The FINANCIAL -- As part of its ongoing Converged Cable Access Platform migration plan, Cisco announced the availability of a new high-density line card and a new high-performance processing engine for its flagship Cisco uBR10012 Universal Broadband Router and Cisco Cable Modem Termination System, the cable industry's leading CMTS platform.

Spearheaded by CableLabs, CCAP is the new cable access architecture in the works that combines the functions of two key technologies: the cable modem termination system and edge QAM. Combining the two functions helps service providers reduce rack space, save power, and accelerate the transition to an all-IP network that can simplify the delivery of video content to multiple screens.

Together, Cisco's new Performance Routing Engine and 3 Gigabit Shared Port Adapter effectively double the number of downstream channels available for the uBR10K, from a total of 576 to 1,152, without needing any additional rack space. As Cisco announced, the new modules will allow cable service providers to make better use of their existing platform, while adopting an incremental deployment approach to using more ports, with a pay-as-you-grow business model.

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