Conditional access system interoperability through software downloading Export

@article{citeulike:3486766, abstract = {Interoperability between conditional access (CA) systems and set-top boxes (STB)-CA-STB interoperability-has been an issue from the very beginning of receiver development for digital pay-TV. Interoperability ensures that any service can be received on any (interoperable) STB. The common interface solutions SimulCrypt and MultiCrypt are now standardized. However, these solutions have a number of disadvantages, including the need for service providers to agree on using each other's system, increased bandwidth usage, inflexibility, cost, and limited functionality. This paper describes another solution for CA-STB interoperability, based on downloading interoperable software into the STB. It provides full CA-STB interoperability. Furthermore, it can be introduced relatively easily into future STBs and will require only minimal changes in current CA systems}, author = {Kamperman, F. and van Rijnsoever, B.}, booktitle = {Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on}, citeulike-article-id = {3486766}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.920419}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=920419}, doi = {10.1109/30.920419}, journal = {Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on}, keywords = {cas, software}, number = {1}, pages = {47--54}, posted-at = {2008-11-07 07:07:27}, priority = {2}, title = {Conditional access system interoperability through software downloading}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.920419}, volume = {47}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3486766 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3486766 N2 - Interoperability between conditional access (CA) systems and set-top boxes (STB)-CA-STB interoperability-has been an issue from the very beginning of receiver development for digital pay-TV. Interoperability ensures that any service can be received on any (interoperable) STB. The common interface solutions SimulCrypt and MultiCrypt are now standardized. However, these solutions have a number of disadvantages, including the need for service providers to agree on using each other's system, increased bandwidth usage, inflexibility, cost, and limited functionality. This paper describes another solution for CA-STB interoperability, based on downloading interoperable software into the STB. It provides full CA-STB interoperability. Furthermore, it can be introduced relatively easily into future STBs and will require only minimal changes in current CA systems IS - 1 JF - Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on EP - 54 TI - Conditional access system interoperability through software downloading VL - 47 T2 - Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on SP - 47 KW - cas KW - software AU - Kamperman, F AU - van Rijnsoever, B PY - 2001/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.920419 ER -