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SCTE: Value Overview and Professional Development
Resources
SCTE Chapter Leadership Call13 July 2011
Daniel HowardSVP Engineering and CTO, SCTE
• Over 13,000 members throughout North America• 40 year history of technical leadership• Increase your Technical Proficiency• Take advantage of SCTE membership:
THE VALUE OF SCTE
•Certifications•SCTE Pd Courses and Manuals•Primers•Trainers’ Resources•Bookstore•InfoScope® Conference
Archives•Local Chapters•Memberlink/SCTE-List•Mobile Apps
•Publications•Symbols and Graphics•Tech Facts•Dictionaries and Encyclopedias•Tools•Tech Tips•White papers•SCTE Foundation: Grants and
Scholarships
WHERE ARE ALL THESE GREAT RESOURCES? WWW.SCTE.ORG
BOOKSTORE
• GoogleTM-powered • SCTE-specific search engine • Access to nearly 1,000 SCTE
technical resources, including:• RF Troubleshooting• DOCSIS® Fundamentals
• Free for members to use
The Value of SCTE: InfoScope® Conference Archives
• 80% of SCTE rate their involvement with SCTE Chapters as excellent.
• SCTE Chapters offer:• Certification testing • Cable-Tec Games• Technical sessions• Vendor Days
• Newest Benefit for Chapters:• The Technician’s Guide to the Broadband
Distribution Network– presented by CommScope
The Value of SCTE: Local Chapters
SCTE SupplierConnect, a one-stop supplier resource
SCTE List, email list for cable professionals to discuss issues and share ideas.
THE VALUE OF SCTE: PROFESSIONAL BENEFITS
MEMBERLINK/SCTE-LIST
Search on “leakage”
MOBILE SOLUTIONS TO AID IN YOUR JOBOhms Law calculatorFreeCombination Ohms Law calculator and resistor color decoder.Electrical Wiring LightFreePire Wheel/Ohms Law, Conduit Offset/3pt saddle, Ampacity & Wire Size, Box Fill, Conduit Fill, Voltage Drop, Motor electrical/components
Resistor Ratio Calculator and RF Pad CalculatorFreeTwo versions - Quickly and easily determines the standard resistor values to best approximate a desired ratio
WiFi AnalyzerFreeShows the Wi-Fi channels around you. Helps you to find a less crowded channel for your wireless router.
Sound Level MeterFreeIt displays the current, maximum and minimum values in decibels, and generates sound level charts.
Speedtest.net network speed measurementFreeMeasure the network speed of your Android device.
Unit ConverterFreeConvert common units from one measurement to another.
IPv4 Subnet CalculatorFreeCalculate IPv4 subnets and Ips.
IPv4 Address CalculatorFreeIP Address calculator, particularly for use with CIDR networks.
Network Ping ToolFreeSimple network ping that show stats after it's done.
Network Scanner/DiscoveryFreeComputer/devices discovery and port scanner for local area network.
SNMP ManagerFreeSNMP manager who has functions, such as a MIB browser, Trap reception, and Trap transmission.
SCTE Supplier ConnectThe SCTE SupplierConnect Mobile App is the premier mobile resource for telecommunications professionals. Use it to quickly find products and services, keep up with industry news and events, and stay in touch with the association – all conveniently from your iPhone.
Cable Loss Calculator
$1.99Automatically calculates the amount of loss through splitters and taps taking into account distance and type of cable
Patch Cable
$0.99Make a successful straight through or cross over Ethernet patch cable
Pinouts
$0.99Pinouts includes "at your fingertips" information for pinouts and wiring diagrams for a number of commonly used network, audio, video, computer, and telephone connectors and more
CableInfo
$0.99Get information about cables - image, description and pinout
AWG Convert
FREEThis great little tool allows you to convert wire diameters expressed in American Wire Gauge (AWG) to diameter and cross sectional area values in metric and imperial units
WireCalc
$2.99Compute the electrical resistance or voltage drop of a wire or cable
iCable
$0.99iCable is an application that shows you how to patch an Ethernet cable into a straight or crossed network cableBox Fill Pro
$0.99Box Fill Pro is an easy to use app that calculates "Box Fill" requirements for an electrical wiring box
Transmission Line Calc
$2.99Allows you to perform several calculations related to RF transmission Lines
Bubble LevelFreeHold any of the phone's four sides against an object to test it for plumb/level, or lay it down on a flat surface for a 360° level.
