Modern Cable Television Technology. Video, Voice, and Data Communications

✍ Scribed by Walter Ciciora, James Farmer, David Large and Michael Adams (Auth.)

• Publisher: Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1048
• Series: Morgan Kaufmann series in networking
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

• "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
  

Content:
Foreword, Pages ix-x
Preface, Pages xxix-xxxvi
Acknowledgments, Pages xxxvii-xxxviii
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Cable Television, Pages 3-24
Chapter 2 - Analog Television, Pages 27-70
Chapter 3 - Digitally Compressed Television, Pages 71-136
Chapter 4 - Digital Modulation, Pages 137-181
Chapter 5 - Cable Networking Protocols, Pages 183-228
Chapter 6 - Cable Telephony, Pages 229-284
Chapter 7 - Signal Reception, Pages 287-332
Chapter 8 - Headend Signal Processing, Pages 333-392
Chapter 9 - Headend Operation, Pages 393-423
Chapter 10 - Coaxial RF Technology, Pages 427-482
Chapter 11 - Coaxial Distribution System Design, Pages 483-508
Chapter 12 - Linear Fiber-Optic Signal Transportation, Pages 509-557
Chapter 13 - Wavelength-Division Multiplexing, Pages 559-591
Chapter 14 - Linear Microwave Signal Transportation, Pages 593-616
Chapter 15 - End-to-End Performance, Pages 617-647
Chapter 16 - Upstream Issues, Pages 649-697
Chapter 17 - Architectural Requirements and Techniques, Pages 701-732
Chapter 18 - Architectural Elements and Examples, Pages 733-766
Chapter 19 - Digital Fiber Modulation and Deep Fiber Architectures, Pages 767-787
Chapter 20 - Network Reliability and Availability, Pages 789-819
Chapter 21 - Analog Video Reception, Pages 823-845
Chapter 22 - Digital Set-Top Terminals and Consumer interfaces, Pages 847-902
Chapter 23 - Consumer Electronics Interface, Pages 903-940
Chapter 24 - Equipment Compatibility, Pages 941-953
Chapter 25 - Home Networks, Pages 955-983
Appendix A - Channel Allocation, Pages 985-990
Appendix B - Video Waveforms, Pages 991-996
Glossary, Pages 997-1030
Index, Pages 1031-1052
About the Authors, Page 1053