Cisco DNCS System Release 2.8.1 3.8.1 4.3.1 User Guide

From the Generic QAM List window, you can add QAMs from other manufacturers to the DNCS. The DNCS refers
to these QAMs as generic QAMs. After generic QAMs are listed in this window, you can modify or delete the
generic QAMs as the needs of your site change. From this window, you can also set up multicast sessions on any
generic QAM listed in the window.

After you have added a generic QAM to this window, you can manage the generic QAM in the same ways that
you manage our QAMs. For example, you can use the Set Up Digital Source Definition utility to set up
broadcast sessions on the modulator and then view the sessions in the Session List window (along with any
multicast sessions that you have set up on other generic QAM modulators). You can also add generic QAMs to
VOD Service groups by selecting the ports on a generic QAM modulator from the Available Ports list in the Add
Service Group or Edit Service Group window. If you view your network topology graphically, generic QAMs
can be displayed this way as well. For example, you can show the generic QAM connected to a specific source by
making connections in the Connectivity tab of the source's Set Up MPEG Source window. 

Important: Before you can add a generic QAM to this window, the modulator model must first be defined in the
Generic QAM Model List window. For more information, see Generic QAM Model List Window.

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