DOCSIS and Cable Modems – How it works :: Anatomy of a Burst

February 22nd, 2009 by Brady


Previously I have discussed that cable modems share the upstream channel by using Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA).  This means that when a cable modem is not transmitting data its RF transmitter is turned off.  In order to transmit data it must transmit a burst of data which contains a REQUEST to the CMTS.  The [...]

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