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GAIN SERVICE VELOCITY WITH
FLEXIBLE MAC ARCHITECTURE

Benefit from greater agility, scalability and interoperability to improve your total cost of ownership as you advance on the path to 10G broadband.

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OFFER MULTIGIGABIT BROADBAND WITH REAL VERSATILITY

Ease your network evolution with greater optionality to support multiple access architectures. The Flexible MAC Architecture (FMA) unlocks the power of true virtualization with Harmonic's market-leading CableOS® platform and our groundbreaking MAC Anywhere capability.
You can combine and orchestrate Remote-PHY (R-PHY) and Remote MAC-PHY (R-MAC-PHY) using a single, containerized and flexible DOCSIS MAC solution based on your distributed access architecture (DAA). 

Transition to Flexible MAC Architecture

CableOS: The Foundation for DOCSIS 4.0 & FMA

DOCSIS 4.0 and the Flexible Mac Architecture (FMA) leverage distributed architectures to handle shifts in network traffic, improve service quality and transition into a new era of ultra-connectivity. Discover how CableOS can help.
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COMMON ORCHESTRATION
WITH MAC ANYWHERE

Deploy a truly cloud-native solution to transition to FMA and prepare for DOCSIS 4.0 in alignment with the 10G initiative. The CableOS cloud-native core platform is a virtualized solution to support multiple access technologies.

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ROLLOUT NEW SERVICES
WITH THE SPEED OF SOFTWARE

CableOS in an FMA gives you the option to deploy the MAC in the node, hub site, headend, or data center. You increase service velocity as CableOS dynamically orchestrates MAC anywhere across the network to deliver a superior quality of service to your subscribers.

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SUSTAINABLY EXPAND
CONNECTIVITY & CAPACITY

With third-party interoperability CableOS supports both R-PHY & R-MAC-PHY providing a common framework, regardless of the DOCSIS revision. Fully benefit from true virtualization to extend beyond DAA and add PON and mobile services to existing DOCSIS services.

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INCREASE OPERATIONAL SAVINGS

Eliminate purpose-built hardware to deliver multigigabit broadband services with the speed of software.

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Provide faster broadband speeds with enhanced network performance to deliver ultra-connectivity to every subscriber. Read Otelco's story >
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THE PRODUCTS THAT MAKE FMA POSSIBLE

Enhance network performance to deliver a superior quality of experience by placing more headend functions closer to the edge. CableOS deploys in an FMA with our industry-leading and standard-compliant Ripple+ or Shell DAA nodes. Leverage the MAC Anywhere ecosystem and deploy CableOS in any 3rd party DAA edge device. With our cloud-native software and true virtualization you enable greater flexibility and scalability for your broadband network.

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CABLEOS CLOUD-NATIVE PLATFORM

Green, Lean & Off-The-Shelf

Save on power and space by up to 75% with up to 90% decrease in facilities. Leverage high-performance common off-the-shelf (COTS) coupled with smarter remote-PHY node technology to eliminate legacy hardware in your headend and hub sites. 

Flexible Compute & Resource Optimization

Get a flexible compute architecture to unburden your network from heavy traffic loads. Optimize resources and unlock the power of the cloud to place your compute functions anywhere in the network. 

Software Ap-Based to Evolve With Ease

Our multi-access, cloud-native broadband platform hosts multiple applications including virtualized cable modem termination system (vCMTS), virtualized optical line terminal (vOLT), virtualized broadband network gateway (vBNG), and virtualized Broadband Provisioning Application (vBPA) to enable zero-touch provisioning.

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NETWORK EDGE & REMOTE PHY DEVICES

CableOS network edge devices are fully redundant and modular. You get a single solution for centralized, distributed and hybrid deployments including HFC DOCSIS and PON.

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CableOS Central is the data-driven proactivity tool your broadband service team needs.

DATA-DRIVEN PROACTIVITY

Greater Network Visibility with CableOS Central

CableOS Central is a complete set of intuitive apps that you can integrate into your existing monitoring and management systems. It includes 24/7 global support to proactively identify issues and drive resolution before impact. Your operations will benefit from automated and continuous data collection, dashboards, auditing capabilities and remote configuration for faster and efficient resolution.

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CableOS Central is the data-driven proactivity tool your broadband service team needs.

Are You Ready for the Next Step?

Thank you for your interest in our flexible MAC architecture solution with CableOS. Please fill out the form to contact our sales team directly. Someone will be in touch within 1-2 business days.

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Are You Ready for the Next Step?

Thank you for your interest in our flexible MAC architecture solution with CableOS. Please fill out the form to contact our sales team directly. Someone will be in touch within 1-2 business days.