Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services -- Part 7-1: Hybrid Fibre Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring - Physical (PHY) Layer Specification

Kabelnetze für Fernsehsignale, Tonsignale und interaktive Dienste -- Teil 7-1: Zustandsüberwachung Hybrid-Faser-Koax-Netze (HFC) - Festlegung Bitübertragungsschicht (PHY)

Réseaux de distribution par câbles pour signaux de télévision, signaux de radiodiffusion sonore et services interactifs -- Partie 7-1: Surveillance de l'état des installations extérieures des réseaux hybrides à fibre optique et câble coaxial - Spécification de la couche physique

Kabelska omrežja za televizijske in zvokovne signale ter interaktivne storitve - 7-1. del: Nadzorovanje stanja zunanjih inštalacij omrežij hibridnih optično-koaksialnih kablov - Specifikacija fizične (PHY) plasti

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
26-Jul-2015
ICS
33.060.40 - Cabled distribution systems
 
35.100.10 - Physical layer
Technical Committee
AVM - Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
30-Jun-2015
Due Date
04-Sep-2015
Completion Date
27-Jul-2015
Ref Project
EN 60728-7-1:2005/A1:2015 - Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services - Part 7-1: Hybrid Fibre Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring - Physical (PHY) Layer Specification

Relations

Amends
SIST EN 60728-7-1:2006 - Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services -- Part 7-1: Hybrid Fibre Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring - Physical (PHY) Layer Specification
Effective Date
29-Oct-2012

Overview

SIST EN 60728-7-1:2006/A1:2015 is a European standard developed by CLC that defines the Physical (PHY) Layer Specification for Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) outside plant status monitoring. It is part 7-1 of the cable networks series addressing television signals, sound signals, and interactive services. This amendment updates the original 2005 specification and focuses on the essential physical layer parameters and requirements for monitoring HFC cable plants.

HFC networks combine fibre optic and coaxial cable technologies to deliver high-quality multimedia signals efficiently. Effective status monitoring of outside plant infrastructure is critical for network reliability and performance. This standard ensures interoperability and uniform technical criteria for PHY-layer implementations in HFC status monitoring systems.

Key Topics

  • Physical (PHY) Layer Specification
    Defines the bit transmission layer parameters for status monitoring data over HFC outside plants, ensuring communication reliability between nodes for fault detection and network management.

  • Frequency Bands and Spectrum Definitions

    • Forward path band: Continuous frequency set typically from 48-87.5 MHz (lower edge) to 300 MHz–1000 MHz (upper edge), depending on the region.
    • Return path band: Continuous frequency set for upstream communication excluding guard bands.
    • Full path band: Combination of forward and return bands, critical for bidirectional monitoring data transmission.

  • Modulation and Signal Quality Parameters
    Specifies RF channel and modulation characteristics tailored for status monitoring channels, including signal-to-noise ratios (C/(N+I)) for bit error rates (BER) better than 10⁻⁶.

  • Geographical Adaptation
    Frequency limits and channel spacing vary for different regions like North America and various parts of Europe, ensuring compatibility with local cable network architectures.

  • Compatibility and Coexistence
    The standard addresses coexistence with other RF spectrum users in both wired and wireless transmission systems to minimize interference.

Applications

  • Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) Network Monitoring
    Enables operators to monitor the physical status of outside plant infrastructure such as cables, amplifiers, and taps in real time to quickly identify faults and performance degradation.

  • Broadcast and Interactive Services
    Supports transmission and monitoring of television and sound signals alongside interactive data services, facilitating service quality and network health management.

  • Cable Distribution Systems
    Widely applicable to local and regional broadband cable networks, satellite and terrestrial TV distribution, and multi-service operator platforms.

  • Network Management Systems
    Incorporation of PHY-layer monitoring data enhances automated fault detection, predictive maintenance, and efficient resource allocation.

