With the ongoing rollout of 50Mbit broadband, and the move from DOCSIS 1.x to 3, what effect, if any, will this have on network stability? Sure, the increased downstream bandwidth will be nice to have when required, however my main interest is the increased upstream bandwidth, and QoS features that v3.0 (well.. v1.1 and above for that matter) can facilitate.
At present i note that my cable modem is using a Docsis 1.0 config file (a protocol that has been around since 1997), so i'm excited at the prospect of a stable connection with low latency and exceptional gaming performance. VM could once again be known a a gaming ISP (which they are far from in my book right about now) if they play their cards right and use the technology to the fullest.
I have a background in IT, and some networking education (such as CCNA), but i must admit that my knowledge of WAN infrastructure is somewhat lacking. I know there are people here who certainly aren't lacking in this area, so my question is... will DOCSIS 3 make a blind bit of difference?
Nicers,
OLDo