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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq
Well, given that CPE's less than stellar reputation for wireless reliability I doubt adding an additional layer and subnetwork onto it would have improved things...
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This is true, at least with the current CPE's. No reason a future CPE couldn't fix some of those flaws.
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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
Ignoring the CPE side of things it means using multiple service flows per cable modem.
Dynamic service flow add / remove adds complication and is best done via a PacketCable type interface. PacketCable is something VM are only now getting into for use as a carrier for VoIP.
The alternative, setting up static service flows, adds complication.
Looking at the CPE it's already quite precarious enough doing basic home gateway functionality. Adding a second DOCSIS service flow and guest WiFi network might be a bit much for the poor thing.
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Would it need a separate DOCSIS service flow? Could it not just have one, provisioned at say 50Mbit above the customer's tier, then use some QoS/subnet routing/etc. to give the separate non-customer "wireless router" it's own IP address and bandwidth allocation separate from the customer's own? Isn't that basically what BT has done with theirs?