Glossary
Product components
OpenTV Video Platform
| Term/abbreviation | Meaning | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| ADM | Account and Device Manager | |
| AGW | API Gateway | |
| BCM | Business Configuration Manager | |
| CAG | CAS Gateway | |
| CCP | Cast, Crew, and Persona service | |
| CDG | Content Discovery Gateway | |
| CDS | Content Discovery Service | |
| CEX | Content Exporter | |
| CIM | Content Importer | |
| CPM | Content and Product Manager | |
| CPW | Content Publishing Window | |
| CWM | Content Workflow Manager | |
| CRM Gateway | API gateway service for use by customer relationship management (CRM) systems | |
| DMM | Device Messaging Manager | |
| DWH | Data Warehouse | |
| GOC | Gracenote OnConnect adaptor | |
| IAS | Identity Authentication Service | |
| IHS | Image Handler Service | |
| MAS | Metadata Aggregation Service | |
| MDS | Metadata Service | |
| ODM | Open Device Messaging | |
| OPF | OpenTV Platform | |
| PMG | Promotions Manager | |
| RMG | Rights Manager | |
| SRM | Session Resource Manager | |
| UAV | User Activity Vault |
SSP
| Term/abbreviation | Meaning | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| ADM | Account and Device Manager | |
| ASM | Authorization Server Manager | |
| CCL | CONNECT Client | |
| CCT | CAS Configuration Tool | |
| CKM | Content Key Management service | |
| CLM | Content License Management service | |
| DAS | Device Authentication Service | |
| DMS | Device Messaging Service | |
| IMS | Information Management Service | |
| KSS | Key and Signalization Synchronization service | |
| KMS | Key Management Server | |
| NASC | NAGRA Advanced Security Certification | |
| NKS | NAGRA Key Server | |
| NOCS | NAGRA On-Chip Security | |
| PLM | Product License Management | |
| PRM-LS | PRM License Server | |
| PSM | Playback Session Metadata service | |
| PVS | Provisioning Service | |
| QM | QuickMark | |
| RMG | Rights Manager | |
| SDP | Service Delivery Platform | Part of OpenTV Platform 2.x (MediaLive) |
| SSM | Secure Session Manager | |
| SSP | Security Services Platform | |
| TKAP | TVKey Activation Proxy | |
| TKAS | TVKey Activation Service | |
| TVKCC | TVKey Cloud Client |
Other terms and abbreviations
| Term/abbreviation | Meaning | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| ACL | Access Control List | |
| AFTx | Reference codes for Amazon Fire TV device models | |
| APK | Android Package Kit | An application file ready for installation on an Android device |
| APNS | Apple Push Notification Service | |
| APS | Algorithm Parameter Set | A list of parameters associated to a specific Java algorithm. Used in OpenTV to trigger automatic imports and exports. |
| AWS | Amazon Web Services | |
| Bundled account request | A bundled account request allows you to get all the users and devices for account in a single request, instead of having to make multiple requests. | |
| Bundled device request | A bundled device request allows you to get all the details of an account, its users, and its devices from the ID of one of its devices, instead of having to make multiple requests. | |
| CA | Conditional Access | |
| CAS | Conditional Access System | |
| CBC | Cipher Block Chaining mode | |
| CBCS | CBC Subsample pattern encryption scheme | |
| CDM | Content Decryption Module | |
| CDN | Content Delivery Network | |
| CDVR | Cloud-based digital video recording | |
| CDW | Current Delivery Window | |
| CENC | Comment encryption | |
| CORS | Cross-Origin Resource Sharing | |
| CPIX | Content Protection Information Exchange format | |
| CRM | Customer Relationship Management | |
| CTR | Counter Mode | |
| CU | Catch Up | |
| CW | Control Words | |
| DASH | Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP | |
| DCE | Direct Channel Entry | |
| DCM | DVL Control Message | |
| DTH | Direct-to-home | |
| DMM | DVL Management Message | |
| DRM | Digital Rights Management | |
| DTE | Digital Terminal Equipment | |
| DVB | Digital Video Broadcasting | |
| DVL | DVR VOD Library | |
| DVR | Digital Video Recorder | |
| ECM | Entitlement Control Message | |
| ECMG/ECM-G | Entitlement Control Message Generator | |
| E-CMS | Editorial CMS | |
| Editorial channel | A live channel. See also Technical channel. | |
| EIT | Event Information Table | In a DVB system, the EIT contains the events for a channel for a particular time period. |
