SYMPOSIUM RECORD

Cable, Satellite & Terrestrial Sessions

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Thursday, June 12

AFTERNOON 15 00 - 17 30 PALACE (Room B1)

Kail Joint Cable/Satellite/Terrestnal

Datacasting for Multimedia

Chair Helga Seguin, France Telecom, F

Vice Chairman Romain Bausch, SES, L

All three media, Cable, Satellite and Terrestrial, have the ability to download data for multimedia appli¬cations

Some applications only require a one-way path, others require a return path While Terrestrial and Satel¬lite are currently limited to one-way transmission, both media are experimenting with return pathmethods including a low speed telephone return This session will consider the technology of the pathsfor high speed downloading and the low speed return path techniques and the advantages and disad¬

vantages of these methods

1)

Speaker:

Data Broadcasting, the Key to the Convergence of the Personal Computerand Next Generation TelevisionMartin C King, Fantastic Corp ,

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2)Speaker:

Broadcast Online TV - Gateway to Data Broadcast Services

Rudolf Lorenz, Deutsche Telekom, D

23

3)Speaker:

Fast Internet Access via Satellite

Roberto Bellucci, Eutelsat, F

28

4)Speaker:

Less is More -The Case for Concentration

Leo Hoarty, ICTV, USA

29

5)

Speaker:Broadcasting the Internet, a Practical Project for Today and Tomorrow

Barry O'Halloran, Bocom, IRL

38

Supporting Paper:- Channel Servers and File Broadcast Servers for Data Broadcasting 39

Martin C King/E M Troelsen, Fantastic Corp ,CH

A Gambirasio, Soft Solutions, I

UB/TIB Hannover 89

119 047 195

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Friday, June 13

MORNING 10.00 - 12.30 PALACE (Room B1)

Cable

Internet and High Speed Data on Cable

Chairman: Hartmut Penz, Deutsche Telekom, D

Vice Chairman: Ted Hartson, Scottsdale TV Labs, USA

The Internet and other data applications have suffered from slow communications paths. Graphic and

photographic components have been painfully slow. Cable's broadband nature has the potential to solvethis problem. Cable spectrum can be dedicated to this purpose or data can be hidden inside the ana¬

logue signal. In either case, high speed data will alleviate the problems of slow transmission of picturesand graphics and greatly increase the appeal of these services.

1) Is There a Market for Internet and High Speed Data Services over Cable 88

Speaker: Steffen Leistner, BAH, D

2) Residential Broadband Internet Services and Network Architecture 49

Speaker: Timothy Kwok, Microsoft, USA

3) Optimal Transport of Data on Cable Plants 59

Speaker: Matthew Dietnelm, Intel, USA

4) DVB/DAVIC Specification for Communication on Cable 81

Speaker: Yannick Levy, SAT-Sagem, F

5) The Systems Integration Challenge in High-Speed Data Services Deployment 91

Speaker: Terry Wright, Convergence Systems, USA

6) Will Internet via Satellite be a Competition to Cable? 90

Speaker: Jurgen Ziessnitz, SES, L

7) An Innovative Cable Modem System for Broadband Communication 120

Speaker: Shlomo Rakib, Terayon, USA

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Friday, June 13

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MORNING 15 00-1730 PALACE (Room B2)

Satellite Broadcasting

Proliferation of DBS

Chairman Pierre Meyrat, Consultant, CHVice Chairman Thad Mazurczyk, Primestar, USA

Direct Broadcast Satellite, DBS, is growing rapidly In the USA there are three DBS systems currentlyadding customers By the time of the Symposium, there will be others DBS competition exists in Europeas well There are several marketing approaches An interesting issue is the lack of technological com¬

patibility between the various offerings Experience from other parts of the world will be considered

1) Direct-to-Home Satellite TV in America 128

Speaker: Chuck Hewitt, Satellite Broadcast Communications Assoc (SBCA), USA

2) DTH via Satellite, a Growing Market in Europe 144

Speaker: Yves Elsen, SES, L

3) Developments in DBS/DTH in Asia

Speaker: Sabnna Cubbon, AsiaSat, HK

4) US DBS-Early Success and Future Opportunities 145

Speaker: Dennis Wilkinson, Primestar Partners, USA

CABLE, SATELLITE & TERRESTRIAL SESSIONS

Friday, June

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AFTERNOON 15 00 - 17 30 PALACE (Room B1)

