Руководство По Установке для Cisco Headend System Release 2.7
Chapter 6 Creating Sources and Setting Up Sessions
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Add a Service Source
Introduction
After you have set up all of your network elements, the next step in setting up a
clear, secure, or PPV service is to add information to the DNCS database about the
service source. In this case, a service source is the digital or analog signal that the
PowerKEY DVB System uses to deliver a service to subscribers.
clear, secure, or PPV service is to add information to the DNCS database about the
service source. In this case, a service source is the digital or analog signal that the
PowerKEY DVB System uses to deliver a service to subscribers.
For example, you can use the signal from Fox Sports World (FOXSW) to create
different services, just as a processing plant might take a raw material like sugar and
add other ingredients to it to create different kinds of soft drinks. To illustrate, you
could define three different kinds of services from a single FOXSW signal:
different services, just as a processing plant might take a raw material like sugar and
add other ingredients to it to create different kinds of soft drinks. To illustrate, you
could define three different kinds of services from a single FOXSW signal:
You could offer the FOXSW broadcast as a clear service to all subscribers.
By encrypting the FOXSW broadcast, you could offer it as a secure, subscription-
based service only to subscribers who have paid extra for it.
based service only to subscribers who have paid extra for it.
By encrypting it and setting it up as a PPV service, you could offer a portion of it,
maybe a special sporting event, only to subscribers who have paid for the event.
maybe a special sporting event, only to subscribers who have paid for the event.
Important: Refer to Appendix A, Sources and Services Naming Conventions (on page
191) before adding and defining service sources.
191) before adding and defining service sources.
Time to Complete
Adding a service source takes approximately 5 minutes to complete.
Performance Impact
Adding a service source does not impact network performance. You can complete
this procedure at any time.
this procedure at any time.
Adding a Service Source
Complete the following steps to add a source for a service.
1 From the DNCS Administrative Console, click the DNCS tab, and then click the
1 From the DNCS Administrative Console, click the DNCS tab, and then click the
System Provisioning tab.