Harmonic ProView 7000 User Manual page 207

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flash memory
A semi-permanent memory that can be erased and rewritten multiple times.
FTTC
Fiber to the curb. FTTC is an access network that delivers programming to the individual
customer. The fiber is usually terminated at the curb and connected with coaxial cable that is
usually run underground to the home.
FTTH
Fiber to the home. FTTH is an access network that delivers programming to the individual
customer. The fiber is terminated at the end user site.
Frozen video
Generic term for a single frame of video displayed upon loss of input or other disruption. Also
the percentage of frozen non-black video frames in the input video source during the sampling
period.
FTA
Free To Air.
G
gain
The amount of increase that an amplifier provides to the output side of a circuit.
GbE
Gigabit Ethernet. A transmission technology based on the IEEE Ethernet frame format and
protocol used in local area networks that provide a data rate of 1 billion bits per second.
Ghost PID
A non-standard
standards assign PID values which will also not appear in the PSI. Those are not considered
"ghosts". Examples are PSIP and DVB SI tables.
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time. The time in Greenwich, England, which is the location of the prime
meridian (0 degrees longitude). All time zones are referenced to this meridian.
GOP
Group Of Pictures. An MPEG-2 video coding structure, a GOP may be either "open" or
"closed". Note that AVC does not define a GOP by itself, but has equivalent structural constructs.
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