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The SCTE has approved three standards on VoIP, addressable video and testing of passives. SCTE 24-22 2013, “iLBCv2.0 Speech Codec Specification for Voice over IP Applications in Cable Telephony,” contains the description of an algorithm for coding of speech signals … Continue reading
The American National Standards Institute has approved two SCTE standards on RF optical modules. ANSI/SCTE 195 2013, “XFP-RF: Interface Specifications for an RF-Modulated Small Form Factor Pluggable Optical Module,” focuses on the communications, electrical and mechanical interfaces for the XFP … Continue reading
The SCTE announced the publication of a new standards document, SCTE 130-10 2013, that is designed to provide programming networks and cable operators with new abilities to selectively enable or disable fast-forwarding in on-demand content and advertising. The document, titled … Continue reading
HEVC made a lot of headlines at the NAB show, with numerous vendors showing products and running demos. The compression standard, which was ratified in January, has clear appeal, promising bitrate reductions of 50% compared to H.264. But is it … Continue reading
The SCTE has published a new standards document, SCTE 197 2013, that is designed to help cable operators and programmers comply with federal Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act mandates. “Recommendations for Spot Check Loudness” provides best practices for measuring … Continue reading
The SCTE has approved two standards, one on VPNs and the other on loudness measurements. SCTE 136-1 2013, “Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks for IP Cable Modem Systems,” describes requirements on both CMTSs and cable modems in order to implement a … Continue reading
Espial (TSX:ESP) has joined the British SCTE, Society for Broadband Professionals. As a corporate member, Espial will be actively involved in promoting the group’s mission of advancing the working knowledge of broadband telecommunications engineers. The Society also chairs the British … Continue reading
The American National Standards Institute has approved four SCTE standards, three of which deal with HFC outside plant status monitoring. SCTE 38-3 2012, “Hybrid Fiber/Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-COMMON-MIB Management Information Base (MIB) Definition,” defines common information about network … Continue reading
The SCTE has approved three standards, one for cable modems and two for small form factor pluggable optical modules. SCTE 136-2 2013, “Cable Modem TDM Emulation Interface Standard,” deals with TDM emulation service (TDM-E), a method for cable operators to deliver … Continue reading
According to IMS Research, proprietary wireless technologies are set to decline in the smart home space in the next few years. Some 10% of the smart home nodes that will be deployed during the period 2010 to 2017 are expected … Continue reading
The American National Standards Institute has approved several SCTE standards. ANSI/SCTE 82 2012, “Test Method for Low Frequency and Spurious Disturbances,” defines and measures low frequency and spurious disturbances caused by switched mode power supplies or other active devices in … Continue reading
The ITU-T‘s Study Group 16 has agreed on first-stage approval (consent) of High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), a standard known formally as Recommendation ITU-T H.265 or ISO/IEC 23008-2. It is the product of collaboration between the ITU Video Coding Experts … Continue reading
The American National Standards Institute has approved three SCTE standards related to 3D video. ANSI/SCTE 187-1 2012, “Stereoscopic 3D Formatting and Coding for Cable,” defines the video-related formatting and encoding parameters for HD frame-compatible stereoscopic 3D content for distribution on … Continue reading
