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There are 14 blogs written by Jason Rupe.
Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM): Are You InGeNeOS?
February 19, 2019
I love a good acronym! InGeNeOS™ is an acronym built from Intelligent General Next Operations Systems. It’s the name of a CableLabs working group that solves Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) issues for the cable industry, and it might be for you. What’s So InGeNeOS about PNM? The InGeNeOS group focuses on discussing, inventing, building and […]
Proactive Network Maintenance: Where Is Common Data Collection Going Next?
January 22, 2019
Welcome to 2019, and the future of Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM)! As CableLabs’ PNM solutions mature, we look toward developing a framework for PNM that everybody can use. On December 21, 2018, CableLabs released the Combined Common Collection Framework (XCCF) version 2.0. This new version includes several enhancements, including refactoring to make it easier to […]
Come Along for the Ride: Innovation Boot Camp
July 18, 2018
Innovation is difficult. A full 95 percent of consumer products fail. Plus, the innovation process is highly unreliable, so we need every advantage we can get. In just three and a half days at the CableLabs Innovation Boot Camp, my team and I found a way to change all that. Yes, they were long days, and […]
Inform[ED] Video: Cable Modem Validation Application
May 9, 2018
Ever-present communication is an important part of life these days. Cable technology provides connectivity for homes and businesses, providing entertainment, information and increasingly important functions for life. As we rely more on all forms of communications access, we rely on our cable modems to help keep services running their best. Cable modems have therefore become […]
Validating Cable Modems for DOCSIS® 3.1 PNM Deployment
April 18, 2018
The cable industry is always trying to find ways to improve service. When the cable industry made proactive network maintenance (PNM) a part of the DOCSIS® specifications, we showed great commitment to service. CableLabs supports that commitment through its work in specifications, and particularly through its PNM project. This blog entry in our PNM series focuses […]
PNM Series: The Business Case for a Common Collection Framework
November 7, 2017
This is the second in our series on Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM). If you missed our introduction to PNM, you can check out the first entry which explains some background on the subject. PNM is our CableLabs project focused on assuring cable service provider companies can maintain the network at a level of quality so […]