The SCTE standards program provides an ANSI-accredited forum for the development of technical specifications supporting the cable telecommunicationsindustry. The work program includes: data and telephony over cable; application platform development; digital video; emergency alert systems; network monitoringsystems; cables, connectors and amplifiers; and construction and maintenance practices.
The SCTE Project Register contains a complete list of SCTE projects, including historical documents, and their status. It also contains a cross reference list ordered by Subcommittee number, submission schedules for ANSI, and graphs showing submissions and actions by year. Questions on the program should be submitted to standards@scte.org.
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ANSI Public review of SCTE standards
The following SCTE standards are currently undergoing ANSI public review; comments should be submitted to standards@scte.org
SCTE 151 2008 - Mechanical, Electrical, and Environmental Requirements for RF Traps and Filters (pubic review closes 7/7/08) SCTE 42 2008 - IP Multicast for Digital MPEG Networks (public review closes 7/21/08) SCTE 145 2008 - Test Method for Second Harmonic Distortion of Passives Using a Single Carrie (public review closes 7/21/08) SCTE 152 2008 - Test Procedure for Contact Resistance Measurement of Mainline Plug Interface (public review closes 7/21/08) SCTE 153 2008 - Drop Passives: Splitters, Couplers and Power Inserters (public review closes 7/21/08) SCTE 37 2008 - Hybrid Fiber/Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-ROOTS Management Information Base (MIB) Definition (public review closes 8/11/08) SCTE 38-11 2008 - HMS Headend Management Information Base (MIB) SCTE-HMS-HEADENDIDENT-MIB (public review closes 8/11/08)
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The top ten standards for the First Quarter of 2008, based on web page downloads, are:
