standards annual report

STANDARDSANNUAL REPORTJ A N U A R Y – D E C E M B E R , 2 0 0 8

Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers

Looking Forward

In 2008, the SCTE Standards Program once again turned in a solid performance. Asdocumented in the Program Activities section of this report, 2008 was a good year—reaching new highs for the number of technical standards and the number of members.But, 2008 was also a year in which we saw the beginning of significant change that willhave an impact well into the future. At the end of the year, we met our new president/CEO,Mark Dzuban, and while his background is considerably different from his predecessor’s,his commitment to excellence in technology and standards is solid and will be a sourceof strength going forward in a world where the state of financial health continues to decline.

In addition to the financial situation, we face the usual challenges in 2009—consolidation,resource limitations, and convergence in a variety of areas. It’s my hope and expectationthat the companies in the cable industry will continue to support the standards programbecause it has demonstrated the ability to produce solutions that support the bottom lineof the industry. I think these are the most significant things we will see in 2009:

• Industry consolidation will continue. As existing members are acquired by othermembers, we will need to reach out to new companies with standards in newtechnology areas to keep the program healthy.

• Similarly, in response to broader concerns in the existing community, we will beinvestigating standardization in areas not previously part of the SCTE portfolio.This could include OSS and other related functions as experts from beyond thecore engineering departments of MSOs see the value of standards.

• Technology consolidation also will continue. As the companies in the various mediadelivery systems (cable, telco, satellite, and Internet) utilize the same technologies toaccomplish the same or similar things, there will be an increasing need to work withstandards organizations in other industry sectors to avoid duplication and incompatibility.We have done this in the past, most notably with CEA; but we can expect to bedoing a lot more of it in the future. Such relationships will be productive but will needcareful management.

• We will be paying more attention to Recommended Practices—educational informationrather than proscriptive technical solutions.

• We will provide better service in response to competition by other standardsorganizations. We are proud of our program, and the introduction of the new Kavidatabase system for document and ballot management will make it even better.We also will rely even more on our excellent working relationship with CableLabs®.

• Finally, there are two areas where the impact may be huge or non-existent—the futureis cloudy at this time. First, intellectual property rights are a growing aspect of all high-tech standards, and this may be the year when IPR becomes a big issue…or not.Second, international standardization is also a question mark, when some companieswant worldwide compatibility and others are happy with differentiated markets. Changesare coming in ITU and IEC, and it remains to be seen how those will affect our world.

2008 was a good year, and I expect 2009 to be one also despite the many challenges.The cable industry has demonstrated that it can meet those challenges through theoutstanding commitment and competence of the many volunteers that populate ourstandards program and the other parts of SCTE. I see no reason why 2009 should notbe even more successful than past years.

Stephen P. OksalaSCTE Vice President, Standards

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CHALLENGES

The SCTE Standards Program is dedicatedto providing standards to help the cabletelecommunications industry prosper. SCTEstandards cover a wide range of industryneeds from F-connectors to protocols forhigh-speed data access over cable anddigital program insertion. For example,several of SCTE’s digital video standardswere selected as the core of the “plug andplay” agreement between cable operatorsand consumer electronic manufacturers.

Accredited by the American NationalStandards Institute (ANSI), SCTE is recognizedby the International Telecommunication Union(ITU) and works in cooperation with theEuropean Telecommunications StandardsInstitute (ETSI).

SCTE’s Standards Program is madepossible thanks to the generous supportof our Standards members (listed on page 8)and our sponsors. Membership is open toany individual or organization willing toparticipate and pay the membership fee.For more information on membershiprequirements, benefits, and fees, visitthe Standards section of the SCTEwebsite at www.scte.org or call800-542-5040.

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1SCTE STANDARDS ANNUAL REPORT January–December, 2008

Contents

Stephen P. OksalaVice President, Standards

In his position as SCTE Vice President of Standards, Steve is responsible for a wide-rangingstandards program for the cable telecommunications industry covering topics from connectorsto cable modems. Prior to joining SCTE at the beginning of 2001, he spent 35 years with theUnisys Corp., including 13 years as director of standards and regulatory compliance. He alsoheld management positions in system design, hardware design, operating systems andlanguages, and applications development.

He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the American National Standards Institutesince 1990, and he was a Vice Chairman of the Board from 2002 through 2007. He chairs theBoard’s Conformity Assessment Policy Committee, which is responsible for ANSI’s accreditationprograms and international conformity assessment standards work, and he is a member of theIntellectual Property Rights Policy Committee. He was the 1999 recipient of the ANSI EdwardLohse medal for standardization in Information Technology and has twice won awards (first placein 1996 and second place in 2000) in the World Standards Day paper contest. He has testifiedbefore Congress on several occasions on the subject of standards and conformity assessmentand the role of government in these processes.

Steve holds a BSEE from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Wayne State University.

Thomas RussellDirector of Standards

Thomas Russell became SCTE Director of Standards at the beginning of 2004. Tom waspreviously a broadband and technology consultant as principal of TTM Development Co.He has an extensive background in both broadband access and consumer electronics fromprevious engineering and marketing positions at companies such as Philips Broadband,Thomson Consumer Electronics, and OnePath Networks. His past standards developmentactivities include contributor and leadership roles in the telco industry.

Tom provides primary administration of SCTE’s Digital Video (DVS), Hybrid Management Sub-layer(HMS) and Emergency Alert Systems (EAS) subcommittees, along with technology expertiseacross the entire SCTE Standards Program.

He has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Syracuse University and an associate’sdegree in electrical technology from Suffolk Community College.

Rebecca QuartapellaStandards Administrator Assistant

Rebecca Quartapella joined the SCTE staff in June 2007 as Standards Administrator Assistant.She attended Bob Jones University for a year and a half. She is now pursuing a degree onlinethrough the University of Phoenix, majoring in marketing. She brings several years of medicaloffice work experience extending back to her high school days. Her main SCTE responsibilityis to assist with balloting work for the standards development subcommittees.

2008 Program ActivitiesThe SCTE Standards Program

Year in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Letter from Charlie KennamerA Call to Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Engineering CommitteeLeading the Way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

SubcommitteesSCTE’s First Line of Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

MembersCollaborating for Industry Advancement . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

PicturesSome of our face-to-face

meetings and collaborations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Approved StandardsMeeting and surpassing

the needs of the cable industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13

SCTE STANDARDS STAFF

2008 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES


In 2008, the ANSI-accredited SCTE StandardsProgram had a solid year of accomplishments.As shown in the Approval Action chart, the magicnumber was 51; the SCTE Engineering Committeeapproved 51 documents as SCTE standards, thesubcommittees approved the same number, and51 SCTE standards were approved as AmericanNational Standards by the American NationalStandards Institute (ANSI). While these numberswere down slightly from the record year of 2007,they still represent solid performance andcontinuing support by the cable industry forthe SCTE Standards Program.

