Cable Modems / DOCSIS
Broadband access systems that transmit packet data over hybrid fiber-coaxial cable television networks.
Core metadata
- ID: cable_modems_docsis
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1997 (exact)
- Region: North America and global cable networks
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- Coaxial Cable (coaxial_cable)
- Data Compression (data_compression)
- Internet Protocols (TCP/IP, ARPANET) (internet_protocols_tcp_ip_arpanet)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
Field lanes
- Telecommunications & Networking: Access Networks
Node sources
- A 101 on DOCSIS Technology (CableLabs, 2018, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaxial Cable (coaxial_cable) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Coaxial Cable provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Internet Protocols (TCP/IP, ARPANET) (internet_protocols_tcp_ip_arpanet) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Internet Protocols (TCP/IP, ARPANET) provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Data Compression (data_compression) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Data Compression provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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