Aurora Networks, a Vistance Networks business, is positioning its E6000 Converged Edge Router (CER) and C100G CCAP platforms as upgrade paths for cable operators seeking higher upstream speeds and lower latency while retaining existing hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) infrastructure. The platforms support Low Latency DOCSIS (LLD), allowing operators to prioritize latency-sensitive traffic without replacing deployed DOCSIS infrastructure.
LLD separates latency-sensitive traffic from conventional traffic flows to reduce queuing delays for applications such as video conferencing, cloud services, online gaming, and immersive applications. Aurora Networks said operators can enable LLD on the E6000 CER and C100G through software and configuration changes, and the capability works with LLD-capable cable modems. Both platforms also support Remote PHY Distributed Access Architecture (DAA), DOCSIS 3.1, and DOCSIS 3.1 Enhanced (D3.1E).
Aurora Networks cited several operator deployments and upgrade programs as evidence of continued investment in existing CCAP infrastructure. These include a Tier 1 North American operator deploying 4 Gbps downstream and 1 Gbps upstream service; another Tier 1 North American operator deploying 2 Gbps downstream and 1 Gbps upstream service before enabling LLD across eight markets; a Tier 1 European operator planning to license additional E6000 CER bandwidth capacity over several years; and a Tier 2 North American operator rolling out a 5 Gbps downstream and 1 Gbps upstream service tier. Aurora Networks also offers the vCCAP Evo virtual CCAP platform for operators transitioning toward software-based cable access architectures.
• E6000 CER and C100G support Low Latency DOCSIS through software and configuration changes.
• LLD works with compatible cable modems and prioritizes latency-sensitive traffic to reduce network queuing delays.
• Both platforms support DOCSIS 3.1, D3.1E, and Remote PHY DAA architectures.
• Aurora Networks cited deployments ranging from 2 Gbps downstream/1 Gbps upstream to 5 Gbps downstream/1 Gbps upstream service tiers.
• One Tier 1 North American operator enabled LLD across eight markets after deploying a 2 Gbps downstream/1 Gbps upstream service.
• The vCCAP Evo platform extends Aurora Networks’ bandwidth expansion and LLD capabilities to virtualized CCAP deployments.
“We are seeing more interest this year from cable operators around the world in the available options for the E6000 CER and C100G CCAPs as they look to both increase subscriber speed tiers and reduce latency to better compete with fiber overbuilders,” said Craig Coogan, CTO and VP of Product & Strategy at Aurora Networks.
🌐 Analysis: Aurora Networks’ announcement highlights the cable industry’s effort to extract additional performance from installed HFC infrastructure as operators evaluate the timing and capital requirements of DOCSIS 4.0, distributed access architectures, and fiber upgrades. LLD and D3.1E provide operators with intermediate upgrade paths that can increase upstream capacity and improve application latency without requiring an immediate migration to new outside-plant infrastructure.
. The original Aurora Networks, founded in 1999 and known for optical access and HFC network equipment, was acquired by Pace plc in 2014; ARRIS then acquired Pace in 2016, CommScope acquired ARRIS in 2019, and CommScope later separated its Connectivity and Cable Solutions business as Vistance Networks. The Aurora Networks name subsequently returned as a Vistance Networks business focused on cable access platforms, including the E6000 CER, C100G, and vCCAP Evo, linking the current product portfolio to technology and engineering assets that moved through the Pace, ARRIS, and CommScope organizations.
