Why is DOCSIS still required on FTTH infrastructure?
DOCSIS provides today HFC system operators with a standard for internet services to residential users. Offering DOCSIS on a FTTH infrastructure it allows cable operators to take full advantage of their existing investment, generating the revenues from today’s services. However, at some point in the future, applications requiring 10/100Mbs of interactive bandwidth will become more common and CATV operators will be able to provide the necessary bandwidth demanded by its customers. Both HFC-DOCSIS and high speed data capabilities over fiber can coexist, with each one doing what it is designed to do.
