SIST EN 60728-1-1:2014

Cable networks for television signals sound signals and interactive services -- Part 1-1: RF cabling for two way home networks (IEC 60728-1-1:2014)

Standard provides the requirements and describes the implementation guidelines of RF cabling for two-way home networks. This standard is applicable to any home network that distributes signals provided by CATV/MATV/SMATV cable networks (including individual receiving systems) having a coaxial cable output. This standard also applies to home networks where some part of the distribution network uses wireless links, for example instead of the receiver cord. This part of IEC 60728 is therefore applicable to RF cabling for two-way home networks with wired cords or wireless links inside a room and primarily intended for television and sound signals operating between about 5 MHz and 3 000 MHz. The frequency range is extended to 6 000 MHz for distribution techniques that replace wired cords with a wireless two-way communication inside a room (or a small number of adjacent rooms) that uses the 5

Kabelnetze für Fernsehsignale, Tonsignale und interaktive Dienste - Teil 1-1: Zweiwege-HF-Wohnungsvernetzung (IEC 60728-1-1:2014)

Réseaux de distribution par câbles pour signaux de télévision, signaux de radiodiffusion sonore et services interactifs - Partie 1-1: Câblage RF pour réseaux domestiques bidirectionnels (CEI 60728-1-1:2014)

L'IEC 60728-1-1:2014 s'applique aux câblages RF destinés aux réseaux domestiques bidirectionnels utilisant des cordons à fil ou des liaisons sans fil à l'intérieur d'une pièce et essentiellement destinés aux signaux de télévision et de radiodiffusion sonore utilisés approximativement entre 5 MHz et 3 000 MHz. La bande de fréquences est étendue à 6 000 MHz pour des techniques de distribution où les cordons à fil sont remplacés par une communication bidirectionnelle sans fil. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2010, dont elle constitue une révision technique. Elle inclut les modifications suivante: mise à jour des exigences de qualité de l'Article 5 afin d'inclure les exigences pour les signaux DVB-T2.

Kabelska omrežja za televizijske in zvokovne signale ter interaktivne storitve - 1-1. del: RF-okablenje za dvosmerna domača omrežja (IEC 60728-1-1:2014)

Standard določa zahteve in opisuje izvedbene smernice RF-okablenja za dvosmerna domača omrežja. Ta standard se uporablja za katero koli domače omrežje, ki distribuira signale, ki jih posredujejo kabelska omrežja CATV/MATV/SMATV (vključno s posamičnimi sistemi za sprejem) s koaksialnim kabelskim izhodom. Ta standard se uporablja tudi za domača omrežja, pri katerih del razdelilnega omrežja uporablja brezžične povezave, na primer namesto sprejemnega kabla. Ta del standarda IEC 60728 se torej uporablja za radiofrekvenčne kable za dvosmerna domača omrežja z žičnimi kabli ali brezžičnimi povezavami znotraj sobe ter je namenjen predvsem za televizijske in zvokovne signale s frekvenco med približno 5 MHz in 3000 MHz. Frekvenčni razpon se poveča na 6000 MHz pri distribucijskih tehnikah, ki nadomeščajo žične kable z brezžično dvosmerno komunikacijo znotraj sobe (ali manjšega števila sosednjih sob), ki uporablja pas med 5 GHz in 6 GHz.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 12-Oct-2014
• ICS: 01.120 - Standardization. General rules
• ICS: 03.220.01 - Transport in general
• ICS: 33.060.40 - Cabled distribution systems
• Technical Committee: AVM - Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 05-Sep-2014
• Due Date: 10-Nov-2014
• Completion Date: 13-Oct-2014
• Ref Project: CWA 45546-1:2004 - Guidelines to standardisers of Collective Transport Systems - Needs of older people and persons with disabilities - Part 1: Basic Guidelines

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 60728-1-1:2010 - Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services - Part 1-1: RF cabling for two way home networks (IEC 60728-1-1:2010)
• Effective Date: 29-Oct-2012

Standards Content (Sample)

