The control centre of a cable television system where incoming transmissions are received, processed, converted and re-transmitted across the cable network.
The electronic equipment located at the start of a cable television system, usually including antennas, earth stations, preamplifiers, frequency converters, demodulators, modulators and related cable transmission equipment.
The end point of a broadband network. All stations transmit toward the headend; the headend then transmits toward the destination station.