Sandvine's Support for DOCSIS 3.0 Tested by 4 Tier-1 MSOs

  

Todd Spangler from MultiChannel News reports today that Sandvine has expanded its Fairshare Traffic Management system to include interoperability with DOCSIS 3.0-based CMTS.

The new s/w release is in "beta trials at four "tier-one" cable service provider networks in North America and Europe, according to Sandvine .. In addition it provides enhanced policy options for managing network resources based on application, subscriber, time of day and congestion awareness, as well as reporting tools that provide detailed descriptions of policy actions, outcomes and impact."

See "Sandvine Expands Cable Support In Bandwidth-Management Platform" - here (I guess we will see a press release later today).

"Broadband connections are increasingly being managed to ensure that all users and applications receive a fair share of network resources," said Tom Donnelly, Sandvine executive vice president of marketing and sales. "Fairshare Traffic Management is on its third iteration to address the growing complexity of modern operator networks. Our product manages traffic in a way that considers all types of use cases and variations of applications, users and congestion state."


See also "Comcast's Protocol-Agnostic Congestion Management System" - an IEFT document, dated August 15, 2010 - here.