Signaling that it's back in the cable modem game, Juniper becomes the first to win the Docsis 3.0 stamp for an 'embedded cable modem module'
Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) has reentered the Docsis technology race after becoming the first vendor to obtain Docsis 3.0 certification for what's called an "embedded cable modem module," or eCMM.
CableLabs has Juniper's newly certified product listed as the "ECM3100-JU," one of seven Docsis 3.0 products to come out of the Louisville, Colo.-based R&D house with passing grades following Certification Wave 70.
Juniper was not available Friday to discuss its intentions for the wideband eCMM product. Generally speaking, eCMMs are embedded into another device such as an advanced digital set-top. Although it's possible Juniper may try to get its eCMM into a cable box, one industry insider speculated that the company may instead be interested in hooking it into network components that perform Docsis 3.0 test-and-measurement functions. A handful of other suppliers, including Maspro Denkoh Corp. , Tollgrade Communications Inc. , Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), ATI (now part of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD)), and Askey Inc. , have previously obtained certifications for their respective eCMMs, but those were all for Docsis 2.0.
The certification signals that Juniper's back in the Docsis game after a lengthy hiatus. In 2005, Juniper and Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced they would co-design a modular cable modem termination system (M-CMTS), but that partnership has since been scuttled. Earlier, in 2001, Juniper jumped into the CMTS game alone by buying Pacific Broadband Communications for $200 million, but shut down that product line roughly two years later. (See Motorola, Juniper Team on Modular CMTS and Juniper Buys Pacific Broadband .)
D-Link joins the wideband party
Among other items of interest to emerge from Cert Wave 70:
D-Link Systems Inc. came away with its first certification for a Docsis 3.0 modem, the DCM-301. [Ed. note: W're trying to track down the product specs.]
Ubee Interactive also won Docsis 3.0 certification for a new product, the DDW3610, which uses the Broadcom Corp. (Nasdaq: BRCM) chipset and is capable of bonding eight downstream channels and four upstream channels (the Docsis 3.0 specs call for modems to support a minimum of four downstream and four upstream channels). Ubee's latest entry also houses an 802.11n access point.
Thomson S.A. (NYSE: TMS; Euronext Paris: 18453) also got the stamp for a wireless cable gateway of its own, dubbed the DCW775. It also sports Broadcom silicon and an 8x4 channel configuration. Four of those downstream channels can be used by operators to feed in dedicated IPTV services.
Motorola's SB6180 modem also got the Docsis 3.0 blessing from CableLabs. According to product details on that model, it also uses an 8x4 configuration. Motorola confirmed that the SB6180 is the first Broadcom-based modem from the Moto lineup to win CableLabs certification for Docsis 3.0 (the rest of Moto's D3-certified crop uses Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) chipsets).
Cisco also notched Docsis 3.0 certification for the DPQ3212, an embedded multimedia terminal adapter (EMTA), or voice modem, with an 8x4 channel configuration.
The CG3000, a cable gateway/EMTA combo from Netgear Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), scored Docsis 3.0 certification following the latest Certification Wave. According to Netgear, that product also touts the 8x4 channel configuration and an 802.11n access point. A spokesperson confirmed it uses Broadcom silicon.
Based on the results from Cert Wave 70, here's an updated list of Docsis 3.0-certified/qualified products:
Table 1: Docsis 3.0-Certified Modems, E-MTAs and GatewaysVendor
Product
Silicon partner
Cert wave approved
Arris
Touchstone 702G Embedded Multimedia Terminal Adapter
TI
58, 59*, 63**, 67****
Arris
WBM750A
TI
59, 63**, 67****
Cisco
DPC3000
TI
58, 63**, 65***
Cisco
DPQ3202
TI
60, 63**
Cisco
DPC3010
Broadcom
65
Cisco
DPQ3212
N/A
70
D-Link
DCM-301
N/A
70
Hitron
BRG-35503
TI
61, 63**
Juniper
ECM3100-JU
N/A
70
Motorola
SB6120
TI
58, 63**, 67****
Motorola
SBV6220
TI
58, 59*, 63**
Motorola
SBV6120
TI
68
Motorola
SB6180
Broadcom
70
Netgear
CMD31T
TI
60, 63**,65***
Netgear
CVD31XT
TI
64
Netgear
CG3000
Broadcom
70
Orient Telecom
ORT3100
TI
64
SerComm
FM301T
TI
63
SMC
SMCD3CM
TI
58, 63**,65***
SMC
SMCD3G-BIZ
TI
64, 67****
Thomson
DCM475
Broadcom
65
Thomson
DHG575
Broadcom
65
Thomson
DCW775
Broadcom
70
Ubee Interactive
U10C035
TI
58, 63**, 65***
Ubee Interactive
DDW3600
TI
67
Ubee Interactive
DDM3500
Broadcom
65
Ubee Interactive
DVM3200 (EMTA)
Broadcom
65
Ubee Interactive
DDW3610
Broadcom
70
*Device re-certified for Docsis 3.0 and obtained initial PacketCable 1.5 certification in Wave 59.
**Device re-certified for Docsis 3.0 in Wave 63.
***Device re-certified for Docsis 3.0 in Wave 65.
****Device re-certified for Docsis 3.0 in Wave 67.
Source: CableLabs, the companies, and Cable Digital News research.
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
Casa Systems
C10200
64
Full
Cisco
uBR10012
56
Bronze
Motorola
BSR64000
58
Bronze
* CableLabs currently uses a tiered CMTS qualification system, awarding "Bronze," "Silver," and "Full" designations based on the product's supported features.
** Casa's C2200 CMTS won Silver qualification in Wave 56.
Source: The companies, CableLabs, and Cable Digital News research.
— Jeff Baumgartner, Site Editor, Cable Digital News
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