Radio over internet protocol transmission in optic based cable TV networks

Abstract

This paper presents a method named RoIP (Radio over Internet Protocol) for converting an analog upstream radio frequency signal to a digitized signal and transmitting the digitized signal via an internet protocol in an optic based cable TV network. RoIP allows cable operators to begin installing PONs (Passive Optical Networks) today while keeping their investment in set-top-boxes, cable modems, and back-office systems.