OpenCable Software and Hardware Set-top Box Standards

General familiarity of digital television and interactive TV technologies.

Employees working in the cable, satellite or terrestrial TV industries, multimedia and advertising agencies who wish to gain a fundamental understanding of digital television, including TV producers, cable TV executives, marketing managers, and sales personnel.

From explaining the features of an advanced OpenCable compliant set-top box to describing the OCAP software system this program helps cable TV professionals to keep up to date with ongoing developments in the cable industry. The OpenCable Software and Hardware Set-top Box Standards online program is approximately 10 hours in duration and comprises of following online courses.

After taking this course, the student should be able to

1. List and explain the different categories of CableLabs hardware devices.

2. Explain the hardware components involved in processing TV signals within a CableLabs based device.

3. List and describe the features of an advanced OpenCable compliant set-top box.

4. List and describe the features of OCAP.

5. Provide and overview of the OCAP software system.

Test, and discovery questions