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Modern Cable Television Technology, 2nd ed

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Hardcover | 24 November 2003 | Edition Number 2

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1096 Pages

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23.5 x 19.05 x 5.72

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Fully updated, revised, and expanded, this second edition of Modern Cable Television Technology addresses the significant changes undergone by cable since 1999--including, most notably, its continued transformation from a system for delivery of television to a scalable-bandwidth platform for a broad range of communication services. It provides in-depth coverage of high speed data transmission, home networking, IP-based voice, optical dense wavelength division multiplexing, new video compression techniques, integrated voice/video/data transport, and much more.

Intended as a day-to-day reference for cable engineers, this book illuminates all the technologies involved in building and maintaining a cable system. But it's also a great study guide for candidates for SCTE certification, and its careful explanations will benefit any technician whose work involves connecting to a cable system or building products that consume cable services.

*Written by four of the most highly-esteemed cable engineers in the industry with a wealth of experience in cable, consumer electronics, and telecommunications.

*All new material on digital technologies, new practices for delivering high speed data, home networking, IP-based voice technology, optical dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM), new video compression techniques, and integrated voice/video/data transport.

*Covers the latest on emerging digital standards for voice, data, video, and multimedia.

*Presents distribution systems, from drops through fiber optics, an covers everything from basic principles to network architectures.

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"Modern Cable Television Technology should be in the library of any company contemplating video services. It combines thorough coverage of its subject with a moderate amount of technical detail, resulting in a volume that both engineers and non-engineers alike will find useful. Although the book is clearly intended for readers having technical responsibilities related to networks providing video services, much of the material will be helpful as general background for non-technical personnel. In addition to the chapters we note below, the book provides two excellent appendices detailing channel allocation plans as variously implemented and video waveforms, a comprehensive glossary and an index. Each chapter provides helpful end notes for readers wishing to delve further into any specific question. The book is written by four authors, each of whom carries the highest engineering credentials within the cable television industry." --EZine.com "For those in search of a truly comprehensive cable engineering reference volume, you simply won't find anything better...Bottom line: If you don't yet have a copy, get one." - Ron Hranac - Communications Technology

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Communications Engineering & Telecommunications Television Technology

