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- Cable Modem
- A modem used to connect a computer to a cable TV service that provides Internet access. Cable modems can dramatically increase the bandwidth between the user's computer and the...
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- Creating and Configuring Home Networks
- Home offices are increasingly becoming a part of everyday life, thanks to their convenience and the growth of supporting technologies such as DSL and cable modem connections. Learn how to determine the best type of Internet connection for your needs, how to select a reliable provider, and how to set...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Network, Home Network, Home Office, Cable, Broadband Internet, Modems, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking
- Download resources 2008-04-09
- A rational debate on Comcast traffic management
- Updated 8:00 PM The discussion on Comcast actively resetting BitTorrent connections to manage its network for its cable broadband service has gotten hot in recent weeks and there hasn't been a whole lot of accurate reporting on the subject because of the complexity of the issue. The subject of...
- Tags: Cable Broadband, Cable Modem, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., User, Modem, Free Press, RTS, Cable, Network Technology, Modems, Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-11-06
- Personal Firewall (exe)
- XMicro Personal Firewall is designed to protect your PC against attacks from the Internet via a local area network and supports multiple adapter configurations. It monitors any Internet connection in real time and prevents any unauthorized traffic. Real time traffic monitoring enables you to react instantly to threats and also...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Firewall, Network, Adapter, XMicro Personal Firewall, Time Traffic Monitoring, Cable, Internet, Networking, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-07-02
- Advanced PHY Layer Technologies for High Speed Data Over Cable
- This paper highlights the major differences between DOCSIS 2.0 and earlier versions, and discusses advantages of deploying the advanced PHY technology available nowadays. This paper summarizes numerous field and lab tests that demonstrate how Cable Modem Termination Systems CMTSs and cable modems using advanced PHY silicon perform in the presence...
- Tags: Cable Modem, DOCSIS, PHY, Modems, Cable, Broadband Internet, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology
- White papers 2007-01-04
- The DerEngel interview
- Last week I caught up with DerEngel, the uber cable modem hacker, in his home in Hong Kong. He has just published his first book, Hacking the Cable Modem, and we had an opportunity to talk about the book as well as his life work, hacking cable modems. DerEngel...
- Tags: Modems, Network technology, Broadband Internet, cable modem, cable, DerEngel, modem, hacking
- Blog posts 2006-11-15
- Looking to hack your cable modem? First build your own console cable in seven easy steps
- Go inside the device that makes Internet via cable possible and, along the way, discover the secrets of many popular cable modems, including products from Motorola, RCA, WebSTAR, D-Link. Start by building your own inexpensive RS-232-to-TTL converter aka console cable, which will allow you to communicate directly with the cable...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Console, Cable, Modems, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking
- Book chapters 2006-10-04
- Use this template to create your own ready-to-use Cisco 851W or 871W configuration (DHCP or cable modem Internet connections)
- This template goes hand in hand with the second installment in our Cisco tutorial series, "Configuring the Cisco 851W or 871W: Standard IOS." The template makes it easy to document and create CLI configuration files. You just plug in the appropriate values for a list of variables and click a...
- Tags: DHCP, Cable Modem, Cable Modem Internet, Internet, Cisco Systems Inc., Cable
- Download resources 2006-09-18
- Experimental Evaluation of FAST TCP Performance and Fairness in DOCSIS cable modem Networks
- This paper presents experimental results evaluating the performance and fairness of FAST TCP in a series of tests involving realistic low rate network access scenarios. Links both using the DOCSIS cable modem Medium Access Control MAC cable modem and simple low rate links were investigated. It seeks to compare the...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Network, TCP, DOCSIS, Swinburne University, Fairness, Cable, Modems, Broadband Internet, Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2006-05-01
- Delivering High-Speed Wireless Internet Access to the City of Buffalo, Minnesota
- The City of Buffalo is located approximately 40 miles from Minneapolis. In 2001, the City did not have access to either DSL or cable modem service - most of the Internet access in the community was through dial up via Qwest, the local telecommunications provider. Qwest did not have immediate...
- Tags: Network technology, Buffalo, Qwest Communications Inc., Internet access, high-speed Internet access, broadband, cable modem, broadband Internet, DSL, modem, telecommunications, cable, Internet, network, WaveRider Communications Inc.
- Case studies 2006-02-15
- 347 mln cable TV subscribers worldwide, only 50 mln have cable modems
- With the number of analog cable TV subscriber households either flat or declining in many developed countries, the cable TV industry's future depends more and more on cable modem service and digital video services, reports In-Stat. There are currently 44 mln digital cable TV households around the world, and it...
