– EXTON, PA – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is developing three new standards and recommended practices designed to support business continuity and improve energy management efforts for cable system operators.
The projects, which have been issued by the SCTE Standards Program, address energy and operations areas such as business continuity and disaster recovery, DC powering, and carbon data management.
The projects are:
– ‘Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for Network Operators’, a study of best practices to prepare for and respond to natural and manmade disasters that may result in widespread network outages. The project is to be chaired by Joseph Viens, director of enterprise business continuity and crisis management for Time Warner Cable;
– ‘380 VDC Power Distribution for Cable Facilities’, which will address the opportunity to simplify and optimize network electrical systems through the application of DC power distribution. The 380 VDC effort is co-chaired by Andy Clancy of Universal Electric Corp./StarLine DC Solutions and Tyson Morris of Alpha Technologies;
– ‘Recommended Practices for Carbon Data Collection and Management’, which is intended to help cable system operators map their carbon footprints to identify opportunities to increase energy efficiency and cost savings. The effort is being led by Adrian Shulock, senior sustainability strategist of Coppervale Enterprises.
The SCTE said that announcing these projects is a "key step" in soliciting input for developing standards or practices that can improve service delivery, reliability, and efficiency for cable system operators.
The SCTE Standards Program is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
