Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs) is a

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promoting

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as a

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lab founded in 1988 by American cable operators. System operators from around the world are eligible to be members. The DOCSIS standard for cable Internet access was originally developed by CableLabs and contributing companies, including Arris,

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, Conexant, Correlant, Cox,

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, Netgear, Terayon, Time Warner Cable, and

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. In 2013, CableLabs absorbed its European equivalent, Cable Europe Labs.

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CableLabs Specifications Database
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