Title :
Local distribution for IMTV
Author :
Harman, Dale D. ; Huang, Gang ; Im, Gi-Hong ; Nguyen, Mai-Huong ; Werner, Jean-Jacques ; Wong, Michael K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Adv. Multimedia Commun., AT&T Bell Labs., Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The local distribution system for an interactive multimedia television (IMTV) system builds on a fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC) architecture that delivers the IMTV signals to and from the home over telephone wiring and coaxial cable. The downstream IMTV channel, from the curb to the home, operates at a data rate of 51.84 Mbps, and the upstream channel, from the home to the curb, operates at a data rate of 1.62 Mbps
Keywords :
cable television; interactive television; interactive video; multimedia communication; multimedia computing; optical fibre subscriber loops; 1.62 Mbit/s; 51.84 Mbit/s; FTTC; IMTV signals; coaxial cable; data rate; downstream IMTV channel; fiber-to-the-curb architecture; interactive multimedia television; local distribution system; telephone wiring; Asynchronous transfer mode; Cable TV; Coaxial cables; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; Multimedia systems; Optical fiber cables; Optical network units; Power cables; Telephony; Wiring;
Journal_Title :
MultiMedia, IEEE
