At Japan's Cable Tech Show 2017, Huawei launched the MA5633-XB10, a gigabit-capable DOCSIS 3.0 access product intended for use in corridors. The coaxial media converter (CMC) is intended to complement Huawei's distributed CCAP (D-CCAP) solution.
Huawei's D-CCAP solution moves video and data modulation to remote optical sites to support platform sharing with fiber-to-the-home (FTTH). The MA5633-XB10's distributed modular design is intended to support the transition to FTTH. It can work with the MA5800, a distributed smart OLT deployed at a central office.
The MA5633-XB10 supports 32x10 DOCSIS 3.0 channels for downstream throughput of 1.6 Gbps and 300 Mbps upstream. It's designed to cover a maximum of 256 households and to support on-demand frequency configuration. Sized to be installed in a narrow indoor cabinet, it uses fins for heat dissipation, rather than a fan, to reduce power consumption.