The SimulCrypt Configuration window sets described in the following sections are:
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SimulCrypt Configuration
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EMMG Configuration
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SCS-ECMG Configuration
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EIS Configuration
The following read-only screens are also detailed:
SimulCrypt Events
EMMG Statistics
ECMG Statistics
EIS Statistics
SimulCrypt Functions
The APEX1000 offers the following SimulCrypt functions:
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A CWG, generating random control words to be used as the basic for scrambling,
and to produce entitlement messages from different conditional access providers
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An SCS interface between the head-end and different conditional access providers,
to control the generation of ECMs and manage the scrambling of each SCG
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A MUX function, to insert entitlement messages from each different conditional
access system into the Transport Stream flow
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A PSIG function, to modify or generate Program Specific Information for each
Transport Stream
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A scrambling function that makes possible the encryption of group services with a
common control word
SimulCrypt Interfaces
The APEX1000 supports the following SimulCrypt protocols:
Interface
ECMG
SCS
EMMG
MUX
EIS
SCS
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Protocol Version
Description
V2, V3
CW and ECM transfer between SCS and ECMG.
Shortening of CP is not supported.
V2, V3
Transfer of third party EMMs for insertion into
multiplex.
V3, V4
Transfer of scrambling, scheduling and access criteria
between EIS and SCS.
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