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Overview
IPC1100 Advanced IP Client Video Set-top • Installation and Operations Manual
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System Overview
This section introduces key concepts relevant to installing the ARRIS Whole Home IP Video Network
CPE. It describes:
• The passive optical network (PON) connecting the customer premises to the headend
• The ARRIS Whole Home IP Video Network that you install at the customer premises
• Multimedia Over Coax Alliance (MoCA) technology
• Multi-room DVR
The ARRIS Whole Home IP Video Network connects to the fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) passive optical
network (PON). It uses MoCA technology to provide an integrated Ethernet, IP, and coaxial radio
frequency (RF) network. This network enables the delivery of services such as interactive video,
high-speed data, and IP telephony to residential and small-business customers using existing RF coaxial
cabling.
PON Overview
A passive optical network (PON) is a fiber optic network capable of carrying a high volume of traffic over
a single fiber. The same fiber carries data:
• Downstream from the optical line terminator (OLT) at the headend to the optical network
terminator (ONT) at the customer premises
• Upstream from the ONT back to the headend (also referred to as the return path)
Figure 4 – PON overview