3 Pro-forma financial statements, 289-293 combiner, 198-199 Program Content Food Chain, 2-3, 4-9, 5 output system, 196-197 Programs, 174-175 RFB, 175 content RFP, 175 creation, 5, 6 RFQ, 175 delivery, 5, 6-7 RGB, 15 distribution, 5, 6 Risk-reward-approval process, 206 multiplex and demultiplex concept, 100 Robustness, 69, 155 payload bitrate, 22 ROM, 26 Projects, 174-175 Routers, 87, 102 PSTN, 79 Routing, 101-102 PTT, 41 switcher, 87 Public RPR, 113, 114 switched telephone network; see PSTN Utility Commissions; see PUCs PUCs, 42, 66, 205, 230 Sample rate, 12 Pulse trains, 28 Satellite PVC, 109 facilities, 69 systems, 56-59 wireless transmission, 118-119 Quality of service, 69, 74, 75 SCR, 8, 9 Quantizing parameters, 12 SDLC, 99 SDN, 67 SDTV, 16, 22 RAM, 26 SECAM, 7 Random access memory; see RAM Section layer, 124 Rate of delivery or movement, 32 Sequentiel Couleur avec Memorie; see RBOCs, 44, 46-48 SECAM INDEX Serial to parallel conversion, 29 Switching, 25, 68, 87, 104 Service-outage, 1 cell-based, 107-110 Service, 2, 212 circuit, 106-107 acceptance, 226 cross-connect, 104-105 availability, 69 digital acces, 104 data, 169 Generalized Multi-Protocol Label, 113 demarcation, 30 hitless, 91 handoff, 30 hybrid, 112-114 level agreement; see SLA packet, 110-112 provider technical qualifications, 178-179 Synchronization, 88-92 voice, 168-169 Synchronous Signaling, 87, 102-104 data link control; see SDLC Signals, 3 digital hierarchy multiplexing, 97-99, audio, 3 122, 123 color, 16 optical network, 97-99, 122, 123 interface, 23 System clocking, 29 video, 3 System synchronization, 29 Simple network management protocol; see SNMP SLA, 63 T1 service, 30 Slip, 146 TAI, 91 SNMP, 27 Tariffs, 204-206 Special effects, 19 filing, 206 Specifications, 176-177 Tasks, 174 Software-defined network; see SDN T-Carrier digital channel, 93 SONET/SDH, 92, 98, 125, 138, 151 TCP/IP, 12 Sound source, 12 TDM, 69, 72 Source coding, 20 Technical requirements, 164 Standard Definition Television; see SDTV documenting, 166-167 Standard unit cost, 238