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08/01/2009
Bullpen: Another Look at Cable IPTV
In the January 2009 issue of CT , ARRIS Chief Strategy Officer Tom Cloonan provided a thoughtful and detailed critique of Motorola’s DOCSIS over Internet protocol TV (IPTV) bypass architecture (DIBA). In it
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08/01/2009
Broadband: Making MER Better: Part 1
Modulation error ratio (MER) has been discussed at length in this column over the last few years. It’s an important, though frequently misunderstood performance metric for the digitally modulated signals
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08/01/2009
Editor’s Letter: Beating Horses
A memorable expression from my first editor, a pugnacious Australian diplomat of the realist school, sometimes comes to mind when deciding whether or not to accept an article. The article in question at the
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07/30/2009
RFoG and PON Markets Mature
One sign of a maturing market is news at the component level. That has been the case over the past few months for RF over Glass (RFoG). Original equipment manufacturer TriAccess Technologies, for example, has released an amplifier designed for RFoG-based, fiber access networks. The integrated circuit uses what the company calls trans-impedance amplifier technology. […]
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07/28/2009
BigBand Taps SDV Core for Control Plane
The MSO community, at least in the United States, has been less than enthusiastic about CMTS bypass for Internet Protocol (IP) video. But now, BigBand Networks says its VipPass bypass product was just one step in a larger vision to leave the CMTS for voice and data and deliver IP video to multiple screens. BigBand […]
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07/28/2009
On the Hill
NCTA supports Rep John Larson 's (D-CT) Community College Technology Access Act, which would provide expanded access to community college