At the beginning of 2008, we had 192 SCTEstandards, 183 of which were approved asAmerican National Standards by ANSI. Weadded 24 new standards in 2008, an increaseof 13 percent so that as of December 31, 2008,we had 216.We finished the year with 203 ANSI-approved standards, an increase of 11 percentover the 2007 year-end number.

Membership also grew.We ended the yearwith 162 organizational members, an increaseof 9 percent in 2008. Although consolidationcontinues in the industry (acquisition by anothermember was the most frequently cited reasonfor dropping out), new companies interested inadvanced advertising technologies, new networkmonitoring protocols, and increased use of fiberin the cable network resulted in good membershipgrowth based on continuing program relevance.

As a service to our standards members, the SCTEStandards Secretariat Staff continued to providethe quarterly SCTE Standards Bulletin and theSCTE Standards Annual Report. The industry alsowas served by SCTE’s Standards Action Notice,which provides the opportunity for anyoneinterested to sign up for free e-mail announcementsof approvals and new projects. At the end of 2008,this service was being provided to 383 people,up from 361 in 2007. Our website continued toreceive a lot of attention, with around 33,000downloads of individual standards per month,comparable to 2007. As in 2007, the most popularstandards were the DOCSIS® standards, includingthe newly approved DOCSIS® 3.0 series. Theywere followed by regular Top 10 standards.

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SCTE 55-2, Digital Broadband DeliverySystem: Out of Band Transport Part 2: Mode B

SCTE 28, Host-POD Interface

SCTE 07, Digital Video Transmission Standardfor Cable Television

SCTE 40, Digital Cable NetworkInterface Standard

SCTE 87-1, Graphic Symbols for CableTelecommunications Part 1: HFC Symbols

and three of the new advanced advertisingstandards from the series, SCTE 130,Digital Program Insertion—AdvertisingSystems Interfaces.

The SCTE Excellence in Standards Award programcontinued in 2008, recognizing valuable workof the volunteer technical professionals, withoutwhom there would be no standards program.The 2008 recipient was Kevin Gantt ofCommScope. Kevin has been a key contributorto the Interface Practices Subcommittee (IPS) formany years and is the author of numerous SCTEstandards—most recently the revision of SCTE 10,Test Method for Flexible Coaxial Cable ImpactTest. During 2008, he also was appointed to thepost of vice chair of IPS.

SCTE staff remained active in ANSI and otherexternal standards activities. Steve Oksala finishedhis term as vice chairman of the ANSI Board andis now chairman of ANSI’s Conformity AssessmentPolicy Committee; he remains on the board andits Executive Committee. Steve also continued inhis role on the U.S. Technical Advisory Group forIEC TC 100, which is responsible for internationalcable standards. Tom Russell represents SCTE inthe ANSI Organizational Member Forum as wellas the committees on cable and digital video atthe Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). BothSteve and Tom closely follow the activities of theAdvanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC).

Committees and SubcommitteesThe committees, subcommittees, and their workinggroups are the most important part of the SCTEstandards development process. This is wheretechnical experts from member companies worktogether to reach consensus and produce thehigh-quality standards for which SCTE is known.They meet face to face up to four times a year atindustry trade shows (the SCTE Conference onEmerging Technologies®, SCTE Cable-Tec Expo®,the NCTA national show, and the CableLabs®

summer and winter meetings) as well as atseparate meetings across North America. However,most of the real technical work is conductedthrough the use of teleconferencing and e-mail

discussion lists. The participants propose, discuss,and revise documents individually or throughdocument drafting groups; regular teleconferencesmay occur as frequently as once a week.

The following text details the accomplishments ofthose groups during 2008 and the areas that theyintend to pursue in 2009.

Cable Applications PlatformSubcommittee (CAP)The CAP Subcommittee did not meet in 2008.Withthe importance of tru2wayTM to the cable industry,the committee expects to meet in 2009 to updateexisting standards and approve new ones.

Chairman’s International AdvisoryCommittee (CIAC)CIAC advises the SCTE Engineering Committeeon international standards activities, primarily thework of International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC) Technical Committee 100, Audio, Videoand Multimedia Systems and Equipment and itsTechnical Areas, TA 4, Digital system interfacesand protocols and TA 5, Cable networks fortelevision signals, sound signals and interactiveservices. SCTE is a member of the U.S. TechnicalAdvisory Group (TAG), which represents the UnitedStates in TC 100. Steve Oksala of SCTE is thedeputy technical advisor for the TAG, responsiblefor U.S. positions on TA 5 matters.

The CIAC also reviews documents from IEC TC 46,Cables, wires, waveguides, R.F. connectors,R.F. and microwave passive components andaccessories and its Subcommittees, SC 46A,Coaxial cables and SC 46F, RF and microwavepassive components, to ensure that the cableindustry is aware of any issues arising inthese areas.

During 2008, CIAC reviewed 244 documents,an almost 50 percent increase over 2007, andrecommended SCTE positions on 59 differentstandards approvals and new projects, an increaseof 16 percent.

Data Standards Subcommittee (DSS)The Data Standards Subcommittee (DSS)completed the release of the basic DOCSIS® 3.0standards: SCTE 135-1, DOCSIS 3.0 Part 1:Physical Layer Specification; SCTE 135-2,DOCSIS 3.0 Part 2: MAC and Upper LayerProtocols; SCTE 135-3, DOCSIS 3.0 Part 3:Security Services; and a revision to the previously

Standards Approved

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2008 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

released SCTE 135-4, DOCSIS 3.0 Part 4:Operations Support System Interface. Also newlyissued was the first of the Multimedia standards,SCTE 159-1,Multimedia Application and ServicePart 1: IP Cablecom Multimedia.

In 2009, DSS plans to approve a major revisionof SCTE 24, IPCablecom 1.0 and to issueIPCablecom 1.5. Other likely activities includerevisions of the Modular Headend Architecturestandards (SCTE 137, 139, and 141) and otherrelated DOCSIS® standards.

