DocumentCode
1440768
Title
Providing compressed digital video over mini-fiber nodes
Author
Woodward, S.L. ; Lu, X. ; Gnauck, A.H.
Author_Institution
AT&T Lab., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Volume
10
Issue
11
fYear
1998
Firstpage
1647
Lastpage
1649
Abstract
Previously, mini-fiber-node (mFN) technology has been proposed to upgrade existing cable TV (CATV) systems to provide bidirectional, broadband capabilities. In this letter, we describe how the mFN´s can be used to provide multiple channels of compressed digital video. This allows cable operators to simultaneously add additional broadcast and narrowcast digital video services and install bidirectional services cost effectively, without affecting existing services.
Keywords
cable television; data compression; digital television; optical fibre subscriber loops; video signal processing; CATV; bidirectional broadband capabilities; bidirectional services; broadcast digital video services; cable TV; cable operators; compressed digital video; existing services; mini-fiber nodes; multiple channels; narrowcast digital video services; Bandwidth; Broadcasting; Cable TV; Channel capacity; Coaxial cables; Distributed amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber cables; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Video compression;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.726778
Filename
726778
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