Cable Networks, Services, and Management

Cable Networks, Services, and Management focuses on residential and commercial services provided by Multiple System Operators, the networks supporting these services, and management of networks and services that utilize current technologies used by MSOs.   As multiple system operators provide several types of voice, video, and data services to residential and commercial customers, with equipment from various vendors, it becomes increasingly difficult to comply with international standards. Anyone working for an MSO or vendor who provides equipment in MSOs will be interested in this comprehensive reference book. It begins describing architecture and services for Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) 3.0/3.1, Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP), Content Distribution Networks (CDN), IP TV, and Packet Cable and Wi–Fi for residential services. Proceeding topics that are covered include operational systems and management, architectures, services orders, provisioning, fault management, performance management, billing systems and formats, and security for residential services. The book ends with a description of future directions for cable networks by describing cloud services, virtualization, SDN, and the editor’s proposed self–managed network concepts with their applications. Additional key features and issues related to the main focus of this book are: Networks, services, and management systems for the cable industry Operation, administration, and maintenance for residential and commercial cable networks Written by 13 experts from Comcast, TWV, and CableLabs As MSO networks and services continue to change, this book will provide guidance to all those involved in designing and operating MSO networks.

Mehmet Toy is a Network Consultant at ADVA Optical Networking, Inc., USA for Metro Ethernet products and standards. Prior to his current position, Dr. Toy held management and technical positions in Intel Corp., Verizon Wireless, Axiowave Networks, Fujitsu Network Communications, AT&T Bell Labs and Lucent Technologies. He led IMS software/hardware integration and architecture definition at Intel Corp., represented Verizon Wireless at 3GPP2 standards and participated in the development of Verizon Wireless IMS architecture.