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SCTE: Value Overview and
Professional Development
Resources
SCTE Chapter Leadership Call
13 July 2011
Daniel Howard
SVP Engineering and CTO, SCTE
THE VALUE OF SCTE
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Over 13,000 members throughout North America
40 year history of technical leadership
Increase your Technical Proficiency
Take advantage of SCTE membership:
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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
The Value of SCTE:
InfoScope® Conference Archives
• 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:
Local Chapters
• 80% of SCTE rate their
involvement with SCTE Chapters
as excellent.
• SCTE Chapters offer:
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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:
PROFESSIONAL BENEFITS
• SCTE SupplierConnect, a
one-stop supplier resource
• SCTE List, email list for cable
professionals to discuss
issues and share ideas.
MEMBERLINK/SCTE-LIST
Search on
“leakage”
MOBILE SOLUTIONS TO AID IN
YOUR JOB
Ohms Law calculator
Free
Combination Ohms Law calculator and resistor
color decoder.
Electrical Wiring Light
Free
Pire 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 Calculator
Free
Two versions - Quickly and easily determines the
standard resistor values to best approximate a
desired ratio
WiFi Analyzer
Free
Shows the Wi-Fi channels around you. Helps you
to find a less crowded channel for your wireless
router.
Sound Level Meter
Free
It displays the current, maximum and minimum
values in decibels, and generates sound level
charts.
Speedtest.net network speed measurement
Free
Measure the network speed of your Android
device.
Unit Converter
Free
Convert common units from one measurement to
another.
IPv4 Subnet Calculator
Free
Calculate IPv4 subnets and Ips.
IPv4 Address Calculator
Free
IP Address calculator, particularly for use with
CIDR networks.
Network Ping Tool
Free
Simple network ping that show stats after it's
done.
Network Scanner/Discovery
Free
Computer/devices discovery and port scanner for
local area network.
SNMP Manager
Free
SNMP manager who has functions, such as a
MIB browser, Trap reception, and Trap
transmission.
Bubble Level
Free
Hold 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
Free
Turn this application on and
walk or drive around a region
to measure its area. The path
length is measured as well.
Seismograph
Free
Uses 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 Maps
Free
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http://droidmill.com/etherguide
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http://droidmill.com/pinout105491.html
http://www.androidzoom.com/
android_applications/tools/sub
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http://www.appbrain.com/app/
cidrcalculator/us.lindanrandy.cidrc
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SCTE Supplier Connect
The 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
$1.99
Automatically calculates the amount of loss
through splitters and taps taking into account
distance and type of cable
Patch Cable
$0.99
Make a successful straight through or cross
over Ethernet patch cable
Pinouts
$0.99
Pinouts 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
$0.99
Get information about cables - image,
description and pinout
AWG Convert
FREE
This 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
$2.99
Compute the electrical resistance or voltage
drop of a wire or cable
iCable
$0.99
iCable is an application that shows you how to
patch an Ethernet cable into a straight or
crossed network cable
Box Fill Pro
$0.99
Box Fill Pro is an easy to use app that
calculates "Box Fill" requirements for an
electrical wiring box
Transmission Line Calc
$2.99
Allows you to perform several calculations
related to RF transmission Lines
GaugeFinder
$1.99
Universal structural steel reference tool
e-ENGineer
$1.99
Provides solutions to a number of commonly used calculations used in
electrical engineering
Extreme Broadband Engineering Mobile Trainer
FREE
Contains: product catalog, product installation guide, product spec sheets,
video training library and skills test
RF Link Calc
$2.99
