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DOCSIS
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<p>Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) is an international telecommunications standard that permits the addition of high-bandwidth data transfer to an existing <a href="/facts/Cable_television/GzXa4pbW">cable television</a> (CATV) system. It is used by many cable television operators to provide <a href="/facts/Cable_Internet_access/fnVm7AK9">cable Internet access</a> over their existing <a href="/facts/Hybrid_fiber-coaxial/cfkuHATl">hybrid fiber-coaxial</a> (HFC) infrastructure. </p><p>DOCSIS was originally developed by <a href="/facts/CableLabs/jXu01KGU">CableLabs</a> and contributing companies, including <a href="/facts/Arris_Group/3EaW5kRt">Arris</a>, <a href="/facts/BigBand_Networks/UX17eL8f">BigBand Networks</a>, <a href="/facts/Broadcom/pbh0q7ht">Broadcom</a>, <a href="/facts/Cisco/ocDgQt6T">Cisco</a>, <a href="/facts/Xfinity/KG3j9krX">Comcast</a>, <a href="/facts/Conexant/nKcIUc8E">Conexant</a>, Correlant, <a href="/facts/Cox_Communications/Ks8TVVfj">Cox</a>, <a href="/facts/General_Instrument/ptvF2Lb7">General Instrument</a>, <a href="/facts/Harmonic_Inc./jSphsoGb">Harmonic</a>, <a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a>, <a href="/facts/Motorola/ztqczx68">Motorola</a>, <a href="/facts/Netgear/jCMtPgpD">Netgear</a>, <a href="/facts/Terayon/TxuTD8U8">Terayon</a>, <a href="/facts/Time_Warner_Cable/nulB1xNB">Time Warner Cable</a>, and <a href="/facts/Texas_Instruments/88NUhuHF">Texas Instruments</a>. </p>