Securing multicast in DVB-RCS satellite systems

Author

Cruickshank, Haitham ; Howarth, Michael P. ; Iyengar, Sunil ; Sun, Zhili ; Claverotte, Laurent

Author_Institution

Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK

Volume

12

Issue

5

fYear

2005

Firstpage

38

Lastpage

45

Abstract

While TV broadcasting is probably the best known application of satellite technology, satellite service providers are now expanding their services to include Internet data transmission. Consequently, security of satellite data is becoming an important issue. This article examines the current DVB-RCS security standard and identifies the principal gaps in the provision of secure multicast over DVB-RCS. The main contribution of this article is a proposal for adapting the current DVB-RCS two-way satellite standard to provide secure multicast services over satellites.

Keywords

digital video broadcasting; direct broadcasting by satellite; multicast communication; telecommunication security; telecommunication services; telecommunication standards; DVB-RCS satellite systems; Internet data transmission; TV broadcasting; digital video broadcasting; multicast security; multicast services; return channel via satellite; satellite service providers; satellite standard; Artificial satellites; Authentication; Communication system security; Cryptography; Data communication; Data security; Digital video broadcasting; Protection; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite ground stations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Wireless Communications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1284

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MWC.2005.1522103

Filename

1522103