Terms; Vendors - LG L15V26 Training Manual

CABLECARD
• DCR TV can receive:
* Off-air HD/HD through cable
* Off-air/Cable Analog & Digital
• But, DCR TV doesn't support:
* VOD, Impulse PPV
* EPG service provided by MSO

TERMS

CEA: Consumer Electronics Association
NCTA: National Cable & Telecommunications Association
POD: Point-Of-Deployment
UDCP: Uni-Directional Cable Product, UDRD : Uni-Directional Receiving Device
DCR: Digital Cable Ready
PICS: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statements
ATP: Acceptance Test Plan
PPV: Pay Per View
Off-air: Terrestrial retransmission through cable
Inband tuner: FAT tuner
OOB tuner: FDC tuner
CA: Conditional Access
CP: Copy Protection
OOB: Out Of Band
RDC: Reverse Data Channel
OOB: Out of Band
FDC: Forward Data Channel
FAT: Forward Application Transport
PSI: Program Service Information
SI: Service Information
Clear channel: Any channel that is not scrambled or encripted. Thus the customer will be able
to recieve these channels with only basic cable service.
Scrambled/Encripted Channels: Channels that are scrambled or encripted and require additional
equipment to recieve these channels. EX: Cablecard or cable box.

VENDORS

• CableCARD (POD) vendors:
Motorola, Scientific Atlanta, SCM/NDS
• Cable HeadEnd vendors:
Motorola, Scientific Atlanta, Harmonic
• Cable MSO (Multiple System Operators)
Comcast, Time Warner, Charter, Cox, Adelphia, Bright House, Mediacom, Insight, CSC Holdings,
Cable One, Advance/Newhouse, etc.
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