Digital Video Subcommittee (DVS)The major output for the Digital VideoSubcommittee in 2008 was the completionof the first four parts of the advanced advertisingstandard: SCTE 130-1, Digital Program Insertion—Advertising Systems Interfaces Part 1:Advertising Systems Overview; SCTE 130-2,Digital Program Insertion—Advertising SystemsInterfaces Part 2: Core Messaging and DataTypes; SCTE 130-3, Digital Program Insertion—Advertising Systems Interfaces Part 3: AdManagement Service (ADM) and Ad DecisionService (ADS); and SCTE 130-4, Digital ProgramInsertion—Advertising Systems Interfaces Part 4:Content Information Service. These standardsform the basis for new advertising technologies inthe cable industry, including the work being doneby Canoe Ventures. DVS also approved SCTE 157,VC-1 Video Systems and Transport Constraintsfor Cable Television to complement SCTE 128,AVC Video Systems and Transport Constraintsfor Cable Television, which was revised in 2008.These two standards cover the major datacompression schemes in use by the industry.

DVS also completed revisions of SCTE 42, IPMulticast for Digital MPEG Networks; SCTE 52,Data Encryption Standard—Cipher BlockChaining Packet Encryption Specification; SCTE53,Methods for Asynchronous Data ServicesTransport; SCTE 55-2, Digital Broadband DeliverySystem: Out of Band Transport Part 2: Mode B;and SCTE 65, Service Information DeliveredOut-of-Band for Digital Cable Television.

In 2009, DVS will concentrate on the completionof the remaining four parts of SCTE 130 and plansrevisions of a number of key standards—amongthem, SCTE 40, Digital Cable Network InterfaceStandard—that are core to cable networks andhave reached their five-year anniversaries. DVSalso will be investigating the standardization needs

associated with the introduction of 3D contentin cable networks.

Emergency Alert SystemsSubcommittee (EAS)The EAS Subcommittee provides analysis andsupport for the state and federal EmergencyAlert System and monitors rulemaking activitieswithin the FCC and other authorities. The EASmet in 2008 to discuss issues with the EASsystem, recommendations from the U.S.government’s Media Security and ReliabilityCommittee (MSRC), the AMBER alert system,and franchise-required alerting.

In 2009, EAS will consider adoption of aRecommended Practice related to MSRC andwill review new technology such as the OASISalerting system as well as any actions the FCCmay take.

HFC Management Subcommittee (HMS)(Formerly called Hybrid ManagementSub-Layer Subcommittee)HMS also approved a major new standards seriesin 2008 that provides standardized data structuresfor the management of headend digital videodevices. The series includes SCTE 154-1,SCTE-HMS-HE-DV-COMMON-MIB ManagementInformation Base (MIB) Definition; SCTE 154-2,SCTE-HMS-QAM-MIB Management InformationBase (MIB) Definition; SCTE 154-3, SCTE-HMS-MPEG-ENCODER-MIB Management InformationBase (MIB) Definition; SCTE 154-4,MPEGManagement Information Base; andSCTE 154-5, Textual Conventions ManagementInformation Base.

HMS also revised a number of standards thathad reached their five-year anniversary, includinginternationally adopted (as IEC 60728-7-1 and -2,respectively) SCTE 25-1, Hybrid Fiber CoaxOutside Plant Status Monitoring—Physical (PHY)Layer Specification v1 and SCTE 25-2, HybridFiber Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring—Media Access Control (MAC) Layer Specificationv1.0. Also revised were SCTE 37, HybridFiber/Coax Outside Plant Status MonitoringSCTE-HMS-Roots Management Information Base(MIB) Definition; SCTE 38-3, Hybrid Fiber/CoaxOutside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-COMMON-MIB Management Information Base(MIB) Definition; SCTE 38-5, Hybrid Fiber/CoaxOutside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-FIBERNODE-MIB Management Information Base

(MIB) Definition; SCTE 38-7, Hybrid Fiber/CoaxOutside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-Transponder-Interface-Bus (TIB)-MIBManagement Information Base; and SCTE 38-11,HMS Headend Management Information Base(MIB) SCTE-HMS-HEADENDIDENT-MIB.

In 2009, HMS will be concentrating on twoadditional parts for SCTE 154 and a seven-partstandard currently designated as HMS 168,End-to-End Multimedia Network ManagementArchitecture. Additional HMS standards will reachtheir fifth anniversary and will be revised, includingadditional parts of SCTE 38 and multiple-partstandards SCTE 83, 84, 85, and 94.

Interface Practices Subcommittee (IPS)In 2008, the Interface Practices Subcommittee(IPS) approved 11 new standards: SCTE 145,Test Method for Second Harmonic Distortion ofPassives Using a Single Carrier; SCTE 146,Outdoor “F” Female to “F” Female Inline Splice;SCTE 147, Specification for 75 ohm, InlineAttenuators; SCTE 148, Specification for Male “F”Terminator, 75 ohm; SCTE 149, Test Method forWithstanding Tightening Torque—“F” Female;SCTE 150, Preparing a Line ExtenderSpecification; SCTE 151,Mechanical, Electrical,and Environmental Requirements for RF Trapsand Filters; SCTE 152, Test Method for ContactResistance Measurement of Mainline PlugInterface; SCTE 153, Drop Passives: Splittersand Couplers; SCTE 155, Indoor “F” Femaleto “F” Female Inline Splice; and SCTE 156,Recommended Mainline Plug (Male) to CableInterface Specification. IPS also approvedrevisions to SCTE 03, 05, 10, 48-2, 63, 66,68, 71, 87-1, and 96.

Looking forward, IPS will concentrate on the RFover Glass (RFoG) program; initial standards areexpected by the end of 2009. IPS also plans tocomplete the guidance for the National ElectricalCode® and several other Recommended Practices.

SummaryThe management of the SCTE StandardsProgram at both the Engineering Committeeand Subcommittee levels continues to provide thenecessary leadership, and the technical volunteersin all of the Subcommittees continue to meettheir objectives. We have a solid work programfocused on the technologies that the cabletelecommunications industry needs, and we expect2009, as previous years, to be very productive.


The cable industry is increasingly reliant upon the technical and financial benefitsof standards, and as the official standards development organization for the cableindustry, SCTE provides a tremendous benefit to cable operators and to cableindustry suppliers.

For example, advanced interactive advertising depends heavily upon the DVS-130work that should be completed this year, RF over Glass standardization willundoubtedly pay off in the future, and the recently kicked-off investigation into3D content delivery could play a major role in enabling a new service tocable customers.