GPS Distance and Area Measurement
FreeTurn this application on and walk or drive around a region to measure its area. The path length is measured as well.SeismographFreeUses your Android device's accelerometer to measure movements on any axis. You can save and export them in CSV files for analysis. Seismo has a high pass filter to remove noise.
Open Signal MapsFreehttp://www.androidfreeware.net/download-electronica.html
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http://droidmill.com/fcc-mobile-broadband-test-13089.html
http://droidmill.com/show-my-white-space-50622.html
http://droidmill.com/etherguide-94307.html
http://droidmill.com/pinout-105491.html
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/subnet-calculator_hjxt.html
http://www.appbrain.com/app/cidr-calculator/us.lindanrandy.cidrcalculator
GaugeFinder
$1.99Universal structural steel reference tool
e-ENGineer
$1.99Provides solutions to a number of commonly used calculations used in electrical engineering
Extreme Broadband Engineering Mobile Trainer
FREEContains: product catalog, product installation guide, product spec sheets, video training library and skills test
RF Link Calc
$2.99Helps you determine the characteristics of an RF link, including Wireless Internet (WiFI) links
CoaxLoss
$0.99Provides a quick and easy way to estimate cable loss for various cables and frequencies
MicMonitor
$0.99Take the input from your iPhone’s microphone and output it through the headphone jack, which means you can use your iPhone as an external microphone if you connect a “male-to-male” adapter
Making of RCA cable
$0.99Explains the procedure for making RCA audio cable with "BELDEN 8412" cable and RCA plug
HTCables
$0.99A guide to audio/video cables for your home theatre
Transmission Line Calculator
$1.99Calculates characteristic impedance, effective dielectric constant, and time delay per unit length of microstrip line, strip line, offset strip line, coupled microstrip line, and coupled strip line
RF ToolBox
FREECalculates impedance for designing RF high-frequency transmission line
Crystal Plug
$1.99Useful little tool software to help you make a crystal plug (RJ45/RJ11 plug)
Bye Bye 4 Speedtest IP Address
FREE
Stanza TracerouteSubnet Calc, Hex/Bin Convert
FREE
Free Convert Electrical Toolkit
FREE
PUBLICATIONS
• Free Publications:– Broadband Library– BBL International– Cable Learning Review– CED– Interval– SCTE Monthly– SCTE NewsBrief– Standards Bulletin
• Plus lots of discounts on other publications!
SYMBOLS AND GRAPHICS
TECH FACTS
THE VALUE OF SCTE: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Free for Members to use• Quick-hitting downloadable tools
to make your job easier.• Tech Facts
• 3DVideo with High-Speed HDMI• Output Power of an Optical
Transmitter• Adaptive Streaming for IP Video
Delivery• Tech Tips
• Scientific Notation Practice• Practical Application of Ohm’s Law• Cable Attenuation• Metric Conversion Charts
USING SCTE RESOURCES ONYOUR CHAPTER WEBSITE
JOINT SCTE-ARRIS POCKET GUIDE WITH NEW IP SECTION
Looks great on mobile phones as well!
SCTE-VENDOR POCKETGUIDES:SPANNING THE WORKFORCE NEEDS
HUB
HUB
HUB
RegionalNetwork
(Aggregate Network)
NationalBackbone
(Core)
Master Media CenterPOP
Wireless Router STB
eMTA
Arris-SCTE Cable Technician Guide
Alpha-SCTE Energy/Facility PocketGuide
Cisco-SCTE IP PocketGuide
Motorola-SCTE Distribution Guide
TBD-SCTE CE/Installer
PocketGuide
2H10
2H11
1H12
1H12
Rele
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Dat
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Network Depth
CommScope-SCTE Wireless Guide
2H/12
2H11
???-SCTE Business Services Guide1H/13
WHITE PAPERS
The following are papers either already released, or planned for release in the near future:• Deploying Enhanced
Media Services with MoCA®.
