A Set Top Box (STB) is a cable box, placed in the consumers' house that has the ability to receive commands from the cable company. Such commands would enable the Box to decode a particular channel, such that only the customer who subscribes to a channel will receive that channel.

Features of Digital Set Top Box (STB)
Specifications	Digicable STB
CPU Power	300 DMIPS
Flash Memory	16 MB
SDRAM /DDR	32 MB
Cable Tuner	1
2D Graphics Accelerator	Available
USB 2.0	Available
Ethernet Port	1
Operating System	Linux Kernel v2.6
CAS	Latens
Applications	Digicable STB
Channel Zapper	Y
MHEG 5	Y
Adobe Flash -Lite	Y
Adobe 8.0 compatibility	Y
IPTV Browser	Y
IPTV Client	Y
DLNA Support	Y
N –VOD	Y
P-VOD	Y
VOD	Y
Internet on TV	Y
Web Mail	Y
Photo Album Support	Y