By CableLabs — One of the first efforts CableLabs engaged in was to address what is known as “buffer bloat,” increased latency caused by large packet buffers in cable equipment. This was initially addressed by providing controls to manage the size of the packet buffers, allowing a reduction in latency.
Read MoreBy H. Mark Bowers — In August 1992 in conjunction with a CableLabs conference on this subject, the Outage Reduction Task Force issued its initial findings and recommendations from the first four subcommittees. Each area of outage reduction research had a separate subcommittee.
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By Jason Rupe — CableLabs went into high gear with proactive network maintenance (PNM) not long ago and has big plans for the future of PNM. Success will rely on the cable community’s strong focus on furthering PNM in several directions.
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By Paul Fonte – In just a few years, network functions virtualization (or NFV, for short) has matured from a trendy buzz word into a hallmark of next-generation network architecture. This new technology is rapidly re-shaping how our industry operates and delivers services to customers
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By Jeff Finkelstein – Cable technologies across a diverse range of business fields where technology plays a significant part. While I would not label it strictly a technology-based problem, it is the basis of how many companies enhance their product sets by using new and advanced technologies to drive improvements to customer experience
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By Jeff Finkelstein – Cable technologies move fast, in many cases faster than other parallel service provider industries. From the start of cable technology deployments, we have seen incredible transformations in how we deliver services to our customers. Beginning with the days of forward only outside plant
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