What Is Docsis - Toshiba PCX1100U Owner's Manual

What is DOCSIS?

Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications. DOCSIS defines interface
requirements for cable modems involved in high-speed data distribution over a
cable tele vision network. On November 17, 1997, Cable Television Laboratories,
Inc. (Cable Labs) and its members established a formal path of certification for
cable modem equipment suppliers to obtain an interoperability seal for their
products based on the DOCSIS specification. This certification process provides
cable modem equipment suppliers with a fast, market-oriented method for
attaining cable industry acknowledgment of compliance with DOCSIS.
The seal is meant to provide the purchaser with a way to be confident that the
modem equipment to be purchased is compliant with the specification, and that the
equipment interoperates with DOCSIS products made by other vendors.
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