Cisco Starts to Get Real About a Virtual CCAP

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Seizing on the network functions virtualization trend, Cisco Systems this week introduced the Cloud-Native Broadband Router, billing it as a ā€œcontainerized, full software rewriteā€ of Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) services.

Cisco, which rolled out the new offering ahead of next weekā€™s AngaCom show in Cologne, Germany, said the approach will give cable operators a new way to support core broadband routing functions while also simplifying network operations, reducing power, cooling and space requirements, and, more generally, cutting down scaling issues associated with traditional purpose-built hardware.

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