Averna Announces First Channel Emulator Designed for the DOCSIS Industry

It also enables MSOs to easily simulate real-life cable-plant environments in their labs. See the DCE demonstration at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Orlando, October 17-19, in Averna's booth #809.



The DCE ensures that modems, set-top boxes and gateways are resilient to cable-plant noise interference so that MSOs can deliver the highest quality of service. As this industry moves to high channel counts - 24-bonded downstream channels and 8-bonded upstream channels - the DCE cost-effectively enables the impairment of these channels while maintaining synchronization between headend and customer-premises equipment.



The cable and broadband industry will greatly benefit from this highly adaptable, software-based instrumentation solution, said Averna's Jean-Levy Beaudoin, Director of Business Development. The DCE provides a significant competitive advantage over traditional hardware-based instruments, enabling MSOs and device-makers to efficiently simulate field environments and help the industry achieve higher quality of service.



DCE Highlights

• Multiple channels: Up to 24-channel simultaneous processing

• (3x80 MHz input bandwidth for DS)

• Scalable: 8-DS channel blocks of 80 MHz can be added with additional modules

• Large frequency range: 65 MHz-1.004 GHz (DS) and 5 MHz-80 MHz (US)

• Real-time impairments: Phase noise, AWGN, micro-reflections, CTB, CSO, C/I, etc.

• Intuitive interface: Real-time Spectral and Constellation displays