From: Phil (theccie@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Oct 30 2004 - 03:27:22 GMT-3
In the mean time I also need to get ready for the Security lab...
Thanks!
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 00:29:09 -0400, Scott Morris <swm@emanon.com> wrote:
> Check out the RF fundamentals section, that will be good to get you going a
> little on the connections and magic that happens in the RF world! Then the
> DOCSIS 1.1 portion will educate you on the basics of the cable modem world.
>
> Fun stuff. :)
>
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Phil
> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 2:42 PM
> To: swm@emanon.com
> Cc: Debbie Westall; CCIELAB
> Subject: Re: Cable Routers and DOCSIS
>
> Well, I work for a Cable TV/Services provider but on the Corporate IS side
> of the house. At least I used to, now myself and another engineer are kind
> of moving towards the other side as they need more hands but we do not know
> anything about the Cable World. Gotta learn fast...
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Phil
>
> On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:29:47 -0400, Scott Morris <swm@emanon.com> wrote:
> > The whole ICCR course is essentially online. At least the previous
> version.
> > There is the RF Fundamentals portion, the DOCSIS 1.1 (which really
> > includes 1.0 (remember INTRO!)), the uBR7200's, and the uBR10K's.
> > That was the previous version of the ICCR Course.
> >
> > The current (3.0) version includes some enhancements to the DOCSIS
> > module regarding DOCSIS 2.0. It also adds a Cable Security Module and
> > a PacketCable Overview module in case you have the desire to think
> > about voice deployment. (Are you an MSO, or end user, by the way?)
> >
> > Remember though, it is an Intro course. While there are some
> > complicated things discussed in there, that's more because it's all
> > new! To the seasoned RF/Cable person, that's not incredibly deep.
> > There is no in depth discussions on the queuing mechanisms, or a huge
> > breakdown of how the timing slices work with the granting mechanisms, or
> other tweaks/details like that.
> >
> > We had on plan to create an Advanced DOCSIS course, but the
> > demand/interest never really materialized.
> >
> > If you desire that sort of information, you are really in the "make it
> > up as you go along" category. You may also want to check out the
> > training available from the SCTE as that's really their area. You'll
> > certainly find a lot of RF-centric information there! (www.scte.org)
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> >
> > Scott Morris, MCSE, CCDP, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service
> > Provider) #4713, JNCIP, CCNA-WAN Switching, CCSP, Cable Communications
> > Specialist, IP Telephony Support Specialist, IP Telephony Design
> > Specialist, CISSP CCSI #21903 swm@emanon.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil [mailto:theccie@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 10:43 AM
> > To: Debbie Westall
> > Cc: Scott Morris; CCIELAB
> > Subject: Re: Cable Routers and DOCSIS
> >
> > Thank you all for the replies.
> >
> > I actually found "Introduction to DOCSIS 1.1" on PEC and guess who is
> > the instructor? ;-) (Is it safe to start with this one? So far I know
> > that DOCSIS 1.0 has no QoS, 1.0+ has one basic "priority queue", and
> > DOCSIS 1.1 has plenty of QoS).
> >
> > I could not find ICCR available online though.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:21:58 -0400 (EDT), Debbie Westall
> > <dwestall@debbie.coxfiber.net> wrote:
> > > In addition, Cisco's web site has some good white papers on DOCSIS
> > > and the CMTS routers, 7246's and 10K are their next generation CMTS.
> > >
> > > There is also http://www.packetcable.com www.cablemodem.com
> > > www.docsis.sourceforge.net - DOCSIS project page, not too much here.
> > > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk86/tk804/tech_protocol_family_home
> > > .h
> > > tml
> > > - Cisco CMTS page
> > > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk86/tk804/tech_protocol_family_home
> > > .h
> > > tml
> > > - Cisco's DOCSIS page.
> > >
> > > Enjoy
> > >
> > > Debbie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Scott Morris wrote:
> > >
> > > > Cisco has an ICCR (Introduction to Cisco Cable Routers) course
> > > > that goes into much detail about how DOCSIS 1.0 and 1.1 work as
> > > > well as a little primer on 2.0 now...
> > > >
> > > > HTH,
> > > >
> > > > Scott
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On
> > > > Behalf Of Phil
> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:53 AM
> > > > To: CCIELAB
> > > > Subject: OT: Cable Routers and DOCSIS
> > > >
> > > > All,
> > > >
> > > > I need to learn about DOCSIS and cable routers. What would be the
> > > > best path to follow?
> > > >
> > > > TIA,
> > > >
> > > > Phil
> > > >
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