Modern Cable Television Technology

Video, Voice, and Data Communications
2. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-1-55860-828-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 1096 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 1996 g

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.

Zielgruppe

cable engineers, telecom engineers, computer network engineers, and consumer electronics engineers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Large, David

Farmer, James

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Externe Speicher & Peripheriegeräte
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Digitales Video
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Signalverarbeitung, Bildverarbeitung, Scanning
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Tonsignalverarbeitung
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Systemverwaltung & Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Once Over Lightly1. Introduction to Cable Television

Part 2 The Signals2. Analog Television3. Digitally-Compressed Television4. Digital Modulation5. Cable Networking Protocols6. Cable Telephony

Part 3 Headends7. Signal Reception8. Headend Signal Processing9. Headend Operation

Part 4 Broadband Distribution Systems10. Coaxial RF Technology11. Coaxial Distribution Design12. Linear Fiber-Optic Signal Transportation13. Wavelength-Division Multiplexing14. Linear Microwave Signal Transportation15. End-to-End Performance16. Upstream Issues

Part 5 System Architecture17. Service-Related Architecture Requirements18. Architectural Elements and Examples19. Digital Fiber Modulation and Deep Fiber Architectures20. Network Reliability

Part 6 Customer Interface Issues 21. Analog Video Reception 22. Digital Video Reception23. Consumer Electronics Interface24. Equipment Compatibility25. Home Networks

AppendixA. Channel AllocationB. Video WaveformsC. Digital Video Components

Über Autor(innen)

Large, David
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.

Farmer, James
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.