RPHY
Cisco adds Automation to its Infinite Broadband solution for Cable Access Networks
A couple weeks ago, we announced the availability of the RPHY Compact Shelf, complementing our Infinite Broadband solution launched in May 2017 at ANGA.COM. With the RPHY Compact Shelf extending support for Remote PHY to hub site deployments, the Infinite Broadband solution now includes everything y…
Cisco adds new capabilities to its Infinite Broadband solution for Cable Access Networks
It’s hard to believe we’ve been shipping the Cisco RPHY (Remote PHY), standards based, products for two months already! It all started at ANGA.COM with the launch of Infinite Broadband, which included the cBR8 RPHY capability and a GS7000 RPD (Remote PHY Device). Today we are pleased to announce tha…
Remote Phy, Why CIN Architectures Matter
Written by Gitesh Shah, Technical Marketing Engineer Cable Access Business Unit We have discussed the benefits of a Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) with Fiber-Deep topology using R-PHY standard in a previous blog (DAA for Cable Access, separating myths from reality). Today I wanted to talk abo…
Cable industry leader joins our Cable Access BU
I am pleased to share some exciting news! Cable industry leader George Kajos is joining our Cable Access Business Unit and my leadership team as Senior Director of Software Engineering. George comes to Cisco with over 20 years of experience leading state of the art Video, Conferencing, and Networkin…
Legacy HFC – Viable and Valuable as ever
Written by Tim Brophy, Product Manager Cable Access Business Unit In recent blogs, we focused on fiber deep architectures and changes in topology. The implication one might draw is that this “network of the future” is the one and only thing operators should pursue moving forward and that…
Using Segment Routing to Unlock the Full Potential of the RPHY Converged Interconnect Network
As the cable industry prepares to transition towards distributed access architectures utilizing the CableLabs Remote PHY standard, it’s starting to see the many benefits that RPHY can bring. One of those key benefits is around simplifying the network, which is the focus of this blog. Today there is…
The Cisco cBR-8 Evolved CCAP and Remote PHY (RPHY)
Guest Blog by Igor Dayen, SP Product and Solutions Marketing CCAP Architecture: Remote PHY (RPHY) In the distributed CCAP architecture (DCA), the remote PHY (RPHY) component is what keeps DOCSIS relevant in the emerging world of digital fiber. It is of particular significance when a commercial digit…
Cisco cBR-8 Rises up to the DOCSIS 3.1 Challenge at SCTE (part 2)
Guest Blog by Igor Dayen, SP Product and Solutions Marketing I am excited to continue the discussion that I started in my previous blog on SCTE Cal-Tec expo. We brought two cBR-8 routers and we used one to run live data through it. We used Ixia gear to generate video and data traffic. Hence we sho…
Cisco cBR-8 Rises up to the DOCSIS 3.1 Challenge
Guest Blog by Igor Dayen, SP Product and Solutions Marketing What do we need to know about New Orleans? It offers great Jazz, and Bourbon Street provides rich insight into New Orleans’ past, but we can’t overlook that it has been home this year to SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. SCTE is the cable telecommunica…
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