NOTE: This document is identical to SCTE 159-2 2010 except for informative components which may have been updated such as the title page, NOTICE text, headers and footers. No normative changes have been made to this document.

This specification provides a simple, open interface between a generic Application Server (AS) and an IPCablecom Multimedia Application Manager (AM). Specifically, this specification defines a common Web Service (WS) interface to the IPCablecom Multimedia Application Manager (AM) that enables an AS to dynamically request network resources on the cable operator's access network. The primary goal of this interface is to allow AS developers to rapidly create new applications in shorter timeframes and without having a deep knowledge of the cable operator's access technology. This interface is based on the SOAP/eXtensible Markup Language (SOAP/XML).