Cisco Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning 5.3

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Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning, referred to as Prime Cable Provisioning throughout this document, automates the tasks of 
provisioning and managing customer premises equipment (CPE) in a broadband service-provider network. The application 
provides a simple and easy way to deploy high-speed data, voice technology, and home networking devices.

Prime Cable Provisioning can be scaled to suit networks of virtually any size, even those deploying millions of devices. It also 
offers high availability, made possible by its distributed architecture with centralized management.

Prime Cable Provisioning incorporates support for many technologies to provide provisioning services for your network. These 
technologies include:

DOCSIS high-speed data

PacketCable voice service, both Secure and Basic work flows

Non-secure CableHome

Open Cable Set top box

eRouter 1.0

DPoE (DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON)

For detailed information about Prime Cable Provisioning features, see the

 Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning User Guide 5.3

Before installing PCP 5.3, please check the system requirements mentioned in the 

 are met.

If you are migrating from an earlier version of Cisco PCP or BAC to Cisco PCP 5.3, you must review the Release Notes 
that were published across the releases.

License acquired for Cisco PCP 5.x or earlier releases is not valid for Cisco PCP 5.3. You need to get the permanent or 
evaluation license of 5.3 to upgrade from 4.2.x/5.0/5.1/5.2 to 5.3 or for a fresh installation. For more information, refer to 
Licensing Prime Cable Provisioning section in 

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