What is Docsis 2.0? (Shaw)

[Hiyruu]

Someone said that Shaw is getting Docsis 2.0 for their network and that I should ASK them for a new modem to take advantage of this technology.

Do I need a new modem for it?

I have an old Terayon one.

[ccarrigan]

It looks like the difference is upgraded bandwidth. But if your cable company doesn't supply over 10mbps of bandwidth, Docsis 1.1 will do fine.

And you will need a new Docsis 2.0 compliant modem to take advantage of it.

[skritch]

It's a cable modem management protocol and spec range.
It's not just a higher max throughput on the cable modem, but it introduces new traffic shaping abilities for the cableco, which (if done right) means more consistent throughput for the customer.

[Gertrude]

You will most likely need a newer modem. The Terayon TJ 715 is the first Terayon modem that supports 2.0.