-- Bandwidth Enhancement to Scale the Network -- Switched Digital Video/Addressable Advertising -- Only SDV includes real time viewership measurement to maximize advanced advertising efforts. -- QAM Sharing -- Video and data capabilities of the Cisco RF Gateway Series, and the bandwidth benefits of sharing QAMs for video and Data. -- Bandwidth Modeling Tool -- Defining the real-world bandwidth impact of service delivery decisions. -- Bandwidth Enhancement for HFC Upgrades/Node-Splitting/Optics -- Multi-Wavelength -- Use multiple 1310 nm wavelengths to carry unique content over a single fiber to deliver more broadband services without installing new fiber. -- Prisma® DOCSIS-PON -- Future-facing FTTH network for easy deployment within a cable operators existing HFC plant. -- Digital Services Access Manager/DSAM -- Supports analog-to-digital conversion within MDUs in an "all digital" environment. -- Connected Home Components and Demonstrations -- Set-Tops -- Cisco next-generation set-tops and IP Services Gateway lay the foundation of the home network to provide subscribers with access to more content on more devices; support for tru2way and DTV transition initiatives, as well as MPEG-4 AVC, MoCA and expanded storage options. -- Cross-Platform Content Delivery System (CDS) -- Delivery of an increased quantity of content sourced via syndication from external content providers and media companies to the subscriber. -- Video Quality and Bandwidth Utilization Solutions -- MPEG-4 AVC Encoding, Transcoding and Decoding solutions to help cable service providers deliver efficient, high-quality transmissions of MPEG-4 AVC broadcast streams to legacy MPEG-2 set-tops. -- Business Services -- Addressing new market opportunities with SMB Voice Solutions, Prisma IP optical transport solutions for cellular backhaul and high-bandwidth commercial customers and Ethernet over DOCSIS. -- End-to-End DOCSIS® 3.0 Components and Demonstrations -- IP video, data, voice and wireless solutions, including DOCSIS 3.0 CMTS and Cisco voice/data modems and wireless gateways.Topics for Cisco speaker sessions will include a wide array of subject matter experts on various topics including: "IP for Video Heads," "Not All WDM Systems are Created Equally," "Metro Ethernet Service over DOCSIS" and "RF to IP: The Top Most Common DOCSIS® Killers and How to Identify Them." Read more about all of the sessions, the participating experts and time/location for the events on the Cisco SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2008 Web page. *To arrange an interview or booth visit with Cisco executives at SCTE Cable-Tec EXPO 2008, contact Sara Stutzenstein at stutzes@cisco.com. About Cisco Systems Cisco (
Contact Information: Press & Analyst Contact: Sara Stutzenstein Cisco +1 770 236-2181 stutzes@cisco.com Investor Relations Contact: Marilyn Mora Cisco +1 408 527 7452 marilmor@cisco.com Cisco @ SCTE Cable-Tec EXPO Exhibit and Conference June 24-27, 2008 Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia, PA Booth 550