Broadband Hybrid Fiber/Coax Access System Technologies
WINSTON I. WAY · 1998
From the Publisher: Hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) systems are fast becoming a major transmission vehicle for interactive broadband access to the World Wide Web, l-phone, and other multimedia applications; as well as providing the best transmission media for broadcasting many high-quality analog video channels to subscribers' premises. Broadband Hybrid Fiber/Coax Access System Technologies is the first book to present a thorough quantitative reasoning and analysis of HFC system technologies, including subcarrier multiplexed lightwave transmission systems and components, Radio Frequency (RF) modems for digital signals, and medium-access control protocols proposed by important standards bodies. Designed to help graduate students and R&D engineers grasp the main concepts and analytical toolds used in designing broadband HFC systems, Dr. Winston I. Way explains how optical fiber systems can be used to transport radio frequency (RF) CATB signals, digital multimedia signals, and wireless signals-all on radio frequency carriers. Broadband Hybrid Fiber/Coax Access System Technologies also covers optical fiber devices and systems, RF modem design, and medium access protocol in great detail.