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Modern Cable Television Technology Walter Ciciora (Consultant)

Modern Cable Television Technology By Walter Ciciora (Consultant)

Modern Cable Television Technology by Walter Ciciora (Consultant)


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Summary

Based on a tutorial workshop, this text overviews the technical details involved in a cable system. It is a descriptive reference of the cable television system.

Modern Cable Television Technology Summary

Modern Cable Television Technology: Video, Voice, and Data Communications by Walter Ciciora (Consultant)

NEW EDITION NOW AVAILABLE! ISBN 1-55860-828-1 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.

Modern Cable Television Technology Reviews

"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

About Walter Ciciora (Consultant)

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.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

GOR001638986
9781558604162
1558604162
Modern Cable Television Technology: Video, Voice, and Data Communications by Walter Ciciora (Consultant)
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Elsevier Science & Technology
1998-12-08
854
N/A
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