A review of cable television: The urban distribution of broad-band visual signals
Coll, D.C.
Hancock, K.E.
This paper appears in: Proceedings of the IEEE
Publication Date: April 1985
Volume: 73,
Issue: 4
On page(s): 773- 788
ISSN: 0018-9219
Current Version Published: 2005-06-28
Abstract
This paper presents a review of the distribution of broad-band visual signals in urban areas on cable television systems. Following a brief introduction, the early history of cable distribution in the U.S., U.K., and Canada is described. The architecture of wide-band visual distribution networks is presented, based on developments in Canadian cable systems which have formed the model for North American development. The present status of fiber optics in cable systems in reviewed. The paper concludes with a summary of probable development directions. The paper includes an extensive bibliography covering cable television.
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