New technical recommended practices also will be developed this year, bringingadditional value to the industry from the SCTE Standards Program.

Today, the SCTE Standards Program is healthy, vibrant, and growing. Ensuring thesame in the future requires that industry organizations remain or become programmembers and that individual SCTE members continue to volunteer in substantialnumbers to perform the real work that makes the program successful.

If your company is not a Standards Program member, please consider joining.If you are not active in standards development today, please consider becominginvolved. There is no shortage of work that needs to be completed and proposed,and the collaborative, consensus nature of our ANSI-accredited program shinesbest when all parties affected by the various standards initiatives take an interestand involve themselves in the technical standards process.

The SCTE Standards Program is tied to the success of our industry more thanever because the program is facilitating critical interoperability for an exciting,growing array of converging and emerging technologies.

I sincerely thank the companies and individuals now participating in our greatprogram and, of course, Steve Oksala and his staff for the excellent work theydo for us every day!

Charlie KennamerChair, SCTE Engineering Committeeand VP Engineering,Standards & Industry AffairsComcast Cable Communications


ENGINEERING COMMITTEE MESSAGE

SCTE ENGINEERING COMMITTEE

The Engineering Committeeis responsible for all standardsand recommended practicesactivities of the Society. Anycommittees, subcommittees,and working groups or taskforces necessary for standardsand practices developmentwill report to the EngineeringCommittee.

Charter:

ChairmanCharlie KennamerComcast Cable Communications

Mark AlrutzCommScope, Inc.

Terry W. BushTrilithic, Inc.

Alex BalanderCharter Communications, Inc.

Nicholas F. Hamilton-PiercyRogers Cable Communications Inc.

Steven C. JohnsonJohnson Telecom

Richard ProdanBroadcom Corporation

Ray Thomas

Andrew Scott (Advisor)NCTA

Kenneth Williams, Jr.Cox Communications, Inc.


The SCTE Standards Programis conducted by technicalsubcommittees. These are theconsensus bodies for standardsdevelopment. The overallprogram is supervised by theEngineering Committee of theSCTE Board of Directors.

SCTE’s First Line ofOffense: Subcommittees

SCTE ENGINEERING SUBCOMMITTEES

ChairmanJean-Pol ZundelComcast Cable Communications

ChairmanDavid FellowsComcast Cable Communications


Cable Applications Platform(CAP) Subcommittee

Data StandardsSubcommittee (DSS)

Charter:To explore the need for SCTEinvolvement in the development ofstandards for applications platformthrough coordination with NCTA,FCC, and other related organizations.

Charter:DSS develops standards for thedelivery of digital services for highspeed data, Voice over InternetProtocol, and television using InternetProtocol over cable networks.

ChairmanPaul J. Hearty, Ph.D.Ryerson University

Digital VideoSubcommittee (DVS)

Emergency Alert Systems(EAS) Subcommittee

Charter:DVS identifies requirements anddevelops standards for the designand operation of systems fordelivery of video, audio, andassociated data for the CableIndustry, coordinating as necessarywith organizations such as ATSC,CEA, SMPTE, NCTA, andCableLabs®.

Charter:To provide technical expertise andliaison to the Cable Industry andother interested parties regardingEmergency Alert Systems.

ChairmanHung NguyenTime Warner Cable

Hybrid Management Sub-layer(HMS) Subcommittee

Interface PracticesSubcommittee (IPS)

Charter:The HFC ManagementSubcommittee (HMS) developsmonitoring standards andrecommended practices used inHybrid Fiber/Coax networksincluding end-to-end multimediaquality of service and MIB attributesfor headend and outside plantequipment.

Charter:IPS develops standards for cables,connectors, active and passiveequipment used in broadbandcommunications systems.

ChairmanBrian James, P.E.Brian James Associates

ChairmanArt LeiseyTrilithic, Inc.

SCTE STANDARDS MEMBERS


Accenture LTDACI Communications, Inc.ActiveVideo Networks, Inc.ADC Telecommunications, Inc.AdlinkAdsVantageAdtec DigitalAlcatel-LucentAlloptic, Inc.Alpha Technologies, Inc.Alphion CorporationAM Networks, Inc.Amagi Technologies Pvt. Ltd.American Cable AssociationAntronixApplied Optoelectronics, Inc.ARRIS Group, Inc.Aurora NetworksBelden Inc.BIAP, Inc.BICSIBigBand Networks, Inc.BKtel communications GmbHBlack Arrow/DiMA GroupBlonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.Brian James AssociatesBright House NetworksBright Sky HoldingsBroadcom CorporationBroadLogic Network TechnologiesCable ONE, Inc.Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs)CableServ Inc.Cablevision Systems CorporationCalix NetworksCanoe Ventures, LLCCBS CorporationCharter Communications, Inc.Cisco Systems, Inc.Combined Conditional Access and Development LLCComcast Cable CommunicationsCommScope, Inc.ComSonics, Inc.Concurrent Computer CorporationConsumer Electronics Association (CEA)Corning IncorporatedCox Communications, Inc.Discovery Communications, Inc.Dolby Laboratories, Inc.Draka CommunicationsEchoStar CorporationEgret Technologies, Inc.EGTElectroline Equipment Inc.Emerson Network Power Connectivity SolutionsEnablence Technologies Inc.

Ensequence Inc.Fabrix.TVFront Porch, Inc.Galvan Industries, Inc.GCI Communications Inc.Google Inc.Grab Networks, Inc.Hamilton Technologies Inc.Harmonic Inc.Harris CorporationHillcrest LabsHitachi, Ltd.Holland Electronics, LLCHubbell IncorporatedICM CorporationImagine CommunicationsIMAKE Software & Services, Inc.IneoQuest Technologies, Inc.Insight Communications Company, Inc.Integrated Cable ServicesINVIDI Technologies CorporationITS/ETL Testing LabsJapan Cable LaboratoriesJuniper Networks, Inc.justAd.TV LtdJVC AmericasKinsman Design Associates LLCKNOLOGY, Inc.Lode Data CorporationMarvell Technology Group Ltd.Matrix Test Equipment IncorporatedMediacom Communications CorporationMicrosoft Advertiser and Publisher Solutions (Atlas)Microtune, Inc.MidAtlantic ConsultingMitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc.Mixed Signals, Inc.Monroe Electronics, Inc.Motorola, Inc.MultilinkNagravisionNational Association of Broadcasters (NAB)NCTANDS Group plcNTIA/ITSOpenetOpenTV Corp.Pace AmericaPacific Broadband NetworksPacket Vision Ltd.PanasonicPangrac & Associates Development, Inc.PCT International, Inc.Philips Consumer ElectronicsPhoenix Broadband Technologies, LLCPMC-Sierra, Inc.

