IEEE 1394-cable´s home digital network interface of choice

Author

Kar, M.L. ; Prodan, R.S. ; Chelehmal, M.

Author_Institution

Cable Telev. Labs., Louisville, CO, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

22-24 June 1999

Firstpage

34

Lastpage

35

Abstract

The OpenCable set-top terminal will serve as the gateway to the cable network´s programs and services, including support for digital SDTV and HDTV on cable. The OpenCable set-top initiative has selected the versatile IEEE 1394 high-performance serial bus as the bridge between the diversity of applications delivered to the cable set-top and consumer electronic devices such as television receivers. The set of requirements for the set-top to digital television (DTV) interface are described. The implementation of these requirements embodied in the OpenCable interface design are presented.

Keywords

cable television; consumer electronics; digital television; high definition television; network interfaces; system buses; DTV interface; IEEE 1394 high-performance serial bus; OpenCable interface design; OpenCable set-top terminal; cable home digital network interface; cable network programs; cable network services; consumer electronic devices; digital HDTV; digital SDTV; digital television interface; gateway; television receivers; Bit rate; Bridges; Cable TV; Coaxial cables; Consumer electronics; Digital TV; HDTV; Network interfaces; TV receivers; US Department of Transportation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Consumer Electronics, 1999. ICCE. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5123-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCE.1999.785156

Filename

785156