Acterna Adds New Features to Popular Digital Services Activation Meter to Drive Efficient and Cost-Effective VoD, VoIP Deployment.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCTE SCTE Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers SCTE Society of Cable Television Engineers SCTE Serial Clock Transmit External Cable-Tec Expo 2004 Booth # 2333 GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2004 Acterna's DSAM DSAM Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota DSAM Diploma in Small Animal Medicine DSAM Deputy Sheriff's Association of Michigan (Lansing, MI) DSAM Defense Supply Agency Manual 3500 and 3600 Unveiled at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo Booth # 2333 Answering the need for cable technicians to get it right the first time, Acterna today announced its new Digital Service Activation Meter (DSAM) 3500 and 3600 models for testing cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. services, digital video, analog video The original video recording method that stores continuous waves of red, green and blue intensities. In analog video, the number of rows is fixed. There are no real columns, and the maximum detail is determined by the frequency response of the analog system. and PacketCable(TM) based voice over IP (VoIP). By significantly improving performance management and enhancing measurement and optimization techniques, these new DSAM models address the growing challenges faced by the cable industry as they deploy new video on demand (VoD), VoIP and other emerging services. Acterna's DSAM 3500/3600 is a finalist for the Communications Technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry 2004 Reader's Choice Award. Acterna will have its latest products and solutions displayed at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Orlando, June 15-18, booth number # 2333. Combining traditional and new capabilities, the DSAM 3500 and 3600 equips technicians with several critical advantages as they deploy new services, such as eliminating the need for multiple meters, proactively certifying that homes are "digital 2-way ready" during routine installations, ensuring customer "self installs" of high speed data (HSD HSD Human Services Department HSD High Speed Data HSD Hillsboro School District (Hillsboro, OR) HSD Hybrid Synergy Drive (Toyota/Lexus) HSD High School Diploma HSD Historical Society of Delaware ) are more reliable and faster, and reducing additional calls for service and maintenance requests. In addition, advanced services such as VOD and VoIP can be enabled without the need to initiate a truck roll for additional service. "Performance management, network optimization and bandwidth efficiency The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. are the battle cry for today's cable companies seeking fast, efficient and reliable deployment of VOD, VoIP and other advanced services - Acterna's DSAM 3500 and 3600 were designed to meet this need," said Bill Robertson Billy Henry "Bill" Robertson (born May 5, 1938) has been the Democratic mayor of the small city of Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, since his initial election on November 6, 1990. , vice president of marketing and international sales for Acterna's Cable Networks Division. Robertson added, "With the rapid deployment of packet-based services, it is critical that a test meter's capabilities can be expanded to include the latest features. Now, any of Acterna's DSAM meters can be upgraded to the DSAM-3500/3600 models to test IP performance over Ethernet interface, RF IP testing, and eventually in-service testing of VoIP services based on PacketCable(TM) protocol, covering the trends dominating today's industry." The DSAM 3500 and 3600 support the need for a test instrument to test complete digital and IP services with simplicity, flexibility and ease. The meter is durable enough to withstand harsh weather conditions as well as any rough handling typically experienced in the field. The DSAM's mechanical design includes features to protect the meter and ensure a long lasting tool, such as recessed connectors, rounded corners, sealed enclosure and field replaceable display lenses. The DSAM-3600 model also includes a new advanced digital board which demodulates QAM (1) (Quality Assessment Measurement) A system used to measure and analyze voice transmission. (2) (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) A modulation technique that employs both phase modulation (PM) and amplitude modulation (AM). carriers configured with deep interleave To intersperse one after the other. See sector interleave and memory interleaving. interleave - interleaving depth setting of I and J parameters equal to 128 and 4 respectively, typical in 256 QAM modulated carriers used for digital video transmission. Note to editors: For digital images of Acterna's cable networks solutions, please log onto ftp://ftp.en-ssi.acterna.com/CableTec%20photos/. About Acterna Acterna is the world's largest provider of communications test solutions for telecommunications and cable network operators. A trusted communications test partner for more than eight decades, Acterna offers an unmatched portfolio of award-winning instruments, systems, software and services that help its customers reduce network costs while improving performance and reliability. Headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, USA - with European and Asia-Pacific operations based in Eningen, Germany and Hong Kong - Acterna serves nearly every major communications service provider A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. and equipment manufacturer around the world through a skilled sales and support organization in 31 countries. |
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