Helps you determine the characteristics of an RF link, including Wireless
Internet (WiFI) links
CoaxLoss
$0.99
Provides a quick and easy way to estimate cable loss for various cables and
frequencies
MicMonitor
$0.99
Take 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
$0.99
Explains the procedure for making RCA audio cable with "BELDEN 8412"
cable and RCA plug
HTCables
$0.99
A guide to audio/video cables for your home theatre
Transmission Line Calculator
$1.99
Calculates 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
FREE
Calculates impedance for designing RF high-frequency transmission line
Crystal Plug
$1.99
Useful little tool software to help you make a crystal plug (RJ45/RJ11 plug)
Bye Bye 4
Speedtest
IP Address
FREE
Stanza
Traceroute
Subnet Calc, Hex/Bin Convert
FREE
Free Convert
Electrical Toolkit
FREE
PUBLICATIONS
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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
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Scientific Notation Practice
Practical Application of Ohm’s Law
Cable Attenuation
Metric Conversion Charts
USING SCTE RESOURCES ON
YOUR 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
1H/13
???-SCTE Business Services Guide
1H12
TBD-SCTE
CE/Installer
PocketGuide
2H/12
CommScope-SCTE Wireless
Guide
Cisco-SCTE IP PocketGuide
1H12
Alpha-SCTE Energy/Facility
PocketGuide
Release Date
2H11
2H11
2H10
Motorola-SCTE Distribution
Guide
Arris-SCTE Cable Technician
Guide
HUB
eMTA
Wireless
Router
STB
HUB
HUB
Network Depth
POP
Regional
Network
(Aggregate
Network)
National
Backbone
(Core)
Master
Media
Center
WHITE PAPERS
• The following are
papers either already
released, or planned
for release in the near
future:
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Deploying Enhanced
Media Services with
MoCA®.
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What is RFoG and When
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Delivering IPTV over
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Improving the Economics
of Transport to the Hub
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Optimizing the Return
Path RF Signal
THE VALUE OF SCTE:
SCTE FOUNDATION
• 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
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
DVEP
IPEP
BTCS
BTS
BDS
BPE
BPT
BPI
Upstream
Best Practices
Carrier
Ethernet
IPTV
Spanish
Carrier Ethernet
Attributes
Business
Services
Fund. Of IP in
Cable Networks
Carrier Ethernet
Theft of Service
Impact of
Going all Digital
IPv6
CCNA4
CCNA3
CCNA2
CCNA1
Cable Technology
Understanding
Channel Bonding
in DOCSIS 3.0
CCNA
Security
Ethernet
Transport
SDV, DV
and MPEG
IMS / SIP
Home
Networking
IPTV
Metro Ethernet
Fiber
Termination
WDM
PSIP 1, 2, 3
Linux
Cisco
Bootcamps
IMS / SIP
DOCSIS
Understanding
Cable
Optical Fiber
IPv6
DOCSIS
PreEqualization
MPEG
IPv6
Adaptive
Streaming
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
THE VALUE OF SCTE: CERTIFICATIONS
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:
CERTIFICATION RESOURCES
Preparing to Certify
• Books, Manuals, and
Guidebooks
• Study Groups
• Individual Mentors
SCTE PRIMERS
Primers now available on WWW.SCTE.ORG,
New ones coming at 2-3 /month:
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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?
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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?
LIVE LEARNINGTM WEBINARS
DTV, IP, and IPv6
Adaptive Streaming: IP Video Delivery
Home and
Networking
End-to-End Traffic Engineering -- Challenges
Considerations
Advanced Advertising
Distributing Video in a Whole-home
IP 101
Advanced Advertising in the All-Digital Network
Application Securely and Efficiently
a.k.a. Video Over IP
Understanding the SCTE 130 TechnicalIPTV
Framework
Home Networking Technologies
IPTV: How It Works and How to Monitor/Troubleshoot It
Business Services
In-Home Support Services
IPTV
Monitoring,
Diagnosis
and
Analysis
Cell Backhaul - Testing and Monitoring Best
The Emerging In-Home Network, Here
IPv6:
Deployment
Issues
and
Challenges
Meet SLA requirements
Comes Video!
IPv6 inServices
the Data Center
Enabling Technologies for Profitable Ethernet
Networks
Should Cable Move to IPTV via Video Over DOCSIS?