• What is RFoG and When Does it Make Sense?
• Delivering IPTV over Cable
• Improving the Economics of Transport to the Hub
• Optimizing the Return Path RF Signal
• Financial assistance for SCTE members to attend:• SCTE Pd courses• SCTE Certification• Associate Degree programs
• Over $200,000 in grants have already been distributed
• Apply for a grant through the SCTE Foundation website
THE VALUE OF SCTE: SCTE FOUNDATION
PD RESOURCES
• Certification and Certification Resources• Virtual Classroom
– Online courses– Instructor led– On-demand
• Onsite Seminars• Higher Education
– RIT– Ft. Hays State University
• SCTE Leadership Institute– Tuck at Dartmouth– GaTech Headend/Hub Management
PD RESOURCES AT WWW.SCTE.ORG
THE VALUE OF SCTE:
PD CONTENT DEPTH VS. TIME
PD LIBRARY RESOURCES
Live Learning
Onsite Seminars
Certification
BP
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BD
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BT
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BT
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IPE
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Primers
Virtual Classroom
Adaptive
Stream
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DO
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Pre
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IPv6
IPT
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Ethernet
Up
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B
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Fiber Term
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Metro E
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Theft of S
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DV
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Op
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IPv6
Understanding
Cable
DO
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IMS
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Cisco B
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CC
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CN
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CC
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3C
CN
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Und
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Cable Technology
Channel B
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SIS
3.0
CC
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Security
IPv6
Ethernet
Transport
SD
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IPT
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Ho
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Impact of
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Business
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Fund. O
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WD
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Carrier E
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Carrier E
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Linux
Spanish
THE VALUE OF SCTE: CERTIFICATIONS
• IPEP Components• IP (CCNA)• Advanced Routing/IPv6• DOCSIS
EXTERNAL CERTIFICATIONS SUPPORTED THROUGH SCTE: • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)• Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT)• Coming soon: CCNP
Why Certify?• Professional certification demonstrates solid
knowledge• Demonstrates drive, self-discipline, professionalism• Career advancement• SCTE certifications raise the bar on technical
knowledge• Certification provides a competitive advantage• Certification inspires the confidence of your
customers
THE VALUE OF SCTE: CERTIFICATIONS
Preparing to Certify• Books, Manuals, and
Guidebooks• Study Groups• Individual Mentors
THE VALUE OF SCTE: CERTIFICATION RESOURCES
SCTE PRIMERS
• What are... Carrier Ethernet Attributes?
• What is...Carrier Ethernet?• What is...eWaste?• What is... Fiber Cleaning?• What is…Hex?• What is...IPv6?• What is…MoCA? (pt. 1)• What is…MoCA? (pt.2)• What is…MoCA Home
Networking?• What is…MoCA 2.0?• What is...OMI?• What is…Power Theory?
• What is...Project Management?• What is…PSIP? (pt. 1)• What is…PSIP? (pt. 2)• What is…PSIP? (pt. 3)• What is…RF Theory?• What is…RF Spectrum?• What is...R and U Value?• What is...Skin Effect?• What is…Terminated Connector
Performance?• What is...Theft of Service?• What are…Video Delivery
Methods?• What is…WDM?
Primers now available on WWW.SCTE.ORG,New ones coming at 2-3 /month:
LIVE LEARNINGTM WEBINARS
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Advanced Advertising
Advanced Advertising in the All-Digital Network
Understanding the SCTE 130 Technical Framework
Business Services
Cell Backhaul - Testing and Monitoring Best
Meet SLA requirements
Enabling Technologies for Profitable Ethernet Services
How Does Cellular Backhaul Work?
