Cisco Remote PHY Pre-encrypted Broadcast Video
This document describes how to configure pre-encrypted Broadcast Video sessions on Cisco cBR-8 routers.
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- Hardware Compatibility Matrix for Cisco Remote PHY Device
- Information About Pre-encrypted Broadcast Video
- How to Configure Pre-encrypted Broadcast Video Sessions
- Configuration Example for Pre-encrypted Broadcast Video Session
- Feature Information for RPHY Pre-encrypted Broadcast Video
Hardware Compatibility Matrix for Cisco Remote PHY Device
Note | The hardware components introduced in a given Cisco Remote PHY Device Software Release are supported in all subsequent releases unless otherwise specified. |
Note | The -PKEY suffix in the PID indicates units that enable the SCTE-55-2 Out-of-Band protocol support. |
Information About Pre-encrypted Broadcast Video
The Cisco cBR-8 line card supports broadcast video. It also provides support to the WAN ports for receiving Multi program Transport Streams (MPTS). The Cisco cBR passes the MPTS streams in its entirety to multiple RPDs in the network to provide an output on their RF ports.
The content is multiplexed and encrypted during upstream traffic and reaches Cisco cBR-8 router as pre-encrypted in a constant bit-rate MPTS with all the PSI present. The Cisco cBR routers perform the following:
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De-jittering
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Clock recovery
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PCR re-stamping
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Regenerates PAT with correct TSID
Typically, multi-system operators (MSO) have between 64 and 75 carriers of Broadcast video content in their system. In the RPHY environment, the Cisco cBR routers convert the Broadcast carriers into DEPI multicast streams and send them to an unlimited number of RPDs over the Converged Interconnect Network.
Multicast Table-based Sessions
Similar to table-based unicast session configuration, sessions can be configured as individual sessions under each QAM carrier that is assigned to a table-based LED. To configure multicast video session, you must configure a port-channel interface.
A multicast session can be configured with a single input multicast input source or multiple input sources for backup purpose. For multiple backup sources, a label is required to be associated with the session configuration. Same label can be applied to multiple sessions on different QAM channel. These sessions are considered as cloned sessions.
For session cloning on multiple QAMs within the same line card, only one copy of the traffic is forwarded to the line card. The line card replicates the input packets and forwards them to multiple QAMs. Each cloned copy of a remapped session will have the same or different output program number.
MPTS Pass-through Session
The Cisco cBR-8 router supports multicast MPTS pass-session type. For a pass-through session:
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The PMT and other program data are not changed.
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PID remapping is not performed.
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Input NULL packets are dropped.
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Oversubscription results in random TP dropping, and all ghost PIDs are preserved in the output.
How to Configure Pre-encrypted Broadcast Video Sessions
Note | To know more about the commands referenced in this section, see the Cisco IOS Master Command List. |
This section contains the following:
- Configure a Port-Channel Interface
- Configuring Pre-encrypted Broadcast Sessions
- Configuring the Service Distribution Groups and Binding
Configure a Port-Channel Interface
The following example shows how to configure a port-channel interface.
interface Port-channel27 description connection for Core A ip address 2.27.1.1 255.255.255.252 ip pim sparse-mode ip access-group 101 out ip igmp version 3 ip ospf 64512 area 27 load-interval 30 carrier-delay msec 500
Configuring Pre-encrypted Broadcast Sessions
The following example shows how to configure the pre-encrypted Broadcast Video sessions on Cisco cBR routers.
cable video multicast-uplink Port-channel32 access-list all-multicasts table-based multicast-label label group group-ip source source-ip source2 source-ip source3 source-ip source4 source-ip multicast-label label group group-ip source source-ip source2 source-ip source3 source-ip source4 source-ip vcg vcg-name rf-channel channel session session-name multicast-label label processing-type {remap | passthru | data} cbr rf-channel channel session session-name multicast-label label processing-type {remap | passthru | data} cbr
Configuring the Service Distribution Groups and Binding
The Service Distribution Group (SDG) defines the physical slot/bay/port to be used in a video service. After you configure an SDG, you can bind a VCG to an SDG. The binding connects the carriers defined in the VCG to the physical port listed in the SDG. After binding, a path from the Virtual Edge Input (VEI) is mapped to the RF channels.
The following example shows how to configure the SDGs and binding:
configure terminal cable video service-distribution-group sdg99 id 99 rpd downstream-cable 9/0/31 virtual-carrier-group vcg99 id 99 service-type broadcast rf-channel 64-78 tsid 38901-38915 output-port-number 1-15 rf-channel 80-127 tsid 38917-38964 output-port-number 17-64 bind-vcg vcg vcg99 sdg sdg99 logical-edge-device led31 id 31 protocol table-based vcg vcg99 active
Configuration Example for Pre-encrypted Broadcast Video Session
cable video table-based multicast-label mpts1 group 236.0.1.1 source 175.10.5.2 source2 175.10.6.2 source3 175.10.7.2 source4 175.10.8.2 multicast-label mpts2 group 236.0.1.2 source 175.10.5.2 source2 175.10.6.2 source3 175.10.7.2 source4 175.10.8.2 vcg vcg99 rf-channel 64 session mpts1 multicast-label mpts1 processing-type passthru cbr rf-channel 65 session mpts2 multicast-label mpts2 processing-type passthru cbr
Feature Information for RPHY Pre-encrypted Broadcast Video
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Note | The table below lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature. |
Feature Name |
Releases |
Feature Information |
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RPHY Pre-encrypted Broadcast Video |
Cisco 1x2 / Compact Shelf RPD Software 2.1 |
This feature was introduced on Cisco Remote PHY Device 1x2. |