pacity, 31 Amplitude modulation, see AM channel capacity, 31 Analog, 3, 26 file capacity, 31 audio, 10 movement, 32 content, 10, 11-14 packet capacity, 31 video, 10 payload size, 31 INDEX Basic fundamentals (continued) rate of delivery, 32 Cable services, 9 units of measurement, 31 Capital, 69 analog to digital content transportation, communications, 299- planning, 297-299 content, 3-4 Carrier network, 153 content transportation defined, 3-4 Carterfone, 44 design parameters, 32-35 CBR, 73 key standards, 32-35 CCD, 15 nature and characteristics of content, 10-18 CCIT, 41 audio content, 11-14 video content, 14-18 -based switching, 107-110 packaging the content sources, 18-25 capacity, 31 program content food chain, 4-9 switch facilities, 69 Batteries, 26 Central office; see CO BER, 64, 155 Central processing units; see CPU Change, 218-219 streams, 28 Channel stuffing, 29 capacity, 31 Bitrate, 23 coding, 20 reduction; see BRR rate, 96-97 Bit-to-error ratio; see BER Charge coupled device; see CCD BRR, 21 Cherry picking, 44 Broadcast Churn, 218-219 and the Internet, 54-56 Circuits, 26, 114 quality, 8 acceptance, 226 satellite service; see BSS integrated, 84 BSS, 56 switching, 105-107 Budgeting, 257-282 CLEC, 49, 52 account system, 261-265 Cliff effect, 11 numbering, 264-265 Clocking, 88-92, 89, 145-149 communications budget and plan structure, CO, 39 271-277 Coding, 20 enterprise reporting requirements, 259 Collaboration, 186 information release, 259-260 Color public reporting, 259-260 primaries, 15 forms and practices, 277-2 signals, 16 assumptions, 279-280 Combination facilities, 69 business plan, 280 Common carrier network, 66 growth scenarios, 279-280 Communication cost management, 233-255 ideal monthly reports, 270-271 challenges and potential rewards, 233-235 internal reporting, 260-261 defining the problem, 234-235 successful planning, 281-282 end-to-end billing and cost allocation, typical communications practice, 265-270 Buffering, 28 defined, 241-244 Business deliverables and results, 242-244 plan, 253 funct