Cable

The Media Terminal

Co-Chairmen Walter Ciciora, Consultant, USA

Albert J Stienstra, Philips, NL

The traditional set-top terminal has expanded its role to become a "media terminal", an "all-singing, all-

dancing box" In this wider role, the Media Terminal provides additional capabilities and features In some

versions, the Media Terminal interfaces with 'cable ready" televisions and VCRs The display device is theultimate terminal interface with the consumer It is important to match the capabilities of the Media Ter¬

minal and the display device to maximise consumer benefit Cost pressures are always present and

impose a limit to what can be implemented in the real world

1) The Compatible Digital Upgrade 154

Speaker: Walter Ciciora, Consultant, USA

2) Open TV, the API Used by Leading Interactive Digital TV Networks 164

Speaker: Regis Saint Girons, Thomson, F

3) The Pegasus Terminal 169

Speakers: Tsutomu Haga/Richard Annibaldi, Pioneer New Media Technologies, USA

4) NexTView-The Electronic Programme Guides Service for Analogue TV Broadcasting 176

Speaker: Theo Vlek Philips Sound & Vision, NL

5) Programme Navigation in the Digital World 181

Speaker: Mark Eyer, General Instrument, USA

6) The DAVIC API for Enhanced Broadcasting, the Footprint Challenge 190

Speaker: Peter B Kaars, Philips, NL

7) 40 Ghz Hybrid Fibre Wireless Architecture a New Complementary Approachfor the Introduction of Interactive Services 196

Speaker: Jean-Charles Point Thomson, F

Supporting Papers:- Hardware and Operating Considerations of the Decoder Interface 203

Joseph Glaab, General Instrument, USA- Downloadability in Advanced Set-Top Terminals 209

Samuel Reichgott General Instrument USA

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Friday, June 13

AFTERNOON 15 00-17 30 PALACE (Room B2)

Terrestrial Broadcasting

The Real World Implementation of Digital Television

Chairman David Elliot, ABC, USA

Vice Chairman 0 M Khushu, ABU, MAL

The theoretical work is complete and the implementation of terrestrial digital television has started This

session will provide reports describing actual experience with the implementation of digital broadcastingand overviews of new technologies for the digital transition

1) The Model HDTV Station 217

Speaker: Tom Gurley, WHD-TV, USA

2) Implementing Digital Terrestrial Television Service in Europe (From DVB-T to Reality) 218

Speakers: Herman van Wyk, NL

Edgar Wilson, DigiTAG, U K

3) Viditer - a Spanish experience on DTT 219

Speaker: Jos£-Luis Torres, Retevision, E

4) Fitting the Channels in, 1650 New Broadcast Channels 225

Speaker: Victor Tawil, MSTV, USA

5) Application of DVB-T Standard for Frequency Planning in a Real Environment 226

Speakers: Adnano Barzaghi, Guido Gentile, Elettronica Industnale, I

6) Results from the DVBird Project a Chip-Set Implementingthe Full DVB-T Specification 235

Speaker: Pierre Combelles, France Telecom CNET/DSM F

CABLE, SATELLITE & TERRESTRIAL SESSIONS5

Saturday, June 14

MORNING 10.00- 12.30 PALACE (Room B1)

RaH Cable

The Changing Regulatory and Management Landscape

Chair: Margot Frohlinger, EC

Vice Chair: Dorothea Zechmann, Deutsche Telekom, D

Three sets of laws determine what can be done. The laws of Physics, the laws of Economics and Govern¬ment Regulations constrain the cable world. Regulatory trends go in cycles, sometimes tighter, some¬times more liberal. This session will investigate current regulatory trends and their impact on the waycable systems are managed. Included here are "Must Carry" competition issues such as standards, condi¬tional access,

"Cable Ready" and further regulatory implications of convergence.

1) Must Carry Rules or Market Forces - Who Should Take Care for OfferingConsumers the Best Choice?

Speakers: 1a) Chuck Sherman, NAB, USA 240

1 b) Carl-Eugen Eberle.ZDF, D 242

1c) Marie-Luise Grosse-Peclum, Consultant, D 245

2) Market Access and Fair Competition - Is There a Need?for Government Intervention?

Speakers: 2a) Richard Smith, FCC, USA 2462b) Carter Eltzroth, Nethold, B 251

2c) Kai Flatau, Premiere Medien, D 255

3) Regulatory Implications of Technological Convergence - Are Different Sets

of Rules for Different Services Still Justified?

