Samsung cy-hds02a/en Datasheet

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.

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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