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Overview |
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Understand modern video distribution systems and emerging packet based infrastructure. In this highly interactive workshop you will build core skills in critical video technologies such as MPEG standards, TCP/IP, IPv4 vs IPv6 multicasting standards, and much more. |
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Television: Technology Overview |
- Analog vs Digital Transmission
- How does Digital signal transmission work?
- Advantages & Disadvantages of Digital Television Transmission
- Digital Compression Algorithms
- MPEG(x)
- Cable Broadcast
- Terrestrial VHF/UHF Broadcast
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Cable Infrastructure |
- Head End Architecture
- Signal transmission & reception
- Signal Processing
- Distribution Infrastructure
- Coaxial RF Bandwidth considerations
- Intro to Fiber Optic Cable Standards
- How does Fiber enable massive bandwidth improvements over Coax?
- What is Multiplexing?
- Understanding Core concepts
- Performance measuring
- Reliability Engineering
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Next Generation Digital Transmission Infrastructure |
- Define Next Generation Digital Systems
- Fiber Optic concepts in detail:
- How does Fiber actually work?
- Single Mode vs. Multimode Fiber
- Signal Regeneration & Erbium Doping
- Overview SONET/SDH
- Summary of OC(x) transmission standards & history in PSTN DS-3 transmission encapsulation
- Passive Optical Fiber (PON)
- Multiplexing in Fiber:
- Time Division Multiplexing in OC(x)
- Wave Division Multiplexing: CWDM & DWDM
- Defining Performance Measures
- Troubleshooting & Testing techniques & Best Practices
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Distribution Architectures |
- UHF/VHF
- Geosynchronous Satellite
- Cable Television
- Internet Protocol (IPTV)
- Head end to viewer
- Set-top Box: Overview & Operation
- Encoding: MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DVB-T, DVB-H
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IPTV Architecture & Infrastructure |
- Distribution of TV Programs
- Core, Distribution, & Access Networks
- Access Technologies:
- Coax
- Fiber
- Wireless
- Satellite
- xDSL
- IPTV Service Network Components
- HVE: Video Head End
- VHO: Video Hub Office
- VSO: Video Serving Office
- Streamers
- Routers
- Switches
- Set-top Boxes
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Internet Protocol: TCP/IP |
- Voice, Data, Video Convergence
- TCP/IP Overview
- UDP/RTP
- IP Addressing & Subnetting
- IPv4 vs. IPv6
- Multicasting enhancements in IPv6
- Routing Fundamentals
- RIPv2 & BGP
- PIM & IGMP
- QoS in IP Networks: Core Concepts
- DiffServ
- MPLS
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Security Considerations |
- Security in IP Networks
- Overview of L2 VPN standards
- IPSec
- Transport and Tunnel Modes
- Detailed IPSec Protocols
- Security Associations
- Contents
- Establishment
- Key Management
- Manual
ISAKMP/Oakley (IKE)
- ANX Implementation
- Windows Media Digital Rights Management
- Watermarking
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