DAQTron Launches DOCSIS 3.0 RF Protocol Analyzer

DAQTron, a company providing turnkey design verification, manufacturing and process control solutions for a wide variety of commercial applications, has announced the release of DOCSIS 3.0 RF Protocol Analyzer (DP-360).

 

According to the company, DP-360 is the industry’s first DOCSIS 3.0 RF Protocol Analyzer for the functional analysis of the upstream and downstream of Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) 3.0 signals.

 

It is the fourth generation of DOCSIS protocol analyzers from DAQTron that utilizes hardware and processing software to capture and analyze multiple DOCSIS upstream and downstream channels in one chassis and demodulates and decodes DOCSIS 3.0 TDMA, A-TDMA and S-CDMA modulation formats.

 

It uses FPGA technology and has four independent downstream and four independent upstream tuners with complete flexibility of channel placement; independent, real-time, upstream and downstream channel filtering on DOCSIS message types and MAC addresses; and full support for four or more bonded channels.

 

Joseph Kovacs, vice president of Marketing for DAQTron said, "The DP-360 is already in use by leading DOCSIS equipment and product certification companies and is speeding up the identification and location of trouble spots by providing visibility into all layers of the DOCSIS network. This will also greatly assist service providers in troubleshooting their HFC networks as they deploy DOCSIS 3.0 bonded channel equipment into their plants."

 

DAQTron is currently offering a trade-in allowance to all ST-260C (the predecessor to the DP-360) customers. The DP-360 supports all of the features of the ST-260C which includes DOCSIS 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, and now 3.0.

 

Founded in 1994, DAQTron is privately held and has offices in Atlanta, GA, Annapolis Junction, MD, and Austin, TX. The company also specializes in FPGA, signal processing, and RF design and is one of National Instruments' (News - Alert) top Alliance Program members and is distinguished as a National Instruments Select Channel Partner.