Comcast's network is, I believe, an IPv6 system with a bunch of terminals and a set of servers at the core like some big enterprise network. If my cable tech w

Comcast's network is, I believe, an IPv6 system with a bunch of terminals and a set of servers at the core like some big enterprise network. If my cable tech was correct, the cable box is such a thin client that every button press on the remote is processed remotely rather than on the cable box. Considering a packet can circumnavigate the planet faster than their goddamn cableboxes will register a button press, I tend to believe it.