World Satellite Leaders Converge on IBC 2014   Sponsors                Crystal Solutions Verifies CID at IBC   20 August, 2014 Crystal Solutions will be demonstrating its Carrier ID (CID) Detection System at IBC.   With the recently announced World Broadcasting Unions – International Satellite Operators Group (WBU-ISOG) Resolutions, all Uplinkers will be required to include CID for all SCPC and MCPC video and data transmissions by January 2018. The Crystal CID Detection System will enable them to adhere to those requirements by verifying that their Carrier ID is on the air and correctly displaying its CID info.   Carrier ID is an extremely efficient way of mitigating satellite interference when it occurs. By ensuring all transmissions contain CID, operators will be able to quickly and efficiently identify the source of interference and therefore solve the issue almost instantaneously. Therefore, for Broadcasters and Uplinkers, being able to verify their ID also ensures that the process during any interference instances will be as smooth as possible, with the least impact on their services.   The Crystal CID Detection System utilizes a Crystal CID System Controller as the core of the system, directing the equipment and managing the CID detection process.  All identification events are logged with precise timestamps, which can be used in the case of dispute resolution.   The system is also valuable for Satellite Access Centers and Satellite Operators for automatically identifying carriers they control, as well as populating the central CID database with those IDs.   “Many Broadcasters and Uplinkers are still unsure of Carrier ID and what is entailed, although they may have it already available in their systems and simply need to activate it,” commented Roger Franklin, CEO, Crystal Solutions. “Our system gives them an invaluable overview, enabling automatic, accurate and fast identification, without the need for the assembly of multiple pieces of equipment when interference occurs.”   Martin Coleman, Executive Director, the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) commented, “I am excited that Crystal Solutions is making CID detection accessible to all for a variety of different use cases. Giving satellite users this capability will help further improve the process, make interference resolution more efficient, and ultimately help those users to achieve efficient operations with uninterrupted services.”