PPCPremier Retail NetworksRGB NetworksRogers Communications Inc.Ryerson UniversitySalira Systems, Inc.Samsung Information Systems America, Inc. (SISA)Scopus Video NetworksSeaChange International, Inc.Sharp Labs of AmericaSigma Designs, Inc.Sigma Systems Canada Inc.SintecMediaSmarDTVSONY CorporationSuddenlink CommunicationsSunrise Telecom IncorporatedSymmetricom, Inc.TAG NetworksTaikan Company, Inc.TANDBERG TelevisionTDVision Systems, Inc.TechnetixTechnology, Patents & Licensing, Inc.Telecom & Technology PolicyThe Nielsen Company B.V. (Nielsen Media Research)This Technology LLCThomas & Betts CorporationThomsonTime Warner Inc.Times Fiber Communications, Inc.Tollgrade Communications, Inc.TransVideo, Inc.TriAccess Technologies, Inc.Trilithic, Inc.Triveni Digital, Inc.TVN Entertainment CorporationTVWorksUniSoft CorporationUpdateLogic IncorporatedVecima Networks Inc.VeriVue, Inc.Victor BlakeVisible WorldVyyo Inc.Wegener CorporationWilliams Communications Inc.WISI Communications GmbH & Co. KG (WISI)Zenith Electronics CorporationZoran Corporation

Our thanks to the SCTE Standards Members


Charlie Kennamer (left),chair of the SCTE EngineeringCommittee, presentedthe 2008 SCTE Excellencein Standards Award toKevin Gantt (right) ofCommScope at SCTE Cable-TecExpo® in June 2008 inPhiladelphia. Kevin earnedthe award with his lengthyservice on the SCTE InterfacePractices Subcommittee (IPS)and his authorship of manyof the core IPS standards.

The SCTE Interface Practices Subcommittee (IPS) convened in suburban Philadelphianear SCTE headquarters in March 2008. Beyond conducting their normal businessof cable, connector, device, and operational standards development during thismeeting, IPS participants initiated their work on SCTE’s new RF over Glass (RFoG)standardization program, making significant progress.

APPROVED STANDARDS 2008

Standards approved in 2008 are bold and blue.


ANSI/SCTE 01 2006 Specification for “F” Port, Female, OutdoorANSI/SCTE 02 2006 Specification for “F” Port, Female, IndoorANSI/SCTE 03 2008 Test Method for Coaxial Cable Structural Return LossANSI/SCTE 04 2007 Test Method for “F” Connector Return LossANSI/SCTE 05 2008 Revision: Test Method for “F” Connector Return Loss In-Line PairANSI/SCTE 06 2004 Composite Distortion Measurements (CSO & CTB)ANSI/SCTE 07 2006 Digital Transmission Standard For Cable TelevisionANSI/SCTE 09 2005 Test Method for Cold BendANSI/SCTE 10 2008 Test Method for Flexible Coaxial Cable ImpactANSI/SCTE 11 2006 Test Method for Aerial Cable Corrosion Protection FlowANSI/SCTE 12 2006 Test Method for Center Conductor Bond to Dielectric for Trunk, Feeder and Distribution Coaxial CablesANSI/SCTE 13 2006 Dielectric Air Leakage Test Method For Trunk, Feeder and Distribution Coaxial CableANSI/SCTE 14 2006 Test Method for Hex Crimp Tool Verification/CalibrationANSI/SCTE 15 2006 Specification for Trunk, Feeder and Distribution Coaxial CableANSI/SCTE 16 2007 Test Procedure for Hum ModulationANSI/SCTE 17 2007 Test Procedure for Carrier to Noise (C/N, CCN, CIN, CTN)ANSI/SCTE 18 2007 Emergency Alert Messaging for CableANSI/SCTE 19 2006 Methods for Isochronous Data Services TransportANSI/SCTE 20 2004 Methods for Carriage of Closed Captions and Non-Real Time Sampled VideoANSI/SCTE 21 2006 Standard for Carriage of NTSC VBI Data in Cable Digital Transport StreamsANSI/SCTE 22-1 2007 Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification DOCSIS 1.0 Radio Frequency Interface (RFI)ANSI/SCTE 22-2 2007 Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification DOCSIS 1.0 Baseline Privacy Interface (BPI)ANSI/SCTE 22-3 2007 Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification DOCSIS 1.0 Operations Support System Interface (OSSI)ANSI/SCTE 23-1 2005 DOCSIS 1.1 Part 1: Radio Frequency InterfaceANSI/SCTE 23-2 2007 DOCSIS 1.1 Part 2: Baseline Privacy Plus InterfaceANSI/SCTE 23-3 2005 DOCSIS 1.1 Part 3: Operations Support System InterfaceANSI/SCTE 24-1 2006 IPCablecom 1.0 Part 1: Architectural Framework for the Delivery of Time Critical Services Over Cable Television Networks

Using Cable ModemsANSI/SCTE 24-2 2006 IPCablecom 1.0 Part 2: Audio Codec Requirements for the Provision of Bi-directional Audio Service Over Cable Television

Networks Using Cable ModemsANSI/SCTE 24-3 2006 IPCablecom Part 3: Network Call Signaling Protocol for the Delivery of Time-Critical Services Over Cable Television Using

Data ModemsANSI/SCTE 24-4 2006 IPCablecom Part 4: Dynamic Quality of Service for the Provision of Real-Time Services Over Cable Television Networks

Using Cable ModemsANSI/SCTE 24-5 2006 IPCablecom Part 5: Media Terminal Adapter (MTA) Device Provisioning Requirements for the Delivery of Real-Time Services

