Hybrid fiber–coaxial is a broadband telecommunications network that combines optical fiber and coaxial cable. It has been commonly employed globally by cable television operators since the early 1990s
Top: video encoder, decoder and multiplexer, Bottom: Edge QAM turns video in IP packets over Ethernet from the device above and other devices, to RF QAM signals ready to be transmitted
CMTS provides internet on an HFC network and has RF connections on the rear
MAXNET RF management: combiner and splitter modules for RF signals in coaxial cables, just before they are sent to the transmitter
Scientific Atlanta Prisma II chassis with transmitter modules, converts RF signals in coaxial cables into optical signals in fiber optics and amplifies them
A cable modem is a type of network bridge or gateway that provides bi-directional data communication via radio frequency channels on a hybrid fiber-coaxial, radio frequency over glass and coaxial cabl
Example of a cable modem installed in a home office.