Cable Technology Feature Article
June 25, 2008
Motorola Secures DOCSIS 3.0 Certification in First CableLabs Wave
By Shireen Dee, TMCnet Contributor
Motorola (News - Alert) recently announced its acquisition of the PacketCable 1.5 certification for the Motorola SURFboard SBV6220 digital voice modem. This certification secured in the CableLabs (News - Alert) Cert Wave 59, is the first complete DOCSIS
3.0 and PacketCable 1.5 certification of an integrated multimedia terminal adapter (eMTA).
3.0 and PacketCable 1.5 certification of an integrated multimedia terminal adapter (eMTA).Motorola’s SURFboard SBV6220 digital voice modem is built on Texas Instruments’ (News - Alert) (TI) Puma 5 platform and supports the DOCSIS 3.0 data functionality. Through its additional upstream and downstream bandwidth availability, it will also enable Multiple System Operators (MSOs) to provide their customers with sophisticated multimedia services.
"TI is dedicated to helping Motorola and MSOs achieve quick, industry-wide adoption and deployment of standards based DOCSIS 3.0 and PacketCable technology," remarked Brian Glinsman, communications infrastructure and voice general manager, Texas Instruments.
"Motorola has reached two significant certification milestones leveraging TI's Puma 5 DOCSIS 3.0 chipsets in the past month that will help MSOs meet the large demand for higher speeds, high quality VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and next generation services," Glinsman added.
(Voice over Internet Protocol) and next generation services," Glinsman added.The SURFboard SBV6220 digital voice modem will be beneficial to cable operators who intend to optimize their networks by providing DOCSIS 3.0 and PacketCable 1.5 certified technologies for subscribers' homes. It will also help operators to protect their integrated base of high-speed data customers. Apart from providing competitive, high-capacity commercial services to their business customers, it will also enable them to deliver high-bandwidth multimedia services.
Over cable's broadband connection, the SURFboard SBV6220 will provide high-speed Internet access and up to two lines of full-featured digital voice telephone service as it uses industry-standard signaling protocols. Being backward compatible to DOCSIS 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0, it is to help maximize the MSO's current infrastructure investment.
The modem can also be deployed without service interruption. It is an economic option for MSO’s as it is capable of supplying more than 160 Mbps (megabits per second) of user data output without a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) plant upgrade.
"Motorola continues to be a leader in DOCSIS technology working with partners like TI to provide innovative solutions that maximize our customers' investment in their networks," commented Alan Lefkof, corporate vice president and general manager, broadband solutions group, Motorola.
"By combining PacketCable 1.5 and DOCSIS specifications with innovative technology like TI's Puma chip, Motorola is committed to bringing an unparalleled customer experience to MSOs' cable customers to provide full-featured digital voice telephone service over their home cable connection," continued Lefkof.
The modem is suited for Motorola's NBBS device management platform and Motorola's eCare for remote access customer section troubleshooting and configuration. Also, the Motorola SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 SBV6220 removes the need for needless truck rolls.
Shireen Dee is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Shireen’s articles, please visit her columnist page.
