CableLabs, Broadcom Demo DOCSIS 3.1 Tech

At the Cable Show, CableLabs and Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) ran a live demonstration of multi-Gbps HFC access using core technologies from the DOCSIS 3.1 specifications.In the demo, cable transport including DOCSIS 3.1 and EPoC (EPON Protocol over Coax) utilized technologies from Broadcom to encode digital data across multiple frequencies using OFDM and LDPC error correcting codes to maximize network capacity. CableLabs streamed 4K Ultra HD video over HFC, at record data rates, using the newest OFDM technology.