Chapter 7. End-to-End Performance
7.1. Introduction
The various parts of the broadband distribution system—trunk, coaxial distribution, and drop—must work together to provide a transmission path whose performance allows delivery of adequate quality signals to the end user. This means that the total system performance requirements must be defined and that the allowable signal degradation must be allocated among signal acquisition, headend processing, distribution system, and terminal equipment.
In this chapter, quality standards and the question of allocation are discussed. Next, the calculation of the cascaded broadband network sections are addressed. Finally, the typical performance of a modern HFC distribution system is analyzed, including ...
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