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Cable networks for television signals sound signals and interactive services -- Part 1-1:
RF cabling for two way home networks (IEC 60728-1-1:2014)
Kabelnetze für Fernsehsignale, Tonsignale und interaktive Dienste - Teil 1-1: Zweiwege-
HF-Wohnungsvernetzung (IEC 60728-1-1:2014)
Réseaux de distribution par câbles pour signaux de télévision, signaux de radiodiffusion
sonore et services interactifs - Partie 1-1: Câblage RF pour réseaux domestiques
bidirectionnels (CEI 60728-1-1:2014)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60728-1-1:2014
ICS:
33.060.40 Kabelski razdelilni sistemi Cabled distribution systems
SIST EN 60728-1-1:2014 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 60728-1-1:2014


EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60728-1-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2014
ICS 33.060.30; 33.160.01 Supersedes EN 60728-1-1:2010
English Version
Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and
interactive services - Part 1-1: RF cabling for two way home
networks
(IEC 60728-1-1:2014)
Réseaux de distribution par câbles pour signaux de Kabelnetze für Fernsehsignale, Tonsignale und interaktive
télévision, signaux de radiodiffusion sonore et services Dienste - Teil 1-1: Zweiwege-HF-Wohnungsvernetzung
interactifs - Partie 1-1: Câblage RF pour réseaux (IEC 60728-1-1:2014)
domestiques bidirectionnels
(CEI 60728-1-1:2014)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2014-04-11. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard 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 European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
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EN 60728-1-1:2014 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 100/2249/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60728-1-1, 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 60728-1-1:2014.

The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be (dop) 2015-02-28
implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2017-04-11
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 60728-1-1:2010.

EN 60728-1-1:2014 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to
EN 60728-1-1:2010:
- update of performance requirements in Clause 5 to include those for DVB-T2 signals.

This standard is to be used in conjunction with EN 60728-1:2014.

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 60728-1-1:2014 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:

IEC 61169-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61169-2.
IEC 61169-24 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61169-24.
IEC 61196-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61196-2.

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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

 Coaxial cables - EN 50117-2-4 -
Part 2-4: Sectional specification for cables
used in cabled distribution networks -
Indoor drop cables for systems operating
at 5 MHz - 3 000 MHz
IEC 60050-705 -  International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) -
Chapter 705: Radio wave propagation
IEC 60050-712 -  International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) -
Chapter 712: Antennas
IEC 60050-725 -  International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) -
Chapter 725: Space radiocommunications
IEC 60728-1 2014 Cable networks for television signals, EN 60728-1 2014
sound signals and interactive services -
Part 1: System performance of forward
paths
IEC 60728-1-2 -  Cable networks for television signals, EN 60728-1-2 -
sound signals and interactive services -
Part 1-2: Performance requirements or
signals delivered at the system outlet in
operation
IEC 60728-3 2010 Cable networks for television signals, EN 60728-3 2011
sound signals and interactive services -
Part 3: Active wideband equipment for
cable networks
IEC 60728-10 -  Cable networks for television signals, EN 60728-10 -
sound signals and interactive services -
Part 10: System performance of return
paths
IEC 60966 series Radio frequency and coaxial cable EN 60966 series
assemblies
IEC 60966-2 series Radio frequency and coaxial cable EN 60966-2 series
assemblies -
Part 2: Sectional specification for flexible
coaxial cable assemblies

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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60966-2-4 -  Radio frequency and coaxial cable EN 60966-2-4 -
assemblies -
Part 2-4: Detail specification for cable
assemblies for radio and TV receivers -
Frequency range 0 MHz to 3 000 MHz,
IEC 61169-2 connectors
IEC 60966-2-5 -  Radio frequency and coaxial cable EN 60966-2-5 -
assemblies -
Part 2-5: Detail specification for cable
assemblies for radio and TV receivers -
Frequency range 0 MHz to 1 000 MHz,
IEC 61169-2 connectors
IEC 60966-2-6 -  Radio frequency and coaxial cable EN 60966-2-6 -
assemblies -
Part 2-6: Detail specification for cable
assemblies for radio and TV receivers -
Frequency range 0 MHz to 3 000 MHz,
IEC 61169-24 connectors
IEEE 802.11 -  IEEE Standard for Information Technology - -
- Telecommunications and Information
Exchange Between Systems - Local and
Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific
Requirements -
Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access
Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)
Specifications
IEEE 802.11a -  IEEE Standard for Information technology - - -
Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems - Local and
metropolitan area networks - Specific
requirements -
Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access
Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)
specifications - Amendment 1: High-speed
Physical Layer in the 5 GHz band
IEEE 802.11b -  Supplement to 802.11-1999, Wireless LAN - -
MAC and PHY specifications: Higher
speed Physical Layer (PHY) extension in
the 2.4 GHz band
IEEE 802.11e -  IEEE Standard for Information technology - - -
Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems - Local and
metropolitan area networks - Specific
requirements -
Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access
Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)
specifications - Amendment 8: Medium
Access Control (MAC) Quality of Service
Enhancements