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xxix
Acknowledgments	p. xxxvii
Once Over Lightly
Introduction to Cable Television	p. 3
Introduction	p. 3
Technology-Related Regulatory Issues	p. 5
The Development of the Cable Television Industry and Its Services	p. 10
Cable Network Design	p. 14
Coaxial System Limitations	p. 16
The Introduction of Fiber Optics	p. 18
High-Level Architecture Changes	p. 19
Video Signal Security and Selective Service Delivery Issues	p. 20
Consumer Equipment Interface Issues	p. 21
Summary	p. 23
Endnotes	p. 24
The Signals
Analog Television	p. 27
Introduction	p. 27
Baseband Monochrome Video and Monaural Audio	p. 27
Modulation	p. 40
Modern Analog Television	p. 47
Signal Quality and Customer Expectations	p. 63
Other Television Systems	p. 67
Summary	p. 68
Endnotes	p. 69
Digitally Compressed Television	p. 71
Introduction	p. 71
Broadcast Digital Television	p. 72
Digital Video Compression	p. 78
Digital Audio Compression	p. 108
Digital Audio-Video Transport	p. 112
Digital Transmission	p. 124
Digital Television Standards	p. 129
Summary	p. 132
Endnotes	p. 133
Digital Modulation	p. 137
Introduction	p. 137
Modulation Technology	p. 137
Forms of Spectrum Sharing	p. 170
Measuring Digitally Modulated Signals	p. 175
Summary	p. 180
Endnotes	p. 181
Cable Networking Protocols	p. 183
Introduction to Protocols	p. 183
The DOCSIS Protocol for Cable Modems	p. 194
Non-DOCSIS Protocols	p. 207
Summary	p. 227
Endnotes	p. 227
Cable Telephony	p. 229
Introduction	p. 229
Modern Telephone System Architecture	p. 229
The Telephone Network Digital Hierarchy	p. 242
Elements of a Cable Telephony System	p. 248
Network Engineering: Quality of Service	p. 260
IP Telephony	p. 264
The 911 System	p. 280
DS1/E1 Transport on IP Networks	p. 281
Summary	p. 283
Endnotes	p. 284
Headends
Signal Reception	p. 287
Introduction	p. 287
Off-Air Reception	p. 287
Satellite Reception	p. 303
Other Methods of Receiving Programming at Headends	p. 327
Summary	p. 331
Endnotes	p. 331
Headend Signal Processing	p. 333
Introduction	p. 333
Signal Processors	p. 333
Modulation	p. 341
Phase Locking of Carriers	p. 350
Demodulation	p. 357
TV Stereo	p. 368
Satellite Earth Station Receiving Equipment	p. 373
Digital Video Interfaces	p. 376
Signal Handling in Headends	p. 378
Ad Insertion	p. 385
Video On Demand and Digital Ad Insertion	p. 388
Summary	p. 391
Endnotes	p. 392
Headend Operation	p. 393
Introduction	p. 393
Cable Television Band Plan	p. 393
Headend RF Management	p. 402
Headend Fiber-Optics Management	p. 411
Signal Quality Tests	p. 413
Summary	p. 422
Endnotes	p. 423
Broadband Distribution Systems
Coaxial RF Technology	p. 427
Introduction	p. 427
Coaxial Cable	p. 427
Amplifiers	p. 442
Passive Coaxial Components	p. 472
Power Supplies	p. 479
Summary	p. 481
Endnotes	p. 481
Coaxial Distribution System Design	p. 483
Introduction	p. 483
Carrier-to-Noise Ratio	p. 483
Carrier to Distortion	p. 485
Noise-Distortion Trade-Off	p. 487
System Powering	p. 490
Signal Level Management	p. 493
Signal Level Stability	p. 496
The Service Drop	p. 496
Summary	p. 506
Endnotes	p. 507
Linear Fiber-Optic Signal Transportation	p. 509
Introduction	p. 509
Optical Basics	p. 510
Multimode Optical Fibers	p. 516
Single Mode Optical Fibers	p. 518
Network Passives	p. 528
Linear Optical Transmitters	p. 531
Optical Amplifiers	p. 540
Optical Receivers	p. 542
Interactions Among Transmitters, Fibers, and Receivers	p. 544
End-to-End Fiber-Optic Link Performance	p. 548
Summary	p. 555
Endnotes	p. 556
Wavelength-Division Multiplexing	p. 559
Introduction	p. 559
Wavelength Multiplexing: WWDM, CWDM, and DWDM	p. 559
Components for WDM Systems	p. 562
WDM-Specific Design Factors	p. 564
Crosstalk Mechanisms	p. 565
CSO Due to Transmitter Chirp Combined with Imperfect Channel Flatness	p. 582
Degradation in Shared-Detector, Multiwavelength Systems	p. 585
Summary of WDM Link Performance	p. 589
Endnotes	p. 590
Linear Microwave Signal Transportation	p. 593
Introduction	p. 593
U.S. Regulation of Microwave Transmission	p. 593
