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Some cable modem users, expecting Internet access at Autobahn speeds, are instead sitting in traffic jams as this first widely popular broadband technology hits tie-ups. And cable modem's competitors are publicizing such problems, with ads that show, for example, people picketing a "bandwidth hog" in their neighborhood.
While the broadband traffic jam is all too real--and not limited to cable modem technology alone--it is not a permanent limitation of the system, just a temporary problem with technical solutions, as long as resources are available to implement the fixes. In the June issue of IEEE Spectrum, technology consultant Walter S. Ciciora details the problem, the architecture of the cable modem system that allows such bottlenecks to happen, and the fixes that are under way.
Contact: Walter S. Ciciora, [email protected]; Tekla S. Perry, 650 328 7570, [email protected].
For faxed copies of the article ("The Cable Modem Traffic Jam" by Walter S. Ciciora, IEEE Spectrum, June 2001, pp. 48-53) or to arrange an interview, contact: Nancy T. Hantman, 212 419 7561, [email protected].
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