Interactive Services Protocol Standardisation for HFC and LMDS Networks: A Review

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY
Doc Type: Conference Paper
Content Type: Original Research
Volume: 1999, No. 7, pp. 139–144
Abstract: The HFC cable networks, which have been used so far extensively for broadcast TV application, can be adapted to a cost-effective introduction of interactive services to the subscriber. In addition mixed LMDS/CATV architectures become price competitive. The paper reviews and explains the particular issues that must be addressed, and gives state of the art solutions. It is organised in the following manner: Interactive applications are defined, as well as their corresponding traffic model and quality of service requirement; Details of the network architecture are provided and the corresponding network capacity and traffic throughout are derived; A brief description of the channel models for HFC return path and LMDS is given, according both to system calculation and measurement results performed in several networks and countries; The status of current standardisation work is given for DVB, DAVIC, ETSI, with a particular focus on the common standards for HFC and LMDS. The details of this latter ETSI standards, based on DVB-RC and DAVIC work, are described. A rough cost analysis is performed and introduction scenarios are reviewed; A complete interactive system description is provided with the details concerning both the headend and subscriber products.
Publication Date: 1999-07-01
DOI: 10.5594/M001181
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/M001181
Author(s): Jean-Charles PointThomson Broadcast Systems
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Jean - Charles POINT: graduated from “Faculté Polytechnique de Mons” BELGIUM in 1982, as “ingénieur civil” in telecommunications Thesis on non linear modelisation of semiconductor laser diodes using Volterra series. From 1982 to 1983, worked as a researcher on semiconductor cristallisation by Laser beam in the “Faculté Polytechnique de Mons”. From 1983 to 1987, he joined SAIT (BELGIUM) to take in charge the development of spread - spectrum VHF transmitters for military application; became group Leader of linear amplifiers and switching power supply development. From 1987 to 1992, he joined SEE (BELGIUM) as Research and Development Manager. the activity of the company is development of CATV coaxial and optical transmission systems. In 1992: joined TBS as Manager Optical Development, in charge of development of broadband optical transmission systems and new domains evaluation. Now Manager Technical Marketing in Thomson Broadcast Systems, especially in the domain of interactivity over CATV and wireless access network. He is also involved, among others, in DVB, ACTS and Eureka programs. In DVB: chairman of the RCCL group, defining the physical and MAC layer for interactive services on HFC and LMDS access networks. In DA VIC: chairman of the Cable Modem group. Co - Founder and Technical chairman of DVB-DA VIC interoperability consortium; IEEE member.
Copyright: © 1999 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

Bibliographic Reference(s)

[1]: Point J. C. Harrison D. : «High frequency wireless access: a new complimentary approach to HFC for delivery of interactive services « , Montreux Symposium 1997 . EXTERNAL
[2]: Internal DVB papers from K. D. SCHUNKE, BRAUNSCHWEIG TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, GERMANY. EXTERNAL

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