Related Standards

  • IEC 60728 Series
    This product is part of the IEC 60728 family of standards covering cable networks for TV signals, sound, and interactive services, spanning from headend to customer premises equipment.

  • EN 60728-7
    Broader standard detailing status monitoring of HFC outside plant, of which part 7-1 focuses specifically on the PHY layer.

  • CENELEC and IEC Documentation
    Harmonized with international IEC specifications and adopted by CENELEC to standardize cable network infrastructure monitoring across Europe.

  • RF Spectrum Management Standards
    Complements regulations on RF spectrum usage to ensure effective coexistence in cable and broadcast network environments.

Keywords: Hybrid Fibre Coax, HFC networks, Physical Layer Specification, PHY Layer, Cable Networks, Status Monitoring, Outside Plant Monitoring, Television Signals, Sound Signals, Interactive Services, Frequency Bands, Signal Quality, EN 60728, IEC Standards, Cable Distribution Systems, Broadband Cable Network, Signal-to-Noise Ratio, Bit Error Rate, RF Spectrum, CENELEC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

SIST EN 60728-7-1:2006/A1:2015 is a amendment published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services -- Part 7-1: Hybrid Fibre Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring - Physical (PHY) Layer Specification". This standard covers: Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services -- Part 7-1: Hybrid Fibre Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring - Physical (PHY) Layer Specification

Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services -- Part 7-1: Hybrid Fibre Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring - Physical (PHY) Layer Specification

SIST EN 60728-7-1:2006/A1:2015 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.060.40 - Cabled distribution systems; 35.100.10 - Physical layer. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

SIST EN 60728-7-1:2006/A1:2015 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 60728-7-1:2006. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

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Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services -- Part 7-1:
Hybrid Fibre Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring - Physical (PHY) Layer Specification
Kabelnetze für Fernsehsignale, Tonsignale und interaktive Dienste -- Teil 7-1:
Zustandsüberwachung Hybrid-Faser-Koax-Netze (HFC) - Festlegung
Bitübertragungsschicht (PHY)
Réseaux de distribution par câbles pour signaux de télévision, signaux de radiodiffusion
sonore et services interactifs -- Partie 7-1: Surveillance de l'état des installations
extérieures des réseaux hybrides à fibre optique et câble coaxial - Spécification de la
couche physique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60728-7-1:2005/A1:2015
ICS:
33.060.40 Kabelski razdelilni sistemi Cabled distribution systems
35.100.10 )L]LþQLVORM Physical layer
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60728-7-1:2005/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2015
ICS 33.040; 33.160; 35.100.10
English Version
Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and
interactive services - Part 7-1: Hybrid Fibre Coax Outside Plant
Status Monitoring - Physical (PHY) Layer Specification
(IEC 60728-7-1:2003/A1:2015)
Réseaux de distribution par câbles pour signaux de Kabelnetze für Fernsehsignale, Tonsignale und interaktive
télévision, signaux de radiodiffusion sonore et services Dienste - Teil 7-1: Zustandsüberwachung Hybrid-Faser-
interactifs - Partie 7-1: Surveillance de l'état des Koax-Netze (HFC) - Festlegung Bitübertragungsschicht
installations extérieures des réseaux hybrides à fibre (PHY)
optique et câble coaxial - Spécification de la couche (IEC 60728-7-1:2003/A1:2015)
physique
(IEC 60728-7-1:2003/A1:2015)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60728-7-1:2005; it was approved by CENELEC on 2015-06-03. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the
status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
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Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2015 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 60728-7-1:2005/A1:2015 E

European foreword
The text of document 100/2417/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60728-7-1:2003/A1, prepared by
Technical Area 5 “Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services” of
IEC/TC 100 “Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment" was submitted to the IEC-
CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60728-7-1:2005/A1:2015.

The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be (dop) 2016-03-03
implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2018-06-03
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60728-7-1:2003/A1:2015 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
IEC 60728-7-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2015-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
AMENDMENT 1
Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services –

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