Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide

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4017650 Rev C 
 
Introduction 
The PowerKEY DVB System is a real-time interactive network designed to 
support not only today’s digital services, but also services in the future. 
The PowerKEY DVB System provides several key advantages for cable 
service providers: 
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Future-proof design based on open standards and published interfaces 
allows quick and easy system upgrades 
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Lowers operating and capital costs for deploying digital interactive 
services 
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Saves time for launching interactive services 
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Reduces technical risk and schedule slippage by providing 
pre-integrated, off-the-shelf, interactive applications such as Electronic 
Program Guide (EPG), video-on-demand (VOD), e-commerce, 
and e-mail 
What's New for System Release i4.2.2? 
Specifically, changes were made to the DBDS and the DNCS user interface 
to support the implementation of the following features in the PowerKEY 
DVB System for SR i4.2.2: 
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BFS Support for Games 
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Named Entitlement of Features 
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Multiple Bootloader Carousel 
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Remote Alarms 
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SARFT Support 
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Satellite Support (Optional feature) 
 
Chapter 1 
Introducing the PowerKEY 
DVB System