What is a Cable Modem & How Does It Work?

In this tutorial, we are going to see What is a Cable Modem & How Does It Work?

Cable Internet connections allow you to stay connected to the Internet permanently. There is no need to wait for the connection to be established with the provider because the connection with the provider is direct.

Advantages :

• You don’t pay the connection by the minute but by month, hence a reduced cost
• The speed is largely superior to a modem…

 

 
To access this technology it is necessary to have :

• The cable
• An access provider
• A cable modem

 

What is a Cable Modem?

A cable modem is a device that allows access to the Internet via the cable network.

It has two types of connections: a coaxial connection (to the cable), an ethernet RJ45 connection (to the computer’s network card).

Speeds of 10Mbps can theoretically be reached, however, this bandwidth is shared according to the tree that connects you to the operator, so it is possible that you share (and it is probably the case) your bandwidth with all the people in your building, which means that if all your neighbors download videos, the performance will not be good…
 
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