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Glossary
This glossary defines the acronyms common in the video industry, and used in this guide. It is not all-
inclusive but serves as a reference.
Numeric
3DES
Triple Data Encryption Standard. A mode of
that encrypts data three times. Three
64-bit keys are used, for an overall key length of 192 bits.
A
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard. AES is a privacy transform for IPSec and Internet Key
Exchange, and is replacing the Data Encryption Standard (
). AES offers a larger key
size and a variable key length.
Alpha Channel
In reference to editing image files, an alpha channel stores selections as grayscale
images. Adding alpha channels to an image allows the creation and storing of masks
in order to manipulate or protect parts of an image.
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol. ARP broadcasts a packet containing the IP address that
the sender specifies to all hosts attached to an Ethernet connection. When the target
recognizes that the IP address is its own, it returns a response.
ASI
Asynchronous Serial Interface. ASI extends the functionality from strictly a video/
audio-bounded device to a transport stream-based system that can store data in
either a single program stream or a set of multiple program streams.
ATSC
Advanced Television Systems Committee. ATSC is working to coordinate television
standards among different communications media. ATSC is also developing digital
television implementation strategies.
C
CA
Conditional Access. Conditional access is an encryption/decryption management
method by which a broadcaster controls a subscriber's access to services.
CAS
Conditional Access Systems. These are systems that ensure broadcast service is
accessible only to those entitled to access, usually by scrambling or encrypting the
service.
CBR
Constant Bit Rate. Constant bit rate encoding ensures that the rate at which a codec's
output is consumed is constant. Because it is the maximum bitrate that matters, CBR is
useful for streaming multimedia content on limited capacity channels. See also
CSA
Common Scrambling Algorithm.