OpenCable Architecture
Langue : Anglais
Auteur : ADAMS Michael
OpenCable Architecture is the only resource available that discusses the new standard, OpenCable, which brings digital video, data, and interactivity to the TV. The book will trace the evolution of digital cable TV systems demonstrating that OpenCable draws on such roots and adds a standard cable industry consensus to them. The book will concentrate on the OpenCable Network Architecture (the headend, optical transport, distribution hub, hybrid-fiber coax and set-top terminal equipment) and describe how these components are interconnected. The style of the book will be targeted at the educated layperson and will explain key concepts in practical terms rather than focusing on how complicated the technology can be. The book will build the concepts chapter-by-chapter so that the final chapters will discuss complicated network issues, such as statistical multiplexing, quality of service and blocking in a straightforward manner.
I. DIGITAL CABLE TELEVISION.
1. Why Digital Television?
2. Analog Cable Technologies.
3. The Analog Set-Top Converter.
4. Digital Technologies.
5. Adding Digital Television Services to Cable Systems.
6. The Digital Set-Top Converter.
7. Digital Broadcast Case Studies.
Digital Technology Evolution.
Silicon Integration and Moores Law. Analog-to-Digital Conversion. Convergence with the Personal Computer. Internet Convergence. New Services. New Business Models.
Advantages of Digital Television.
Channel Expansion. On-Demand Services. Quality. Security. Flexibility. Data Transmission.
Summary.
Silicon Integration and Moores Law. Analog-to-Digital Conversion. Convergence with the Personal Computer. Internet Convergence. New Services. New Business Models.
Advantages of Digital Television.
Channel Expansion. On-Demand Services. Quality. Security. Flexibility. Data Transmission.
Summary.
2. Analog Cable Technologies.
Analog Channel Expansion. The Hybrid Fiber Coax Upgrade.
HFC Topology. Linear Optical Transmission. Return Path Activation.
Summary. References.
HFC Topology. Linear Optical Transmission. Return Path Activation.
Summary. References.
3. The Analog Set-Top Converter.
The Cable Network Interface.
Cable Tuner. NTSC Demodulator. Out-of-Band Receiver. Out-of-Band Transmitter. Media Access Control.
Conditional Access System.
Analog De-scrambler.
On-Screen Display. Audio Processing.
Volume Control. Digital Music. BTSC Stereo and SAP Decoding.
Microprocessor Subsystem.
Central Processing Unit. Memory Subsystem. Display and Keypad.
RF Modulator. RF Bypass Switch. Inputs.
Cable Input. Infrared Receiver. Diagnostic Port. Data Port.
Outputs.
RF Output. Baseband Video. Baseband Audio. Infrared Transmitter.
Software Architecture.
Operating System Software. Device Drivers. Applications43
Case Studies.
CFT-2200. 8600X. Limitations. Lessons Learned.
Summary. References.
Book. Internet Resources.
Cable Tuner. NTSC Demodulator. Out-of-Band Receiver. Out-of-Band Transmitter. Media Access Control.
Conditional Access System.
Analog De-scrambler.
On-Screen Display. Audio Processing.
Volume Control. Digital Music. BTSC Stereo and SAP Decoding.
Microprocessor Subsystem.
Central Processing Unit. Memory Subsystem. Display and Keypad.
RF Modulator. RF Bypass Switch. Inputs.
Cable Input. Infrared Receiver. Diagnostic Port. Data Port.
Outputs.
RF Output. Baseband Video. Baseband Audio. Infrared Transmitter.
Software Architecture.
Operating System Software. Device Drivers. Applications43
Case Studies.
CFT-2200. 8600X. Limitations. Lessons Learned.
Summary. References.
Book. Internet Resources.
4. Digital Technologies.
Video Compression.
MPEG-2 Compression. Other Video Compression Algorithms. Details of MPEG-2 Video Compression.
Audio Compression.
MPEG-1 Layer 2 (Musicam). Dolby AC-3. Other Audio Compression Algorithms.
Data. System Information. MPEG-2 Systems Layer.
Timing and Synchronization. Packetization. Multiplexing. Conditional Access. Limitations of MPEG-2 Systems Layer.
Transmission Mechanisms.
Baseband Transmission. Broadband Transmission.
Summary. References.
Books. Periodicals. Standards. Internet Resources.
