Effective Multiplexing Method for Conditional Access System in Terrestrial DMB

  • Lee, Yong-Hoon (Broadcasting & Telecommunications Convergence Research Laboratory, ETRI) ;
  • Lee, Gwang-Soon (Broadcasting & Telecommunications Convergence Research Laboratory, ETRI) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Hwan (Broadcasting & Telecommunications Convergence Research Laboratory, ETRI) ;
  • Ahn, Chung-Hyun (Broadcasting & Telecommunications Convergence Research Laboratory, ETRI) ;
  • Lee, Soo-In (Broadcasting & Telecommunications Convergence Research Laboratory, ETRI) ;
  • Kim, Nam (School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
  • Received : 2008.05.27
  • Accepted : 2008.10.22
  • Published : 2008.12.31

Abstract

This letter proposes a conditional access system (CAS) suitable for use in terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting (T-DMB), based on an effective multiplexing method to provide encrypted T-DMB services. Specifically, the proposed multiplexing method for a CAS is designed to reduce the additional bit rate while assuring easy access to the designated encrypted services. Finally, the performance of the implemented CAS is confirmed through implementation and a broadcasting experiment under various service environments.

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