A SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A HOST DEVICE AND A CONDITIONAL ACCESS MODULE

摘要

The present invention may be deployed in a system comprising a Common Interface Conditional Access Module (CICAM) connected to a host device according to a Common Interface Standard. In keeping with the standard, the common interface comprises a command interface and a transport stream interface. The invention allows for commands to be sent across the common interface at a data rate which is substantially higher than the data rate allowed for commands to be sent according to the Common Interface Standard.