... and transport solution that minimizes the use of fiber assets and enables switching of content from any server at the headend to any service group QAM resource, and in the future to any CMTS, at any d-hub. Ciena's offerings You can deploy Ciena managed Optical Ethernet switches or multiplexers in the ...

... support end-to-end video switching of broadcast and on-demand digital video services from content sources across optical transport and through edge QAM. This solution incorporates Internet Photonics' LightStack GSLAM and LightStack MX for 10 Gigabit per second DWDM transport with BigBand Networks' Transport ...

... . CN 4200: A Business Case Supporting Flexible and Scalable Convergence OC48 POS/DPT OC12 SONET ATM or DV/DT GbE 3x DS3 3x DS3 ASI CMTS CMTS CMTS ASI QAM GbE QAM ASI QAM HDT HDT Internet Broadcast VideoVoice OTU-n/WDM (POS/DPT, OCn, ASI, GbE) Internet VoIP VOD Voice Broadcast Video Business Ethernet ...

... . CN 4200: A Business Case Supporting Flexible and Scalable Convergence OC48 POS/DPT OC12 SONET ATM or DV/DT GbE 3x DS3 3x DS3 ASI CMTS CMTS CMTS ASI QAM GbE QAM ASI QAM HDT HDT Internet Broadcast VideoVoice OTU-n/WDM (POS/DPT, OCn, ASI, GbE) Internet VoIP VOD Voice Broadcast Video Business Ethernet ...

... video. These legacy video networks are comprised of either tree-and-branch AM fiber connections or specialty transport systems that carry ASI- or QAM I/F-based video signals over dedicated SONET/SDH-like networks. Over the past few years, the near-ubiquitous availability and increased popularity of ...

... for transport across the network. In the hubs on the other end, a LightStack MX separates the GbE streams and sends them to the appropriate QAM device for delivery to the customer. For SONET transport, Buckeye is deploying the LightStack MXA with the new SONET/SDH Services Module (SSM) and integrated ...

... -robust architecture » Unprotected Operating System (e.g. VxWorks) Carrier-Grade Requirements for Cable Networks Distribution Hub GbE HFC CMTS Edge QAM Ethernet Switch Headend or Primary Hub VOD and Ad Servers Digital Program Insertion Super Headend Video Grooming Switch Multicast Router Router 10 GbE ...

... ) Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) as a result of lower quality components and a non-robust architecture Distribution Hub GbE HFC CMTS Edge QAM Ethernet Switch Headend or Primary Hub VOD and Ad Servers Digital Program Insertion Super Headend Video Grooming Switch Multicast Router Router 10 GbE or NxGbE ...

... links by optical or electronic Gigabit Ethernet, and directs the right on-demand and broadcast programming towards the right subscribers with robust QAM modulation and RF upconversion. * MidStream Technologies: Interoperability with MidStream Technologies' MVS-2000 video server. The focus of the testing ...

Glossary A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z A Add/Drop Allows optical wavelengths to be added or dropped at any line amplifier location. Add/Drop Multiplexer (ADM) A device that enables data to enter and leave a SONET bit stream without ...