Your customers expect reliable internet access at all times. So, you provide them with the right network equipment and cabling. Case closed? Well, not entirely. Before the first byte can be transmitted, you need the get the foundations right. That implies getting the best possible provisioning servers up and running...

Since the early days of DOCSIS, cable modems are provisioned using DHCP, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, to obtain the basic connectivity settings. When the cable modem is powered on, it begins the ranging process with the CMTS. When the ranging process completes, the cable modem starts with the IP...