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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEEE 802.11g -  IEEE Standard for Information technology - - -
Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems - Local and
metropolitan area networks - Specific
requirements -
Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access
Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)
specifications - Amendment 4: Further
Higher Data Rate Extension in the 2.4 GHz
Band
IEEE 802.11h -  IEEE Standard for Information technology - - -
Telecommunications and Information
Exchange Between Systems - LAN/MAN
Specific Requirements -
Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access
Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)
Specifications: Spectrum and Transmit
Power Management Extensions in the
5GHz band in Europe
IEEE 802.11n - IEEE Standard for Information Technology - -
- Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems-Local and
metropolitan area networks-Specific
requirements -
Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access
Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)
specifications - Amendment 5:
Enhancements for Higher Throughput
IEEE 802.16 -  IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan - -
area networks -
Part 16: Air Interface for Fixed Broadband
Wireless Access Systems (WiMax)
ITU-R -  Methodology for the subjective assessment - -
Recommendation of the quality of television pictures
BT.500
ITU-T -  Transmission performance of television - -
Recommendation circuits designed for use in international
J.61 connections
ITU-T -  Insertion of test signals in the field-blanking - -
Recommendation interval of monochrome and colour
J.63 television signals
ETSI EN 300 421 -  Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB): Framing - -
structure, channel coding and modulation
for 11/12 GHz satellite services
ETSI EN 300 429 -  Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB): Framing - -
structure, channel coding and modulation
for cable systems
ETSI EN 300 473 -  Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB): Satellite - -
Master Antenna Television (SMATV)
distribution systems
ETSI EN 300 744 -  Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB): Framing - -
structure, channel coding and modulation
for digital terrestrial television

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EN 60728-1-1:2014 - 6 -
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
ETSI EN 302 307 -  Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB);Second - -
generation framing structure, channel
coding and modulation systems for
Broadcasting, Interactive Services, News
Gathering and other broadband satellite
applications (DVB-S2)
ETSI EN 302 755 -  Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Frame - -
structure channel coding and modulation
for a second generation digital terrestrial
television broadcasting system (DVB-T2)

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 11
3.1 Terms and definitions . 11
3.2 Symbols . 19
3.3 Abbreviations . 20
4 Methods of measurement for the home network . 21
5 Performance requirements of the home network . 22
5.1 General . 22
5.2 Impedance . 23
5.3 Performance requirements at the terminal input . 23
5.3.1 General . 23
5.3.2 Signal level . 23
5.3.3 Other parameters . 24
5.4 Performance requirements at system outlets . 24
5.4.1 Minimum and maximum carrier levels . 24
5.4.2 Mutual isolation between system outlets . 24
5.4.3 Isolation between individual outlets in one household . 24
5.4.4 Isolation between forward and return path . 24
5.4.5 Long-term frequency stability of distributed carrier signals at
any system outlet. 24
5.5 Performance requirements at the HNI . 24
5.5.1 Minimum and maximum carrier levels at HNI1 . 24
5.5.2 Minimum and maximum carrier levels at HNI2 and HNI3 . 24
5.6 Carrier level differences in the home network from HNI to system outlet . 24
5.7 Frequency response within a television channel in the home network . 25
5.7.1 General . 25
5.7.2 Amplitude response . 25
5.7.3 Group delay . 25
Random noise produced in the home network . 26
5.8
5.9 Interference produced into downstream channels within a home network . 26
5.9.1 General . 26
5.9.2 Multiple frequency intermodulation interference . 26
5.9.3 Intermodulation noise . 27
5.9.4 Crossmodulation . 27
Home network design and examples . 27
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6.1 General . 27
6.2 Basic design considerations . 27
6.2.1 General . 27
6.2.2 System outlet (SO) or terminal input (TI) specifications. 27
6.2.3 Home network interface (HNI) specifications . 27
6.2.4 Requirements for the home network . 28
6.3 Implementation considerations . 28

