International Public/Private R & D Collaborations: Focus on EU/US Government-University-Industry Research and Technology Development Partnerships
Author: Elias G Carayannis
The book reviews the scale, scope and intensity of cross-national, cross-sectoral research collaboration through the analysis of historical data on co-authorship of scientific publications. The authors look at the pre-existing literature, conduct their own studies and conclude by discussing significant trends and patterns and their implications for further research into these types of collaborations.
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Digital Basics for Cable TV Systems
Author: Jeffrey L Thomas
Make the transition to digital CATV: the complete, easy-to-read guide!
Cable TV is rapidly moving from the familiar world of analog signals to a new digital world where yesterday's rules for optimizing performance no longer apply. If you install, upgrade, or maintain digital or mixed digital/analog systems, Digital Basics for Cable Television Systems is your complete guide to this new world. Friendly and authoritative, it's all you need to know to deliver digital services with maximum quality and reliability.
- Simple fundamentals of digital signals and transport.
- How digital signals differ from analog signals.
- Complete coverage of digital testing and proof-of-performance.
- Key digital measurement techniques, including the use of a spectrum analyzer.
- Digital signal composition features, such as adaptive equalization, error correction, and compression.
With this book's simple illustrations, definitions and examples, you'll find it easy to master key digital CATV concepts such as layering, modulation and multiplexing. You'll learn how to measure digital signal power and burst power, and the impact of distortion, noise and interference on digital signals.
Digital Basics for Cable Television Systems is also a great reference, with a convenient glossary of digital terminology, a performance measurement map, a test equipment survey, exercises with answers, and much more. Whether you're a technician or an engineer, this book will help you maximize your digital system's performance - and your own.
Booknews
Introduces the fundamentals of digital technology, system integration, and quality parameters as they relate to the delivery of digital video over cable and optical fiber systems. The authors also explain how to make realistic measurements on digital systems in a cable system and recognize the symptoms of trouble caused by digital signals in an analog environment. Intended for cable, telephony, and radio frequency and optical fiber system technicians and engineers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Table of Contents:
| Preface | ||
| Ch. 1 | Digital Signal Measurement Guidelines | 1 |
| Ch. 2 | Modulation and Frequency Management | 15 |
| Ch. 3 | How an Analog Wave Becomes Digital Data | 33 |
| Ch. 4 | Distributing, Layering, and Multiplexing | 53 |
| Ch. 5 | Introduction to Digital Modulation Formats | 67 |
| Ch. 6 | Viewing Digital Modulation | 77 |
| Ch. 7 | Error Correction, Equalization, and Compression | 99 |
| Ch. 8 | Digital Signal Quality | 127 |
| Ch. 9 | Average Power Measurements | 155 |
| Ch. 10 | Peak, Peak-to-Average, and Burst Power Measurements | 191 |
| Ch. 11 | Distortion, Noise, and Interference | 211 |
| App. A - Glossary | 231 | |
| App. B | Performance and Measurement Map | 247 |
| App. C | Equipment for Testing Digital Signals in Cable TV Systems | 251 |
| App. D - Answers to Chapter Questions | 261 | |
| App. E - Collected Bibliography | 273 | |
| Index | 277 |
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