
Cable Modems
• Device that allows high-speed data access from a PC to
the Internet via a cable TV (CATV) network
• Modem in the true sense of the word
– Modulates and demodulates signals
– Delivers Internet data to the desktop at blazing speeds
– It simply uses the increased bandwidth of the TV cable instead
of an ordinary phone line
• Can be part modem, part tuner, part
encryption/decryption device, part bridge, part router,
part NIC card, part SNMP agent, and part Ethernet hub
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