Cable-Tec 2009: An all IP world is coming, it's just a matter of when

DENVER – The growing demand by consumers to have their video content everywhere poses an ongoing conundrum for cable’s engineers.They acknowledge that one day everything now delivered to TVs on RF will transition to IP delivery so that it can go anywhere. But, they are bound to today, making that RF world stay relevant, efficient and consumer friendly as IP video delivery further develops. However, there are myriad challenges (like just explaining how IP delivery is different than delivery over the public Internet, for example, let alone making it all work), according to the leading engineers at the opening session...