Understanding Unity Gain

Join us for our next livestream event, understanding unity gain is an important concept that applies to the forward and reverse paths of most cable networks. Without it, network performance can be degraded. In this episode, Brady Volpe and Ron Hranac will walk you through the principles and practices of unity gain, what it is, and the importance of managing it in our networks. The goal of unity gain is to maintain the same signal strength from the headend (the central distribution point) all the way to the end user, compensating for any losses that occur in the network. Join us in understanding unity gain.

— Ron’s Bio: Ron Hranac, a 50 year veteran of the cable industry, who has worked for cable operators and vendors during his career. He is a Fellow Member of the SCTE and co-founder and Assistant Board Member of the organization’s Rocky Mountain Chapter, Ron was inducted into the Society’s Hall of Fame in 2010, is a co-recipient of the Chairman’s Award, an SCTE Member of the Year, and is a member of the Cable TV Pioneers Class of 1997. He received the Society’s Excellence in Standards award at Cable-Tec Expo 2016. He was recipient of the European Society for Broadband Professionals’ 2016 Tom Hall Award for Outstanding Services to Broadband Engineering, and was named winner of the 2017 David Hall Award for Best Presentation. He has published hundreds of articles and papers, and has been a speaker at numerous international, national, regional, and local conferences and seminars.

0:00 Intro
2:00 What is Unity Gain
7:40 Unity Gain in Cascades
11:16 Forward Path Unity Gain
15:10 The Importance of Unity Gain
19:57 Downstream Unity Gain
27:06 Forward Path Unity Gain Reference Point
29:50 Upstream Unity Gain
31:01 Reverse Path Unity Gain Reference Points
33:20 Upstream Unity Gain (cont.)
38:48 Upstream Attenuator and Equalizer Location
42:50 Wrapping Up

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