| EME | Encrypted Media Extensions | |
| EMM | Entitlement Management Message | |
| EMMG/EMM-G | Entitlement Management Message Generator | |
| EPG | Electronic Program Guide | Known as GUIDE in the ION app user interface |
| FCM | Firebase Cloud Messaging | |
| FTP | File transfer protocol | Standard Internet protocol and application to transmit files between machines. FTP uses the TCP/IP protocols. FTP is commonly used to transfer Web pages from their creator to the computer that acts as their server for everyone on the Internet. |
| GCE | Google Common Encryption | |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation | |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface | |
| HE | Head End | |
| HEVC | High Efficiency Video Coding | A video compression standard (also known as H.265 and MPEG-H Part 2) |
| HLS | HTTP Live Streaming | |
| HW-PRM | Hardware PRM | |
| i18n | Internationalisation | The process of preparing software to support local languages and cultural settings |
| IDE | Integrated Development Environment | |
| IEG | IPTV ECM Gateway | |
| ION | The working name for the OpenTV app | |
| IPTV | Internet Protocol television | |
| IRD | Integrated Receiver Decoder | |
| ISM | IMS Schedule Management | |
| ISPM | IMS Service Plan Management | |
| IV | Initialisation vector | |
| JWT | JSON Web Token | |
| LS | License Server | |
| LTCU | Long Term Catch Up | |
| MDRM | Multi-DRM | |
| MIB | Management Information Base | |
| MUX | Multiplexer | |
| MW | Middleware | |
| NPVR | Network Personal Video Recorder | |
| OCB | One Code Base | |
| OCM | Operator Configuration Metadata | |
| OS | Operating System | |
| OTT | Over The Top | Any streaming service offered directly to viewers via the Internet |
| OVP | Online Video Platform | |
| PAT | Program Association Table | |
| PIN | Personal Identification Number | |
| PMT | Program Mapping Table | |
| PNG | Portable Network Graphics | |
| PPV | Pay-Per-View | |
| PRM | Persistent Rights Management | |
| PRM-LS | PRM License Server | |
| Product | Anything that a user can buy. This can be a one-off TVOD purchase, an SVOD subscriptions, etc. | |
| PSI | Program Service Information | |
| PSSH | Protection System Specific Header | |
| QM | QuickMark | |
| RTL | Right To Left | A locale property indicating that text is written from right to left |
| SCS | Simulcrypt Synchronizer | |
| SDK | Software Development Kit | |
| SI | Service Information | |
| SMP | Secure Media Path | |
| SMS | Subscriber Management System | |
| SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol | |
| SO | Start Over | |
| SOCUID/SoC UID | SoC Unique ID | |
| SSM | Simple Systems Manager | Now known as AWS Systems Manager. A service that you can use to view and control your infrastructure on AWS. |
| STB | Set-Top Box | |
| STCU | Short Term Catch Up | |
| SVG | Scalable Vector Graphics | |
| SVOD | Subscription Video On Demand | |
| SW-PRM | Software PRM | |
| Technical channel | A specific version of a live channel. For example, for a single editorial channel, there will typically be several different technical channels, for example, 4k, HD, and SD versions. See also Editorial channel. | |
| TIF | Android TV Input Framework | |
| TVOD | Transactional Video On Demand | |
| UI | User Interface | |
| UTF-8 | UCS Transforming Format 8 | UTF-8 is an alternative coded representation form for all the characters of the UCS. It can be used to transmit text data through communication systems which assume that individual octets in the range 00 to 7F have a definition according to ISO/IEC 4873. UTF-8 is a good way to go for using Unicode under Unix-style operating systems. |
| UX | User Experience | |
| VOD | Video On Demand | |
| WM/WMK | Watermarking | |
| WV | Widevine | |
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language | XML is standard language used to create extensible data structures (XML schemas) and documents compatible with these structures (XML documents). Allows designers to create their own customised tags, enabling the definition, transmission, validation, and interpretation of data between applications. |
| XSD | XML Schema Definition | Specifies how to formally describe the elements in an XML document. It contains a set of rules to which an XML document must conform in order to be considered "valid" according to that schema. |