Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide

 

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MQAM software version 2.6.18 is designed to be installed on an MQAM. After the 

software is installed and the modulator is active, it provides additional support for 

sites that deploy video-on-demand (VOD), anything-on-demand (xOD), and other 

interactive broadcast services. 
Note: For a complete description of an MQAM, refer to the MQAM Modulator Models 

D9477-1, D9477-2, and D9477-3 Installation and Operation Guide. 
This section includes the system release and application compatibility requirements, 

application platform release dependencies, software requirements, and hardware 

requirements for installing the MQAM software. This chapter also includes the CRs 

implemented in this release. 

 

MQAM software version 2.6.18 provides support for the following new features: 

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Support for new RF boards now on MQAMs 

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Ability to process corrupt MPEG packets 

 

We have recently transitioned to a new radio frequency (RF) board on our MQAMs. 

MQAM software version 2.6.18 provides support for these new RF boards that are 

now shipping on MQAMs. These RF boards provide system operators with an 

enhanced performance upgrade to earlier MQAMs and also assist them with 

bandwidth management in two key areas: 

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Bandwidth optimization: the ability to handle content more efficiently to expand 

the capability of existing bandwidth 

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Bandwidth expansion: the ability to move to the next, most financially and 

operationally practical bandwidth capacity level 

The new MQAMs also give system operators access to the extra bandwidth needed 

to expand their interactive service offerings to customers and to support the 

increased demand for advanced interactive services and the growing deployment of 

high-definition (HD) content along with the bundling of services to include the latest 

voice, video and data technologies, i.e, the triple play.