This document defines the coding constraints on MPEG-4 AAC, HE AAC, HE AAC v2, and Extended HE-AAC (referred to collectively in this document as the "AAC family") profile audio for cable television. It also discusses MPEG-2 AAC LC profile audio, which is closely related to MPEG-4 AAC profile audio. The carriage of the streams described in this specification is defined in SCTE 193-2 [1].