Cisco Model D-PCG1000 PowerKEY CAS Gateway User Guide
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Defining PPV Services and Events
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Understand Windows and Barkers,
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Window Relationships
There are some timing requirements that you must follow when setting up PPV
windows. If you do not follow these requirements, then subscribers may not be able
to purchase PPV events successfully. For example, if you do not define an
Advertising window correctly, then the Purchase barker will not appear when
subscribers tune to the PPV service channel. In this case, subscribers are unable to
purchase the event. Or, if you do not define the event itself correctly, then the event
will not appear as expected.
In examining the window relationships in the following illustration, remember that
In examining the window relationships in the following illustration, remember that
the billing system defines these windows when it sends the event definition to the
Application Server. Therefore, in most cases you should not need to define an event
(although you can do so manually if necessary.) You can view the Set Up PPV Event
window to view the window definitions for an event.
Note: For IPPV events, you must define all six windows. For RPPV events, you only
Note: For IPPV events, you must define all six windows. For RPPV events, you only
need to define three windows: the Marketing, Advertising, and Event windows.