Japan Cable Laboratories @EIDR TWG F2F MTG May, 2013 1
Agenda 1. Japan Cable Labs 2. Cable Business in Japan 3. JLabs Specifications Advanced Cable STB TV Everywhere 2
1. Japan Cable Labs (JLabs) A non profit technology development consortium supported by more than 250 cable operators and cable vendors in Japan Established in June, 2000 A.4 qualified organization by ITU T as well as a member of ITU T ( A.4 means an official communication organization with ITU) 3
Principal Mission Development and standardization of cable telecommunication technology Research into new cable telecommunication technology Certification of cable equipment such as settop box Collaboration with similar overseas organization such as US CableLabs Training of cable engineers 4
Members 185 Cable Operators JLabs Membership Associate Members 47 Organizations and Venders (as of March 2013) 5
2. Cable Business in Japan Multichannel Video (Pay TV) Simulcast of Terrestrial & BS Broadband, IP telephony Community Channel Broadcast Station CATV Station Wire less services VoD (Video On Demand) Public Info. Services Cable operators provide TV related service, broadband service, telephone service, and wireless service, etc. 6
Subscriber Number and Penetration of Cable Services (April. 2013 Data from Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ) 7
Top3 Cable MSO 8
Triple Play Service Trend (Ksubs) 9,000 Multichannel Subscriber Internet Subscriber Telephone Subscriber 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,970 6,270 6,650 6,860 6,970 7,310 7,652 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,790 3,220 3,590 3,860 4,120 4,500 2,820 5,044 3,617 2,000 1,000 1,010 1,190 1,720 2,110 0 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 (JCTA: Cable TV Industry Report 2011) 9
Multichannel Service Satellite Cable TV, 7,652 (Ksubs) SkyPerfect, 3,725 (Ksubs) FTTH 359 Operators IP Multicast, 900 (Ksubs) (JCTA: Cable TV Industry Report 2011) 10
Trend of Broadband Access Service (Sep. 2012 Data from Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ) 11
3. JLabs Specifications SPEC# Rev. Description Issued JLabs SPEC 001 1.01 BS (Broadcasting Satellite) Digital Broadcasting Trans Modulation Specifications Oct '08 JLabs SPEC 002 1.01 The East Longitude 110 Degree CS (Communication Satellite) Broadcasting Trans Modulation Specifications Oct '08 JLabs SPEC 003 3.0 Digital Broadcasting Re MUX Specifications (for Original Program) Oct 11 JLabs SPEC 004 2.1 Digital Broadcasting Re MUX Specifications (for i HITS) Mar 10 JLabs SPEC 005 2.3 JC HITS Trans Modulation Specifications Apr 11 JLabs SPEC 006 2.02 Terrestrial Digital Broadcasting Pass Through Specification May 11 JLabs SPEC 007 2.02 Terrestrial Digital Broadcasting Trans Modulation Specification May 11 JLabs SPEC 010 1.0 Bi directional Digital Broadcasting Specifications Jun '03 JLabs SPEC 011 1.0 Bi directional Digital Cable TV Specifications (Maintenance Web PPV) Dec '05 JLabs SPEC 015 1.0 Specifications of Metadata Structure for Cable Contents Distribution Dec 07 JLabs SPEC 017 2.0 Digital Broadcasting Advanced Re MUX Specifications (for Original Program) Feb 13 JLabs SPEC 018 1.0 Digital Broadcasting Advanced Re MUX Specifications (for i HITS) Sep. 11 JLabs SPEC 019 1.0 JC HITS Advanced Trans Modulation Specifications Sep. 11 JLabs SPEC 020 1.2 Operational Specification for Cable TV based on DLNA Guideline Sep. 12 JLabs SPEC 023 1.2 Specification of Advanced Cable Set Top Box (Hybrid Cable STB) Feb. 12 JLabs SPEC 023 01 1.0 Specification of Audience Measurement Functions for Advanced Cable Set Top Box Jun. 12 JLabs SPEC 025 1.0 Specification of Cable Wi Fi Mar. 12 JLabs SPEC 026 1.0 Operational Specifications for TV Everywhere Services Mar. 13 12
JLabs SPEC 023 Advanced Cable STB Feature RF/IP Dual function Hybrid Application Platform Wi Fi Access Point DLNA Beyond Remote Management (BBF TR 069) Description 4 QAM tuners, DOCSIS 3.0, WAN/LAN interface Open Application Platform Android applications(java) Web applications(html + JavaScript + CSS) Collaboration with smart phone/tablet appliance via home network DLNA + mobile Profile, remote UI, DTCP+ STB maintenance, application software control Audience Measurement Functions based on ITU T Recommendation H.741 13
Hybrid Application Platform Program viewing (Web-APPS: HTML+JavaScript) Recording (Web-APPS: HTML+JavaScript) EPG (Java-APPS) Game (Java-APPS) Application (example) Browser Extended DAE-API(Jlabs) DAE-API (OIPF) Browser engine (HTML JavaScript analysis/drawing) Extended Java-API(Jlabs) Android Dalvik VM (Virtual Machine) Java-API (Android) Application Framework Middleware Extended Library (ARIB, JCL, IPTV, DLNA, TR 069, etc.) Utility (WebKit, SQLite, OpenGL, etc.) STD Library (libc, SSL,etc.) Library Ethernet WAN/LAN Wi-Fi Tuner (QAM/OFDM) DOCSIS CM Storage B-CAS /C-CAS HDMI USB Flash ROM Trans Coder IR RF4CE CPU Hardware 2 types of Applications are available; Web and Android Applications 14
New service world provided by Hybrid Box Cable Operator Service Delivery Platform(SDP) Internet Internet video/audio Contentrelated Widget APPS Accounting Recommendation ID management Target AD Content Content Search Meta Data Cable Network (HFC/FTTH) portal Mobile Network (3G, 3.9G, 4G), Wi-Fi Multi-room DVR Hybrid Box HTML5, Open application NAS Home Network DLNA Wi-Fi Home TV PC Remote UI (2 nd screen) Smart phone/ tablet Remote Location Bridge to Internet, Home network and Mobile network 15
JLabs SPEC 026 TV Everywhere Service Chapter I II III IV Appendix I Appendix II Titles Outline of Operational Specifications Specification for Subscriber Authentication Specification for Online Contents Authentication and Authorization Specification for Meta Data Guideline for Distribution Technologies Guideline for Digital Rights Managements 16
TV Everywhere Service Use Cases Cable Operator Subscriber/Device Authentication Contents Provider STB Remote Access Model Cable Operator Service Model Contents Provider Service Model Hybrid Box PC Smart Phone Tablet Home Remote Location 17
TV Everywhere Meta Data STB Remote Access Contents Provider Meta Data Recording List Meta File Meta Data Server Meta File Meta File Meta File Meta Data EPG Data Distributor Video On Demand 18
Thank You! 19