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OpenCable™ Specifications CableCARD Interface 2.0 Specification OC-SP-CCIF2.0-I27-150330 ISSUED Notice This OpenCable specification 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. You may download, copy, distribute, and reference the documents herein only for the purpose of developing products or services in accordance with such documents, and educational use. Except as granted by CableLabs® in a separate written license agreement, no license is granted to modify the documents herein (except via the Engineering Change process), or to use, copy, modify or distribute the documents for any other purpose. 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. 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This document is not to be construed as an endorsement of any product or company or as the adoption or promulgation of any guidelines, standards, or recommendations. 2 CableLabs 3/30/15 CableCARD Interface 2.0 Specification OC-SP-CCIF2.0-I27-150330 Document Status Sheet Document Control Number: OC-SP-CCIF2.0-I27-150330 Document Title: CableCARD Interface 2.0 Specification Revision History: I01 - March 31, 2005 I15 - June 20, 2008 I02 - July 8, 2005 I16 - November 14, 2008 I03 - November 17, 2005 I17 - February 6, 2009 I04 - January 26, 2006 I18 - May 8, 2009 I05 - April 13, 2006 I19 - September 4, 2009 I06 - June 22, 2006 I20 - December 11, 2009 I07 - August 3, 2006 I21 - May 7, 2010 I08 - October 31, 2006 I22 - September 10, 2010 I09 - January 5, 2007 I23 - May 12, 2011 I10 - March 23, 2007 I24 - January 12, 2012 I11 - June 15, 2007 I25 - May 31, 2012 I12 - November 13, 2007 I26 - April 18, 2013 I13 - January 18, 2008 I27 - March 30, 2015 I14 - April 4, 2008 Date: March 30, 2015 Status: Work in Draft Issued Closed Progress Distribution Restrictions: CL/Member/ Author Only CL/Member Public 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. 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All other marks are the property of their respective owners. 3/30/15 CableLabs 3 OC-SP-CCIF2.0-I27-150330 OpenCable™ Specifications Contents 1 SCOPE ................................................................................................................................................................ 19 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................... 19 1.2 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE (INFORMATIVE) ................................................................................................... 20 1.3 REQUIREMENTS (CONFORMANCE NOTATION) .............................................................................................. 20 1.4 NUMERICAL .................................................................................................................................................. 21 2 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................................. 22 2.1 NORMATIVE REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................ 22 2.2 INFORMATIVE REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................... 23 2.3 REFERENCE ACQUISITION ............................................................................................................................. 23 2.3.1 Other References.................................................................................................................................. 23 3 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS .......................................................................................................................... 25 4 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .......................................................................................................... 29 5 MODEL OF OPERATION............................................................................................................................... 32 5.1 ADVANCED CABLE SERVICES ....................................................................................................................... 32 5.1.1 Interactive Program Guide (IPG) ........................................................................................................ 32 5.1.2 Impulse Pay-Per-View (IPPV) ............................................................................................................. 32 5.1.3 Video-on-Demand (VOD) .................................................................................................................... 32 5.1.4 Interactive services .............................................................................................................................. 33 5.2 CABLECARD DEVICE FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................... 33 5.2.1 Transport Stream Interface .................................................................................................................. 34 5.2.2 Command Interface ............................................................................................................................. 34 5.3 NETWORK CONNECTIVITY/OOB SIGNALING ................................................................................................. 34 5.4 CARD OPERATIONAL MODES ........................................................................................................................ 35 5.4.1 S-CARD in S-Mode .............................................................................................................................. 35 5.4.2 M-CARD in S-Mode ............................................................................................................................. 35 5.4.3 M-CARD in M-Mode ........................................................................................................................... 35 5.5 ONE-WAY NETWORKS .................................................................................................................................. 36 5.6 TWO-WAY NETWORKS .................................................................................................................................. 36 5.7 TWO-WAY NETWORKS WITH DOCSIS .......................................................................................................... 37 5.8 TWO-WAY NETWORKS WITH SET-TOP EXTENDER BRIDGE (SEB) ................................................................. 38 5.9 M-CARD DEVICE FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................