Chapter 9 Headend Operation
9.1 Introduction
Previous chapters in the headend section have covered the input devices to headends and the electronics that compose the bulk of the headend equipment. This chapter covers a number of issues related to headend operation. First, the accepted band plan for cable television is presented. This defines the accepted channel number versus frequency plan adopted by both the cable television and consumer electronics industries, and mandated by the FCC.
Management of optical and RF connections and signals is important in today’s headends, so these topics are covered in some detail. This topic includes steering signals to and from nodes and organizing wiring such that performance is optimized. Finally, topics ...
Get Modern Cable Television Technology, 2nd Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
