It's time to refresh the list of equipment that has passed muster at CableLabs

Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor

July 1, 2008

3 Min Read
Docsis 3.0 Gear Tracker III

With a modem from Netgear Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR) and a new embedded multimedia terminal adapter from Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) entering the realm of the Docsis 3.0-certified following Certification Wave 60, it's time once again to refresh our list of CableLabs -approved "Wideband" consumer-side and headend products.

Table 1: Docsis 3.0-Certified Modems and E-MTAs

 Vendor  

 Product  

 Certification Wave approved  

Ambit

U10C035

58

Arris

Touchstone 702G Embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapter

58, 59*

Arris

WBM750

59

Cisco

DPC3000

58

Cisco

DPQ3202

60

Motorola

SB6120

58

Motorola

SBV6220

58, 59*

Netgear

CMD31T

60

SMC

SMCD3CM

58

*Device re-certified for Docsis 3.0 and obtained initial PacketCable 1.5 certification in Wave 59.
Source: CableLabs and the companies





Table 2: Docsis 3.0-Qualified Cable Modem Termination Systems (CMTSs)

 Vendor  

 Product  

 Wave qualified  

 Highest level of 3.0 qualification achieved*  

Arris

C4 CMTS

56

Bronze

Casa Systems

C2200 CMTS**

58

Full

Casa Systems

C3200 CMTS

58

Full

Cisco

uBR10012

56

Bronze

Motorola

BSR64000

58

Bronze

* CableLabs presently uses a tiered CMTS qualification system, awarding "Bronze," "Silver," and "Full" designations based on the product's supported features. That tiered system is expected to sunset in early 2009.
** Casa's C2200 CMTS won Silver qualification in Wave 56. Source: The companies and CableLabs.





More gear could come through Wave 60 with passing grades for Docsis 3.0, so we'll be on the lookout. Results from Wave 61 should be known by mid- to late-August.

— Jeff Baumgartner, Site Editor, Cable Digital News

About the Author(s)

Jeff Baumgartner

Senior Editor, Light Reading

Jeff Baumgartner is a Senior Editor for Light Reading and is responsible for the day-to-day news coverage and analysis of the cable and video sectors. Follow him on X and LinkedIn.

Baumgartner also served as Site Editor for Light Reading Cable from 2007-2013. In between his two stints at Light Reading, he led tech coverage for Multichannel News and was a regular contributor to Broadcasting + Cable. Baumgartner was named to the 2018 class of the Cable TV Pioneers.

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