Table of Contents

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

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About the Author

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.

Reviews

"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