Quote:
Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
What a bizarre statement. There's a lack of capacity given the amount of subscribers - surely that would suggest they are oversubscribed?
This also doesn't roll - there are areas which are running on full DOCSIS 2 and have problems. Requiring node splits isn't a problem with legacy network builds it's business as usual.
It's not an uncommon thing for cable networks to have a minority of nodes which are oversubscribed but to call it a myth is somewhat  |
Over Subscribed suggests that the connected node has been oversold, the issue is over utilisation, this can vary depending on node size. You can have a legacy build 500 home node with 200 active customers and high utilisation due to heavy downloading (student area for example). Would you call that over subscription as the node design and capacity planning have allowed for 500 customers and the issue is high use.
I don't agree with the term over subscription, is very often over used on this forum with no real understanding behind its meaning.