Where are information superhighways headed?
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
Interactive television systems
SAC '96 Proceedings of the 1996 ACM symposium on Applied Computing
A priority scheme for the IEEE 802.14 MAC protocol for hybrid fiber-coax networks
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON)
IBM Journal of Research and Development - Papers on mustimedia systems
Research: An ATM-friendly MAC for traffic concentration in HFC systems
Computer Communications
TCP behavior over HFC cable modem access networks
Computer Communications
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The benefits of the hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) architecture for the delivery of interactive broadband services have been widely discussed in the past few years. The cable television industry began deployment of this infrastructure in 1989 to support the broadcast video business. Recently, domestic telephone companies have looked at various degrees of HFC implementation, ranging from the delivery of broadcast video only to full telephony integration. The article looks at the HFC network evolution from a broadcast, non-essential, isolated architecture to a robust, interactive, broadband element within the public telecommunications fabric. Regional networks, interface to the public network and network management systems are a few of the significant issues with respect to the viability of HFC as the access layer to the “information superhighway.” If the HFC platform proves viable, telephone companies will adapt it to meet their needs in a fully integrated system