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Superseded by a Later Version of This Document Superseded by a later version of this document. OpenCable Specifications OpenCable Host Device 2.1 Core Functional Requirements OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I01-070720 ISSUED Notice This OpenCable document is the result of a cooperative effort undertaken at the direction of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. for the benefit of the cable industry and its customers. This document may contain references to other documents not owned or controlled by CableLabs. Use and understanding of this document may require access to such other documents. Designing, manufacturing, distributing, using, selling, or servicing products, or providing services, based on this document may require intellectual property licenses for technology referenced in the document. 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OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I01-070720 OpenCableTM Specifications Document Status Sheet Document Control Number: OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I01-070720 Document Title: OpenCable Host Device 2.1 Core Functional Requirements Revision History: I01 - OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I01-070720 Date: July 20, 2007 Status: Work in Draft Issued Closed Progress Distribution Restrictions: author CL/Member CL/ Member/ Public only Vendor Key to Document Status Codes: Work in Progress An incomplete document, designed to guide discussion and generate feedback that may include several alternative requirements for consideration. Draft A document in specification format considered largely complete, but lacking review by Members and vendors. Drafts are susceptible to substantial change during the review process. Issued A stable document, which has undergone rigorous member and vendor review and is suitable for product design and development, cross-vendor interoperability, and for certification testing. Closed A static document, reviewed, tested, validated, and closed to further engineering change requests to the specification through CableLabs. Trademarks: CableLabs®, DOCSIS®, EuroDOCSIS™, eDOCSIS™, M-CMTS™, PacketCable™, EuroPacketCable™, PCMM™, CableHome®, CableOffice™, OpenCable™, OCAP™, CableCARD™, M-Card™, and DCAS™ are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. ii CableLabs® 7/20/07 OpenCable Host Device 2.1 Core Functional Requirements OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I01-070720 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION (INFORMATIVE) ................................................................................................................1 1.1 OPENCABLE OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................1 1.2 OPENCABLE HOST DEVICE 2.1 OVERVIEW.....................................................................................................1 1.3 COMPLIANCE NOTATION ................................................................................................................................2 1.4 GLOSSARY OF TERMS .....................................................................................................................................3 1.5 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS...................................................................................................................4 2 REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................................7 2.1 NORMATIVE REFERENCES ..............................................................................................................................7 2.2 INFORMATIVE REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................10 2.3 REFERENCE ACQUISITION.............................................................................................................................10 3 OVERVIEW OF CORE SERVICES AND FUNCTIONALITIES...............................................................12 3.1 OPENCABLE HOST DEVICE 2.1 COMPONENTS...............................................................................................12 3.1.1 Core Services (Informative).................................................................................................................13 3.1.2 Core Functions and Features (Informative)........................................................................................13 3.2 GENERAL COMPLIANCE (NORMATIVE).........................................................................................................14 4 SECURITY ........................................................................................................................................................15 4.1 CONDITIONAL ACCESS .................................................................................................................................15 4.2 PARTITIONING OF MEMORY..........................................................................................................................15 4.3 CERTIFICATE STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT.................................................................................................15 4.4 ANALOG PROGRAM COPY PROTECTION........................................................................................................15 4.5 DIGITAL PROGRAM COPY PROTECTION ........................................................................................................15 4.6 HD COPY CONTROL .....................................................................................................................................16 5 BI-DIRECTIONAL PHYSICAL LAYER CHARACTERISTICS...............................................................18 5.1 RF INTERFACE..............................................................................................................................................18 5.1.1 Maximum Individual Carrier Amplitude .............................................................................................18 5.2 COMMUNICATION CHANNELS.......................................................................................................................18 5.2.1 Forward Application Transport (FAT) Channel .................................................................................18 5.2.2 NTSC Analog Channels .......................................................................................................................19 5.2.3 Out-Of-Band Signaling........................................................................................................................19 5.3 PHYSICAL LAYER SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................................................20 5.3.1 In-Band Downstream Channel, FDC Characteristics and RF Performance ......................................20 5.3.2 Upstream Transmission Characteristics .............................................................................................24 6 CABLECARD INTERFACE ...........................................................................................................................26 6.1 OPENCABLE HOST DEVICE 2.1 FUNCTIONALITY WITHOUT A CABLECARD DEVICE....................................27 6.2 MAN MACHINE INTERFACE (MMI) SUPPORT ...............................................................................................28 6.3 SOFTWARE....................................................................................................................................................28 6.3.1 Middleware..........................................................................................................................................28 6.3.2 Software Download .............................................................................................................................28 6.3.3 Specific Application Support Resource................................................................................................28 6.4 EXTENDED CHANNEL SUPPORT ....................................................................................................................29 7 MULTI-MEDIA INTERFACES......................................................................................................................30 7.1 OPENCABLE HOST DEVICE 2 OUTPUTS ........................................................................................................30 7.2 OPENCABLE HOST INPUT DEVICES...............................................................................................................31 7.3 RF OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS (CHANNEL ¾ RF OUTPUT) ..............................................................................32 7.4 OPENCABLE HOST FRONT PANEL.................................................................................................................33 7/20/07 CableLabs® iii OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I01-070720 OpenCableTM Specifications 8 VIDEO................................................................................................................................................................34 8.1 ANALOG VIDEO............................................................................................................................................34
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