Title :
Modern cable TV network, the ideal platform for PCS
Author :
Mueller, Richard
Author_Institution :
Cox Cable Communications Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Modern cable TV distribution plants offer many advantages in providing personal communication services (PCS) to the public. The author reviews the evolution of cable TV architectures from an all coaxial cable tree and branch to a fiber-rich double star network. The cable TV industry has invested considerable capital and resources to improve the reliability and the quality of their distribution plants. In this process, the industry has developed a multipurpose private network with tremendous capacity to provide many additional broadband communication services. Because most of the infrastructure is already in place, the cable TV industry is in a position to speed PCS service to the public with a minimum of additional investment. The natural advantages of the cable network as a platform for PCS are presented
Keywords :
cable television; coaxial cables; optical links; personal communication networks; telecommunication services; television networks; PCS; broadband communication services; cable TV architectures; cable TV distribution plants; cable TV industry; cable TV network; coaxial cable; fiber-rich double star network; multipurpose private network; personal communication services; quality; reliability; tree and branch network; Broadband communication; Cable TV; Coaxial cables; Communication industry; Investments; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Personal communication networks; Power cables; Telecommunication network reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Telesystems Conference, 1993. 'Commercial Applications and Dual-Use Technology', Conference Proceedings., National
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1325-9
DOI :
10.1109/NTC.1993.293009
