BS EN 62455:2011

This standard BS EN 62455:2011 Internet protocol (IP) and transport stream (TS) based service access is classified in these ICS categories:

• 35.100.05 Multilayer applications
• 35.240.99 IT applications in other fields
• 35.100.01 Open systems interconnection in general
• 33.170 Television and radio broadcasting
• 35.240.95 Internet applications

IEC 62455:2010(E) specifies the terminal for a service purchase and protection system for digital broadcasts, called the 18Crypt system. It is applicable in all countries and regions with suitably compliant broadcasting and multimedia distribution systems. Guidelines for compatible broadcast services are given in this standard. The service purchase and protection functions operate in a pure broadcast environment that may be combined with a bi-directional interactivity channel. It is applicable to the following broadcast systems:
- IP datacast over DVB-H systems;
- DVB T/C/S systems;
- MPEG2 TS-based IP systems;
- Non-MPEG2 TS-based IP systems.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 2007, and constitutes a technical revision. The main changes with respect to the previous edition are:
- Recent developments in DVB and OMA standards caused some incompatibilities, which have been solved in the second edition.
- Technical errors have been corrected, missing details added.
- References have been updated to the newest available ones.