Modern Cable Television Technology
Video, Voice, and Data Communications
Published on 8. December 1998
Book
Hardback
854 pages
978-1-55860-416-2 (ISBN)
Description
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Based on a tutorial workshop, this book overviews the technical details involved in a cable system. A complete descriptive reference of a cable television system. This book is the most up-to-date and comprehensive reference available on cable television technologies. It covers issues not addressed in any other book such as modern headend design, reliability calculations, modern architecture, and equipment interface.
Based on a tutorial workshop, this book overviews the technical details involved in a cable system. A complete descriptive reference of a cable television system. This book is the most up-to-date and comprehensive reference available on cable television technologies. It covers issues not addressed in any other book such as modern headend design, reliability calculations, modern architecture, and equipment interface.
Reviews / Votes
"This book is required reading for engineers and other technical readers interested in a career in telecommunications, which in the next millenium, will rely heavily upon a cable television infrastructure. It offers the best comprehensive look at cable television technology that I have seen. I congratulate the authors on a job well done.?Dr. Richard Green, President and CEO, CableLabs
"During my 24 years in the cable television industry, I have not encountered more qualified engineers than Ciciora, Farmer, and Large. I have already learned much from them as colleagues. Now, this combined wealth of technical knowledge is available to everyone."
?William W. Riker
Vice President, Operations and Engineering, The Cable Center, Ex-President, SCTE
"Three of the great minds in the Cable Television Industry have come together to produce an extremely comprehensive and up-to-date reference book on Cable Television technology."
?Tony Werner, Executive Vice President & CTO, TCI
"Three of the brightest technical talents in the cable industry have joined together to write a reference manual on broadband technology. A great resource for training, teaching, or just staying current on technical issues of importance in the cable arena."
?Alex Best, Senior Vice President, Operations and Engineering, Cox Cable Communications
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
1720 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55860-416-2 (9781558604162)
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Persons
Dr. Ciciora is a Fellow of the IEEE, the SMPTE, and SCTE and serves on the Montreux Television Symposium Executive committee. He is a consultant in Cable, Consumer Electronics, and Telecommunications. He was VP of Technology at Time Warner from 1982 to 1993 after being with Zenith since 1965. James Farmer is the Chief Technical Officer and Executive Vice President of Quality at ANTEC. A respected industry expert and communicator, Jim is widely published and is active in the National Cable Television Association (NCTA), the Society of Cable Television Engineers (SCTE), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), among others. David Large is a Principal in the consulting firm Media Connections Group. He is a Fellow Member of the SCTE, a Senior Member of the IEEE, a member of the NCTA Engineering Committee and a member of the NCTA/EIA Joint Engineering Committee.
Content
FORWARD
PREFACE
PART 1: Once Over Lightly
Chapter 1 Introduction to Cable Television
PART 2: The Signals
Chapter 2 Analog Television
Chapter 3 Digitally Compressed Television
Chapter 4 Cable Data Transport
Chapter 5 Cable Telephony
PART 3: Headends
Chapter 6 Signal Reception
Chapter 7 Headend Signal Processing
Chapter 8 Headend Operation
PART 4: Broadband Distribution Systems
Chapter 9 Coaxial RF Technology
Chapter 10 Coaxial Distribution System Design
Chapter 11 Linear Fiber-Optic Signal Transportation
Chapter 12 Other Supertrunking Alternatives
Chapter 13 End-to-End Performance
Chapter 14 Upstream Issues
PART 5: System Architecture
Chapter 15 Service-Related Architecture Requirements
Chapter 16 Architectural Elements and Examples
Chapter 17 Network Reliability and Availability
PART 6: Customer Interface Issues
Chapter 18 Program Denial Technologies
Chapter 19 Consumer Electronics Interface
Chapter 20 Equipment Compatibility
Appendix A Channel Allocation
Appendix B Video Waveforms
Glossary
Index
PREFACE
PART 1: Once Over Lightly
Chapter 1 Introduction to Cable Television
PART 2: The Signals
Chapter 2 Analog Television
Chapter 3 Digitally Compressed Television
Chapter 4 Cable Data Transport
Chapter 5 Cable Telephony
PART 3: Headends
Chapter 6 Signal Reception
Chapter 7 Headend Signal Processing
Chapter 8 Headend Operation
PART 4: Broadband Distribution Systems
Chapter 9 Coaxial RF Technology
Chapter 10 Coaxial Distribution System Design
Chapter 11 Linear Fiber-Optic Signal Transportation
Chapter 12 Other Supertrunking Alternatives
Chapter 13 End-to-End Performance
Chapter 14 Upstream Issues
PART 5: System Architecture
Chapter 15 Service-Related Architecture Requirements
Chapter 16 Architectural Elements and Examples
Chapter 17 Network Reliability and Availability
PART 6: Customer Interface Issues
Chapter 18 Program Denial Technologies
Chapter 19 Consumer Electronics Interface
Chapter 20 Equipment Compatibility
Appendix A Channel Allocation
Appendix B Video Waveforms
Glossary
Index