ARRIS Announces Availability of D5(TM) Universal Edge QAM QPM 8DX4 Module
April 14 2009 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
New QAM Module Delivers Lowest per Channel Power of any 2RU EdgeQAM
Device SUWANEE, Ga., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS
(NASDAQ:ARRS) today announced availability of a new high density
'quad octal' module for its D5 Universal Edge QAM (UEQ) solution.
The QPM (Quad Port Module) 8DX4 is a high density QAM-RF module
that can be used for Video on Demand, Switched Digital Video and
DOCSIS M-CMTS applications. The module has 4 RF ports, each capable
of outputting up to 8 QAM channels that meet the DOCSIS DRFI
specification. The configuration of each RF output is highly
flexible, allowing support for multiple services on a single QAM
channel, on multiple QAM channels within a bonded serving group, or
on different QAM modules in the D5 UEQ. The architecture of the
card also allows for future expansion to a higher number of QAM
channels via software. The D5 UEQ with QPM 8DX4 installed will
support up to 192 Annex B QAM 256 Channels and 144 Annex A QAM 256
channels with software Release 3.0. The QPM 8DX4 also offers other
innovative features to MSOs - one of which includes a demodulation
of the Downstream Channels to monitor and analyze the performance
of the QAM channel. The compact and scalable D5 UEQ is a unique
class of IP edge modular device that enables delivery of a wide
array of multimedia content in a redundant, modular, two-rack unit.
The number of output channels can be set independently for each RF
port, ranging from 1 QAM per port to 8 QAMs per port to offer the
operator a 'deploy now' and 'wire once' migration to higher QAM
channels counts per service group. The QPM 8DX4 offers the lowest
channel power per QAM of any device in this class with < 3W per
channel in deployed configurations. The new QPM 8DX4 integrates
into the existing D5 UEQ chassis and provides all the system level
capabilities that customers have come to expect in ARRIS Edge QAM
products. "More services are moving to narrowcast and unicast. This
requires massive growth in bandwidth supported at the edge of the
network, without requiring additional rack space and power
consumption," said Charles Cheevers, ARRIS VP, Product Line
Management, Multimedia and CTO, Europe. "The new QPM 8DX4 module
gives operators scope to wire once and increase the number of QAM
channels to meet the demand for additional capacity to the Service
Group." With 24 F-ports now delivering 192 Annex B channels in 2RU,
the D5 UEQ with the 8DX4 offers operators the chance to support up
to 24 service groups from a single D5 UEQ or with striping to
minimize the number of F-ports utilized for any class of service.
About ARRIS ARRIS is a global communications technology company
specializing in the design, engineering and supply of technology
supporting triple- and quad-play broadband services for residential
and business customers around the world. The company supplies
broadband operators with the tools and platforms they need to
deliver reliable telephony, demand driven video, next-generation
advertising and high-speed data services. Headquartered in Suwanee,
GA, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Atlanta; Chicago; State
College, PA; Beaverton, OR; Wallingford, CT; Cork, Ireland; and
Shenzhen, China, and operates support and sales offices throughout
the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be
found at http://www.arrisi.com/. DATASOURCE: ARRIS CONTACT: Alex
Swan of ARRIS Media Relations, +1-678-473-8327, or Web Site:
http://www.arrisi.com/
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