Ordinance - #01-03 - 02/13/2001 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Exhibit B Quad Cities I-Net Performance Standards Upon completion of the I-Net upgrade specified in Section 7 of the Franchise: Video A. Transmission Video transmission will comply with the following performance standards: 1° Carrier to noise ratio = 45dB or better 2. Carrier to composite triple beat = 53dB or better 3. Carrier to composite second order = 55 dB or better 4. Carrier to cross modulation = 55 dB or better 5. System signal level variations (peak to valley) = n +10 + 2 or better for all coaxial cable portions of the I-Net (where N = the number of amplifiers in cascade). Bo Testing will occur twice yearly following the timing established in 47 C.F.R. § 76.601 and 76.605. 1. From the institution to the longest subscriber cascade. 2. From the institution through the applicable headend/hub site returning back to the same institution. 3. Performed using existing I-Net carriers active at the time of the testing, which will subject them to service interruptions. 4. Completed at Grantee-designated entry demarcation point at the institution. 5. The system will meet calculated worst case fully loaded video and audio measurements, taking into consideration existing 1-Net data loading at the time the measurement is taken. 6. Under ordinary operating conditions. II. Digital Transmission A. For I-Net that is 50% or more coaxial cable, a Bit Error Rate of 1 x 10(-8) at the demarcation point. 1. Outage times not included. 2. Ordinary operating conditions For I-Net that is 50% or more fiber optic cable, a Bit Error Rate of 1 x 10(-9) at the demarcation point. 1. Outage times not included 2. Ordinary operating conditions C° For both coaxial and fiber network, the company will meet or exceed a reliability factor of 99.965% on an annual basis. Testing will occur twice yearly, during the months of January/February and July/August.