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6.4 Home networks with coaxial and balanced cables . 29
6.4.1 General . 29
6.4.2 Network examples . 29
6.4.3 Calculation examples . 30
6.4.4 General considerations . 40
6.4.5 Home network design in a MATV system . 41
6.4.6 Return path examples . 41
6.5 Different home network types (HNI3 case C) (glass or plastic fibre optic
network) . 41
6.6 Different home network type (HNI3 case D) . 42
6.6.1 General . 42
6.6.2 Wireless links inside the home network . 42
6.6.3 Applications of IEEE 802.11 (WLAN) . 43
6.6.4 Available bands in the 2 GHz to 6 GHz frequency range . 44
6.6.5 Main characteristics of a WLAN signal . 44
6.6.6 Main characteristics of coaxial cables . 45
6.6.7 Characteristics of WLAN signals at system outlet . 45
6.6.8 Characteristics of signals at the TV system outlet . 46
6.6.9 Example of diplexers and power splitters near the HNI . 46
6.6.10 Example of system outlet for coaxial TV connector and WLAN
antenna . 46
6.6.11 Examples of WLAN connection into home networks . 47
Annex A (informative) Wireless links versus cable links . 52
A.1 General . 52
A.2 Wireless links. 52
A.3 Cable links . 53
Annex B (informative) Isolation between radiating element and system outlet . 55
Annex C (informative) MIMO techniques of IEEE 802.11n . 57
C.1 General . 57
C.2 MIMO techniques . 57
Bibliography . 59

Figure 1 – Examples of RF home network types . 8
Figure 2 – Examples of location of HNI for various home network types . 15
Figure 3 – Examples of home network implementation using coaxial or balanced
cables . 30
Figure 4 – Signal levels at HNI1 (flat splitter response) . 32
Figure 5 – Signal levels at HNI1 (+6 dB compensating splitter slope) . 33
Figure 6 – Signal levels at HNI2 (L ) (flat splitter/amplifier response) . 34
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Figure 7 – Signal levels at HNI2 (+6 dB compensating splitter/amplifier slope) . 34
Figure 8 – Signal levels at HNI3 (flat splitter/amplifier response) . 38
Figure 9 – Signal levels at HNI3 (+6 dB compensating splitter/amplifier slope) . 38
Figure 10 – Example of a home network using optical fibres . 41
Figure 11 – Example of a home network using cable connection and cable/wireless
connection . 43
Figure 12 – Example of a coupler (tandem coupler) to insert WLAN signals into the
home distribution network . 46
Figure 13 – Example of system outlet for coaxial TV connector and WLAN antenna . 46

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Figure 14 – Assumed properties of the filters in the system outlet . 47
Figure 15 – Reference points for the examples of calculation of link loss or link budget . 47
Figure B.1 – Required isolation and attenuation of a cut-off waveguide, with cut-off
frequency of 2 275 MHz and a length (L) of 25 cm or 15 cm . 55
Figure C.1 – Principle of MIMO techniques according to IEEE 802.11n . 57

Table 1 – Methods of measurement of IEC 60728-1:2014 applicable to the home
network . 22
Table 2 – Amplitude response variation in the home network . 25
Table 3 – Group delay variation in the home network . 26
Table 4 – Example of home network implementation with coaxial cabling (passive) from
HNI1 to system outlet . 35
Table 5 – Example of home network implementation with coaxial cabling (active) from
HNI2 to system outlet . 35
Table 6 – Example of home network implementation with balanced pair cables (active)
from HNI3 to coaxial terminal input (case A) . 39
Table 7 – Example of home network implementation with balanced pair cables (active)
from HNI3 to coaxial system outlet (case B) . 39
Table 8 – Maximum EIRP according to CEPT ERC 70-03 . 44
Table 9 – Available throughput of the WLAN signal . 45
Table 10 – Minimum signal level at system outlet (WLAN antenna) . 45
Table 11 – Loss from the system outlet to WLAN base station . 48
Table 12 – Direct connection between two system outlets (TV outlets) . 49
Table 13 – Link budget between a WLAN equipment and the WLAN base station . 49
Table 14 – Wireless connection between two WLAN equipment . 50
Table 15 – Connection from a SO to a WLAN equipment . 51
Table A.1 – Maximum distance for a wireless link (WLAN) in free space or inside a
home . 53
Table A.2 – Maximum length of the cable. 54
Table C.1 – MCSs that are mandatory in IEEE 802.11n . 58

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