Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide
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About This Guide
Introduction
Video-On-Demand (VOD) is an interactive, session-based application that provides
video services to subscribers. Session-Based Encryption (SBE) provides an added
degree of security for VOD content and prevents QAM tuner-equipped televisions
from viewing unpurchased VOD content.
The SBE set-up process for System Release (SR) 2.2/3.2 involves five phases that
The SBE set-up process for System Release (SR) 2.2/3.2 involves five phases that
span seventeen days. During the first phase (Day One), Cisco Services engineers
perform the SBE activation phase tasks. The four subsequent SBE set-up phases
include procedures the Digital Broadband Delivery System (DBDS) system operator
follows for Days Two, Five, Ten, and Seventeen.
Note: Contact the representative who handles your account for information about
Note: Contact the representative who handles your account for information about
purchasing the optional SBE software product for your system.
Purpose
This document provides instructions for setting up SBE on systems using SR 2.2/3.2.
Audience
These instructions are written for DBDS system operators, system administrators of
the DNCS, field technicians, and personnel responsible for setting up the SBE option.
Related Publications
You may find the following publications useful as resources when you implement
the procedures in this document.
Correcting QAM, MQAM, GQAM, and GoQAM Modulators With Missing Key
Certificates (part number 745235)
DBDS Utilities Version 5.1 Installation Instructions and DNCS Utilities User’s Guide
(part number 740020)
Setting Up Your Video-On-Demand Service (part number 4009749)