Cisco Headend System Release 2.5
Chapter 1 Staging Preparation
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TOC File
Note: The TOC file does not include information on the paired SSC DHCTs. That
information is contained in the inventory file.
When you load the EMMs into the DNCS for a shipment of SSC DHCTs or M-Card
When you load the EMMs into the DNCS for a shipment of SSC DHCTs or M-Card
modules, a table of contents file (TOC file) is created and is available to your billing
system. The /toc file contains the serial numbers, the MAC addresses, and the type
(model and hardware revision) of all non-SSC DHCTs and CableCARD modules in
the shipment.
The TOC file contains the following C structure:
The TOC file contains the following C structure:
struct dhct {
char SerialNumber[10],
// ASCII
char MacAddress[18],
// ASCII
unsigned short Type_Type,
unsigned short Type_Rev,
char Type_Oui[3],
// this is binary data
char fill2;
// pad to 4-byte boundary
}
The serial number is formatted as PKxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxx represents a BASE-20
number starting at BBBBBBB. The MAC address takes the traditional UNIX syntax
for a printed Ethernet address (aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff) where a through f are hexadecimal
digits. All ASCII strings are NULL (0x0) terminated.
The Type_Type, Type_Rev, and Type_Oui fields communicate the type of device
The Type_Type, Type_Rev, and Type_Oui fields communicate the type of device
included in the shipment (SSC DHCTs excluded). These fields use the same values
as those supplied in a BOSS DhctType descriptor. The OUI field is three binary bytes
rather than a set of ASCII characters.
Inventory File
The inventory file (/inventry) describes the pairing of the M-Card modules and the
DHCTs (also referred to as hosts) in an SSC configuration. The inventory file is
produced for all shipments of M-Card modules, host DHCTs, or SSC combinations
and is delivered in addition to the TOC file.
Notes:
Notes:
If your shipment of DHCTs also contains stand-alone DHCTs, the inventory file
is still created; however, the CaModule fields contain the values for the stand-
alone DHCTs rather than the values for the paired M-Card modules.
The inventory file must be loaded into your billing system before you stage SSC
DHCTs.