January 26, 2007

CableLabs Adopts IPDR Streaming Protocol into OCAP 1.1

The Internet Protocol Detail Record Organization has announced that CableLabs has adopted IPDR.org's technologies into its OpenCable Application Platform (OCAP) Version 1.1 initiative.  Specifically, the set-top box mechanism for metrics gathering will be using IPDR Streaming Protocol (IPDR/SP), for encoding and transmitting metrics to a collections system within the cable operator. The evolving JSR 190, the Java Community Process (JCP) specification of an API for event reporting from JavaME platforms embedded the IPDR/SP for the same purpose.   Once the adoption is complete all OCAP 1.1 set-top boxes will have the IPDR Streaming Protocol.

The full set of IPDR.org technologies include the IPDR/Streaming Protocol (IPDR/SP) transport, the IPDR binary encoding, along with open source code of reference implementations and development tools for integration of the technology into vendor solutions.