Cable Modem [really good network design]

Greg A. Woods woods at weird.com
Tue Jun 26 18:37:34 UTC 2001


[ On Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at 13:05:40 (-0400), Fletcher E Kittredge wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: Cable Modem [really good network design] 
>
> I strongly recommend you spend some quality time with the DOCSIS
> spec... Personally, I think DSL and wireless modems would benefit from
> using DOCSIS.  I have not thought hard about this issue and am
> interested in other opinions...

You do learn fast!  ;-)

However you'd better watch out.  DOCSIS-1.0 is an implementer's worst
nightmare.  At best it provides a low-level physical layer spec. and the
rest of it is pretty much useless in prodcution.  2.0 solves some of the
problems, but introduces more.

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