CABLE MODEM

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Information on Cable Modem

In a cable Internet connection, the cable modem is in the customer's premises, and is used to encode signals sent over the cable to the ISP and decode signals received from the ISP.
     Modem is a contraction of modulator/demodulator, which transforms a digital bit stream into an analogue signal (in the modulator), and vice versa (in the demodulator) so that the digital signal can be passed over an analogue channel.

Manufacturers of Cable Modem

Brands of Cable Modem include:
  • Netgear.  Products from Netgear include Broadband Switch, NAT VPN, Wireless Router and Broadband Router
  • Motorola.  Products from Motorola include and Cable Modem
  • Netcomm.  Products from Netcomm include Ethernet Router, DSL Router, DSL Modem, Cable Modem and DSL Switch
  • CISCO.  Products from CISCO include Cable Router, ADSL Router, Cable Modem and xDSL Router
  • Dlink.  Products from Dlink include Hub, Wireless Router, NAT VPN and Broadband Router


Other topics in our resources on Broadband Internet related to Cable Modem include: 
 
  • Cable Broadband
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