Packet Cable MultiMedia (PCMM) provides an interface to control and management service flow for CMTS network elements. A service flows constitute a DOCSIS data path between a CMTS and a subscriber’s cable modem (CM) guaranteed application specific quality of service (QoS), known as Dynamic Quality of Service (DQoS). PCMM offers (MSOs) the ability to deliver new services using existing cable infrastructure. MSOs have already begun to apply PCMM technology for expanding their multimedia service offerings.