Speakers: 3a) Matteo Maggiore, BBC, B 260

3b) Patrick Vittet-Philippe, EC 265

3c) Marie-Therese Huppertz, Microsoft, B 266

Supporting Paper:- Licensing Principles in the Field of TV Broadcasting 267

V. P. Dudkin, Ministry of Posts and TelecommunicationsA/.V. Nozdrin, NIIR, Russia

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Saturday, June 14

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MORNING 10 00-1230 PALACE (Room B2)

Terrestrial Broadcasting

The Great Modulation Debate

Chair Liliana Nakonechnyj, Globo TV, BRA

Vice Chairman Yiyan Wu, Communications Research Centre, CDN

Two new modulation methods have emerged as the primary options for broadcasters as they migrate to

digital transmission This session will provide tutorials on each technology, reports on measured perfor¬mance and a round table discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach

1) COFDM and the Choice of Parameters for DVB-T 270

Speaker: Lis-Grete M0ller, Tele Danmark, DK

2) ATSC Transmission System VSB Tutorial 281

Speaker: Richard Citta, Zenith, USA

3) Performance Assessment of a DVB-T Television System 298

Speaker: Alberto Morello, RA1 Research Centre, I

4) Transmission Testing of the ATSC Trellis Coded 8-VSB Digital Television

Terrestrial Broadcasting SystemSpeaker: Peter Fannon, HDTV Coalition, USA

Terrestrial Broadcasting System 311

5) Validate - Verifying the European Specification for Digital Terrestrial Televisionand Preparing for the Launch of Services 319

Speaker: Andrew Olipnant, BBC, U K

6) ATSC Transmission System Field Test Results 328

Speaker: Gary Sgrignoli, Zenith, USA

Supporting Papers:- Explaining Some of the Magic of COFDM 341

Jonathan Stott BBC, U K- Receiving DVB-T Results of Field Trials and Coverage Considerations 351

Chris Week, IRT, D

CABLE SATELLITE &TERRESTRIAL SESSIONS 7

Saturday, June 14

AFTERNOON 15.00-17.30 PALACE (Room B1)

Business Opportunities in the Digital Age

Chairman: Thorsten Kreindl, Deutsche Telekom, D

Wee Chairman: Vito Brugliera, Zenith, USA

While digital technology has occupied sessions in conferences and conventions, it has not reached imple¬mentation in the real world. Digitisation of cable now seriously starts. New services are made possible bythe digital approaches. The business perspectives of these services will be explored.

1) Digital Cable, Finally Here! 361

Speaker: Nick Hamilton-Piercy, Rogers, CDN

2) A Successful Digital Business Model 362

Speaker: Thorsten Kreindl, Deutsche Telekom, D

3) Technical Strategies for Emerging Cable Businesses 363

Speaker: Claude Baggett, CableLabs, USA

4) NVOD - The Premise Behind the Promise 372

Speaker: Dom Stasi, Request Television, USA

5) WAVE Business Experience 390

Speaker: Chris Gain, Rogers, CDN

Supporting Papers:- Migration Strategies to The Digital (S)MATV Scenario 413

D. Oliver, Retevision, E- Innovation in a Competitive Marketplace 420

Richard Knecht, USA

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Saturday, June 14

AFTERNOON 15.00 -17.30 PALACE (Room B2)

Satellite Broadcasting

Digitisation of Satellite Delivery

Chairman: John Forrest, NTL, U.K.

Wee Chairman: Antonio Arcidiacono, Eutelsat, F

Satellite delivery is rapidly being digitised. Multiple standard definition television signals are now beingcarried in each transponder, changing the economics of satellite delivery. The management of such mul¬tichannel services requires a totally different approach to the conventional and must rely on a very highdegree of fully reliable automation. The digital signals feed cable head ends for delivery to the home in

either analogue or digital form, but are increasingly being received in digital form in the home. An updatewill be given on the various key technologies which are influencing the evolution of services. A key aspectis the design of Integrated Receiver Decoders (IRDs) that will receive these digital services and the way in

which the IRD will interface with television receivers and other consumer electronic equipment.

