Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Design Guide
Software Components of an SDV System
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Software Components of an SDV System
Overview
This section describes the following major software components that support the
implementation of an SDV system:
implementation of an SDV system:
DNCS software
SDV Manager software
SDV Server software or optional USRM software
GQAM software
XDQA software
RFGW software
Netcrypt software
Digital Content Manager (DCM) software (Optional)
DHCT SDV Client software
Gigabit Ethernet/IP Switch-Router software
DNCS Software
The SDV Manager is a major element that runs on the DNCS platform in support of
SDV. Other DNCS features, such as the following examples, also support SDV:
SDV. Other DNCS features, such as the following examples, also support SDV:
QAM provisioning screens provide a means to assign individual carriers as
VOD-only, SDV-only, or as shared VOD, SDV, and broadcast.
VOD-only, SDV-only, or as shared VOD, SDV, and broadcast.
Service group provisioning screens include provisioning parameters that support
SDV.
SDV.
When multicast sessions are configured on a Netcrypt Bulk Encryptor, the user
can check whether the sessions are intended for SDV. If so, the information is
automatically transferred to the SDV Manager.
can check whether the sessions are intended for SDV. If so, the information is
automatically transferred to the SDV Manager.
The DNCS supports message interface standards required for SDV.
Group session-setup capability is included on the DNCS to speed the
establishment of the quantities of sessions demanded by SDV systems.
establishment of the quantities of sessions demanded by SDV systems.