Cisco Model D-PCG1000 PowerKEY CAS Gateway User Guide
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Defining PPV Services and Events
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Define PPV Services
Before You Begin
Before you can define PPV events for subscribers to purchase, you must define the
PPV services that will deliver these events. A PPV service is an application that
allows subscribers to purchase and view movies, concerts, or sporting events to be
viewed at a certain time on a certain channel. A PPV event is any program (such as
movie, concert, or sporting event) that a subscriber can purchase through a PPV
service. If a subscriber has purchased the event that is currently playing on the PPV
service, then the PPV service displays that event. If not, then the PPV service
displays advertising, interstitials, or some other programming.
As with other services, you must complete the following tasks when defining a PPV
As with other services, you must complete the following tasks when defining a PPV
service:
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Add the service source to the DNCS. This task specifies which digital or analog
signal the DBDS will use to deliver the service to subscribers.
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Define parameters for the service source. This task defines the attributes that
establish how the system will process service content. Also, this task includes
building a session, which defines and allocates the resources that the source will
use to deliver the service content.
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Encrypt the content coming from the service source. This task ensures that the
content will only be available to authorized subscribers.
Before you can define PPV services, the service on which a PPV service is built must
be registered with the Service Application Manager (SAM), Event Use Service,
Subscription Service (if used), and Interstitial Service. These are described in more
detail later in this section. The SAM is a table that identifies available services and
their associated applications. The DNCS automatically registers the service with the
SAM when you create the service, so you do not need to register an event’s service
with the SAM.
This section describes the Set Up PPV Service window and explains how to create,
This section describes the Set Up PPV Service window and explains how to create,
modify, and delete PPV services (the applications that deliver PPV events).