How to Ensure the Big One Doesn't Get Away
Update on CableLabs® Business Services Specifications
Winning Architectures for Cable's Business Services 2008
Migrating to Business Ethernet Services
Service Management
Digital Rights Management - Extending Conditional Access Throughout the Home
The Holy Grail of Flow - Through Provisioning
DOCSIS®
Bandwidth Management and the Impact of DOCSIS® Channel Bonding
DOCSIS 3.0 - It's Deployment Time
DOCSIS® 3.0 Revisited
IP Video over DOCSIS® Networks
Monitoring and Managing a DOCSIS™ 3.0 Network
The DOCSIS® M-CMTS™ Architecture
DOCSIS® PreEqualization
DTV, IP, and IPv6
Adaptive Streaming: IP Video Delivery
End-to-End Traffic Engineering -- Challenges and Considerations
IP 101
IPTV a.k.a. Video Over IP
IPTV: How It Works and How to Monitor/Troubleshoot It
IPTV - Monitoring, Diagnosis and Analysis
IPv6: Deployment Issues and Challenges
IPv6 in the Data Center
Should Cable Move to IPTV via Video Over DOCSIS?
Migration to an IPv6 Infrastructure
The Path to IPv6 in Cable Networks
Troubleshooting MPEG2
Emergency Alert System (EAS)
Emergency Alert System (EAS) - Is Your System Ready?
Fiber Transport
FTTx: Friend or Foe?
Cable’s Fiber to the Home (PON over HFC network to the Premises)
Fundamentals
IP for the Cable Engineer
HDTV/3DTV
3DTV: Delivery to the Home
An Overview of the DOCSIS® Set-top Gateway Protocol
HFC Systems
Characterizing Signal Leakage From an All-Digital Cable Network
Managing Linear and Non-Linear Distortions in HFC Systems
Modern Upstream Best Practices
The National Electrical Code: Why Comply?
Home Networking
Distributing Video in a Whole-home Application Securely and Efficiently
Home Networking Technologies
In-Home Support Services
The Emerging In-Home Network, Here Comes Video!
Networks
Carrier Grade Ethernet
Carrier Ethernet Networks: Ethernet Mobile Backhaul
Carrier Grade Ethernet: Is Your Network Prepared?
CWDM/DWDM - Bandwidth Demand Tamed
Deploying Ethernet Transport: Engineering Best Practices
Ethernet Service Testing and Monitoring
Metro Ethernet and Carrier Grade Ethernet in the HFC Network
Migrating to Business Ethernet Services
Next Generation Networks: Speed, Services and Solutions – The Cable Network of the Future
OCAP
Tru2way, OCAP and EBIF - What it means for MSOs
PacketCable™
An Overview of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
PacketCable™: Architecture, Equipment and Transport
Moving to PacketCable™ 2.0
Network Infrastructure, IMS, SIP and PacketCable 2.0™ - Should We Do It?
PacketCable™ Multimedia (PCMM): More Than Just VoIP
PacketCable™ Reliability in the Outside Plant
Downloadable DOCSIS Checklist for the PacketCable™ Reliability in the Outside Plant seminar
PacketCable™: Provisioning the Service and Guaranteeing Quality
Switched Digital Video
A View From the Top: Switched Digital Video
Switched Digital vs. All Digital
VoIP
Troubleshooting VoIP in a DOCSIS Network
VoIP Protocols: SIP and MGCP/NCS - SIP and MGCP/NCS
Trends in Cable Telecommunications: What's Next?
Wireless Technology
802.16 - WiMAX and WMAN: Opportunity or Threat?
