Tuesday, 5 October 2004

JSR 242: Digital Set Top Box Profile - "On Ramp to OCAP"

Cox Communications has posted the early draft review specification of Java Specification Request 242, Digital Set Top Box Profile - "On Ramp to OCAP". OCAP defines a standardized, interoperable, Java-based middleware specification that developers can use to produce compelling content for a comprehensive range of set top box hardware. Unfortunately, it requires set tops to have greater capabilities (CPU, RAM, ROM, etc) than is available in the vast bulk of those currently deployed. OnRamp provides a solution for these existing set tops. By modeling this API as a subset of OCAP, OnRamp provides a clear migration path to the OCAP environment. Comments are due by October 31.