Title :
High-performance multimedia transmission on the cable television network
Author :
Jacobsen, Krista S. ; Cioffi, John M.
Author_Institution :
Inf. Syst. Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
A spectrally efficient discrete multicarrier modulation method is studied for the transmission of broadcast and interactive digital data on a cable television (CATV) coaxial distribution system. This study finds that multicarrier transmission can mitigate a variety of distortions in CATV networks, such as reflections and amateur radio interference. Some simulation results are presented to substantiate these findings. In particular, we find that 80 Mbps or more of information can be transmitted reliably in a single 6-MHz slot, with each slot possibly serving multiple users
Keywords :
cable television; coaxial cables; digital television; interactive television; multimedia communication; CATV networks; amateur radio interference; broadcast data; cable television network; coaxial distribution system; distortions; high-performance multimedia transmission; interactive digital data; multicarrier transmission; multiple users; reflections; simulation; spectrally efficient discrete multicarrier modulation method; Attenuation; Broadcasting; Cable TV; Coaxial cables; Communication cables; Contracts; Electromagnetic interference; Frequency; Reflection; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1994. ICC '94, SUPERCOMM/ICC '94, Conference Record, 'Serving Humanity Through Communications.' IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1825-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1994.368941
