NCTA Technical Papers™ Available in Book or on CD-ROM
Washington, D.C. – Thirty-five of the industry’s top engineering professionals have been selected to present the highlights of their papers during seven technical sessions focusing on the latest in broadband technology at The 2004 National Show.
The 53rd Annual Convention and International Exposition of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) will take place May 2 – 5, 2004 in New Orleans.
Topics for the sessions include video-on-demand, bandwidth management, optical digital network architecture, in-home media storage and distribution, Internet Protocol (IP) transport, and encoding. The sessions are:
- The Road to VOD: Network design for efficient on-demand provisioning and transport
- Encoding: The original digital transition
- You can get there from here: Building and leveraging today's advanced cable systems.
- Life shifting: Component considerations in intelligent home entertainment networks
- Clogged pipes? Using packet planning to keep the system operating efficiently
- Freely IP: Using standards-based protocols for open applications development
- Clearly IP: Seeing the IP-centric network through DOCSIS Eyes
“I'm excited about the caliber and variety of this year’s technical sessions because they represent a terrific opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of advanced cable technology,” said Wayne Davis, SVP, Engineering and Technical Operations for Charter Communications, Inc. and member of NCTA’s 2004 paper selection committee.
For a listing of technical session presenters, visit the official website of the Show, www.thenationalshow.com.
The NCTA Technical Papers™
Entering its 45th year of publication, The NCTA Technical Papers™ offer a prestigious venue for cable engineers to present the latest in cutting-edge broadband technology.
A “value add” to The National Show technical sessions, the NCTA Technical Papers are an extensive collection of published works by the industry’s most distinguished technical authors, and are regarded as the only archive of the advances in cable and telecommunications technology. The 2004 edition provides cable technologists the opportunity to express new engineering concepts and the science behind them, while preserving their papers in print as a valuable resource for the engineering community. This year’s papers were selected from more than 150 submissions in a vigorous peer review process.
"The NCTA Technical Papers have served as the record of our industry's technical knowledge for the past 44 years. NCTA’s entire technical program is a significant resource for the cable industry,” said Dan Pike , Chief Technology Officer for GCI Cable & Entertainment and Chair of NCTA’s 2004 paper selection committee.
Convention attendees may purchase the 2004 NCTA Technical Papers in book or CD-ROM format at the show price of $50.00; after the show, the books and CD-ROMs will cost $75. For more information, and to order the 2004 NCTA Technical Papers (or previous volumes in the series), contact the NCTA Science and Technology Department at 202-775-3637.
Additional, up-to-the-minute information for The National Show is available via the official web site (www.thenationalshow.com) or from the NCTA’s Department of Industry Affairs (202/775-3669).
NCTA is the principal trade association of the cable television industry in the United States . NCTA represents cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks, as well as equipment suppliers and providers of other services to the cable industry.
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