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 November 1999 Issue
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SCTE Update
Confused About DOCSIS? SCTE Comes to the Rescue
With new technologies rapidly changing today's cable industry, the knowledge and skills needed to deploy these services is crucial. This fall, the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers is offering several Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) training seminars to meet this need.
SCTE is presenting "DOCSIS Deployment," a full-day seminar to help broadband professionals better understand the elements, implementation, deployment and impact of DOCSIS. Through these seminars, independent cable operators and multiple systems operators (MSOs) will gain the knowledge to quickly and easily build, deploy and manage DOCSIS-compliant systems to deliver new services to their customers and expand their existing customer base.
This seminar will cover an overview of DOCSIS; spectrum, signals and protocols; DOCSIS cable modem self-provisioning; upstream/downstream corrective measures; DOCSIS system design architecture and configuring the cable modem; and cable modem termination systems (CMTSs).
The dates and locations for this seminar are:
- Nov. 9: Hilton Albuquerque, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Nov. 11: Ramada Inn Downtown Phoenix
- Nov. 30: Embassy Suites, Austin, Texas
- Dec. 2: Best Western Sterling Inn and Conference Center, Sterling Heights, Mich.
John Downey, a trainer for Wavetek Wandel Goltermann, attended this seminar in July. "I consider SCTE to be the nucleus of the cable telecommunications industry and a good source for the latest information," he said. "By offering this one-day course in my area at a reasonable rate, I was able to attend without losing too much of my own valuable time and still get some exceptional training and nice take-away materials."
To register for the DOCSIS Deployment seminar, call Jessica Dattis in the SCTE National Conferences Department at or e-mail . For more information about the Society's Technical Training Seminar Series, call SCTE Director of Regional Training Ralph Haimowitz at , or e-mail .
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Western Show Tech Sessions
Looking for up-to-date information on some of today's broadband challenges? Be sure to attend the five technical sessions that SCTE is sponsoring at this year's Western Cable Show, Dec. 15-17 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
The SCTE is sponsoring the following sessions:
"IP Telephony Update" will review the progress of Internet protocol (IP) telephony. Panelists will discuss the positives and negatives of the technology available today and speculate on the future of IP telephony. Moderator is Justin Junkus of KnowledgeLink, with speakers John T. Chapman of Cisco Systems, J.R. Anderson of High Speed Access Corp. and Greg Dubberly of Scientific-Atlanta.
"Regulatory Update" will examine some hot regulatory issues facing the industry. Moderator is Stephen Ross of Ross and Hardies, with speakers John Wong of the Federal Communications Commission and William Check of the National Cable Television Association.
"In-Home Networks" will highlight the technical complexities of, and potential solutions for, dealing with interfaces of new products such as digital video, cable modem and telephony service in the home. Moderator is Alan Babcock of SCTE, with speakers Jack Holloway of Epigram, John J. Downey of Wavetek Wandel Goltermann and Anthony Filanowski of General Instrument.
"How Are We Doing in Reverse?" will focus on some of the new technologies needed to fine-tune the reverse system network. Moderator is Steve Allen of TVC Technology Center.
"DOCSIS 1.x-Where Are We, and Where Are We Going?" will take a look at the changes and improvements that can be expected from the next version of DOCSIS. This panel also will share the views of operators who have deployed cable modems. Moderator is Donna Brune of 3Com Corp.
Certification testing also will be available at the Installer, Service Technician, Broadband Communications Technician/Engineer (BCT/E) and Telephony levels. For more information about these SCTE technical sessions, call SCTE Director of Training Development Alan Babcock at or e-mail .
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