How does a SURFboard cable modem work?
The cable TV system plant dedicates a standard cable TV channel for data transfer of Internet and multimedia services. A computer equipped with a SURFboard cable modem is then connected to the cable TV system network using the same type of hook-up used for a television. The SURFboard cable modem receives information carried over the cable TV network and passes it through to the computer via USB or a standard 10/100Base-T Ethernet interface.
The cable TV system plant dedicates a standard cable TV channel for data transfer of Internet and multimedia services. A computer equipped with a SURFboard cable modem is then connected to the cable TV system network using the same type of hook-up used for a television. Once connected, the SURFboard cable modem tunes to the channel set aside for data transfer to access the Internet and other multimedia services offered by the cable TV operator. The SURFboard cable modem receives digital information carried over the cable TV network and passes it through to the computer via USB or a standard 10BaseT Ethernet interface.
