Before creating any service groups, make sure that you have created templates for the appropriate service groups and transport streams. Gather the following from the components in your DAA environment:
VUE
- VUE credentials (username/password) are needed for adding a VUE.
- The AUX Core ID from the VUE is needed to coordinate with the Principle Core configuration.
- The GCP IP address from the VUE is needed to coordinate with the Principle Core configuration.
- Configured vARPDs are needed prior to creating Out-of-Band Upstream Service Groups.
- Any VIPs defined for UDP Port Mapping in the VUE are needed prior to configuring UDP Port Mapping.
RxD
- Any defined Location topology used for relating RxDs.
Remote PHY Configuration
- Available Multicast ranges for assigning to Service Groups and RxDs.
VTM
Once the above information is
available, complete additional preparations in VTM before creating Service
Groups:
- Define Service Catalog
entries for:
- Video Multicasts from NE
- PID Multicasts from CASMR (DTA only)
- MPTS Passthrough for OOB Downstream from OMs
- Create frequency templates to save time by managing frequency assignments. They are defined per Service Group type.
- Transport stream templates are required to create transport streams. They are defined by creation method.