Pipeline Publishing, Volume 6, Issue 11

	This Month's Issue:
	Cableco vs. Telco vs. Everyone

Cable Show Tech Program
features Top CTOs, CIOs

By Mark Manlove, NCTA

Appearances by leading cable industry CTOs and CIOs will highlight a deep technical program at The Cable Show 2010 in Los Angeles, May 11-13.

With a thematic focus on the future of television, The Cable Show 2010 will offer 12 technology-themed panel discussions, including plenary sessions featuring CTOs and CIOs from top cable operating companies. They'll discuss investment priorities and key initiatives for 2010 and beyond.

The Show also features the Spring Technical Forum, combining the best elements of NCTA's Technical Papers and SCTE's Conference on Emerging Technologies. Produced through a collaboration of NCTA, SCTE and CableLabs, the Technical Forum encompasses invited plenary panels plus detailed presentations from authors of peer-reviewed Technical Papers devoted to emerging technologies and themes. Among the subjects covered:

The Future of Television

Cloudy, with a Chance of Breakthrough: New Models for IP Service Delivery
Metadata cell encoding and real-time interactive game are among subjects evaluated as authors describe innovative ways to employ cloud-based computing approaches for cable service applications.

Bit Players: Data, Software and the Cable Evolution
From all-AVC networks to extensible QoS, authors present detailed examinations of software innovations that are capable of producing profound efficiencies and improvements in cable service delivery.
An Education in EBIF: Advancing Cable's iTV Foundation
Presentations of real-world deployment lessons and new approaches – including cloud-based solutions and XML template definitions – for coaxing enhanced performance from the interactive software platform.

Quest for Quality: Optimization Approaches for the Digital Era
Authors share fresh insights around potential improvements in signal delivery and network management, including emerging alternatives in optical networking and new HFC architectural considerations.
Depth Perceptions: Technical Approaches for 3D Video Integration
A promising new video display technology undergoes scrutiny from all sides as authors share findings about set-top support and related challenges for building 3D into the cable experience.

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