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  • Satphoenix
    Experienced Board Member
    • Oct 2012
    • 999

    Even and odd CW

    What is the even ond the odd CW and how does the change of the CWs work. The providers change the CW every 5 to 10 seconds but how do the use the even and odd CW in this change?
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  • gianni253
    Experienced Board Member
    • Nov 2012
    • 903

    #2
    Re: Even and odd CW

    Making it simple, CWs is the result of ECMs processing made by the card (or emu, if it is the case).
    ECM: Entitlement Control Message - sent by the provider at regular intervals (10 seconds, but also 15 or 20 or 30 ... depends by the provider).
    If CWs are correct you will have vision.

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    • sideralgr
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2012
      • 118

      #3
      Re: Even and odd CW

      how many days are cw actives?

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      • microchick
        Experienced Board Member
        • Apr 2012
        • 1162

        #4
        Re: Even and odd CW

        Cw lasts for only few seconds as gianni said previousely. After that time you need a new one for continoues viewing.
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        • Satphoenix
          Experienced Board Member
          • Oct 2012
          • 999

          #5
          Re: Even and odd CW

          Originally posted by gianni253
          Making it simple, CWs is the result of ECMs processing made by the card (or emu, if it is the case).
          ECM: Entitlement Control Message - sent by the provider at regular intervals (10 seconds, but also 15 or 20 or 30 ... depends by the provider).
          If CWs are correct you will have vision.
          There seems to be a system in cw change with an even and an odd cw so that there will be no freeze if the cw changes. Thats my question, how does this changing work. The descrambler must know the new cw in time if the cw is changing.
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          • gianni253
            Experienced Board Member
            • Nov 2012
            • 903

            #6
            Re: Even and odd CW

            Originally posted by Satphoenix
            There seems to be a system in cw change with an even and an odd cw so that there will be no freeze if the cw changes. Thats my question, how does this changing work. The descrambler must know the new cw in time if the cw is changing.
            Not much to understand: even and odd cws change alternatively ... A-B-A-B-A-B...
            Payload can be decrypted only with appropriate cw (which was previously requested by the ecm) so, obviously, cw should be processed in time by descrambling system to have vision.
            If cw arrives with too much delay you have glitches, if it never arrives you have a frozen image.

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            • Satphoenix
              Experienced Board Member
              • Oct 2012
              • 999

              #7
              Re: Even and odd CW

              I've got it (I hope so)!

              Tell me if I'm wrong.
              It's only the description for the cw-now (odd) and the cw-next (even).
              A normal ecm contains a few seconds before cw-changing both cw so that you have the current cw (if you switch to the channel) and the next (for prevent freeze when cw changes).

              Just found in a FAQ:

              "Almost all the other systems like Via., Ird., Con., Mediag., Nagrav. are based on a EVEN and ODD control word. This means that the EVEN Control Word is used after 4 to 30 seconds after to ODD Control Word and each time the EVEN ECM comes many seconds before the ODD Control Word is expired.

              Some encryption systems like NDS are really smart because the ECM is sent to the card and the CW is expected in less than 600 milliseconds so if the internet connection is weak or suffers of latency the CW does not come on time and generates a so called “Freeze”."

              I think that's the explaination for some problems on 28°.
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              • gianni253
                Experienced Board Member
                • Nov 2012
                • 903

                #8
                Re: Even and odd CW

                Yes, that's true.
                Furthermore N*S sends ecms every 10 seconds (the shortest interval that I know) so if server/internet is not fast enough you have glitches every 10 seconds.

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                • Satphoenix
                  Experienced Board Member
                  • Oct 2012
                  • 999

                  #9
                  Re: Even and odd CW

                  Ohh, sky germany e.g. changes every 7 seconds. The problem with sky_uk is that they send the even-cw 600 msec before the cw changes so the card has only 0,6 sec time to calculate it for preventing freezes. Other providers do this 4 or 5 seconds before the change. This means more time for the cards and more time for CS via internet.

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                  • findeciclo
                    Experienced Board Member
                    • Oct 2010
                    • 1412

                    #10
                    Re: Even and odd CW

                    Originally posted by Satphoenix
                    Ohh, sky germany e.g. changes every 7 seconds. The problem with sky_uk is that they send the even-cw 600 msec before the cw changes so the card has only 0,6 sec time to calculate it for preventing freezes. Other providers do this 4 or 5 seconds before the change. This means more time for the cards and more time for CS via internet.

                    Sky Italy, Sky UK and Sky Germany freezes so much usually. Maybe Videoguard
                    crypt system?

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                    • Satphoenix
                      Experienced Board Member
                      • Oct 2012
                      • 999

                      #11
                      Re: Even and odd CW

                      Originally posted by findeciclo
                      Sky Italy, Sky UK and Sky Germany freezes so much usually. Maybe Videoguard
                      crypt system?

                      Best regards.
                      No, that's not the problem. Sky Germany e.g. uses simulcrypt with nagra. The 600 msec problem appears only at the providers which use only nds.
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                      • herrr
                        Experienced Board Member
                        • Jan 2012
                        • 1081

                        #12
                        Re: Even and odd CW

                        Originally posted by Satphoenix
                        No, that's not the problem. Sky Germany e.g. uses simulcrypt with nagra. The 600 msec problem appears only at the providers which use only nds.
                        I must say that your sentence is easy to misunderstand...what do you mean?
                        I think the mistake was only to put together SKY DE with the others...
                        Excluding that, the answer should be: "Yes that's the problem: nds Videoguard"

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                        • sideralgr
                          Senior Member
                          • Dec 2012
                          • 118

                          #13
                          Re: Even and odd CW

                          Originally posted by herrr
                          I must say that your sentence is easy to misunderstand...what do you mean?
                          I think the mistake was only to put together SKY DE with the others...
                          Excluding that, the answer should be: "Yes that's the problem: nds Videoguard"
                          why nds system is the onlyone that implies freeze?

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                          • massimodea
                            Newbie
                            • Nov 2012
                            • 6

                            #14
                            Re: Even and odd CW

                            The problem of freeze born from low ecm timing, if the the timing is over 520/550 ms you see glitches, freeze and other problem.
                            It's just says frome someone, the videoguard crypt don't tollerate a lag over 550ms.

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                            • KVF1966
                              Board Senior Member
                              • Dec 2012
                              • 279

                              #15
                              Re: Even and odd CW

                              To massimodea when viewing the log, the response time can be up to 2000ms and still image on the TV screen freezes

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