Comcast Launches IPV6 Home Networking
According to Comcast‘s blog site, the MSO is starting to support IPv6 customer home networking via gateways or routers. A previous launch supported standalone computers. The home networking deployment is native dual stack, in which IPv4 and IPv6 coexist, and … Continue reading
IPv6 Shadows Loom Over Enterprises
While enterprises might not feel the immediate pressure to evolve their infrastructure to IPv6, certain actions they and others are taking may be putting their networks at risk of shadow networks, malware, or other security breaches. As a result, web … Continue reading
Sunrise Expands Testing for IPv6, VoIP
Sunrise Telecom announced the addition of testing capabilities for IPv6, 10G SONET/SDH, VoIP, and copper to its RxT Smart Productivity Test Platform. New capabilities include: IPv6 testing of layer 2/3 service activation tests PDH/SDH/SONET testing up to 10G from DS-1/E-1 … Continue reading
NCTA Plans Cable Show IPv6 Workshop
A special technical workshop at The Cable Show 2012 will explore the progress and issues surrounding the global transition to IPv6 addressing. The workshop on May 23 at 3 p.m. will include three panels taking an in-depth look at IPv6 … Continue reading
Comcast IPv6 Back on Track in California
All is well again with IPv6 in the California markets affected last month by a consumer electronics glitch. In late March, Comcast announced that an IPv6 compatibility issue with the NetGear CMD31T high-speed cable modem had affected the Internet service … Continue reading
Procera Wins Follow-On Order
Procera Networks announced it has secured a $2.5 million follow-on order from a tier 1 U.S. MSO. The order is the fourth follow-on from this operator and supports a continued rollout of Procera’s PacketLogic solutions across the MSO’s footprint and … Continue reading
Belgian Op Picks Cisco for IPv6
Cisco is teaming with Belgian cable operator VOO to prepare the transition to IPv6. Cisco’s dual-stack technology will be deployed across the VOO network, allowing the service provider to run IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneously. The deployment will incorporate the Cisco … Continue reading
Huawei Servers Pass IPv6 Interop
Huawei announced that its SingleMetro series router NE40E and ME60 have successfully completed IPv6 transition tests, including Dual Stack (DS) and DS-Lite tests. In the tests organized by the European Advanced Networking Test Center, Huawei’s IPv6 solution successfully demonstrated multi-vendor … Continue reading
World IPv6 Launch Slated for June
Major Internet service providers (ISPs), home networking equipment manufacturers, and web companies around the world are coming together to permanently enable IPv6 for their products and services by June 6, according to the Internet Society. ISPs participating in World IPv6 … Continue reading
Comcast Completes DNSSEC Upgrade
According to this Comcast blog post, the MSO has fully implemented Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC). It’s now automatically included as part of Comcast Constant Guard from Xfinity. Currently, 17.8 million Xfinity Internet subs are using DNSSEC-validating DNS servers, … Continue reading
ARRIS Passes Euro IPv6 Test
ARRIS announced that its C4 CMTS, supporting EuroDOCSIS 3.0 features, and its Touchstone TG862S Wideband cable modems, using generally available software, have successfully demonstrated interoperability for IPv6 services over a weeklong period in the test labs of Excentis in Ghent, … Continue reading
BTR’s Top 10s, as Chosen by our Readers
Late December is traditionally a time for reflecting on the year just past while gearing up for the new one to come. And so that’s what we’re doing. This year gave us a lot to think about — and now … Continue reading
DPI, IPv6 Standards Get the Nod
The SCTE has approved SCTE 35 2011, Digital Program Insertion Cueing Message for Cable, which is designed to support the splicing of MPEG-2 streams for digital program insertion, including ad insertion and insertion of other content types. The standard specifies a … Continue reading