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Hoping to bring a packet-based Internet protocol standard to cable's world stage, a group of North American and European organizations last week said they've built a suite of specifications intended to deliver advanced services over cable lines.
That specification, dubbed IPCablecom, defines a core "end-to-end" IP cable architecture for the delivery of voice and other evolving packetbased applications and services. IPCablecom is already backed by a handful of standards organizations, notably the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute and the International Telecommunication Union.
It will serve as a "blueprint" for the delivery of packet-based IP information via cable networks, said Cable Television Laboratories Inc. CEO Richard Green. IPCablecom...