Editing Cable modem termination system (section)

{{short description|Equipment used to provide high speed data services}}
[[Image:CMTS Arris Cadant C4 CityPlay Amiens.jpg|right|thumb|Cable modem termination system]]
A '''cable modem termination system''' ('''CMTS''', also called a '''CMTS Edge Router''')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141107/000095012311058190/g27481exv99w1.htm|title=exv99w1|website=sec.gov}}</ref> is a piece of equipment, typically located in a cable company's [[Cable television headend|headend]] or hubsite, which is used to provide data services, such as [[cable Internet]] or [[Voice over IP]], to cable subscribers. 

A CMTS provides similar functions to a [[DSLAM]] in a [[digital subscriber line]] or an [[optical line termination]] in a [[passive optical network]].