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Cisco Explorer 8652HDC DVR with M-Card Interface
The Cisco
®
Explorer™ 8652HDC DVR with Multi-Stream CableCARD™ (M-Card™)
interface provides high quality video, audio, DVR, and two-way capabilities that cable
operators have come to expect. The platform provides faster processing of applications
while also supporting bandwidth management objectives.
The 8652HDC becomes the multimedia service gateway for the home – sharing and managing
video and audio experiences between the television and other home network devices. Multimedia
over Coax Alliance (MoCA™) technology enables an IP LAN connection over coaxial cable,
minimizing the need for new wiring in the home.
Figure 1. Cisco Explorer 8652HDC DVR (image may vary from actual product and specification)
Features
Network Utilization Enhancements
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1 GHz Tuning allows service providers to expand network bandwidth to provide additional
services such as HD and VOD, VoIP video, and high-speed data
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MPEG-4 (H.264) Decoding supports compression technology that provides better video
quality at about half the data rate of MPEG-2
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DOCSIS
®
2.0 provides increased upstream throughput for future advanced services and
provides a path for future IP video services (optional software)
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Digital-Analog Tuning allows cable operators to continue offering some analog-only cable
channels, in addition to their digital tier, as they manage the transition to an all-digital lineup
tru2way™ and Conventional Network Support
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M-Card Interface uses a Multi-Stream CableCARD for separable security
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Axiom™ DVR Middleware supports tru2way (formerly OCAP™) applications such as
Service Navigators, Games, and many other future applications (optional software)
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DOCSIS Set-top Gateway (DSG) provides a powerful standard transport mechanism for
command and control signaling between the set-top and service provider network (optional
software)
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SARA DVR Software on a set-top provides native navigator and user interface in a
non-tru2way environment (optional software)
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