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Technology Stocks : COM21 (CMTO) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DBrian who wrote (1190)	11/4/1999 2:29:00 PM
From: Maverick	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2347

CMTO DOXport 1010 won the Cable Modem Performance Challenge by Tolly group cabledatacomnews.com The Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) 1.0 standard was developed to create an open market for cable modems, ultimately enabling end-users to purchase the products of their choice, as is the case today with dial-up and ISDN modems. The question for broadband users then becomes which cable modem to buy? Price is a key consideration, as is standards compatibility, and of course, product performance. Cable Television Laboratories Inc. is conducting extensive interoperability tests to ensure DOCSIS cable modems comply with the standard. Products that pass are labeled "CableLabs Certified," assuring buyers that the cable modem will work on any DOCSIS network. However, as part of the DOCSIS certification process, CableLabs does not release product performance data. Because consumers and businesses purchase DOCSIS modems to obtain high-speed Internet access, a critical question for prospective modem buyers is which product really is the fastest? CABLE DATACOM NEWS set out to find an answer by organizing the first-ever "Cable Modem Performance Challenge" with The Tolly Group, a leading networking industry testing organization. CABLE DATACOM NEWS invited more than a dozen DOCSIS cable modem vendors to submit their products for independent testing by The Tolly Group. Four vendors had the courage to accept the challenge: 3Com Corp., Com21 Inc., Nortel Networks, and Toshiba American Information Systems. 3Com submitted both an external cable modem and an internal modem card for testing, while Com21, Nortel and Toshiba each provided external DOCSIS modems. cabledatacomnews.com Due to the strength of its upstream performance, Com21 also outpaced the field in the bi-directional batch transfer tests. At an interleave of 32, Com21 topped 3.5 Mbps and passed 4.2 Mbps at the 8 interleave setting. Nortel finished a strong second, followed by 3Com and Toshiba. cabledatacomnews.com Looking at the upstream throughput results, Com21 dominated the tests by outperforming its peers in all three CMTS configurations. Nortel was the next strongest performer, with Toshiba bringing up the rear. cabledatacomnews.com cabledatacomnews.com cabledatacomnews.com cabledatacomnews.com cabledatacomnews.com