IEEE Project 802.14: standards for digital convergence

Author

Eng, John W. ; Mollenauer, James F.

Author_Institution

Network Product Bus. Unit, Digital Equip. Corp., Littleton, MA, USA

Volume

33

Issue

5

fYear

1995

fDate

5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

20

Lastpage

23

Abstract

The resurgence of interest in the combination of fiber and coaxial cable has led it to the acronym HFC, for hybrid fiber-coaxial, since it is no longer just the province of cable TV. Many telephone operating companies in North America, Europe, and Asia are moving rapidly to install this type of cable plant, both for its high capacity and for its relative simplicity and ease of maintenance. This is both to provide conventional telephone service, TV distribution, and the emerging information services that come under the information highway umbrella. In response, last year the IEEE 802.6 committee spun off a new group, Project 802.14, devoted to providing standards for the use of the HFC cable plant in supporting both traditional and new services

Keywords

IEEE standards; cable television; coaxial cables; digital communication; information services; optical cables; subscriber loops; telecommunication services; telecommunication standards; telephony; HFC cable plant; IEEE Project 802.14; MAC layer; TV distribution; digital convergence; hybrid fiber-coaxial cable systems; information highway; information services; standards; telephone operating companies; Asia; Cable TV; Coaxial cables; Convergence; Europe; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; North America; Optical fiber cables; Power cables; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.393002

Filename

393002