Cisco DNCS System Release 2.8.1 3.8.1 4.3.1 User Guide

If you are using a generic QAM modulator to send content to DHCTs, first add the generic QAM model on which
the modulator is based to the DNCS.  The instructions in this section describe how to create a generic QAM
model.

1.

From the DNCS Administrative Console, click the DNCS tab.

2.

Click the Network Element Provisioning tab.

3.

Click Generic QAM Models. The Generic QAM Model List window opens.

4.

Click Add. The Add Generic QAM Model window opens.

5.

Use the following fields when you manage a generic QAM model in the DNCS.

Model Number

The model number for this generic QAM model. 

You can use up to 32 alphanumeric characters. 

Number of GbE Ports The maximum number of GbE ports provided on this generic QAM model. 

You can use any number from 0 to 66,365.

GbE Port Start
Number

The beginning GbE port number for the model. You can use any number from
0 to 66,365.

Control IP Address
Compatibility

The Internet Protocol (IP) version this model supports:



IPv4



IPv6

Multicast Support

The following Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) versions that this
model supports:



IGMPv3



IGMPv2



IGMPv1

Number of Multicast
Sources

The maximum number of multicast sources the that model supports. 

You can use any number from 0 to 66,365.

Dynamic UDP Range

Determines whether the model supports a dynamic range of UDP ports (Yes or
No).

PID Remapping

Determines whether the model supports packet identifier (PID) remapping (Yes
or No).

Number of RF ports

The maximum number of RF output ports that the model supports. 

You can use any number from 0 to 66,365.

Number of Carriers
Per Ports

The maximum number of carriers per port that the model supports. 

You can use any number from 0 to 66,365.

RF Port Start Number The beginning RF port number for the model.