Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System Guida Utente
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Preface
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Preface
About This Guide
Introduction
As a cable service provider, you want to make your service appeal to your
subscribers. The configurable options of the Cisco Resident Application (SARA)
allow you to customize the application to best suit your subscribers’ needs. The
purpose of this guide is to provide a comprehensive list of the SARA 1.60, SARA HD
1.60, and SARA DVR 1.5.2 configurable options with recommendations on how to
configure each option. These options apply to all Cisco set-tops operating with
SARA and the SARA Application Server 3.4.1.
Note: The information in this guide represents current operation for the SARA
Note: The information in this guide represents current operation for the SARA
software versions listed above. Any previous documentation regarding enhancing
your subscribers’ experience should be replaced with this guide.
Audience
This guide has three audiences. One audience is the marketing department. This
audience is concerned with the look and feel of the application and making it
enticing to users. First, the marketing department decides which of the configurable
options they want to offer to their subscribers. The second audience is the Customer
Support Representatives (CSRs) who are concerned with how much effort it will take
to support each option. Both the marketing department and CSRs should look at
how many packages they offer to determine which options to support. They should
also consider how to group channels and interlace them. The third audience is the
Digital Network Control System (DNCS) operator who must configure the options
on the DNCS. We provide step-by-step instructions on how to configure the options.
Scope
To help you configure the options, this guide provides the following information:
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Chapter 1 provides a brief description of the options that you can configure for
SARA by functional area. This chapter also provides information to help you
choose the best method for sending a configuration (global, addressable, hub-
specific, or staging defaults).
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Chapters 2 through 16 provide step-by-step instructions for setting each option
and more detailed information about each option. The chapters are organized by
functional area to help you quickly find options. For example, all audio options
are listed in Chapter 2, Audio Options.
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Appendix A provides a conversion table for converting an Entitlement ID (EID) to
a decimal value. Several of the procedures in this guide require that you use the
EID as part of a Service Application Manager (SAM) service to authorize a service.
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Appendix B provides a list of all the Quick and General Settings available for your
set-top and a form that you can use to record your configuration.