DOCSIS 1.1

In Part 3 of this Western Show 2000 panel, panelists recap the top technology stories of the year. Schwartz: Meeting the July 200 FCC deadline; OCAP. Stump: The beginning of apps and services on set-tops like the DCT-2000 vs. DCT-5000. Baumie: Deployments of advanced services. Me: DOCSIS 1.1-based modem rollouts; the Open Access work in Boulder (AT&T) and Columbus (Time Warner).

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In advance of the 2000 Western Show, I interviewed CableLabs Senior VP of Communication Mike Schwartz, and tech editors Jeff Baumgartner and Matt Stump, to discuss the goings on at CableNet 2000. Schwartz reminisces back to the first CableNet; Stump’s looking for TV applications, photo related services, and streaming; Baumie’s looking for in home networking technology.

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In Part 2 of this Western Show 2000 panel, CableLabs’ Mike Schwartz provides the lay of the land in navigating the CableNET area; Baumie and Stump chew on the top tech issues currently facing the industry. (Software integration and the impacts of consolidation, like AOL/Time Warner and AT&T/TCI.)

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Going into the 1998 Western Show, much of the tech buzz was about packet-based services over IP, and in particular, voice over IP. In part 2 of this panel, Broadcom’s Rich Nelson explains the importance of involving silicon manufacturers early on in technology developments like PacketCable; the use of DOCSIS version 1.1 as a baseline for PacketCable; and the outlook for chip sales in 1999. Answer: “Tens of thousands” of chips for VoIP trials; 500k for broadband; 2-3 mil. for digital set-tops. Is that right: “Most of the set tops in Q3 ’99 and onward will be shipping with built-in cable modem capabilities.” (Note to self: Don’t ever color your own hair again.)

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Going into the 1998 Western Show, much of the tech buzz was about packet-based services over IP, and in particular, voice over IP. In part 6 of this panel, we discuss challenges in getting to lifeline voice services. For MediaOne’s Jeff Turner, it’s network-powered CPE that can perform lifeline telephony. For Broadcom’s Rich Nelson, DOCSIS 1.1 is in market, but what’s needed is a combination cable modem / VoIP device. For Dave Bukovinsky, of CableLabs, the one challenge is specifying QoS parameters for DOCSIS 1.1. “It’s somewhat unchartered water.” (Note to self: Don’t ever color your own hair again.)

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