At ANGA COM in Cologne, Germany, in June, the SCTE's international arm, the International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE), will focus on DOCSIS, moderating a panel on Full Duplex DOCSIS 3.1 and hosting a free DOCSIS 3.1 Essentials Boot Camp.
The all-day DOCSIS 3.1 boot camp will be on June 11. On June 12, Chris Bastian, senior vice president, engineering and CTO of ISBE, will moderate a panel on Full Duplex, which is intended to enable symmetrical broadband services at up to 10 Gbps.
The "FDX - Status Report and Migration Paths" panel will include:
- Full Duplex DOCSIS 3.1 - John T. Chapman, Fellow and CTO, Cable Access Business Unit, Cisco Systems
- More than Speed: Unlock New Opportunities with Full Duplex DOCSIS 3.1 - Guy Ray, Strategist, Connected Home Division, Intel
- Migration from Analog to Digital DWDM Optics in Remote PHY Backhauling - Dr. Gerhard David, Director, Product Management, BKtel communications GmbH
- Virtual Segmentation Solution: Future of PHY Deployment - Erinc Karatoprak, Product Manager, Technetix BV
Open to all ISBE members, the DOCSIS 3.1 Essentials Boot Camp will cover an overview of D3.1 technology and enhancements; OFDM in action; OFDMA in the upstream; D3.1 deployment considerations; and proactive network maintenance. Registration is available at http://scte.informz.net/scte/pages/ISBE_DOCSIS_31_Essential_Boot_Camp.
Developed by CableLabs, the Full Duplex DOCSIS 3.1 specification is intended to improve upon the DOCSIS 3.1 standard by increasing upstream capacity; enabling symmetrical services up to 10 Gbps concurrently over existing hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) technology; and ensuring that cable operators are ready to meet future usage needs for technologies such as virtual and augmented reality.
"We're rapidly approaching the day when consumer demand for high-speed upstream services will be widespread," said Bastian. "In the same way that ISBE and CableLabs worked closely to accelerate deployment of DOCSIS 3.1 services, our two organizations are partnering to ensure rapid time-to-market for the FDX capabilities that will drive new value for operators."