Cisco Headend System Release 2.5 User Guide
Chapter 7 Troubleshoot the EAS with the getEASdata Utility
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Introduction
The Federal Communications Commission established the Emergency
Alert System (EAS) in 1994 as a tool for government officials to quickly
transmit important emergency information that is targeted to specific
geographical areas. Digital cable system operators need a reliable EAS
at their headend to ensure that their subscribers receive national, state,
and local warning messages about emergency conditions.
Alert System (EAS) in 1994 as a tool for government officials to quickly
transmit important emergency information that is targeted to specific
geographical areas. Digital cable system operators need a reliable EAS
at their headend to ensure that their subscribers receive national, state,
and local warning messages about emergency conditions.
The getEASdata utility was developed to ensure the reliability of a
system operator's EAS. The utility helps system operators troubleshoot
their EAS by reporting EAS-related errors and retrieving data
associated with system components that pertain to the EAS. The
following list includes some of the EAS-related data retrieved by the
getEASdata utility:
system operator's EAS. The utility helps system operators troubleshoot
their EAS by reporting EAS-related errors and retrieving data
associated with system components that pertain to the EAS. The
following list includes some of the EAS-related data retrieved by the
getEASdata utility:
Emergency Alert Controller (EAC) network configuration
Emergency Alert Receiver (EAR) and Multi-Media Message
(MMM) Server processes
Note: The EAR server monitors and receives EAS-related
messages and then passes the messages to the MMM server for
formatting and processing.
(MMM) Server processes
Note: The EAR server monitors and receives EAS-related
messages and then passes the messages to the MMM server for
formatting and processing.
Files in the /export/home/easftp directory
Files converted to audio interchange file format (AIFF) and loaded
onto the broadcast file server (BFS) carousel
Note: Files in AIFF are high-quality sound files
onto the broadcast file server (BFS) carousel
Note: Files in AIFF are high-quality sound files
EAS timing data
Important: The use of the getEASdata utility is only intended for
those sites that use the DNCS for EAS messages.
those sites that use the DNCS for EAS messages.