Digital Basics for Cable TV Systems
Thomas, Jeffrey L.; Edgington, Francis M.
ISBN 10: 0137439156 ISBN 13: 9780137439157
Published by Prentice Hall, 1998
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Synopsis:
If you install, upgrade, or maintain digital or mixed digital/analog systems, Digital Basics for Cable Television Systems is your complete guide to this new world. Friendly and authoritative, it's all you need to know to deliver digital services with maximum quality and reliability. With this book's simple illustrations, definitions, and examples, you'll find it easy to master key digital CATV concepts such as signal coding/decoding digital modulation, and multiplexing. You'll learn how to measure digital signal average and burst power, and the impact of distortion, noise, and interference on digital signals. Digital Basics for Cable Television Systems is also a great reference, with a convenient glossary of digital terminology, a series of performance measurement maps, a test equipment survey, exercises with answers, and much more. Whether you're a technician or an engineer, this book will help you maximize your digital system's performance - and your own.
About the Author:
JEFFREY L. THOMAS has worked for Hewlett-Packard for over 25 years on measurement equipment definition and application for the cable television industry. He currently writes application and training materials for use in several RF communications areas, including cellular radio. He is author of Cable Television Proof-of-Performance: A Practical Guide to Cable TV Compliance Measurements Using a Spectrum Analyzer.
FRANCIS EDGINGTON specializes in designing instrumentation for making cable television proof-of-performance measurements; defining parameters for new CATV digital test; and helping Hewlett-Packard cable television professionals make more accurate, useful measurements.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Digital Basics for Cable TV Systems
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket