Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System Technical References
Operations Alert Bulletin
Recommended Operational Changes to
Ensure Clear-to-Air Content is Viewable
Recommended Operational Changes to
Ensure Clear-to-Air Content is Viewable
Background
Prior to application platform software versions High Definition 1.6.0 (HD 1.6.0) and
Digital Video Recorder 1.5.2 (DVR 1.5.2), set-tops would display clear-to-air content
without package authorizations. Recent software changes have resulted in a new
behavior in which a subscriber would no longer be able to view a clear-to-air source
associated with a package, unless the set-top is authorized for a package containing
that source.
For subscribers to view clear-to-air content associated with a package, a package
For subscribers to view clear-to-air content associated with a package, a package
authorization for the source is now necessary; otherwise, when the subscriber tunes
to the channel, a Not Authorized barker displays.
Recommendations
Prior to upgrading your application software versions to HD 1.6.0 or DVR 1.5.2,
Cisco recommends running a new script: the clearsegpackage script. This script
identifies all broadcast clear-to-air sources with segments associated to a package.
Cisco recommends that all segments for broadcast clear-to-air sources be deleted.
The script is located on the Cisco Services FTP server. Instructions to run this script
The script is located on the Cisco Services FTP server. Instructions to run this script
are provided in Run the clearsegpackage Script (on page 4).
Important! If you need assistance in running the script, contact Cisco Services.
To allow sources associated with packages to be made available to all set-tops and
Important! If you need assistance in running the script, contact Cisco Services.
To allow sources associated with packages to be made available to all set-tops and
QAM tuner devices for a period of time, use one of the following methods:
Method 1
A segment for the source remains encrypted and is assigned to an existing
common package, such as video-on-demand (VOD) or brick packages. This
does not allow QAM tuner devices to view the content.
Note: A common package is defined as a package that is authorized for the
Note: A common package is defined as a package that is authorized for the
entire set-top population.