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 1     Scope          

 2     References

 3     Definitions

        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere       

        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation           

 4     Abbreviations and acronyms             

 5     Conventions            

 6     Overview  

        6.1     4K cable system          

        6.2     Block diagram of 4K cable STB functions           

 7     Requirements         

        7.1     QAM-based 4K linear video service     

        7.2     IP-based 4K linear video service           

        7.3     4K IP-VOD service      

        7.4     Backward compatibility for 2K cable STB           

 8     Functional specifications     

        8.1     Specifications common to QAM-based and IP-based 4K cable STB for linear video services    

        8.2     Specifications particular to QAM-based and IP-based 4K cable STBs for linear video service    

       8.3      Specifications of 4K IP-VOD STB            

Appendix I – Broadcasting standards (Region A)    

        I.1     ETSI/DVB         

        I.2     IEC/CENELEC  

        I.3     CENELEC          

        I.4     ISO/IEC            

Appendix II – Broadcasting standards (Region B)    

       II.1     ATSC 

       II.2     IEEE   

       II.3     SCTE  

Appendix III – Broadcasting standards (Region C)    

      III.1     Broadcasting related specifications for Region C (see clause 8.2.1)         

      III.2     Tuner (see clause 8.2.1.2)         

      III.3     External interface (see clauses 8.1.5 and 8.3.5)               

      III.4     Software management (see clause 8.2.1.5)      

      III.5     Content protection (see clause 8.1.4)  

      III.6     Decoder for broadcasting type service (see clauses 8.1.1 and 8.1.2)       

      III.7     Forward error correction (see clause 8.2.2.1)   

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