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F
FCC
Federal Communications Commission. The agency that regulates communications
services, including cable television, at the Federal level.
FPGA
Field Programmable Gate Array. An array of logic gates that can be hardware-
programmed to fulfill user-specified task.
FVOD
Free-Video-On-Demand.
G
GigE
Gigabit Ethernet. Ethernet which supports data transfer rates of 1 Gigabit (1,000
megabits) per second.
GBP /GBP2
Gigabit Ethernet Processor module.
GUI
Graphical User Interface.
H
HD
High Definition. High-resolution digital television combined with Dolby Digital
surround sound (AC-3).
HFC
Hybrid Fiber/Coax. A distribution system combining fiber and coax cable. An HFC
system is used to distribute CATV signals into a neighborhood.
I
IGMP
Internet Group Management Protocol. IP hosts use IGMP to register dynamic multicast
group membership. Connected routers discover the group members using the same
protocol.
IP
Internet Protocol. The network layer for the TCP/IP Protocol Suite. It is a
connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol.
ITU
International Telecommunication Union. An international organization through which
governments and the private sector coordinate global telecommunications networks
and devices.
J
JRE
Java Runtime Environment. JRE is made up of the Java virtual machine, the Java
platform core classes, and supporting files.
EOD
Everything-On-Demand.
ES
Elementary Stream, an individual audio, video, or data output stream that is
transmitted in a program
ETT
Extended Text Table, part of 9 tables in the ATCS PSIP. ETTs carry longer text messages
than
s for describing events and virtual channels.
ETV
Enhanced Television.