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NSCC Executive Summary CBG Communications, Inc. • Access Signal Origination via Fiber Optic Connections These connections from fixed locations throughout the NSCC area needed to continue in order to provide programming from the various local governments and school districts to CTV to be further distributed on the access channels. However, these connections are currently provided in a SD (Standard definition) format. In order to meet the needs assessed, they will need to be converted to an HD (high definition) format. This will require upgrading the equipment on both ends (both at the local government and school district signal origination site and at the CTV receive site) in order to enable HD transport. Similarly, the multiplexed, aggregated, feed from CTVS' offices to Comeast over the C- RAN, currently provides signals in an SD format. Here again, the equipment on both ends (at CTV and at Con-toast's Roseville headend) needs to be upgraded in order to provide HD transport. In each case, this includes upgrading encoders and decoders (for a higher 1 -ID encoding rate) as well as optical transport equipment (HD requires a higher transfer rate, and potentially some different multiplexing gear so additional colors of light may be utilized) in order to enable HD signal transport. • Upgrade of the HFC I -Net or Replacement with an Alternative The 1 -IFC I -Net has experienced both some reliability and maintenance issues, as more specifically detailed earlier in this Executive Summary. Since remote video origination also needs to be able to facilitate HD transport, the 1-IFC I -Net will need to be upgraded to provide highly reliable, higher capacity connections. This would enable remote origination in HD for productions provided through use of each of the remote production trucks, or the use of portable "mini- mobile" production equipment (the encoders currently in use by the trucks, as well as that recommended for the mini - mobile unit, would need to be upgraded to HD transport as part of each of these solutions). One possible method to meet the data transportation needs currently being fulfilled by the HFC I -Net is to implement a high capacity DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem system that would xvi 29