General Operational Principals	p. 594
Path Design	p. 597
Performance Calculation	p. 604
Link Availability Factors	p. 607
Summary	p. 615
Endnotes	p. 615
End-to-End Performance	p. 617
Introduction	p. 617
Quality Standards and Requirements	p. 617
Performance Allocations Among Sections of the Cable System	p. 622
Noise and Distortion Allocations in Cable Systems	p. 624
Typical Network Transmission Quality Under Operational Conditions	p. 627
Summary	p. 645
Endnotes	p. 646
Upstream Issues	p. 649
Introduction	p. 649
The Two-Way Node	p. 650
Downstream and Upstream Frequency Partitioning	p. 651
Group Delay of Diplex Filters	p. 652
Block Conversion	p. 653
Return Signal Level Issues	p. 655
Optional Ways to Specify Return Lasers	p. 662
Characteristics of Return Lasers	p. 668
Spurious Signals in the Return Path	p. 674
Characteristics of the Composite Reverse Signal	p. 680
The Reaction of Active Components to Signal Characteristics	p. 681
Common Path Distortion	p. 685
Return Path Interference Mitigation Techniques	p. 685
Examples of Signal Apportionment	p. 690
Summary	p. 696
Endnotes	p. 697
System Architecture
Architectural Requirements and Techniques	p. 701
Introduction	p. 701
Performance Parameters	p. 701
Requirements by Service Type	p. 718
Scalability	p. 730
Summary	p. 731
Endnotes	p. 732
Architectural Elements and Examples	p. 733
Introduction	p. 733
Architectural Elements	p. 733
Architectural Examples	p. 750
Summary	p. 765
Endnotes	p. 766
Digital Fiber Modulation and Deep Fiber Architectures	p. 767
Introduction	p. 767
Difference Between Analog and Digital Modulation	p. 768
Digital and Analog Transmitters	p. 769
Digital and Analog Receivers	p. 771
Combining Analog and Digital Transmission on the Same Fiber	p. 772
Low-Frequency Content Removal in Digital Transmitters	p. 773
Bidirectional Transmission	p. 774
Fiber-Deep Architectures	p. 775
Distance Limitations in Fiber-Deep Systems	p. 780
Summary	p. 786
Endnote	p. 787
Network Reliability and Availability	p. 789
Introduction	p. 789
History and Benchmarking	p. 789
Definitions and Basic Calculations	p. 792
Effects of Redundant Network Connections	p. 795
Absolute Versus User-Perceived Parameters	p. 796
Network Analysis	p. 799
Analysis of a Typical HFC Network	p. 810
Summary	p. 817
Endnotes	p. 817
Customer Interface Issues
Analog Video Reception	p. 823
Introduction	p. 823
Non-Set-Top Resident Program Denial	p. 824
Set-Top Resident Program Denial--Analog Modulation	p. 829
The Set-Top Terminal	p. 838
Summary	p. 844
Digital Set-Top Terminals and Consumer Interfaces	p. 847
Digital Set-Top Terminals and Interfaces	p. 847
Relevant Standards	p. 848
Cable TV Digital In-Home Processing	p. 849
Out-of-Band Channels	p. 853
Output Interfaces and Copy Protection	p. 860
Using Two Conditional Access Systems	p. 893
Optional Personal Video Recorder	p. 894
Middleware	p. 894
Summary	p. 901
Endnotes	p. 901
Consumer Electronics Interface	p. 903
Introduction	p. 903
The Nature of the Interface	p. 903
Connecting Cable, TVs, VCRs, and Set-Top Terminals	p. 906
Consumer Electronics Interface Issues	p. 918
Frustrated Product Features	p. 925
Early Attempts	p. 927
Management of Expectations	p. 929
Legal Aspects of Cable-Consumer Electronics Compatibility	p. 930
Standards	p. 934
OpenCable	p. 937
National Renewable Security System	p. 937
Summary	p. 938
Endnotes	p. 938
Equipment Compatibility	p. 941
Introduction	p. 941
Levels of Interference	p. 942
Direct Pickup Interference	p. 943
Receiver Performance	p. 946
Regulatory Status	p. 951
Summary	p. 952
Endnotes	p. 953
Home Networks	p. 955
Introduction	p. 955
Applications	p. 956
Challenges	p. 958
Requirements for a Residential Gateway	p. 959
Connectivity	p. 961
Multiplexing and Address Management	p. 961
Configuration and Performance Management	p. 966
Security	p. 968
Quality of Service	p. 970
Wired Networks	p. 970
Wireless Networks	p. 972
CableHome	p. 979
Summary	p. 982
Endnotes	p. 982
Channel Allocation	p. 985
Video Waveforms	p. 991
Glossary	p. 997
Index	p. 1031
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