CableLabs Releases the DFAST Technology License Agreement for Plug & Play Devices.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2003 The digital transition took a giant step forward today as CableLabs(R) made available the DFAST DFAST Dynamic Feedback Arrangement Scrambling Technique (HDTV) Technology License Agreement for Unidirectional The transfer or transmission of data in a channel in one direction only. Digital Cable Products ("the DFAST License"). The DFAST License provides manufacturers with proprietary DFAST encryption technology that is necessary to enable consumer electronics devices to securely connect directly to cable networks nationwide. The agreement is available at www.cablelabs.com/udcp/. The DFAST License is an integral part of the December 2002 "Plug & Play" Agreement between cable operators and TV manufacturers, key provisions of which were recently approved by the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. . The license enables manufacturers to make integrated digital televisions (DTVs) that directly receive High Definition Television (HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates ) and other digital programs, including premium services (where available), without the requirement for a set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. (STB See set-top box. STB - set-top box ). Other unidirectional devices, including digital STBs and DVRs, also may be built under the license. "We are excited to play a significant role in accelerating the digital transition for the cable industry," said Dr. Richard R. Green, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CableLabs. "Today's announcement will allow the collective innovation of the consumer electronics industry to directly benefit cable operators and cable consumers. The Plug & Play agreement and this license pave a new route in the partnership between the cable and consumer electronics industries." CableLabs is a research and development consortium of cable television system operators. CableLabs plans and funds research and development projects that will help cable companies take advantage of future opportunities and meet future challenges in the cable television industry. It also transfers relevant technologies to member companies and to the industry. In addition, CableLabs acts as a clearinghouse to provide information on current and prospective technological developments that are of interest to the cable industry. CableLabs maintains web sites at www.cablelabs.com; www.packetcable.com; www.cablemodem.com; www.cablenet.org; and www.opencable.com. |
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