Encrypted targetable Digital Television datacast

Author

Desourdis, Robert I. ; O´Brien, Mark

Author_Institution

Sci. Applic. Int. Corp. (SAIC), Fairfax, VA, USA

fYear

2015

fDate

14-16 April 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

Digital Television (DTV) datacast has proven [1] to be a low-cost long-term sustained technology to push secure video, voice and data to public safety and emergency responders over a wide area. This paper presents a description of encrypted targetable DTV datacasting (ETDTV) supported by the digital television technology nationwide. It also presents elements of a nationwide ETDTV CONOPS to support local, regional, statewide and national information-sharing needs. The CONOPS addresses ETDTV for all local responders, expanding the number and discipline of users authorized for access as an incident or event grows over time in geographic area and public safety risk. We also describe our ongoing research for ETDTV technology enhancements to optimize data transfer in the diverse broadcast environments encountered nationwide.

Keywords

digital television; telecommunication security; CONOPS; ETDTV; data transfer; encrypted targetable digital television datacast; Broadcasting; Data communication; Digital TV; IP networks; Receivers; Safety; PBS; Public Broadcasting Service; broadband; datacasting; digital television; emergency communications; public safety broadband; public safety communications;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technologies for Homeland Security (HST), 2015 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Waltham, MA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-1736-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/THS.2015.7225302

Filename

7225302