In recent years, fiber optic transportation equipment has caused the CATV industry to rethink traditional system architectures and service delivery methods. With digital compression in an explosive development phase and I GHz bandwidths rapidly becoming a reality, we are once again re-evaluating architectures and service delivery methods.
In this paper we will take a look at some of the techniques we can use today to make use of Network Compatible Architectures. These NCAs will allow for customer- and capital-friendly system upgrades in the future at the expense of a little pre-planning today.