Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 User Guide
Chapter 1 Introducing the DREDD Proxy Server
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DREDD Process Required Components
This section identifies three key components of the DREDD process: DREDD proxy
server, DREDDConfig, and iGuideFiles.
server, DREDDConfig, and iGuideFiles.
DREDD Proxy Server
The DREDD proxy server facilitates secure iGuide navigation. The DBDS is modified
to accommodate the DREDD proxy server on the DNCS as shown in the following
DNCS Control panel illustration.
to accommodate the DREDD proxy server on the DNCS as shown in the following
DNCS Control panel illustration.
The DNCS process retrieves EPG data files via FTP from DREDD, which processes
the files and uses standard Broadcast File System (BFS) server APIs to populate files
on the appropriate carousel.
the files and uses standard Broadcast File System (BFS) server APIs to populate files
on the appropriate carousel.
DREDDConfig
The DREDDConfig file enables the DREDD proxy server to communicate with the
GuideWorks server supplying EPG data.
GuideWorks server supplying EPG data.
iGuideFiles
These files provide filtering data used by the DREDD process to create our unique
software version of the hardware EPG filter.
software version of the hardware EPG filter.