- Tags: cable television
- Blog posts 2006-02-06
- Dynu Premium Dynamic DNS Client (exe)
- If you have a dynamic IP Address provided by Cable modem, xDSL, ISDN or Dialup Internet access, this is a great way to host your own Web, FTP, Mail Server, Game Server or other servers. Dynu Premium works with all top level domains all over the world regardless of country...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Cable Modem Internet, Dynamic DNS, IP, Server, IP Address, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking
- Software downloads 2005-08-22
- DSL and cable modem networks explained
- When used appropriately, DSL and cable modem service provide a more cost-efficient solution than traditional, dedicated Frac-T1/T1 service. This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Network Sales and Services Handbook, explains the ins and outs of DSL and cable modem technologies. Even seasoned network administrators and engineers will benefit from...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Cable, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, DSL, Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology
- Book chapters 2005-06-27
- In Q1 2005 Asia Pacific added 4.3 mln broadband lines, EMEA - 5.3 mln
- The total number of broadband lines added in Q1 2005 was almost 13 mln. Asia Pacific alone added 4.3 mln lines in Q1 2005, and held its majority share of world broadband lines, despite dropping 1% since end-2004 to 42%. EMEA continued to grow impressively in the first half of...
- Tags: broadband line
- Blog posts 2005-06-26
- 150.5 mln people worldwide have broadband
- World broadband lines stood at 150.5 mln as of 31 Dec 2004, with a record 50 mln increase in lines overall, and 26.5m increase in the second half of 2004, Point Topic says. This represents the biggest half-year worldwide increase to date. The USA remains the world's largest broadband country...
- Tags: modem, cable modem, broadband, cable
- Blog posts 2005-04-18
- 150.5 mln people worldwide have broadband
- World broadband lines stood at 150.5 mln as of 31 Dec 2004, with a record 50 mln increase in lines overall, and 26.5m increase in the second half of 2004, Point Topic says. This represents the biggest half-year worldwide increase to date. The USA remains the world's largest broadband country...
- Tags: Modems, Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, broadband, cable modem, cable, modem, DSL
- Blog posts 2005-04-18
- Why is my cable modem so slow?
- Why is my cable modem so slow?COX Cable High Speed Internet ServiceThis topic relates to COX Cable High Speed Internet ServiceI have been using COX cable internet services for more than a year and have been quite happy with it as long as it works. However, I noticed in the...
- Tags: Modems, Network technology, Broadband Internet, Cox Cable, cable, cable modem, modem
- Discussion threads 2005-04-18
- Sales of DSL, cable modem and PON semiconductors to pass $2 bln by 2009
- IDC predicts that the worldwide DSL, cable modem, and PON semiconductor market will pass the $2 bln mark by 2009, driven by the increased competition from several fast-moving CLECs, large cellular carriers, and specialized VoIP and IP video service providers, coupled with the desire to increase annual revenues per user...
- Tags: PON, DSL cable modem
- Blog posts 2005-04-14
- Sales of DSL, cable modem and PON semiconductors to pass $2 bln by 2009
- IDC predicts that the worldwide DSL, cable modem, and PON semiconductor market will pass the $2 bln mark by 2009, driven by the increased competition from several fast-moving CLECs, large cellular carriers, and specialized VoIP and IP video service providers, coupled with the desire to increase annual revenues per user...
- Tags: PON, DSL cable modem
- Blog posts 2005-04-14
- 17.0 mln Americans have cable modems, 12.6 mln - DSL, 2.2 mln - fixed wireless, 0.4 mln - satellite, 0.2 mln - fiber
- The US broadband market is expected to reach an estimated 56.9 mln subscribers by 2008, growing from 32.5 mln subscribers in 2004, according to Telecommunications Industry Association TIA. The broadband market has grown substantially since 2001, when there were only 5.1 mln subscribers.In 2004, the number of high-speed subscribers in...
- Tags: cable modem, DSL, cable
- Blog posts 2005-04-13
- 17.0 mln Americans have cable modems, 12.6 mln - DSL, 2.2 mln - fixed wireless, 0.4 mln - satellite, 0.2 mln - fiber
- The US broadband market is expected to reach an estimated 56.9 mln subscribers by 2008, growing from 32.5 mln subscribers in 2004, according to Telecommunications Industry Association TIA. The broadband market has grown substantially since 2001, when there were only 5.1 mln subscribers.In 2004, the number of high-speed subscribers in...
- Tags: cable, cable modem, DSL
- Blog posts 2005-04-13
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