Acrónimos

ADSL              Assimetric Digital Subscriber Line

API                 Application Programming Interface

CA                  Conditional Access

CPU                Central Processor Unit

CSA                Common Scrambling Algorithm

CSI                 Crime Scene Investigation

DSM-CC        Digital Storage Media – Command and Control

DVB                Digital Video Broadcasting

DVR                Digital Video Recorder

EPG                Electronic Programme Guide

I/O                  Input/Output

IP                    Internet Protocol

IPG                 Interactive Programme Guide

IPTV               IP Television

IR                    Infra Red

IP                    Internet Protocol

MMDS            Microwave Multipoint Distribution Services

MHP               Multimedia Home Platform

MPEG             Motion Picture Expert Group

NPVR             Network Personal Video Recorder

OFDM                        Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

OSD                On Screen Display

PC                   Personal Computer

PES                 Packetized Elementary Stream

QAM              Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

QPSK             Quadrature Phase Shift Keying

RF                   Radio Frequency

SAS                Subscriber Authorization System

SMS                Subscriber Management System

TV                   Television

PVR                Personal Video Recorder

PSI                  Program Specific Information

SDH                Synchronous Optical Networking

SI                    Service Information

STB                 Set Top Box

VCR                Video Cassette Recorder

VoD                Video on Demand