Seamless Mobility
The Integration of Wi-Fi and WiMAX in HFC
Live LearningTM Archives
NEW SCTE E-COURSE:UNDERSTANDING CABLE TECHNOLOGY
• Cable basics for new hires, technicians, non-technical professionals, government affairs managers, and CSRs
CURRENT AND POTENTIAL PD COURSES
Virtual Classroom Course Offerings Now• Home Networking *• IPv6: Impact on Cable Networks *• Channel Bonding in DOCSIS 3.0 *• Fundamentals of SDV, Digital Video and MPEG Video *• Ethernet Transport *• Overview of IMS & SIP - PacketCable™ 2.0 *• CCNA1 Discovery: Networking for Home and Small Business• CCNA2 Discovery: Working at a Small-to-Medium Business/ISP• CCNA3 Discovery: Introducing Routing and Switching in the
Enterprise• CCNA4 Discovery: Designing and Supporting Computer Networks• CCNA Security
* Also available On-Demand
Virtual Classroom Course Offerings Potential• Juniper Networks Technical Certification Program (JNTCP)• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
On-Site Offerings Available• Cable Technology for the Nontechnical
Professional • CCNA1 Boot Camp: Networking for Home
and Small Business• CCNA2 Boot Camp: Working at a Small-to-
Medium Business or ISP• Channel Bonding in DOCSIS® 3.0• Digital Basics and DOCSIS® Fundamentals• DOCSIS® Systems• Ethernet Transport• Fundamentals of SDV, Digital Video and
MPEG Video• IPv6: Deployment Issues and Challenges • Return Path• Train the Trainer• Troubleshooting Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) • Certified Wireless Technical Specialist• Linux Essentials
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Level 4C-Level Management:CEOs, COOs, CTOs, CFOs, CIOs, CSOs, EVPs, SVPs
Level 2
Level 3
Level 1
Senior Management:General Managers, VPs, Directors
Operational Management:Tech Supervisors, Operations Managers, Consultants
Customer Facing:Techs, Installers, CSRs, Contractors
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INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATIONPROGRAMS
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SCTE-GEORGIA TECH NETWORK OPS MANAGEMENT
• Take Georgia Tech’s existing IT Management Program and customize for cable headends/hubs
• Announcement: 3Q11, Delivery 1Q12• Current topics:
• New topics under consideration: Network capacity/reliability strategy planning, contractor installation management, RF network management
Day 4• Optimizing data center performance• Managing help desk operations and support• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Planning• Sustainability issues and Green IT
Day 5• Cost/benefits of outsourcing vs. internal IT• Case analysis of outsourcing• Managing vendors and contracts• Best practices in IT off-shoring and BPO
Day 1• Foundational concepts in Corporate Strategy• Process for Developing an IT Strategic Plan• Case Exercise on IT Strategic Planning• Application of planning process to participant’s
company
Day 2• Fundamental concepts in Managerial Accounting• Methods for Evaluating IT Investments• Applying Evaluation Concepts to a Case
Day 3• Why do IT Projects Fail?• Project Management Body of Knowledge Areas• IT Governance Model• Application of concepts to a case
• April 26-30 2011, April 2012 Announced• Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth• Program optimized for cable leadership:
– Developing a strategic mindset– Connecting strategic vision to implementation– Finance tools for value creation– Leadership, change and influence in technology– How to build the right team– Why smart executives fail– The art of effective decision making– Real causes of enduring market leadership– Aligning the supply chain : Service and mass customization– Building an integrated strategy– Understanding and executing for value creation– What got you here won’t get you there
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SCTE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AT DARTMOUTH
SUMMARY: WHAT HAS SCTE DONE FOR US LATELY?
• Techs• Supervisors, Engineers and Chapter Leaders• Managers/Executives
OK, SO WHAT HAS SCTE DONE FOR US TECHS LATELY?
• 27 Primers, 2-3 new ones per month– Spanish and German translation underway as well
• New e-courses– Understanding Cable Technology– Fundamentals of IP Networking– Impact of Going All Digital
• New BPI/T certification resources– Manual: General availability Sept 2011– E-courses: 4Q11 availability– Updated BPI/T certification: 4Q11
• Joint SCTE-Arris Pocketguide• Joint SCTE-Alpha Pocketguide: coming soon!
OK, SO WHAT ABOUT SUPERVISORS, ENGINEERS AND CHAPTER LEADERS?
• Supervisor 101 symposium developed, first launch at New England Chapter this fall
– Will become national program at Chapter Leadership Conference
• Capacity management/planning symposium at EXPO this year• LiveLearning Webinars: renewed emphasis on operations and
new technology• New technical journal, 1Q12 launch• New DOCSIS training, jointly developed with CableLabs, 3Q11
and potential DOCSIS certification• New Digital Video training (currently onsite, soon to be e-course)• IPTV working group almost complete with competencies, training
content already in development• University partnerships
AND THE MANAGERS, WHAT ABOUT US?
• Ga Tech course on Headend/Hub management: 1Q12
• Tuck Executive Leadership
– 2011 big hit, 2012 already announced
• New SMS standard for headend/hub equipment and best practices for headend/hub/datacenter management
If you are a current member, take advantage of your SCTE Membership and increase
your technical proficiency.
If you aren’t a member yet, invest in yourself and join today!
www.scte.org