Opencable Host 2.0 Core Functional Requirements Specification
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Superseded by a later version of this document. OpenCable Specifications OpenCable Host Device 2.1 Core Functional Requirements OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I06-081114 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. Neither CableLabs nor any member company is responsible to any party for any liability of any nature whatsoever resulting from or arising out of use or reliance upon this document, or any document referenced herein. 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OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I06-081114 OpenCableTM Specifications Document Status Sheet Document Control Number: OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I06-081114 Document Title: OpenCable Host Device 2.1 Core Functional Requirements Revision History: I01 - OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I01-070720 I02 - OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I02-071113 I03 - OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I03-080118 I04 - OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I04-080404 I05 - OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I05-080620 I06 - OC-SP-HOST2.1-CFR-I06-081114 Date: November 14, 2008 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. 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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 .................................................................................19 5.2.2 NTSC Analog Channels .......................................................................................................................19 5.2.3 Out-Of-Band Signaling........................................................................................................................19 5.3 PHYSICAL LAYER SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................................................20 5.3.1 FAT Channel, FDC Characteristics and RF Performance .................................................................20 5.3.2 Upstream Transmission Characteristics .............................................................................................24 6 CABLECARD INTERFACE ...........................................................................................................................26 6.1 OPENCABLE HOST DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY WITHOUT A CABLECARD DEVICE..........................................26 6.2 MAN MACHINE INTERFACE (MMI) SUPPORT ...............................................................................................27 6.3 SOFTWARE....................................................................................................................................................28 6.3.1 Middleware..........................................................................................................................................28 6.3.2 Software Download .............................................................................................................................28 6.4 HOST MAC ADDRESS...................................................................................................................................28 6.5 SUPPORT FOR LOCAL TIME CALCULATION ...................................................................................................28 6.6 GENERIC FEATURE CONTROL RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS ...........................................................................29 6.7 CARD SNMP MESSAGE SUPPORT.................................................................................................................30 6.7.1 Support Functionality (Informative)....................................................................................................30 6.7.2 Mixed Object Identifier Processing (Informative)...............................................................................31 6.7.3 GetBulkRequest Processing (Informative)...........................................................................................33 6.7.4 Support Requirements (Normative) .....................................................................................................35