PHILIPS AND BARCONET COMMIT TO OPEN PLATFORM

PHILIPS Digital Networks and BarcoNet have announced that the integration of Philips' CryptoWorks conditional access (CA) system has successfully been tested on BarcoNet's KRYPTON DVB Simulcrypt-compliant transport stream scrambler.
The test proves the feasibility of the concept of an open platform in digital television and guarantees interoperability between manufacturers of CA systems and digital TV broadcast equipment. BarcoNet now supports Philips CryptoWorks in addition to the CA systems of other suppliers.
Barconet’s KRYPTON DVB Simulcrypt-compliant digital headend scrambler allows selected programs within an MPEG-2 transport stream to be scrambled in accordance with the DVB Common Scrambling Algorithm. Application areas include cable, terrestrial, satellite and wireless television systems.
Philips' CryptoWorks product line is a rapidly developing, state-of-the-art conditional access (CA) system in the pay-TV and IP domains. Integrating Philips CryptoWorks with BarcoNet's KRYPTON scrambler is achieved via the DVB Simulcrypt interface protocol. This means that users can now benefit from the superior advanrages of both BarcoNet's advanced digital headend equipment and those of Philips' CryptoWorks CA system.
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