Joining forces with regional telecommunications operator NetCologne, Cisco (
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With the help of Euro-DOCSIS
3.0 standard compliant technology from Cisco, the ultra-high-speed service is delivered over NetCologne’s hybrid fiber coaxial network.
For the demonstration, NetCologne said it’s using a Cisco Euro-DOCSIS 3.0-compliant solution comprising the Cisco uBR10012 cable modem termination system (CMTS), Cisco edge QAM, Cisco DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems and Cisco Model IPP430MC IP
set-top boxes.
The high-definition video streams, to be delivered to the ANGA trade fair from a Cisco IP-centric video headend, are based on the Cisco D9900 Digital Content Manager (DCM (
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programming content across its network. It will also make available to FTTB customers as well in the near future.
Currently, NetCologne has deployed Cisco technologies such as an IP-centric video headend based on the D9900 DCM; uBR7200VXR CMTS, Prisma IITM Optoelectronic Platform and Compact Nodes and Amplifiers in the HFC network infrastructure and the ROSA Network Management System for monitoring, configuration and fault management.
Cisco officials say they expect global Internet traffic to grow to 26 exabytes per month by 2011, with video streams and downloads accounting for 70 percent of that traffic. The company believes that it has a very good opportunity to demonstrate a Cisco-based solution for next-generation broadband services with its partnership with NetCologne. The company believes that this partnership will provide a valuable competitive edge or the operators by accelerating their speed to market for IPTV (
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With access to multiple live streams of high-definition video and lightning-fast downloading of multimedia content, visitors to NetCologne’s and Cisco’s showcase will be able to experience the future in broadband entertainment services.
“We are demonstrating up to 200 Mbps today but we know that we can achieve double that bandwidth and more with Cisco’s solution over our existing HFC infrastructure,” said Guido Schwarzfeld, head of the broadband cable division at NetCologne. “NetCologne’s goal is to harmonize the different types of infrastructure the company is providing. Through both HFC and Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTB) networks, NetCologne will initially offer its clients internet connections of up to 100 Mbps.”
Raju Shanbhag is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Raju’s articles, please visit his columnist page.
Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) | X |
| IPTV delivers a digital television service to subscribers
via the Internet Protocol over a broadband connection....more |
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) | X |
| DSG-DOCSIS(R) Set-top Gateway uses existing DOCSIS CMTS-Cable Modem Termination System and RF-Radio Frequency signals (70-130 MHz - Mega Hertz) to transport (send) Forward Channel Downstream service-s...more |
Internet Protocol (IP) | X |
| IP stands for Internet Protocol, a data-networking protocol developed throughout the 1980s. It is the established standard protocol for transmitting and receiving data
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