CableLabs, Cisco unveil open source software for future of virtualization in cable

ORLANDO, FL - CableLabs and Cisco announced the creation of a new software project for the Remote PHY Device (RPD) labeled “OpenRPD”.The RPD is a physical layer converter commonly located in an optical node of the cable network. This open source software will reside in the Remote PHY Device and will be available to cable operators and RPD vendors around the world.It is designed to help further interoperability efforts and promote virtualization techniques to speed time to market with new services. With this new software, legacy optical node vendors can build Remote PHY nodes without restrictions or needing to be...