DOCSIS 3.1 Technology Explained | NETGEAR Gigabit Cable Internet

Learn more about DOCSIS 3.1 and NETGEAR Nighthawk Cable Modems: With the growing demand for faster and faster Internet speeds, cable operators needed a new way to offer blazing speeds without the need to replace millions of miles of existing wiring. With DOCSIS® 3.1 technology, this is finally possible. Cable operators will be able to offer Gigabit Speeds that where once only available over fiber networks. In-fact, speeds with DOCSIS 3.1 standard could eventually reach up to 10,000Mbps (that’s 10Gps) which is over 10 times faster than the older version of DOCSIS. For decades, older cable networks have used multiple frequency bands to allow simultaneous transmission of several signals through the same coaxial cable. You can think of it like lanes on a highway where you have space between lanes to avoid interference or collisions. Modulation techniques allow these signals to transmit data to and from the Internet to your home. Think of it like a small vehicle carrying bits of data ba