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Introducing the DPC3000 and EPC3000
Introducing the DPC3000 and EPC3000
Welcome to the exciting world of high-speed Internet access. You have acquired one
of the fastest cable modems available on the market today. Your new Cisco
®
Model
DPC3000 or Model EPC3000 DOCSIS
®
3.0 Cable Modem offers high-end
performance and superb reliability at data rates up to four times that of conventional
DOCSIS 2.0 (DPC3000) and EuroDOCSIS™ (EPC3000) cable modems. With your
new DPC3000 or EPC3000, your Internet enjoyment, home and business
communications, and personal and business productivity will surely soar.
This guide provides procedures and recommendations for placing, installing,
configuring, operating, and troubleshooting your DPC3000 or EPC3000.
Benefits and Features
Your new DPC3000 or EPC3000 offers the following additional outstanding benefits
and features:
Home Networking
Provides a high-speed broadband Internet connection that energizes your online
experience and helps enable trouble-free downloading and sharing files and
photos with your family and friends
Includes bridged Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) and 10/100BASE-T auto-sensing/auto-
MDIX Ethernet ports. Some models also include a USB 2.0 data port for
high-speed data services to other devices
Supports up to 64 users (1 USB port and up to 63 users on user-supplied Ethernet
hubs)
Allows you to attach multiple devices in your home or office to the cable modem
for high-speed networking and sharing of files and folders without first copying
them onto a CD or diskette
Performance
Provides a faster connection to the Internet by incorporating four bonded
downstream channels along with four bonded upstream channels, up to four
times faster than conventional single-channel DOCSIS 2.0 cable modems
Enhances interoperability with most service providers by complying with the
following specifications to deliver high-end performance and reliability:
- DPC3000: Designed to meet the specifications for DOCSIS 3.0 and is
backward compatible with DOCSIS 2.0, 1.1, and 1.0
- EPC3000: Designed to meet the specifications for EuroDOCSIS 3.0 and is
backward compatible with EuroDOCSIS 2.0, 1.1 and 1.0