Conditional Access Network Handler Emulator
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1. A conditional access network handler emulator system comprising:
- a conditional access network handler simulator addressable by one or more applications within an emulation environment; and
a library of conditional access configuration data accessible to a conditional access network handler simulator, the configuration data unassociated with a physical cable card.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for emulating cable services delivery are disclosed. One system includes a conditional access network handler emulator comprising a conditional access network handler simulator addressable by one or more applications within an emulation environment. The conditional access network handler emulator also includes a library of conditional access configuration data accessible to a conditional access network handler simulator, the configuration data unassociated with a physical cable card.
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1. A conditional access network handler emulator system comprising:
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a conditional access network handler simulator addressable by one or more applications within an emulation environment; and a library of conditional access configuration data accessible to a conditional access network handler simulator, the configuration data unassociated with a physical cable card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A conditional access cable programming application development environment comprising:
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a conditional access network handler emulator system including; an application under development; a cable access entitlement manager; an emulation environment including a conditional access network handler emulator system addressable by the application, the emulation environment capable of loading the application and linking the application to the conditional access network handler emulator system and the cable access entitlement manager; wherein the conditional access network handler emulator system includes a library of conditional access configuration data accessible to a conditional access network handler simulator, the configuration data unassociated with a physical cable card. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of testing an application intended for use on host hardware configured to deliver conditional access cable programming, the method comprising:
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instantiating an emulation environment including a conditional access network handler emulator, the conditional access network handler emulator including a library of conditional access configuration data unassociated with a physical cable card; configuring connection information in an entitlement manager to operate in conjunction with an emulation environment, the entitlement manager simulating a head-end of a cable services delivery network; loading a conditional access application under development in the emulation environment, the conditional access application configured to address the access network handler emulator to determine access rights to services in the cable services delivery network in the absence of a cable card; and simulating operation of the conditional access application. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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