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Summary: Good Cable Modem Technology Tutorial
Review: As a non-expert in the field, "Broadband Cable TV Access Networks" is a very complete book that is well-organized and full of information. The introduction sections are very clear and setup up the rest of the book very well. It is clear that Shlomo is an expert in the field and also a very good writer that integrates difficult concepts into a readable story. On areas that Shlomo is not an expert in, the descriptions are not so complete. Sometimes, the book moves too quickly through the details, but the amount of material in the book is impressive for its size. Overall this is a very good book that holds the reader's interest.
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Summary: Broadband Cable TV Access Networks by Shlomo Ovadia
Review: I am working in MRV Communications in the field of FFTx Receivers Transceivers design, focusing in the analog side of the system video transport.I had purchased the book and enjoyed reading it. Indeed, it is a great system engineering book covering a broad spectrum of technical subjects which I have a lot of interest. It broadened my knowledge on the arena of CATV which was new to me.
(I came from Israel from the Satellite Communications field). It is a recommended book to any communications engineer, component engineer and system engineer dealing with fiber optics data communications and video transport.
It covers all design aspects in all perspectives, system wise and component wise.
It provides a broad review, showing the affects of RF chains and , optical links imperfections on a QAM signal in most scientific analytic and professional way. The book is structured as a zoom-in, taking the reader from a broad picture of definitions, system architectures and topologies such as HFC, PON, zooming into each building block requirements and constrains such as optics CWDM WDM optical none linearity, pre-distortions, CATV receivers topologies , specs and optimized solution. Additionally it covers the aspects of protocols such as DOCSIS and CATV standards showing how to approach to system design, understanding its requirements in order to reach the proper design. The books provides block diagrams, schemes plots and conclusion to each chapter subject. Indeed Dr. Shlomo Ovadia did here a huge effort and a great job.
This book is must have in any technical library. Avi Brillant
Senior Design Engineer
Luninent-Inc
20550 Nordhoff Street
Chatsworth
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Summary: An excellent introduction to CATV technology
Review: In this book Shlomo Ovadia gives an excellent introduction to many aspects of CATV technology. Starting from the analog TV background, following by optical transmission, the author covers issues in modulation, impairments, protocols and applications. Although the book is a bit US-centric, and some European standards may deserve more attention (like the DVB set of standards), at the bottom line, I would recommend this book as a reference for digital CATV and cable modem technology.
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