CableLabs Announces First-Round DPoE Quals

CableLabs announced qualification of the first devices to implement version 1.0 of the DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON (DPoE) specifications. Devices achieving qualification status were DPoE systems from CommScope, Huawei, Sumitomo Electric, and ZTE; and optical network units (ONUs) from CTDI, Finisar, Huawei, and Sumitomo Electric.To be CableLabs qualified means that the device has passed a series of tests for compliance with a specific CableLabs specification and has thus demonstrated interoperable functionality with other "CableLabs qualified" devices in that class.CableLabs DPoE specifications provide cable operators with a means of delivering business connectivity services over fiber networks. DPoE compliant devices support the DOCSIS provisioning process, enabling services to be managed just like those delivered over cable modem networks.