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To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (1125)	2/10/2000 9:01:00 PM
From: DenverTechie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1782

Dennis and Ray, the most common digital channel arrangement in the US is 3 MPEG digital video channels in a standard 6 MHz bandwidth. This is the scheme used by the biggies like AT&T and Time Warner and most other large MSOs. Each MPEG uses approx. 2 MHz each. The affectionate term used by cable MSOs for this arrangement is "a 3 pack" (one set of 3 digital channels in a standard analog channel) or "a 6 pack" (2 sets of 3 digital channel in 2 standard analog channels or 12 MHz). The 6 pack is the most popular. Who said cable guys had no sense of humor or imagination?

To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (1125)	2/12/2000 2:48:00 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1782

Re: DOCSIS cable modems spec sheets Hi Dennis and thread, I will be getting a chance to talk to the data comms expert at my local MSO early next week, stay tuned. In the meantime, what I am hoping to have him do is to find out if the new Toshiba DOCSIS cable modem is compatible with the Bend Cable plant. If so, I could soon experience an order of magnitude improvement in bandwidth. My present moden is a 3Com/USR CMX unit. It is theoretically rated at ~3Mbps downstream and ~1Mbps upstream. In contradistinction, the Tosh offers 43Mbps down and 10Mbps up. Wowsa! If this works, the slowest part of my Internet connection will become.....me. I like that. Here's the data sheet info on the Tosh. Is anyone on the thread familiar with it or currently using it? toshiba.com Best, Ray