Cisco Headend System Release 3.2 Maintenance Manual
Chapter 1 Staging Preparation
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Billing system binding is binding DHCTs from the billing system interface
using the RegisterHost command. Contact your billing vendor to see if they
support this option.
This section provides a description for each option and contains procedures for
autobinding and for manually binding the CableCARD module and host.
Combo-Binding
Combo-binding is a process that the SSC DHCT and CableCARD module pair go
through after the CableCARD module downloads its EMMs. The process is as
follows.
1 The SSC DHCT and its paired CableCARD module exchange keys to
1 The SSC DHCT and its paired CableCARD module exchange keys to
authenticate each other.
2 The DNCS sends the pairing information (as a file named podData) to the BFS.
The podData file contains two lists: an authorized list and an unauthorized list.
Each list contains information on the SSC DHCT and its paired CableCARD
module.
Note: The DNCS populates its database with the SSC pairing information from
Note: The DNCS populates its database with the SSC pairing information from
the inventory file during the batch load process.
3 The CableCARD module reads the pairing information from the file. If the
CableCARD module finds its SSC pairing in the authorized list, it authorizes the
binding between it and the SSC host. If it finds its SSC pairing in the
unauthorized list, or if it does not find its SSC pairing in either list, it does not
authorize the binding.
You do not need to turn combo-binding "on." It is an automatic process available for
SSC DHCTs as long as you load the correct DHCT types, have the correct EMMs,
and have System Release 4.3 or later.
Autobinding
Autobinding is a process that allows the CableCARD module to bind to a two-way
host. The procedure is as follows.
1 When the CableCARD module is inserted into a two-way host, the host and the
1 When the CableCARD module is inserted into a two-way host, the host and the
CableCARD module exchange keys to authenticate each other.
2 After the keys are verified and the host goes into two-way mode, the
CableCARD module sends an upstream message to the DNCS that includes the
CableCARD ID and the Host ID.
3 The DNCS looks up the Host ID in the CRL. Based on the information in the
CRL, the DNCS takes one of the following actions:
If the host is in the list, the DNCS does not allow the CableCARD module to
bind to the host.
If the host is not in the list, the DNCS continues with the next step.