# Q5(b)(i) · HFC access

Subject: Computer Networks

Exam: TEE

Reader: https://deep-learning-study-room.vercel.app/cn/#tee/papers/paper-2023-jan-ai-reexam/q5bi

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Exact historical variant. Current-syllabus questions solved; excluded topics and source limitations stated.

### Q5(b)(i). Is HFC transmission rate dedicated or shared? Are collisions possible on a downstream HFC channel? Why? [5 marks]

### Answer

This historical topic is not named in the current six-unit syllabus. It is recorded for a complete paper inventory, but excluded from the required preparation and current-unit mark totals.