MPEG-2 Compression. Other Video Compression Algorithms. Details of MPEG-2 Video Compression.
Audio Compression.
MPEG-1 Layer 2 (Musicam). Dolby AC-3. Other Audio Compression Algorithms.
Data. System Information. MPEG-2 Systems Layer.
Timing and Synchronization. Packetization. Multiplexing. Conditional Access. Limitations of MPEG-2 Systems Layer.
Transmission Mechanisms.
Baseband Transmission. Broadband Transmission.
Summary. References.
Books. Periodicals. Standards. Internet Resources.
5. Adding Digital Television Services to Cable Systems.
Drivers for Digital Television.
Channel Expansion. Direct Broadcast Satellite Competition. High Definition Television. Consolidation with Other Digital Service. Radio Frequency Return Traffic. Business Communications. Network Management.
Transmission of Digital Television. Out-of-Band Data Communications.
Drivers. Out-of-Band Architectures. Forward OOB Channel. Reverse OOB Channel. Out-of-Band Evolution.
Out-of-Band Channel Termination.
Hub-Level Addressing. Return Traffic Aggregation. Shared Media Access Control.
Headend-to-Distribution Hub Interconnection.
LAN Extension Products. SONETs. ATM Networks. IP Networks.
Summary. References.
Books. Periodicals. Internet Resources.
Channel Expansion. Direct Broadcast Satellite Competition. High Definition Television. Consolidation with Other Digital Service. Radio Frequency Return Traffic. Business Communications. Network Management.
Transmission of Digital Television. Out-of-Band Data Communications.
Drivers. Out-of-Band Architectures. Forward OOB Channel. Reverse OOB Channel. Out-of-Band Evolution.
Out-of-Band Channel Termination.
Hub-Level Addressing. Return Traffic Aggregation. Shared Media Access Control.
Headend-to-Distribution Hub Interconnection.
LAN Extension Products. SONETs. ATM Networks. IP Networks.
Summary. References.
Books. Periodicals. Internet Resources.
6. The Digital Set-Top Converter.
Cable Environment. Overview. The Cable Network Interface.
Cable Input. Tuner. QAM Demodulator. NTSC Demodulator. Out-of-Band Channel Termination. Out-of-Band Transmitter. Media Access Control. Telephone Modem.
Transport Processing. Conditional Access System.
Digital Decryption. Analog De-scrambling.
Video and Graphics Processing.
MPEG-2 Video Decoding. Analog Video Processing. On-Screen Display. Digital-to-Analog Conversion. NTSC Encoding.
Audio Processing.
Dolby AC-3 Audio Decoding. BTSC Stereo Decoding. Audio Synthesis.
Microprocessor Subsystem.
Central Processing Unit. Memory Subsystem. Display and Keypad.
RF Modulator. RF Bypass Switch. Inputs. Outputs.
RF Output. Baseband Video. Baseband Audio. S-Video. Component Video. IEEE 1394. Digital Audio. Infrared Transmitter.
Software.
Device Drivers. Operating System. Applications. Limitations.
Summary. References.
Books. Standards. Internet Resource.
Cable Input. Tuner. QAM Demodulator. NTSC Demodulator. Out-of-Band Channel Termination. Out-of-Band Transmitter. Media Access Control. Telephone Modem.
Transport Processing. Conditional Access System.
Digital Decryption. Analog De-scrambling.
Video and Graphics Processing.
MPEG-2 Video Decoding. Analog Video Processing. On-Screen Display. Digital-to-Analog Conversion. NTSC Encoding.
Audio Processing.
Dolby AC-3 Audio Decoding. BTSC Stereo Decoding. Audio Synthesis.
Microprocessor Subsystem.
Central Processing Unit. Memory Subsystem. Display and Keypad.
RF Modulator. RF Bypass Switch. Inputs. Outputs.
RF Output. Baseband Video. Baseband Audio. S-Video. Component Video. IEEE 1394. Digital Audio. Infrared Transmitter.
Software.
Device Drivers. Operating System. Applications. Limitations.
Summary. References.
Books. Standards. Internet Resource.
7. Digital Broadcast Case Studies.
Network architects and IT executives, professionals in the cable industry, in the telecommunications industries
Date de parution : 01-2000
Ouvrage de 450 p.
19x23 cm
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