Remote Analysis: ZCorum, Hitron, MaxLinear Team Up

ZCorum, Hitron (TAIEX:2419) and MaxLinear (NYSE:MXL) have introduced an application intended to gather spectrum analysis data and other performance diagnostics remotely from Hitron cable modems based on Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and MaxLinear front-end receiver chips.The new diagnostics application, called RF Inspector, is designed to gather and present data from Hitron cable modems that use the Intel Puma 5 DOCSIS 3.0 processor and the MaxLinear MxL261 eight-channel DOCSIS 3.0 front-end receiver.The tuner inside the modem receives the spectrum information from the cable signal coming into the modem, provides it to the Intel processor, which then sends the spectrum data to ZCorum's RF Inspector system via an SNMP-based DOCSIS 3.0 MIB.