Over Cable Television Using Cable ModemsANSI/SCTE 24-6 2006 IPCablecom Part 6: IPCablecom Management Information Base (MIB) FrameworkANSI/SCTE 24-7 2006 IPCablecom Part 7: Media Terminal Adapter (MTA) Management Information Base (MIB) RequirementsANSI/SCTE 24-8 2006 IPCablecom Part 8: Signaling Management Information Base (MIB) RequirementsANSI/SCTE 24-9 2006 IPCablecom Part 9: Event Message RequirementsANSI/SCTE 24-10 2006 IPCablecom Part 10: Security SpecificationANSI/SCTE 24-11 2006 IPCablecom Part 11: Internet Signaling Transport Protocol (ISTP)ANSI/SCTE 24-12 2006 IPCablecom Part 12: Trunking Gateway Control Protocol (TGCP)ANSI/SCTE 24-13 2006 IPCablecom Part 13: Electronic Surveillance StandardANSI/SCTE 24-14 2007 IPCablecom 1.5 Embedded MTA Analog Interface and PoweringANSI/SCTE 24-16 2007 IPCablecom 1.5 Management Event MechanismANSI/SCTE 24-17 2007 IPCablecom 1.5 Audio Server ProtocolANSI/SCTE 24-18 2004 IPCablecom CMS to CMS SignalingANSI/SCTE 24-19 2004 IPCablecom CMS Subscriber Provisioning SpecificationANSI/SCTE 24-20 2005 Requirements for Preferential Telecommunications over IPCablecom NetworksANSI/SCTE 24-21 2006 BV16 Speech Codec Specification for Voice over IP Applications in Cable TelephonyANSI/SCTE 24-22 2007 iLBCv2.0 Speech Codec Specification for Voice over IP Applications in Cable TelephonyANSI/SCTE 24-23 2007 BV32 Speech Codec Specification for Voice over IP Applications in Cable TelephonyANSI/SCTE 25-1 2008 Hybrid Fiber Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring–Physical (PHY) Layer Specification v1ANSI/SCTE 25-2 2008 Hybrid Fiber Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring–Media Access Control (MAC) Layer Specification v1.0ANSI/SCTE 25-3 2005 Hybrid Fiber Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring–Power Supply to Transponder Interface Bus (PSTIB) Specification v1.1ANSI/SCTE 26 2004 Home Digital Network Interface Specification with Copy Protection


ANSI/SCTE 27 2003 Subtitling Methods for Broadcast CableANSI/SCTE 28 2006 Host-POD Interface StandardANSI/SCTE 29 2007 Torque Requirements for Bond Wire Penetration of Bonding Set ScrewANSI/SCTE 30 2006 Digital Program Insertion Splicing APIANSI/SCTE 31 2007 Test Method for Measuring Diameter Over CoreANSI/SCTE 32 2006 Ampacity of Coaxial Telecommunications CablesANSI/SCTE 33 2002 Test Method for Diameter of Drop CableANSI/SCTE 34 2002 Test Method for Cored Depth VerificationANSI/SCTE 35 2007 Digital Program Insertion Cueing Message for CableANSI/SCTE 36 2007 SCTE-ROOT Management Information Base (MIB) DefinitionsANSI/SCTE 37 2008 Hybrid Fiber/Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-Roots Management Information Base (MIB) DefinitionANSI/SCTE 38-1 2004 Hybrid Fiber/Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-PROPERTY-MIB Management Information Base (MIB) DefinitionANSI/SCTE 38-2 2005 Hybrid Fiber/Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-ALARMS-MIB Management Information Base (MIB) DefinitionSCTE 38-3 2008 Hybrid Fiber/Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-COMMON-MIB Management Information Base (MIB)

DefinitionANSI/SCTE 38-4 2006 Hybrid Fiber/Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-PS-MIB Management Information Base (MIB) DefinitionSCTE 38-5 2008 Hybrid Fiber/Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-FIBERNODE-MIB Management Information Base (MIB)

DefinitionANSI/SCTE 38-6 2006 Hybrid Fiber/Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring-SCTE-HMS-GEN-MIB Management Information Base (MIB) DefinitionSCTE 38-7 2008 Hybrid Fiber/Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-Transponder-Interface-Bus (TIB)-MIB Management

Information Base (MIB) DefinitionANSI/SCTE 38-8 2002 Hybrid Fiber/Coax Outside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-DOWNLOAD-MIB Management Information Base (MIB) DefinitionANSI/SCTE 38-10 2003 Outside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-RF-AMPLIFIER-MIB Management Information Base (MIB) DefinitionANSI/SCTE 38-11 2008 HMS Headend Management Information Base (MIB) SCTE-HMS-HEADENDIDENT-MIBANSI/SCTE 39 2007 Test Method for Static Minimum Bending Radius for Coaxial Trunk, Feeder and Distribution CablesANSI/SCTE 40 2004 Digital Cable Network Interface StandardANSI/SCTE 41 2004 POD Copy Protection SystemANSI/SCTE 42 2008 IP Multicast for Digital MPEG NetworksANSI/SCTE 43 2005 Digital Video Systems Characteristics Standard for Cable TelevisionANSI/SCTE 44 2005 Test Method for DC Loop ResistanceANSI/SCTE 45 2007 Test Method for Group DelayANSI/SCTE 46 2007 Test Method for AC to DC Power SuppliesANSI/SCTE 47 2007 Test Method for Coaxial Cable AttenuationANSI/SCTE 48-1 2007 Test Method for Measuring Shielding Effectiveness of Passive and Active Devices Using a GTEM CellANSI/SCTE 48-2 2008 Test Procedure for Measuring Relative Shielding Properties of Active and Passive Coaxial Cable Devices Using Agilent

Magnetic Close Field ProbeANSI/SCTE 48-3 2004 Test Procedure for Measuring Shielding Effectiveness of Braided Coaxial Drop Cable Using the GTEM CellANSI/SCTE 49 2007 Test Method for Velocity of PropagationANSI/SCTE 50 2007 Test Procedure for Measuring Regularity of Impedance of Coaxial CableANSI/SCTE 51 2007 Method for Determining Drop Cable Braid CoverageANSI/SCTE 52 2008 Data Encryption Standard–Cipher Block Chaining Packet Encryption SpecificationANSI/SCTE 53 2008 Methods for Asynchronous Data Services TransportANSI/SCTE 54 2006 Digital Video Service Multiplex and Transport System Standard for Cable TelevisionANSI/SCTE 55-1 2002 Digital Broadband Delivery System: Out of Band Transport Part 1: Mode ASCTE 55-2 2008 Digital Broadband Delivery System: Out of Band Transport Part 2: Mode BANSI/SCTE 56 2004 Digital Multiprogram Distribution by SatelliteANSI/SCTE 57 2004 System Information for Satellite Distribution of Digital Television for Cable and MMDSANSI/SCTE 58 2007 AM Cross Modulation MeasurementsANSI/SCTE 59 2007 Test Method for Drop Cable Center Conductor Bond to DielectricANSI/SCTE 60 2004 Test Method for Interface Moisture Migration Double EndedANSI/SCTE 61 2007 Test Method for Jacket Web SeparationANSI/SCTE 62 2007 Measurement Procedure for Noise FigureANSI/SCTE 63 2003 Test Method for Voltage Withstand of Outer JacketANSI/SCTE 65 2008 Service Information Delivered Out-of-Band for Digital Cable TelevisionANSI/SCTE 66 2008 Test Method for Coaxial Cable ImpedanceANSI/SCTE 67 2006 Digital Program Insertion Cueing Message for Cable–Interpretation for SCTE 35ANSI/SCTE 68 2008 Drop Passives: Matching Transformers 75 Ohm to 300 Ohm

APPROVED STANDARDS 2008

Standards approved in 2008 are bold and blue.


