Maricopa Community Colleges  TLT130   20042-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
TLT130 20042-20086 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Cable Basics
Designed for non-technical employees of cable telecommunications organizations or people new to the cable (TV) industry. Topics include cable system operation and common terminology. Describes how technology brings cable telecommunication services from its origin into the home. Explains new services that are being offered by cable organizations, which include telephony and high-speed data.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
TLT130   20042-20086 Cable Basics
1. Summarize the history of the Cable TV industry. (I)
2. Describe Headend signal capture and transmission techniques. (II)
3. Describe hybrid-fiber-Coax networks. (III)
4. Describes and explain the components used and how signals are distributed from the headend to the customer's home. (II, III, IV)
5. Describe the "drop" and procedures/materials required for installation. (V)
6. Compare analog TV with digital TV. (VI)
7. Explain the basics of digital TV signals, which include signal digitization, compression, and transmission. (VI)
8. Describe cable-TV high-speed access to the Internet other data communications services. (VII)
9. Describe the basic method to provide telephone service over a HFC cable system. (II, III, VIII)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
TLT130   20042-20086 Cable Basics
    I. History
      II. Headend
          A. Tracing Sources and Signals
          B. Four Types of Programming
        III. HFC (Hybrid-Fiber-Coax)
            A. Architectures
            B. Fiber Optics
            C. Two-Way Systems
          IV. Distribution
              A. Amplifiers, Power Supplies
              B. Taps, Splitters, Directional Couplers
              C. Tree and Branch Architecture
            V. Drop
                A. Installation and Procedures
                B. Components
                C. F-Connectors
              VI. Digital TV
                  A. Analog and Digital TV Services
                  B. High Definition Television (HDTV), Headend in the Sky (HITS)
                  B. Analog/Digital Signal Processing
                VII. High-Speed Data
                    A. Data Services
                    B. MODEMs
                  VIII. Telephony
                      A. Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
                      B. Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony
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