Passive components target DOCSIS 3.1 CATV

7th January 2015

Siobhan O'Gorman

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A portfolio of passive components designed for DOCSIS 3.1 CATV (Complaint Cable TV) and broadband Internet systems has been released by M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings (MACOM). According to the company, this is the industry’s broadest portfolio of passives specifically designed to comply with the DOCSIS 3.1 standard for high-bandwidth data transfer over existing hybrid fibre-coaxial infrastructure.

The portfolio includes upstream and downstream transformers/baluns, couplers and power dividers/combiners. MACOM’s passive components have been specifically designed for next-gen infrastructure head-end and access equipment for cable network plants. To deliver a multi-gigabit service to subscribers, these plants require high-performance actives and passives. Passives optimised for DOCSIS 3.0 and 3.1 subscriber equipment, such as STBs, home gateways and cable modems, are also offered by the company.

Offering extended bandwidths, and improved insertion loss, return loss, power handling, distortion and temperature stability, the passives enable optimum system performance.

“The transition to DOCSIS 3.1 is a major development for CATV and broadband Internet providers, enabling them to meet the exponentially growing bandwidth demands and achieve fibre-calibre transmission speeds, while extending the value and longevity of their legacy HFC infrastructure,” said Graham Board, Director Carrier Networks, MACOM. “With the introduction of our passives portfolio, we’re providing system designers with what we believe to be the widest available breadth of high-performance passive components to meet their unique needs and help them accelerate their time-to-market with DOCSIS 3.1 compliant systems and solutions.”

MACOM’s passive components are available now.