ANSI/SCTE 69 2007 Test Method for Moisture Inhibitor Corrosion ResistanceANSI/SCTE 70 2007 Insulation Resistance Megohmmeter MethodANSI/SCTE 71 2008 Specification for Braided, 75 Ohm, Coaxial, Multi-Purpose CableANSI/SCTE 72 2007 Test Method for Axial Load Temperature Cycling of Drop Cable/Connector InterfaceANSI/SCTE 73 2007 Test Method for Insertion Force of Connector to Drop Cable InterfaceANSI/SCTE 74 2004 Specification for Braided 75-Ohm Flexible RF Coaxial Drop CableANSI/SCTE 75 2007 Test Point AccuracyANSI/SCTE 76 2007 Antenna Selector SwitchesANSI/SCTE 77 2007 Specification for Underground Enclosure IntegrityANSI/SCTE 78 2007 Test Method for Transfer ImpedanceANSI/SCTE 79-1 2007 DOCSIS 2.0 Part 1: Radio Frequency InterfaceANSI/SCTE 79-2 2007 Data-Over-Cable Systems 2.0 Operations Support System InterfaceANSI/SCTE 81 2007 Surge Withstand Test ProcedureANSI/SCTE 82 2007 Test Method for Low Frequency and Spurious DisturbancesANSI/SCTE 83-1 2006 HMS Inside Plant Management Information Base (MIB) Part 1: SCTE-HMS-HE-OPTICS-MIBANSI/SCTE 83-3 2004 Hybrid Fiber/Coax Inside Plant Status Monitoring SCTE-HMS-HMTS-MIB ManagementANSI/SCTE 83-4 2004 HMS Common Inside Plant Management Information Base (MIB) SCTE-HMS-HE-RF-MIB Management Information

Base (MIB) DefinitionANSI/SCTE 84-1 2003 HMS Common Inside Plant Management Information Base (MIB) Part 1: SCTE-HMS-HE-COMMON-MIBANSI/SCTE 84-2 2004 HMS Inside Plant Management Information Base (MIB) SCTE-HMS-HE-POWER-SUPPLY-MIBANSI/SCTE 84-3 2004 HMS Inside Plant Management Information Base (MIB) SCTE-HMS-HE-FAN-MIBANSI/SCTE 85-1 2003 HMS HE Optics Management Information Base (MIB) Part 1: SCTE-HMS-HE-OPTICAL-TRANSMITTER-MIBANSI/SCTE 85-2 2003 HMS HE Optics Management Information Base (MIB) Part 2: SCTE-HMS-HE-OPTICAL-RECEIVER-MIBANSI/SCTE 85-3 2004 HMS Inside Plant Management Information Base SCTE-HMS-HE-OPTICAL-AMPLIFIER-MIBANSI/SCTE 85-4 2004 HMS Common Inside Plant Management Information Base (MIB) SCTE-HMS-HE-OPTICAL-SWITCH-MIBANSI/SCTE 86 2005 SCTE Recommended Optical Fiber Cable Types for Outside Plant Trunk and Distribution ApplicationsANSI/SCTE 87-1 2008 Graphic Symbols for Cable Systems Part 1: HFC SymbolsANSI/SCTE 88 2007 Test Methods for Polyethylene Jacket Longitudinal ShrinkageANSI/SCTE 89-1 2004 IPCable2Home Standard Part 1: Cable Home Networking 1.0ANSI/SCTE 89-2 2004 IPCable2Home Standard Part 2: Cable Home Networking 1.1ANSI/SCTE 90-1 2005 SCTE Application Platform Standard OCAP 1.0 ProfileANSI/SCTE 91 2004 Specification for 5/8-24 RF & AC Equipment Port, FemaleANSI/SCTE 92 2007 Specification for 5/8-24 Plug, (Male), Trunk & Distribution ConnectorsANSI/SCTE 93 2007 Test Method for Connector/Cable TwistANSI/SCTE 94-1 2004 HMS Common Inside Plant Management Information Base (MIB) SCTE-HMS-HE-RF-AMP-MIBANSI/SCTE 94-2 2004 HMS Common Inside Plant Management Information Base (MIB) SCTE-HMS-HE-RF-SWITCH-MIBANSI/SCTE 95 2004 HMS Inside Plant HMTS Theory of OperationANSI/SCTE 96 2008 Cable Telecommunications Testing GuidelinesANSI/SCTE 97 2004 Metadata Requirements for Video-On-Demand in Cable NetworksANSI/SCTE 98 2004 Test Method for Withstand Tightening Torque - 'F' MaleANSI/SCTE 99 2004 Test Method for Axial Pull Connector/Drop CableANSI/SCTE 100 2004 Specification for 75 Ohm Smooth Aluminum Subscriber Access CableANSI/SCTE 101 2006 “Mainline” Splice Connector Return LossANSI/SCTE 102 2004 Cable Retention Force Testing of Trunk & Distribution ConnectorsANSI/SCTE 103 2004 Test Method for DC Contact Resistance, Drop Cable to F-Connectors and F81 BarrelsANSI/SCTE 104 2004 Automation System to Compression System Communications Applications Program Interface (API)ANSI/SCTE 105 2005 Uni-Directional Receiving Device Standard for Digital CableANSI/SCTE 106 2007 DOCSIS® Set-Top Gateway (DGS) SpecificationANSI/SCTE 107 2007 Embedded Cable Modem DevicesANSI/SCTE 108 2006 Test Method for Dielectric Withstand of Coaxial CableANSI/SCTE 109 2005 Test Procedures for Common Path Distortion (CPD)ANSI/SCTE 110 2005 Hybrid Fiber Coax outside Plant Status Monitoring: Alternative Power Supply to Transponder Interface Bus (PSTIB)

