Cisco DNCS System Release 2.8.1 3.8.1 4.3.1 User Guide

Video-on-demand (VOD) services make up one type of interactive services that you can offer to your subscribers
through our DBDS. Interactive services allow each subscriber to actively control how a service is used.

In the case of VOD, the subscriber can use the remote control to select, purchase, and view an event. After the
subscriber has purchased the event, the reverse path allows the viewer to forward, reverse, pause, and play the
event just as he or she would with a VCR.

Note: We offer two software products that enable you to further control and exploit your VOD and premium
service offerings: session-based encrypted VOD and Subscription VOD (SVOD). For more information about
these software products, 

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Before you set up VOD services in the DNCS, you must make sure all of the network elements responsible for
processing the service content are physically installed in your system. In addition to our standard DBDS
equipment, you must have at least one VOD controller and video server.

We do not provide or install VOD controllers or video servers. You must contact other vendors and follow their
instructions for installing these elements into your network.

After you have installed all of these physical elements, you must add them to the DNCS database. If necessary,
refer to 

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Finally, you want to have your network map available.

Setting up a VOD service takes approximately 45 minutes to an hour to complete.

Setting up a VOD service does not impact network performance. You can complete this procedure at any time.

Complete these procedures to set up a VOD service in your network. For step- by-step instructions for a
particular procedure, click on that procedure.

Note: After you set up VOD services in the DNCS, you must complete additional procedures according to the
vendor of your VOD server.

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