Operating and Maintaining a Cisco DCM 1.0

Course details

Overview:

The Operating and Maintaining a Cisco Digital Content Manager (DCM) instructor-led course provides the student with the knowledge and skills required to operate and maintain this complex component used to process MPEG video streams for transport.

This task-based course will give you the knowledge and skills to configure the Cisco® DCM. Hands-on practical exercises will enable you to apply your skills. Select exercises are used for key tasks common to Cisco DCM implementation in a broadband network.

Objectives:

• After you complete this course you should be able to:
• Identify DCM hardware components and describe their functions
• Use the DCM’s GUI to configure basic service settings and transport stream parameters such as bandwidth settings, MPEG program numbers, PID numbers, and multicast addresses
• se the DCM GUI to configure and monitor system performance
• Use the DCM’s GUI to successfully:
• Multiplex services from input ports to output ports
• Reduce and manage the bandwidth of services
• Switch local content to support targeted advertising campaigns
• Configure DCM redundancy features to make sure of service continuity

Content:

• DCM Functions
• DCM Hardware
• DCM Interface Overview
• Device Setup
• Card Configuration
• Modifying Incoming and Outgoing Transport Streams (TSs)
• Transrating
• Digital Program Insertion (DPI)
• DCM Redundancy
• Maintenance
• Labs