Cisco Headend System Release 2.5
Contents
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Preface
About This Guide ............................................................................................................. v
Chapter 1
Distributed BFS Plant Configuration
Overview ........................................................................................................................ 1-1
Data Transmission Options ......................................................................................... 1-3
ATM Distributed BFS Plant Configurations ............................................................. 1-4
ASI Distributed BFS Plant Configurations ................................................................ 1-6
ATM and ASI Process Overview ................................................................................ 1-8
Chapter 2
DNCS Configuration for Distributed BFS
Overview ........................................................................................................................ 2-1
Pre-Configuration Tasks .............................................................................................. 2-2
Add an MPEG Source .................................................................................................. 2-3
Add an Additional BFS QAM to the DNCS .............................................................. 2-7
Set Up CF Sessions for the Additional BFS QAMs................................................. 2-14
Add a New OSM Source, Source Definition, and Session .................................... 2-23
Worksheet .................................................................................................................... 2-26
Chapter 3
Enabling CVT Downloads on the DNCS
Overview ........................................................................................................................ 3-1
Add an MPEG Source to the DNCS ........................................................................... 3-2
Confirm That All DNCS Processes Are Running ..................................................... 3-3
Add OSM Entries to the DNCS .profile File .............................................................. 3-7
Gather Required Information for the osmAutoMux.cfg File .................................. 3-9
QAM Record Worksheet ............................................................................................ 3-13
Hub Record Worksheet .............................................................................................. 3-15
Session Record Worksheet ......................................................................................... 3-16
Gathering Information for Your OSM Configuration File .................................... 3-17
Review Record Layout Examples ............................................................................. 3-19
Configure the osmAutoMux.cfg File ........................................................................ 3-20
Test the Distributed BFS Configuration ................................................................... 3-22
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