Summary

Recommendation ITU-T J.1304 is intended to define functional requirements for a cable television operator to provide an over-the-top (OTT) service to cable television customers in conjunction with their cable television services, video on demand (VOD) service, high-speed cable internet and so on by collaboration with an OTT service provider. As a reference architecture, the system architecture and interfaces between a cable television operator and one or more OTT service provider(s) are specified. To exemplify the collaboration patterns of a cable television operator with an OTT provider, this Recommendation also describes the configuration patterns of relevant entities including a user, a cable television operator and one or more OTT service provider(s).