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Cable TV and Data Installation Plain and Simple Doug Marlowe. QoS. QAM. Brought to you by:. Introductions. Let’s Get Started. Why WAS Cable TV Different than Telecom? Telecom – 1876 – 127 years old Telecom – Union schools & Apprenticeships Telecom – Early standards body – Bell Labs

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  1. Cable TV and Data Installation Plain and Simple Doug Marlowe QoS QAM Brought to you by:

  2. Introductions

  3. Let’s Get Started • Why WAS Cable TV Different than Telecom? • Telecom – 1876 – 127 years old • Telecom – Union schools & Apprenticeships • Telecom – Early standards body – Bell Labs • CATV – On-the-Job Training [OJT] • CATV – Vendor control of technology • CATV – Training isn’t always rewarded • CATV – Loss of Monopoly

  4. Challenge your thinking Can my system deliver “Carrier Class” always-on services the way we’re going now? What am I empowered to do to help make my system carrier class? 99.999% availability

  5. Learning Objectives • By the end of this webinar, learners will be able to: • Define the term “best practice” • List new tools and techniques to use in the Data/Cable TV installation process • Explain how the use of best practices and training can measurably benefit an organization

  6. Agenda for Lesson 1 • History of Best Practice Process Engineering • Hawthorne Effect • Deming & IE • ISO 9002 • Baldridge Awards

  7. Agenda for Lesson 2 • Analysis of a Best Practice • Assumptions • Data Acquisition • Analysis • Process Charting • Executing & Monitoring

  8. Agenda for Lesson 3 • Best Practices in: • CATV Installs • Data Installs

  9. Agenda for Lesson 4 • Financial Justification for Training • Definitions • Methods

  10. Definitions • BEST PRACTICES • Step-by-Step procedure that illustrates the best way to do something • MTTR LOW IS GOOD • Mean Time to Repair • MTBF HIGH IS GOOD • Mean Time Between Failure

  11. A Short History of Best Practices • Hawthorne Effect – 1919 • AT&T Western Electric • Turned up the lights – Productivity went up • Turned down the lights – Still went up • Change based on employee input is good

  12. History of Best Practices (cont’d) • Deming & Industrial Engineering • Statistical Quality Control • Time Studies & Work Analysis • Process Development & Improvement • US companies wouldn’t listen to him • Led the Japanese Industrial Rebirth

  13. History of Best Practices (cont’d) • ISO 9002 • Development, Production, Installation, Servicing • Prevention rather than Cure • Baldridge Award • Customer-Driven Quality • Leadership • Continuous Improvement & Learning • Employee Participation & Development • Fast Response, etc…

  14. Analysis of a Best Practice • Assumptions • Is this the best way to do this? • If Yes, why? • If No, what are the alternatives?

  15. Data Acquisition • Field Engineering Studies • What is the task? • What’s the desired result? • What tools are used? • What tests are run? • What’s the paperwork look like?

  16. Analysis • Analysis involves: • Detail common tasks • Detail tools needed • Evaluate motion & movement • Does documentation retell the story?

  17. Process Charting • Process Charting involves: • Create ongoing list of job tasks for each position • Determine skill requirements • Determine training needs • Determine tool and materials lists

  18. Operation • Execution • Now write the “practice” • Now teach the “practice” • On-going Monitoring • Now monitor the use of the practice • Statistical Quality Control • Charts for MTTR and MTBF

  19. Evaluation • Review • The best definition of a best practice is: A. To justify test equipment B. To improve efficiency C. To avoid litigation

  20. Cable TV Installation Courtesy of www.kramerfirm.com Taken 3/17/03 by DEM

  21. Cable TV Installation Taken 3/17/03 by DEM

  22. Cable TV Installation • Grounding & Bonding • Define why we ground • Define the benefit of a drip loop • Define how to select the location • Discuss checking for power or water before drilling • Identify ground wire size • Define bonding techniques

  23. Cable TV Installation Courtesy of www.kramerfirm.com

  24. Cable TV Installation Digital STB CableModem

  25. Cable TV Installation …it seems that the spacing of the floor joists will cause a return loss problem if the staples are compressing the drop every 16" or 24." Source: SCTE-List, March 2003

  26. Cable TV Installation How about that! According to a CATV training company’s literature, there are over 50 electrical codes and safety standards the average technician needs to know!

  27. CableModem The Steps of Data Installation • Pre-Qualification • Drop Qualification • MAC Address Matching • Inside Wiring • Ingress Testing & Mitigation

  28. CableModem Pre-Qualification • Pre-Qualification • Computer Type • Operating System • Memory • Hard Drive Space Guarantee the installation goes smoothly.

  29. CableModem Drop Qualification B. Drop Qualification • RG59? RG6? • Taps Terminated? • Corrosion? • Adequate Grounding?

  30. CableModem MAC Address Matching C. MAC Address Matching • Server Issues • Did the order synchronize with the hardware delivery?

  31. CableModem Inside Wiring D. Inside Wiring • Exposed Braid? • Defective Splitters? • Impedance Mismatches? • One-Way Distribution Amps? • Kinked, Compressed or Damaged coax?

  32. Definitions • Definitions • BER, Bit Error Rate • MER, Modulation Error Ratio • FEC, Forward Error Correction • Constellation, Size & Shape tells us what type of impairment • Block Error Rate, Upstream Testing [CM1000]

  33. Testing CM1000Sunrise Telecom Courtesy of www.sunrisetelecom.com

  34. Testing & Mitigation E. Testing & Mitigation • BER pre- and post-FEC? • Defective Splitters? • Impedance Mismatches? • One-Way Distribution Amps? • Kinked, Compressed or Damaged coax? CM1000Sunrise Telecom Courtesy of www.sunrisetelecom.com

  35. Financial Justification for Training: The Steps • Develop a clear understanding of all job tasks • Identify common mistakes and their costs • Get a clear picture of truck-roll costs • Determine cost of a lost customer due to poor performance • Identify revenue for buy-ups

  36. Financial Justification: The Terms • ROI, Return on Investment • Do the results exceed the cost of training? • NPV, Net Present Value • Value of the investment over a few years • Discounted every year for inflation, etc… • IRR, Internal Rate of Return • ROI, calculated over years of uneven cash flows

  37. Assumptions Training Reduces Truck Rolls by Half • Ask: What did you save? Training Increases Customer Retention by 20% • Ask: What loss did you avoid? Training increases Buy-Ups by 40% • Ask: What Additional Revenue did you gain? Training enables staff to market, sell and service commercial data accounts • Ask: What new revenues did you earn?

  38. Assumptions (cont’d) • Training improves efficiency by 100% • Saves adding head count by 1…SAVINGS? • The right tools improve efficiency • More work done in a day • Increased morale • Employee retention Courtesy of www.arris.com

  39. Thank you! This webinar has been brought to you by: Please send all questions or comments to coordinator@broadbandlearninglive.com

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