For HMS TranspondersANSI/SCTE 111 2005 Specification for 5/8-24 Plug, Male AdaptersANSI/SCTE 112 2005 HMS/DOCSIS Transponder for Outside Plant Power SupplyANSI/SCTE 113 2006 HMS Digital Transport Management Information Base SCTE-HMS-HE-DIG-TRANSPORT-MIB


ANSI/SCTE 114 2005 Test Method for Dimensions of Corrugated Subscriber Access CableANSI/SCTE 115 2006 Test Method for Reverse Path (Upstream) Intermodulation Using Two CarriersANSI/SCTE 116 2006 Specification for 5/8-24 Port, Female AdaptersANSI/SCTE 117 2006 Specification for Braided 75 Ohm, Mini-Series Broadband Coaxial CableANSI/SCTE 118-1 2006 Program-Specific Ad Insertion–Data Field Definitions, Functional Overview and Application GuidelinesANSI/SCTE 118-2 2007 Program-Specific Ad Insertion–Content Provider to Traffic System Communication Applications Data ModelANSI/SCTE 118-3 2006 Program Specific Ad Insertion–Traffic System to Ad Insertion System File Format SpecificationANSI/SCTE 119 2006 Measurement Procedure for Noise Power RatioANSI/SCTE 120 2006 Test Method for Balance Ratio of 75-300 Ohm Matching TransformerANSI/SCTE 121 2006 Test Method for Downstream Bit Error RateANSI/SCTE 122 2006 SCTE Recommended Optical Fiber Cable Types for Outside Plant Drop ApplicationsANSI/SCTE 123 2006 Specification for “F” Connector, Male, Feed-ThroughANSI/SCTE 124 2006 Specification for “F” Connector, Male, Pin TypeANSI/SCTE 125 2006 “Mainline” Pin (plug) Connector Return LossANSI/SCTE 126 2006 Test Method for Distortion of 2-way Amplifiers Caused by Insufficient Isolation of Built in Diplex FilterANSI/SCTE 127 2007 Carriage of Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI) Data in North American Digital Television BitstreamsANSI/SCTE 128 2008 AVC Video Systems and Transport Constraints for Cable TelevisionANSI/SCTE 129 2007 Drop Passives: Bonding Blocks (Without Surge Protection)SCTE 130-1 2008 Digital Program Insertion–Advertising Systems Interfaces Part 1–Advertising Systems Overview (Informative)SCTE 130-2 2008a Digital Program Insertion–Advertising Systems Interfaces Part 2–Core Data ElementsSCTE 130-3 2008a Digital Program Insertion–Advertising Systems Interfaces Part 3–Ad Management Service (ADM) InterfaceSCTE 130-4 2008a Digital Program Insertion–Advertising Systems Interfaces Part 4–Content Information Service (CIS)ANSI/SCTE 131 2007 HMS VoIP Test Management Information Base (MIB) Definition SCTE-HMS-VOIP-MIBANSI/SCTE 132 2007 Test Method For Reverse Path (Upstream) Bit Error RateANSI/SCTE 133 2007 Downstream RF Interface for Cable Modem Termination SystemsANSI/SCTE 135-1 2008 DOCSIS 3.0 Part 1: Physical Layer SpecificationANSI/SCTE 135-2 2008 DOCSIS 3.0 Part 2: MAC and Upper Layer ProtocolsANSI/SCTE 135-3 2008 DOCSIS 3.0 Part 3: Security ServicesSCTE 135-4 2008 DOCSIS 3.0 Part 4: Operations Support Systems InterfaceANSI/SCTE 136-1 2007 Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks for IP Cable Modem SystemsANSI/SCTE 136-2 2007 Cable Modem TDM Emulation Interface StandardANSI/SCTE 137-1 2007 DOCSIS Timing Interface for Cable Modem Termination SystemsANSI/SCTE 137-2 2007 DOCSIS Downstream External PHY Interface for Modular Cable Modem Termination SystemsANSI/SCTE 139 2007 Edge Resource Manager Interface for Modular Cable Modem Termination SystemsANSI/SCTE 140 2007 Cable Modem IPv4 and IPv6 eRouter SpecificationANSI/SCTE 141 2007 Operations Support System Interface for Modular Cable Modem Termination SystemsANSI/SCTE 142 2007 Recommended Practice for Transport Stream VerificationANSI/SCTE 143 2007 Test Method for Salt SprayANSI/SCTE 144 2007 Test Procedure for Measuring Transmission and ReflectionANSI/SCTE 145 2008 Test Method for Second Harmonic Distortion of Passives Using a Single CarrierANSI/SCTE 146 2008 Outdoor “F” Female to “F” Female Inline SpliceANSI/SCTE 147 2008 Specification for 75 Ohm, Inline AttenuatorsANSI/SCTE 148 2008 Specification for Male “F” Terminator, 75 ohmANSI/SCTE 149 2008 Test Method for Withstanding Tightening Torque–“F” FemaleANSI/SCTE 150 2008 Preparing a Line Extender SpecificationANSI/SCTE 151 2008 Mechanical, Electrical, and Environmental Requirements for RF Traps and FiltersANSI/SCTE 152 2008 Test Procedure for Contact Resistance Measurement of Mainline Plug InterfaceANSI/SCTE 153 2008 Drop Passives: Splitters, Couplers, and Power InsertersSCTE 154-1 2008 Digital Video Common MIBSCTE 154-2 2008 SCTE-HMS-QAM-MIBSCTE 154-3 2008 Encoder MIBSCTE 154-4 2008 MPEG Management Information Base SCTE-HMS-MPEG MIBSCTE 154-5 2008 SCTE-HMS-HEADENDIDENT TEXTUAL CONVENTIONS MIBSCTE 155 2008 Indoor “F” Female to “F” Female Inline SpliceSCTE 156 2008 Specification for Mainline Plug (Male) to Cable InterfaceSCTE 157 2008 VC-1 Video Systems and Transport Constraints for Cable TelevisionSCTE 159-1 2008 IP Cablecom Multimedia

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� Application Platform Development

� Cables, Connectors, and Amplifiers

� Construction and Maintenance Practices

� Data and Telephony Over Cable

� Digital Program Insertion

� Digital Video Systems

� Emergency Alert Systems

� Fiber Networks

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