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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Once Over Lightly | |
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Introduction to Cable Television | |
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Introduction | |
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Technology-Related Regulatory Issues | |
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The Development of the Cable Television Industry and Its Services | |
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Cable Network Design | |
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Coaxial System Limitations | |
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The Introduction of Fiber Optics | |
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High-Level Architecture Changes | |
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Video Signal Security and Selective Service Delivery Issues | |
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Consumer Equipment Interface Issues | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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The Signals | |
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Analog Television | |
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Introduction | |
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Baseband Monochrome Video and Monaural Audio | |
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Modulation | |
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Modern Analog Television | |
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Signal Quality and Customer Expectations | |
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Other Television Systems | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Digitally Compressed Television | |
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Introduction | |
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Broadcast Digital Television | |
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Digital Video Compression | |
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Digital Audio Compression | |
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Digital Audio-Video Transport | |
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Digital Transmission | |
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Digital Television Standards | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Digital Modulation | |
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Introduction | |
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Modulation Technology | |
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Forms of Spectrum Sharing | |
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Measuring Digitally Modulated Signals | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Cable Networking Protocols | |
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Introduction to Protocols | |
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The DOCSIS Protocol for Cable Modems | |
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Non-DOCSIS Protocols | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Cable Telephony | |
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Introduction | |
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Modern Telephone System Architecture | |
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The Telephone Network Digital Hierarchy | |
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Elements of a Cable Telephony System | |
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Network Engineering: Quality of Service | |
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IP Telephony | |
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The 911 System | |
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DS1/E1 Transport on IP Networks | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Headends | |
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Signal Reception | |
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Introduction | |
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Off-Air Reception | |
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Satellite Reception | |
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Other Methods of Receiving Programming at Headends | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Headend Signal Processing | |
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Introduction | |
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Signal Processors | |
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Modulation | |
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Phase Locking of Carriers | |
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Demodulation | |
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TV Stereo | |
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Satellite Earth Station Receiving Equipment | |
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Digital Video Interfaces | |
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Signal Handling in Headends | |
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Ad Insertion | |
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Video On Demand and Digital Ad Insertion | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Headend Operation | |
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Introduction | |
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Cable Television Band Plan | |
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Headend RF Management | |
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Headend Fiber-Optics Management | |
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Signal Quality Tests | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Broadband Distribution Systems | |
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Coaxial RF Technology | |
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Introduction | |
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Coaxial Cable | |
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Amplifiers | |
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Passive Coaxial Components | |
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Power Supplies | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Coaxial Distribution System Design | |
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Introduction | |
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Carrier-to-Noise Ratio | |
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Carrier to Distortion | |
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Noise-Distortion Trade-Off | |
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System Powering | |
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Signal Level Management | |
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Signal Level Stability | |
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The Service Drop | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Linear Fiber-Optic Signal Transportation | |
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Introduction | |
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Optical Basics | |
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Multimode Optical Fibers | |
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Single Mode Optical Fibers | |
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Network Passives | |
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Linear Optical Transmitters | |
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Optical Amplifiers | |
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Optical Receivers | |
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Interactions Among Transmitters, Fibers, and Receivers | |
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End-to-End Fiber-Optic Link Performance | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Wavelength-Division Multiplexing | |
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Introduction | |
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Wavelength Multiplexing: WWDM, CWDM, and DWDM | |
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Components for WDM Systems | |
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WDM-Specific Design Factors | |
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Crosstalk Mechanisms | |
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CSO Due to Transmitter Chirp Combined with Imperfect Channel Flatness | |
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Degradation in Shared-Detector, Multiwavelength Systems | |
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Summary of WDM Link Performance | |
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Endnotes | |
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Linear Microwave Signal Transportation | |
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Introduction | |
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U.S. Regulation of Microwave Transmission | |
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General Operational Principals | |
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Path Design | |
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Performance Calculation | |
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Link Availability Factors | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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End-to-End Performance | |
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Introduction | |
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Quality Standards and Requirements | |
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Performance Allocations Among Sections of the Cable System | |
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Noise and Distortion Allocations in Cable Systems | |
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Typical Network Transmission Quality Under Operational Conditions | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Upstream Issues | |
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Introduction | |
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The Two-Way Node | |
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Downstream and Upstream Frequency Partitioning | |
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Group Delay of Diplex Filters | |
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Block Conversion | |
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Return Signal Level Issues | |
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Optional Ways to Specify Return Lasers | |
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Characteristics of Return Lasers | |
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Spurious Signals in the Return Path | |
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Characteristics of the Composite Reverse Signal | |
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The Reaction of Active Components to Signal Characteristics | |
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Common Path Distortion | |
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Return Path Interference Mitigation Techniques | |
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Examples of Signal Apportionment | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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System Architecture | |
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Architectural Requirements and Techniques | |
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Introduction | |
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Performance Parameters | |
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Requirements by Service Type | |
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Scalability | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Architectural Elements and Examples | |
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Introduction | |
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Architectural Elements | |
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Architectural Examples | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Digital Fiber Modulation and Deep Fiber Architectures | |
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Introduction | |
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Difference Between Analog and Digital Modulation | |
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Digital and Analog Transmitters | |
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Digital and Analog Receivers | |
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Combining Analog and Digital Transmission on the Same Fiber | |
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Low-Frequency Content Removal in Digital Transmitters | |
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Bidirectional Transmission | |
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Fiber-Deep Architectures | |
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Distance Limitations in Fiber-Deep Systems | |
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Summary | |
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Endnote | |
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Network Reliability and Availability | |
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Introduction | |
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History and Benchmarking | |
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Definitions and Basic Calculations | |
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Effects of Redundant Network Connections | |
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Absolute Versus User-Perceived Parameters | |
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Network Analysis | |
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Analysis of a Typical HFC Network | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Customer Interface Issues | |
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Analog Video Reception | |
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Introduction | |
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Non-Set-Top Resident Program Denial | |
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Set-Top Resident Program Denial--Analog Modulation | |
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The Set-Top Terminal | |
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Summary | |
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Digital Set-Top Terminals and Consumer Interfaces | |
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Digital Set-Top Terminals and Interfaces | |
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Relevant Standards | |
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Cable TV Digital In-Home Processing | |
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Out-of-Band Channels | |
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Output Interfaces and Copy Protection | |
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Using Two Conditional Access Systems | |
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Optional Personal Video Recorder | |
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Middleware | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Consumer Electronics Interface | |
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Introduction | |
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The Nature of the Interface | |
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Connecting Cable, TVs, VCRs, and Set-Top Terminals | |
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Consumer Electronics Interface Issues | |
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Frustrated Product Features | |
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Early Attempts | |
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Management of Expectations | |
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Legal Aspects of Cable-Consumer Electronics Compatibility | |
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Standards | |
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OpenCable | |
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National Renewable Security System | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Equipment Compatibility | |
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Introduction | |
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Levels of Interference | |
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Direct Pickup Interference | |
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Receiver Performance | |
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Regulatory Status | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Home Networks | |
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Introduction | |
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Applications | |
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Challenges | |
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Requirements for a Residential Gateway | |
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Connectivity | |
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Multiplexing and Address Management | |
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Configuration and Performance Management | |
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Security | |
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Quality of Service | |
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Wired Networks | |
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Wireless Networks | |
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CableHome | |
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Summary | |
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Endnotes | |
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Channel Allocation | |
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Video Waveforms | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |