Cisco Headend System Release 2.5 Maintenance Manual
Chapter 1 Staging Preparation
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Negative values are not permitted in this field.
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If you define a value greater than 2, be aware of the following issues:
The podData file on the BFS can contain no more than 1500 entries.
During staging, a pod (CableCARD)/host pair is added to the
podData file for the amount of time defined in this field. When the
Authorization Time-out Period is reached, the pod/host pair is
removed from the file.
If you attempt to exceed 1500 entries during the time-out period that
you have defined, pod/host pairs will not be able to bind.
Deauthorization Time-Out Period—Enter the length of time (in days) the
Authorization message is kept in the file on the BFS. Enter 30 in this field.
Max Key Session Period—Enter the rate that the copy protection key should
change. The rate referenced depends on the communications mode of the
CableCARD module, as determined by the host's capabilities:
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Multistream Mode (MMode): The field represents minutes. Therefore,
entering a 1 in this field causes the copy protection key to change every
minute. Enter 10 in this field.
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Singlestream Mode (SMode): The field represents decaseconds.
Therefore, entering a 1 in this field causes the copy protection key to
change every 10 seconds. Enter 10 in this field.
Important: Defining a rate less than 1 minute (for MMode) or 10 decaseconds
(for SMode) requires a large number of unnecessary calculations on the
CableCARD. Defining a rate greater than X minutes (for MMode) or 20
decaseconds (for SMode) does not coincide with best security practices.
Maximum Host Change Count Allowed—Enter the maximum number of
times that a CableCARD module is allowed to autobind with a different host.
When a module exceeds this limit, it is no longer allowed to autobind with a
different host.
Note: The default setting of 99 allows an unlimited number of autobindings.
Note: The default setting of 99 allows an unlimited number of autobindings.
RF Output—Select the channel to which the CableCARD module outputs
video. Typically, you should select the same channel that the DHCTs use for
the CableCARD modules.
Card Authorization Phone Number—Enter the telephone number that
subscribers call to verify that their CableCARD module was authorized. You
can enter up to 20 alphanumeric characters, including spaces, in this field.
Maximum Bindings Within Authorization Time-Out Period—Enter the
maximum number of CableCARD modules and DHCTs that can bind during
a staging period. We recommend that you set this field to the maximum
setting of 1500.