Broadband: Modulation Error Ratio
Awhile back I went target shooting with a friend. While at the range, it occurred to me that what is also known as plinking is a little like modulation error ratio (MER) used to characterize, say, the 64- and 256-QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) digitally modulated signals we transmit to our customers. OK, before you start to wonder whether I’ve had too much coffee today, bear with me as I...
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TESTING & MAINTENANCE
Just like an oil pipeline, the broadband pipe can become plugged. Proper test and measurement helps keep the product flowing....
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JDSU has introduced a new jitter feature for the JDSU Optical Network Tester series (ONT-503, 506 and 512) ...
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CABLE IT
Qwest Communications is offering public and private Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) addresses to its...
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Video is becoming so important on the Web that it's usurping text. Not only are Web users watching more...
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BEST PRACTICES
Comcast has begun offering Internet usage meters to customers across its footprint. In December 2009, Comcast...
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The SCTE formally unveiled an initiative today aimed at helping cable operators take advantage of...
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TECH TALK
For the lunch speech at yesterday’s NCTC Winter Educational Conference, Steve Collier, VP of business...
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On the program of last week’s Over the Top (OTT) Conference in San Jose was the newly enhanced high...
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