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 Over 13,000 members throughout North America 40 year history of technical leadership Increase your Technical Proficiency Take advantage of SCTE membership: 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

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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: 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 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 http://www.androidfreeware.net/download-electronica.html http://droidmill.com/electrodroid-81320.html   http://droidmill.com/fcc-mobile-broadband-test-13089.html http://droidmill.com/show-my-white-space-50622.html http://droidmill.com/etherguide-94307.html http://droidmill.com/pinout-105491.html http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/subnet-calculator_hjxt.html http://www.appbrain.com/app/cidr-calculator/us.lindanrandy.cidrcalculator  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  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.  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 Convert Electrical Toolkit

Plus lots of discounts on other publications! Free Publications: Broadband Library BBL International Cable Learning Review CED Interval SCTE Monthly SCTE NewsBrief Standards Bulletin Plus lots of discounts on other publications!

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 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 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 ???-SCTE Business Services Guide 1H12 2H/12 CommScope-SCTE Wireless Guide TBD-SCTE CE/Installer PocketGuide Cisco-SCTE IP PocketGuide 1H12 2H11 Alpha-SCTE Energy/Facility PocketGuide 2H11 Motorola-SCTE Distribution Guide Release Date 2H10 Arris-SCTE Cable Technician Guide HUB eMTA Regional Network (Aggregate Network) Master Media Center National Backbone (Core) Wireless Router STB POP HUB HUB Network Depth

WHITE PAPERS The following are papers either already released, or planned for release in the near future: Deploying Enhanced Media Services with MoCA®. What is RFoG and When Does it Make Sense? Delivering IPTV over Cable Improving the Economics of Transport to the Hub 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 IPv6 IPTV BPI BPT BPE BDS BTS BTCS IPEP DVEP Adaptive Streaming DOCSIS PreEqualization IPv6 IPTV Carrier Ethernet Upstream Best Practices BPI BPT BPE BDS BTS BTCS IPEP DVEP Live Learning Certification MPEG Optical Fiber IPv6 Understanding Cable DOCSIS IMS / SIP Cisco Bootcamps Linux PSIP 1, 2, 3 WDM Fiber Termination Metro Ethernet Theft of Service Carrier Ethernet Attributes Carrier Ethernet Spanish Onsite Seminars Primers IPv6 CCNA1 CCNA2 CCNA3 CCNA4 Understanding Cable Technology Channel Bonding in DOCSIS 3.0 Security CCNA Ethernet Transport and MPEG SDV, DV IMS / SIP IPTV Networking Home Going all Digital Impact of Business Services Cable Networks Fund. Of IP in Virtual Classroom

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

Why Certify? THE VALUE OF SCTE: CERTIFICATIONS 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

Books, Manuals, and Guidebooks Study Groups Individual Mentors 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: 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? 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? A few Primers in progress…

LIVE LEARNINGTM WEBINARS  DTV, IP, and IPv6 Adaptive Streaming: IP Video Delivery End-to-End Traffic Engineering -- Challenges and Considerations IP 101 IPTV a.k.a. Video Over IP IPTV: How It Works and How to Monitor/Troubleshoot It IPTV - Monitoring, Diagnosis and Analysis IPv6: Deployment Issues and Challenges IPv6 in the Data Center Should Cable Move to IPTV via Video Over DOCSIS? Migration to an IPv6 Infrastructure The Path to IPv6 in Cable Networks Troubleshooting MPEG2  Emergency Alert System (EAS) Emergency Alert System (EAS) - Is Your System Ready?  Fiber Transport FTTx: Friend or Foe? Cable’s Fiber to the Home (PON over HFC network to the Premises)  Fundamentals IP for the Cable Engineer  HDTV/3DTV 3DTV: Delivery to the Home An Overview of the DOCSIS® Set-top Gateway Protocol  HFC Systems Characterizing Signal Leakage From an All-Digital Cable Network Managing Linear and Non-Linear Distortions in HFC Systems Modern Upstream Best Practices The National Electrical Code: Why Comply? 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 Home Networking Distributing Video in a Whole-home Application Securely and Efficiently Home Networking Technologies In-Home Support Services The Emerging In-Home Network, Here Comes Video!  Networks Carrier Grade Ethernet Carrier Ethernet Networks: Ethernet Mobile Backhaul Carrier Grade Ethernet: Is Your Network Prepared? CWDM/DWDM - Bandwidth Demand Tamed Deploying Ethernet Transport: Engineering Best Practices Ethernet Service Testing and Monitoring Metro Ethernet and Carrier Grade Ethernet in the HFC Network Migrating to Business Ethernet Services Next Generation Networks: Speed, Services and Solutions – The Cable Network of the Future OCAP Tru2way, OCAP and EBIF - What it means for MSOs Advanced Advertising Advanced Advertising in the All-Digital Network Understanding the SCTE 130 Technical Framework  Business Services Cell Backhaul - Testing and Monitoring Best Meet SLA requirements Enabling Technologies for Profitable Ethernet Services How Does Cellular Backhaul Work? How to Ensure the Big One Doesn't Get Away Update on CableLabs® Business Services Specifications Winning Architectures for Cable's Business Services 2008 Migrating to Business Ethernet Services  Service Management Digital Rights Management - Extending Conditional Access Throughout the Home The Holy Grail of Flow - Through Provisioning DOCSIS® Bandwidth Management and the Impact of DOCSIS® Channel Bonding DOCSIS 3.0 - It's Deployment Time DOCSIS® 3.0 Revisited IP Video over DOCSIS® Networks Monitoring and Managing a DOCSIS™ 3.0 Network The DOCSIS® M-CMTS™ Architecture DOCSIS® PreEqualization   Live LearningTM Archives © 2010 by SCTE

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 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 Juniper Networks Technical Certification Program (JNTCP) Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) On-Site Offerings Available Cable Technology for the Nontechnical Professional CCNA1 Boot Camp: Networking for Home and Small Business CCNA2 Boot Camp: Working at a Small-to-Medium 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 © 2010 by SCTE

Ft. Hays State University Institutional Education Programs Operator / Vendors Programs Vs. Workforce Level 4 C-Level Management: CEOs, COOs, CTOs, CFOs, CIOs, CSOs, EVPs, SVPs Leadership Dartmouth Level 3 Optimizing Technology Georgia Tech Senior Management: General Managers, VPs, Directors Level 2 Accredited Program Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Accredited Program Ft. Hays State University Operational Management: Tech Supervisors, Operations Managers, Consultants Level 1 Customer Facing: Techs, Installers, CSRs, Contractors

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: New topics under consideration: Network capacity/reliability strategy planning, contractor installation management, RF network management Day 1 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 Day 2 Fundamental concepts in Managerial Accounting Methods for Evaluating IT Investments Applying Evaluation Concepts to a Case Day 3 Why do IT Projects Fail? Project Management Body of Knowledge Areas IT Governance Model Application of concepts to a case Day 4 Optimizing data center performance Managing help desk operations and support Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning Sustainability issues and Green IT Day 5 Cost/benefits of outsourcing vs. internal IT Case analysis of outsourcing Managing vendors and contracts Best practices in IT off-shoring and BPO

April 26-30 2011, April 2012 Announced SCTE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AT DARTMOUTH April 26-30 2011, April 2012 Announced Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth Program optimized for cable leadership: 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 What got you here won’t get you there

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