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Analog television -- Digitally compressed television -- Digital modulation -- Cable networking protocols -- Cable telephony -- Signal reception -- Headend signal processing -- Headend operation -- Coaxial RF technology -- Coaxial distribution system design -- Linear fiber-optic signal transportation -- Wavelength-division multiplexing -- Linear microwave signal transportation -- End-to-end performance -- Upstream issues -- Architectural requirements and techniques -- Architectural elements and examples -- Digital fiber modulation and deep fiber architectures -- Network reliability and availability -- Analog video reception -- Digital set-top terminals and consumer interfaces -- Consumer electronics interface -- Equipment compatibility -- Home networks.

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. *Written by four of the most highly-esteemed cable engineers in the industry with a wealth of experience in cable, consumer electronics, and telecommunications. *All new material on digital technologies, new practices for delivering high speed data, home networking, IP-based voice technology, optical dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM), new video compression techniques, and integrated voice/video/data transport. *Covers the latest on emerging digital standards for voice, data, video, and multimedia. *Presents distribution systems, from drops through fiber optics, an covers everything from basic principles to network architectures.

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