[email protected]','','','')">[email protected] >http://www.maurand.com > > >On Sun, 30 May 2004, Christopher J. Wolff wrote: > >> >> Folks, >> >> This is a great discussion. I'm interested in understanding these types of >> limitations in the context of HFC cable networks. In my opinion, HDTV >> channel bandwidth (30mhz?) , increased demand for voip, and growing demand >> for IP connectivity is going to stress the cable network model as well, >> forcing cable operators to convert everything to IP before going out across >> the wire. Any input is appreciated. >> >> Regards, >> Christopher >> |