1) A Global Approach to Satellite Digital Television 425

Speakers: Mario Cominetti/Roberto Vitalone, RAI, I

2) The Automation of Multichannel Digital Satellite Television 435

Speaker: Robin Adams, Drake Automation, U.K.

3) Next Generation Satellite Delivery 441

Speaker: Robert Luff, TV/COM, USA

4) Satellite Broadcasting Services in the Arab World: The Transition to Digital 449

Speaker: Fares Lubbadeh, Aral) Radio & TV, Jordan

5) MPEG-2 SCPC Solutions for Broadcast and Cable 453

Speaker: Ned Mountain, Wegener Communications, USA

6) The Next Generation IRD for Digital Satellite Services 461

Speaker: Paul Segar, DMV Ltd., U.K.

Supporting Paper:- A Frame-Based Statistical Multiplexing Offer for Multi-Channel Distribution Applications ....

469

Patrice Alexandre, Claude Perron et aT, Thomson, F

CABLE, SATELLITE & TERRESTRIAL 5ESSIONS

Monday, June 16

MORNING 10.00 - 12.30 PALACE (Room B1)

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Telephone Industry Going Video

Chair: Charlotte Denenberg, SNET, USAWee Chairman: Julian Sesefia, Hispasat, E

"The grass is greener on the other side". The telephone industry sees video services as an importantgrowth opportunity. The telephone plant is traditionally limited in bandwidth. Various technologies are

under consideration to cope with this problem and are being tried: Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Loop(ADSL), Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Services (MMDS), and Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC). Practical

experience in implementing video services in the telephone industry will be reviewed

1) Introduction -Telephone Industry Going Video; Setting the Context 472Speaker: Charlotte Denenberg, SNET, USA

2) Going Video: The Opportunity, Challenge and Choice 473

Speaker: Anthony Maher, Siemens, D

3) BT's Interactive TV Trials 474Speaker: Alec Livingstone, BT, U.K.

4) Video Networks with a Vision from Pacific Bell: Report from the Advanced

Communications Frontier 481

Speaker: Tim S. Harden, Pacific Bell, USA

5) Cable Television in Connecticut: The SNET Americast Story 484

Speaker: Patrice Listfield, SNET, USA

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Monday, June 16

AFTERNOON 15 00-1730 PALACE (Room B1)

Cable

Telephony and Personal Communications Systems on Cable

Chairman John Fox, BT, U K

Vice Chairman Nick Hamilton-Piercy, Rogers CDN

"The grass is greener on the other side" The cable industry sees telephony and Personal Communica¬

tions Services (PCS) as an important growth opportunity However serious challenges exist Reliable two

way cable service is difficult to achieve Other challenges include powering the home equipment, billing,interconnection with the telephone plant, emergency services, and phone number portability Various

technologies are under consideration and are being tried Practical experience in implementing tele¬

phone services in the cable industry will be reviewed

1) PCS on Cable 491

Speaker: Tom Smith, Alpha Resource, USA

2) Using DECT for Communication on Cable 496

Speaker: Bemnard Stascheit, Fuba, D

3) Telephony on Cable The Packet Switching Alternative 500

Speaker: Robert Dalton, Lucent Technologies, USA,

4) Telephony and Data on Cable Providing a Reliable 2-Way Service 513

Speaker: Joubm Karimi, West End Systems, CDN

5) Technical Solution and Costs of Telco Services via Existing Cable TV Networks 522

Speaker. Joachim Claus, Deutsche Telekom, D

CABLE SATELLITE & TERRESTRIAL SESSIONS 11

Tuesday, June 17

MORNING 10.00 - 12.30 PALACE (Room B1)

Cable

Vision and Reality, Research in Cable

Co-Chairmen: Joachim Speidel, Univ. of Stuttgart, D

Masao Sugimoto, Pioneer, J

Research and Development must be forward-looking and risk-taking. This means that it must ventureinto areas which may or may not enjoy eventual realisation. Management of R&D involves judgment andthe sorting out of high potential concepts "blue sky" ideas which may waste scarce resources. R&D mustbe closely coupled to the practical world if it is to jump the gap between the research institute and actual

application.

