As many organizations begin designing, evaluating or deploying DOCSIS 3.1 equipment, they also have to consider the tools they will need to ensure effective integration and interoperation of that equipment, as well as the health of the evolving cable networks themselves. A very useful tool for this purpose is a real-time, non-intrusive protocol analyzer, sometimes called a packet sniffer, which is used to quickly find, analyze and correct trouble spots. Read more
