Cisco Model D-PCG1000 PowerKEY CAS Gateway User Guide
Glossary
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brick mode
A state in which the DHCT is not authorized to receive services. Provided by a package which
stops all functions of the DHCT, including the ability for it to turn on. Also called service
disconnect.
Burn
To write data from the hard drive of the cable box to the DVD drive.
C
CA
See Conditional Access.
CableCARD
A device that plugs into a digital cable-ready TV or DHCT and allows the receipt of
encrypted services.
CAM
Conditional Access Manager. Network encryption control, entitlement definition and
management, and authorization control (see PowerKEY).
CAQAM
Conditional access quadrature amplitude modulator. See also QAM, GQAM, MQAM.
carousel
Transports data modules and application server processes from the BFS server to the DHCT.
For each new application server process that registers with the BFS, a new data carousel is
created and the ID information is updated in the BFS directory structure. Also known as Data
Carousel or Data Pump.
CATV
cable television.
Certification Revocation List
See CRL.
CF session
Continuous Feed Session. Defines and allocates resources that the network uses to deliver a
particular service to subscribers. A CF Session will remain intact until the DNCS operator
manually tears it down.