Cisco Headend System Release 2.5 Data Sheet
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Deployment
Scenario
Scenario
PCG Virtual
Machines per
Chassis
Machines per
Chassis
CAS Mode
Max Number of
Streams
Supported
Streams
Supported
Virtual Machine Resources
(Hardware Specs Detailed in Table 2)
(Hardware Specs Detailed in Table 2)
Reserved
Max
2
VM1
PowerKEY
3000
1 vCPU (2600 MHz), 2-GB RAM
4 vCPU, 4-GB RAM
VM2
PowerKEY
3000
1 vCPU (2600 MHz), 2-GB RAM
4 vCPU, 4-GB RAM
VM3
PowerKEY
3000
1 vCPU (2600 MHz), 2-GB RAM
4 vCPU, 4-GB RAM
VM4
PowerKEY
3000
1 vCPU (2600 MHz), 2-GB RAM
4 vCPU, 4-GB RAM
Features of the Cisco PCG follow:
●
Create integrated PowerKEY conditional access ECMs and SCP/SCC ECMs (ACMs)
●
Complies with the DVB Simulcrypt interface (ETSI TS 103 197 V1.5.1 (2008-10))
●
Supports 3000 uDTA (SCP) broadcast streams at a 4-second crypto period
●
Supports 3000 PowerKEY broadcast streams at a 4-second crypto period
●
Multiple virtual machines per server are supported. Supports either PK or SCP on a single virtual machine
(PowerKEY gateway instance)
●
Reports DVB ECMG-to-SCS errors via SNMP traps with two alarm options: 1) PCG traps are directed to the
EC, which forwards them to the ECS alarm manager for display (forwarding gateway traps through the EC
provides PCG site localization in the regionally scoped ECS alarm manager), or 2) PCG traps are sent
directly to a third-party NMS. An alarm example is if the SCS stops requesting an ECM on an active ECM
stream
Product specifications for the Cisco PCG are shown in Table 2.
Table 2.
Product Specifications
Specification
Value
Compute Requirements
Hardware
Qualified on Cisco UCS C220 M3, 2 CPU (2x 2.60 GHz E5-2650, 8C), 16-GB RAM (2x 8-GB DDR3-1866-
MHz), 3x 300-GB HDD (1+1 mirrored + 1 spare). 32 vCPUs available to reserve for virtual machine use (8
core x 2 CPUs x 2 threads/CPU).
MHz), 3x 300-GB HDD (1+1 mirrored + 1 spare). 32 vCPUs available to reserve for virtual machine use (8
core x 2 CPUs x 2 threads/CPU).
Virtual-Machine Resources
See Table 1.
PowerKEY Specifications
ECM Generation
Each virtual machine supports 3000 broadcast PowerKEY streams at 4-second crypto period.
ECMG-to-SCS Interface
● Per DVB Simulcrypt specification (ETSI TS 103 197: Digital Video Broadcast, Headend implementation of
DVB SimulCrypt).
● Multiple SCS connections allowed supporting distributed SCS and redundancy.
● 1200 streams per SCS, 20 SCSs per PCG.
● 1200 streams per SCS, 20 SCSs per PCG.
PowerKEY Conditional
Access System
Access System
Secures digital broadcast services using symmetric encryption algorithm for content protection and strong
authentication and digital signature for entitlement delivery.
authentication and digital signature for entitlement delivery.
SCP/SCC Specifications
ECM (ACM) Generation
Each virtual machine supports 3000 broadcast SCP/SCC streams at 4-second crypto period.
SCP/SCC ECM (ACM) handling
As per uDTA Specifications as licensed to multiple SOC and equipment vendors.
ECMG-to-SCS Interface
● Per DVB Simulcrypt specification (ETSI TS 103 197: Digital Video Broadcast, Headend implementation of
DVB SimulCrypt).
● Multiple SCS connections allowed supporting distributed SCS and redundancy..
● 1200 streams per SCS, 20 SCSs per gateway.
● 1200 streams per SCS, 20 SCSs per gateway.