TDC, Huawei complete DOCSIS 3.1 field test

NEW DELHI: ICT solutions provider Huawei and the TDC Group, world's leading multiple system operator(MSO), have claimed to have completed the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) 3.1 early field test.

This is the first E2E DOCSIS 3.1 early field test in the industry since the standard was released in 2013, and provides a measured downstream transmission rate of 840Mbit/s, a statement said.

The milestone was announced at the ANGA COM CATV and broadband exhibition in Cologne, Germany. ANGA COM 2015 is Europe’s leading trade event for broadband, cable and satellite.

With IP-based video and broadband traffic increasing approximately 50% per year, MSOs need to upgrade their networks to meet customer demands.

At the same time, to compete with Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) ultra-broadband, DOCSIS 3.1 technology has been designed for Gbps services. Compared to DOCSIS 3.0 technology, the DOCSIS 3.1 data transmission efficiency increases 50% through using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) modulation.

“DOCSIS 3.1 can provide transmission rates of up to 2Gbps in the upstream and 10Gbps in the downstream. In addition, the innovative technology also brings significant cost per bit reduction of up to 30%,” the statement said.

Therefore, MSOs are eager to adopt DOCSIS 3.1 technology on existing coaxial networks to provide a Gbps ultra broadband experience to their customers and to compete with FTTH.

“The success of this early field test confirms that moving to 1 Gbps speeds in the coaxial network is an optimal business opportunity with a promising timescales for a 2016 launch,” said Peter Bukhave, Vice President of TV network development, TDC.

“We are ready to work closely with carriers’ MSO, including TDC, to promote the global DOCSIS 3.1 commercial use progress and meet MSOs’ demands for building ultra-broadband networks,” said Wang Zhengan, President, Access Network Product Line, Huawei.