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Out of band, out of mind.(Multisystem Operator)

By Brian Santo, Senior Editor

MSOs are preparing to unlock the DOCSIS Set-top Gateway

The cable industry is on the verge of moving out-of-band (OOB) signaling from a proprietary channel to a DOCSIS channel. The primary means to achieve this is the DOCSIS Set-top Gateway, or DSG.

With DSG, cable is continuing to follow the way of all technology, the path toward specifications and standardization. It started three decades ago with agreements on connectors, hit a high note with DOCSIS, and continues with the gradual migration to IP transport and the imminent rollout of OpenCable Application Platform (OCAP) middleware--which DSG complements.

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