How Does Cellular Backhaul Work?
Carrier Grade Ethernet
to an IPv6 Infrastructure
How to Ensure the Big One Doesn't GetMigration
Away
Carrier Ethernet Networks: Ethernet Mobile
TheSpecifications
Path to IPv6 in Cable Networks
Update on CableLabs® Business Services
Backhaul
Troubleshooting
MPEG2
Winning Architectures for Cable's Business Services 2008
Carrier Grade Ethernet: Is Your Network
Emergency
Alert
System
(EAS)
Prepared?
Migrating to Business Ethernet Services
Emergency Alert System (EAS) - Is Your
System Ready?
CWDM/DWDM
- Bandwidth Demand Tamed
Service Management
Fiber Transport
Deploying Ethernet Transport: Engineering
Digital Rights Management - Extending Conditional
Access
Best Practices
FTTx: Friend or Foe?
Throughout the Home
Ethernet
Service
and Monitoring
Cable’s Fiber to the Home (PON over HFC
network
to theTesting
Premises)
The Holy Grail of Flow - Through Provisioning
Metro Ethernet and Carrier Grade Ethernet
Fundamentals
DOCSIS®
in the HFC Network
the Cable Engineer
Bandwidth Management and the ImpactIPoffor
DOCSIS®
Migrating to Business Ethernet Services
Channel Bonding
HDTV/3DTV
Next Generation Networks: Speed, Services
DOCSIS 3.0 - It's Deployment Time
3DTV: Delivery to the Home
and Solutions – The Cable Network
DOCSIS® 3.0 Revisited
An Overview of the DOCSIS® Set-top Gateway Protocol
of the Future
IP Video over DOCSIS® Networks
HFC Systems
OCAP
Monitoring and Managing a DOCSIS™ Characterizing
3.0 Network Signal Leakage From an All-Digital Cable Network
Tru2way, OCAP and EBIF - What it means
The DOCSIS® M-CMTS™ ArchitectureManaging Linear and Non-Linear Distortions infor
HFC
Systems
MSOs
DOCSIS® PreEqualization
Modern Upstream Best Practices
The National Electrical Code: Why Comply?
© 2010 by SCTE
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
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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
On-Site Offerings Available
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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
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Juniper Networks Technical Certification Program (JNTCP)
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
© 2010 by SCTE
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Cable Technology for the Nontechnical
Professional
CCNA1 Boot Camp: Networking for Home
and Small Business
CCNA2 Boot Camp: Working at a Small-toMedium 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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INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS
Customer Facing:
Techs, Installers, CSRs,
Contractors
Ft. Hays State University
Level 1
Accredited Program
Operational Management:
Tech Supervisors, Operations
Managers, Consultants
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Level 2
Accredited Program
Senior Management:
General Managers, VPs, Directors
Georgia Tech
Level 3
Optimizing Technology
C-Level Management:
CEOs, COOs, CTOs, CFOs,
CIOs, CSOs, EVPs, SVPs
Dartmouth
Level 4
Programs Vs. Workforce
Leadership
Operator / Vendors
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:
Day 1
Day 4
•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
•Optimizing data center performance
•Managing help desk operations and support
•Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
•Sustainability issues and Green IT
Day 2
Day 5
•Fundamental concepts in Managerial Accounting
•Methods for Evaluating IT Investments
•Applying Evaluation Concepts to a Case
•Cost/benefits of outsourcing vs. internal IT
•Case analysis of outsourcing
•Managing vendors and contracts
•Best practices in IT off-shoring and BPO
Day 3
•Why do IT Projects Fail?
•Project Management Body of Knowledge Areas
•IT Governance Model
•Application of concepts to a case
• New topics under consideration: Network capacity/reliability strategy
planning, contractor installation management, RF network management
SCTE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AT DARTMOUTH
• April 26-30 2011, April 2012 Announced
• Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
• Program optimized for cable leadership:
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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
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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