OpenVault integrates PMA with Harmonic’s broadband platform

Broadband technology solutions provider, OpenVault, has integrated its OV Profile Management Application (PMA) technology with Harmonic’s cOS broadband platform, with the goal to simplify optimisation of bandwidth and performance for operators with DOCSIS 3.1 or higher networks.

OpenVault said its OV PMA software adds a significant new functionality to broadband CMTSs, increasing effective usable bandwidth and network resiliency for operators.

The integration of OV PMA software will enable the CMTS to identify network impairments and maximise network capacity when they are present.

PMA was designed to leverage the programmable PHY layer to increase the usable capacity in DOCSIS 3.1 networks. PMA’s aim is to optimise the amount of data that can be transferred on an OFDM(A) channel in a given amount of time based on real-world impaired plant conditions.

OV PMA optimises modulation profiles used by DOCSIS 3.1 cable modems on OFDM(A) channels. It then routinely monitors and adjusts these profiles based on changing RF impairments, to improve service quality for subscribers. According to the tech outfit, this sees improvement of up to 40% in overall network capacity and bolsters the resilience of DOCSIS 3.1 modems, particularly in the presence of impairments.

“As the first member of the Kyrio PMA Partner Program, we’ve been out front in creating and evangelizing the power of PMA,” said Mark Trudeau, CEO and founder of OpenVault. “Our partnership with Harmonic is the first example of how vendors can make OV PMA an essential part of operational capabilities, driving performance and resiliency higher in DOCSIS 3.1 or higher network.”