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Solution Brief
Samsung
LYNK™ DRM
Digital rights management solution
for easier, more effective security
Highlights
• Maintain the security of digital content with greater ease and
efficiency through a software-only solution
• Reduce the overall cost of providing premium TV content security
management
• Implement more powerful security through a software-based
solution
Provide premium TV content more efficiently
Hospitality industry property managers need a cost-effective way to
maintain the security of premium High-Definition TV (HDTV) content,
such as cable, satellite and video-on-demand (VoD) programming.
Broadcasting signals sent from content providers to end user devices
(for example, set-top boxes [STBs] or TVs) should be encrypted to
protect the copyrighted content. The Samsung LYNK Digital Rights
Management (DRM) protection area is the section between a headend
(video server distribution hardware) or server and the client device.
The Samsung LYNK DRM solution is designed so that, with the
purchase of a Samsung LYNK DRM license, resellers or system
integrators can quickly and easily apply the solution to their systems.
Because Samsung LYNK DRM is fully software-based, it is easier to
implement and manage than hardware-based solutions.
Samsung LYNK DRM is verified by the Digital Transmission Licensing
Administrator (DLTA) and is aligned with industry security standards.
Samsung LYNK DRM is a software-based digital conditional access
system (CAS) solution that can be ported on the main chip of a TV.
The solution requires no additional chipset purchase. Samsung LYNK
DRM protects interactive Internet Protocol television (IPTV) and non-
interactive (cable) digital audio and video content.
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Solution Brief
Reduce overall system component expenses
Increase premium TV content security with a robust
software solution
Improve the ease and efficiency of securing digital content and
provide faster recovery of CAS problems through a pure software
implementation solution. The following Samsung LYNK DRM software
characteristics provide quicker, easier content security maintenance:
• The software can be updated through firmware
• Variable encryption keys are automatically changed periodically,
which enables Samsung LYNK DRM to provide more powerful
security functionality
• The key renewal does not require TV, STB or headend
replacement
Avoid additional hardware upgrade costs
Samsung LYNK DRM is a hardware-independent solution that
reduces Bill of Material (BOM) or overall premium TV component
costs. This solution is less expensive, more flexible and easier to
manage than hardware solutions because it can be ported onto most
TVs or headend devices.
The ability to upgrade to the Samsung LYNK DRM is most valuable
when encryption key content is compromised. A person who
possesses an encryption key can decrypt and steal video content
from anywhere between the headend and TV set. When this occurs
with a system that has hardware-based encryption technology, the
entire set of headend and TV cards or chipsets must be replaced.
Replacing the hardware results in an unexpected expense to the
customer. Samsung LYNK DRM adapts to various headend and STB
manufacturer products with a high degree of flexibility.
Take advantage of a new, more powerful premium content
security solution
Most industry-standard digital content security solutions require cards
or chipsets for headend and TV hardware. Because these solutions
are hardware-based, resolving issues is difficult. Additionally,
while the hardware issues are being addressed, the customer is
inconvenienced by the inability to view digital TV content.
By comparison, Samsung LYNK DRM is a software-based solution.
When the system encounters a problem or an encryption key is
leaked, a system administrator can fix the issue and restore service
with less time and effort.
Head-End
Figure 1. Samsung LYNK DRM provides powerful security functions with more flexibility.
LYNK DRM
VoD Server
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