BS EN 60728-14:2014

What is this BS EN 60728-14 - Optical transmission systems using RFoG technology about?  

BS EN 60728-14 discusses cable networks for television signals, sound signals, and interactive services with a focus on optical transmission systems using RFoG technology. BS EN 60728-14 is the 14th part of the multi-series BS EN 60728 on cable networks for television signals, sound signals, and interactive services that describes the system and equipment specification of FTTH/FTTB (fibre to the home/fibre to the building) networks where information is transmitted in both, forward and return path directions using RF subcarrier multiplexing technology, and where the return path transmission uses additionally time division multiple access techniques imposed by the transmission of the return path signals using a TDMA (e.g. TDMA mode of DOCSIS) protocol.  

Such systems are called RF over Glass (RFoG) and consist of an RFoG optical network unit (R-ONU), an optical distribution network based on xPON structure, and an RFoG optical return path receiver.  

BS EN 60728-14 includes for instance 

• Regional and local broadband cable networks 
• Extended satellite and terrestrial television distribution systems 
• Individual satellite and terrestrial television receiving systems and all kinds of equipment, systems, and installations used in such cable networks, distribution and receiving systems. 

Who is BS EN 60728-14 - Optical transmission systems using RFoG technology for? 

BS EN 60728-14 on the optical transmission systems using RFoG technology is useful for: 

• Cable operators 
• Manufacturers of headend equipment 
• Headend technicians and engineers 
• Installers of headend equipment 

Why should you use BS EN 60728-14 - Optical transmission systems using RFoG technology?  

BS EN 60728-14 deals with cable networks including equipment and associated methods of measurement for headend reception, processing, and distribution of television and sound signals and for processing, interfacing, and transmitting all kinds of data signals for interactive services using all applicable transmission media. These signals are typically transmitted in networks by frequency-multiplexing techniques. 

The extent of BS EN 60728-14 standardization work is from the antennas and/or special signal source inputs to the headend or other interface points to the network up to the terminal input of the customer premises equipment. The standardization work will consider coexistence with users of the RF spectrum in wired and wireless transmission systems. BS EN 60728-14 specifies the basic system parameters and methods of measurement for RFoG systems in order to assess the system performance and its performance limits. This helps you improve the television signal and reception.