1) New Research Results for Cable-TV Networks 523

Speaker: Joachim Speidel, Univ. of Stuttgart, D

2) The Effect of Downstream Laser Clipping on Digital Signals 532

Speakers: Rex Bullinger, Hewlett Packard/David Large, Media Connections Group, USA

3) New Optical Network with High Splitting Ratio for Subscriber Access 543

Speakers: Ingrid Van de Voorde, Alcatel Telecom, B

Denys Haux, Alcatel Optronics, F

4) Photonic Technologies for Future Access Networks 550

Speaker: Ton Koonen, Lucent Technologies, NL

5) Enhancement of Existing CATV Network to Include Interactive Services 557

Speaker: Klaus Lohse, Fuba, D

6) Implementation of Cable Modems - How to Fill the Gap Between

Research and Business 566

Speaker: Masao Sugimoto, Pioneer, J (Co-Authors: Yutaka Masumoto/ Yoshmobu Takamura)

Supporting Papers:- Precise Control of Laser Wavelength Using Bragg Grating Technology 572

Daniel Nolan, Corning, USA- ATM-Based Field Trial with Multimedia Services on an HFC Platform 576

Horst Hessenmiiller et al, Deutsche Telekom AG/Thomas Theimer, Siemens AG, D- Cascaded Transmission Experiment of Digital Broadcast Signal Via Satellite and CATV 583

J. Urano, H. Kikuchi, Y. Higashi, S. Nakajima - NTNC, Y. Horikawa, H. Nakajima,M. Harada - Nihon Tsushinki Co. Ltd., J

- Experimental Study on Upstream Channel in CATV Networks 591

G. Braye, V. Moeyaert, J.-C. Froidure, M. Blondel, Multitel Telecom, B

P. Goerg, C. Lebrun, S.E.E., B

L. Hut, A. Hirsoux, Ideatel, B- Analysis of Reverse Path Laser Loading in HFC Networks 599

Lamar E. West, Scientific-Atlanta Inc., USA

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Tuesday, June 17

MORNING 10.00-12.30 PALACE (Room B2)

s Terrestrial Broadcasting

Digital Transmission Technology

Chairman: Daniel Ibanez, Retevision, E

Wee Chairman: Lynn Claudy, NAB, USA

The migration to digital broadcasting will require a new generation of transmission equipment. This ses¬

sion will highlight some of these new innovative products.

1) DTV Transmitters Using New Technology 607

Speakers: Gerald Collins/Barry Tew, Harris Corp., USA/U.K.

2) Digital Television Implementation Solutions 616

Speaker. Mark A. Aitken, Comark Communications, USA

3) Audio Elementary Stream Encoding for Digital Television 625

Speakers: Craig Todd/Kent Terry, Dolby Laboratories, USA

4) Switching of Highly Compressed MPEG-2 Video 635

Speakers: Mahesh Balakrishnan/Aldo Cugnini, Philips Research, USA

5) Terrestrial ISDB System Using Band Segmented Transmission Scheme 640

Speaker: Toru Kuroda, NHK, J

6) Single Frequency Network (SFN) for DVB-T and DAB-T 654

Speaker: Gerard Faria, ITIS, F

CABLE, SATELLITE a TERRESTRIAL SESSIONS 13

Tuesday, June 17

AFTERNOON 1 5.00 - 17 30 PALACE (Room B1)

Cable

Innovative Products for Cable

Chair: Judith List, Bellcore, USAVice Chairman: Norbert de Muynck, Electrabel, B

The cable practitioner is most interested in new innovative products which make his job more fruitful,Cable marketers wish for innovative products which make new services possible or which have featureswhich increase the attractiveness of existing services. Cable financial experts look for innovations whichyield cost reduction in capital expenditures and operational costs.

1) Low Cost Solution for Introduction of Optical Fibres in Existing CoaxialCATV Networks 671

Speaker: Anton Ludl, Alcatel Kabel, D

2) Supertrunking Versus Local CATV Headends: Advantages and Restrictions 674

Speaker: Willi Frey, Alcatel Telecom, CH

3) A New Approach to CATV Network Components-Broadband Transmissionand Integrated Network Management for Interactive Application 682

Speaker: Martin Kaufmann, Hirschmann, A

4) Digital Optical Trunk System for CATV Networks 690

Speaker: Gerhard Berthes, Bosch Telecom, D

5) Evolution to Digital Television 707

Speaker: Paul F. Liao, Matsushita, USA

Supporting Papers:- Barco Lynx: Digital Optical Solution for IF Transport of TV Signals 708

Frank Van de Vyver, Barco, B- Wireless Industry Opens Doors for Cable 717

Matthew Waight, General Instrument, USA

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