Laserfiche WebLink
Headend <br />Subscriber Signal Tap Tests <br />Levels of low frequency distortion <br />Levels of composite triple beat <br />Levels of video and audio <br />Separation between video carrier and noise <br />Picture Quality <br />Visible distortion <br />Picture clarity <br />System Powering <br />Auxiliary Headend Powering <br />Power plant condition <br />3. COMPLIANCE TO TESTING METHODOLOGY <br />In most cases, the test points chosen were at the end of the longest amplifier <br />cascade depicting the expected worst-case performance in that portion of the <br />distribution system. With the rebuild, Time Warner has redesigned the cable <br />plant to a hybrid fiber / coax system, which eliminates long cascades of amplifiers <br />as well as other technical related problems along with it. The longest cascade in <br />the new rebuilt system is six. <br />The 100 -foot drop was connected to the chosen tap or device and the following <br />measures were made: <br />1. Picture/Audio Analysis - Each channel is viewed and any imperfections <br />noted. Mr. Whitfield made observations with confirmation by a Time <br />Warner representative. Observations of less than excellent pictures are <br />recorded. Problems noted at Headend are addressed and corrected by <br />the Headend engineer typically at time of detection. Corrections are <br />usually made in the presence of Mr. Whitfield and verified by him. <br />2. Carrier -to -Noise - Baseband signal to noise in dB is measured non - <br />disruptively by the system analyzer. The results are logged and stored in <br />the test device memory. This measures the relative "snow" in a picture. <br />3. Third Order Distortion - Composite Triple Beat - This is ratio, expressed in <br />dB of the peak RF level of the signal to the average power cluster of <br />distortion products centered around the carrier. Testing methodology is <br />performed by momentarily dropping the video carrier on selected channels <br />while monitoring a system analyzer for distortion in the selected channel <br />Communications Support Group, VP RPT2008.001 Page 3 <br />