Data Sheet
Learning Services
Cisco DTA Control System Foundation
The Cisco® Digital Transport Adapter Control System (DTACS) Foundation Version
2.01 instructor-led course offered by Cisco® Learning Services is a lab-intensive
course that introduces the Cisco DTACS features, functions and topology.
You will learn the important theoretical concepts on which the Cisco DTACS is based and gain the practical
knowledge and skills to operate and maintain the Cisco DTACS in your network. As an alternative to a set-top box,
a Cisco DTA enables subscribers to watch digital broadband services on analog and digital televisions, as well as
other display devices. This course takes a task-oriented approach to teaching the skills needed to understand and
operate a Cisco DTACS for Cisco DTA management.
This course combines lecture materials and hands-on labs throughout to make sure that you can successfully
operate a Cisco DTACS.
Duration
Two days
Target Audience
This course is designed for technical professionals who need to know how to operate a Cisco DTACS in their
networks. The primary audience for this course includes:
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System engineers
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Technical Support personnel
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Channel partners and resellers
Course content is dynamic and subject to change without notice.
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Tasks and Features Covered
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Cisco DTA functions, hardware and software
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Cisco PowerKey DTA (pkDTA) versus Cisco universal DTA (uDTA)
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Cisco DTACS in the Digital Broadband Delivery Network
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Cisco DTACS functions
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Cisco Explorer Controller functions in the Cisco DTACS
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Cisco DTACS 4.0 topology and key components
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Cisco DTACS 4.0 conditional access topology: bulk encryption versus edge encryption
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Cisco DTACS 4.0 dual-carry of PowerKey and Universal DTA traffic using DVB simulcrypt
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Event Information Scheduler functions in the Cisco DTACS
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Cisco Digital Content Manager (DCM) Netcrypt 2.0 functions in the Cisco DTACS
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Cisco PowerKey Control Generator (PCG) 3.0 functions in the Cisco DTACS
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Accessing and controlling the Cisco DTACS
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Setting up a channel on the Cisco DTACS with pkDTA and uDTA simulcrypt
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Synchronizing the Cisco DTACS with the Cisco EC database
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Cisco DTACS service packaging
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Broadcast Service Groups (BSGs) and Virtual Channel Tables (VCTs)
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Cisco DTACS IP streams: service information (SI), authorization management message (AMM) and
conditional access table (CAT)
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Configuring the multicast for emergency alert messages (EAS)
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Configuring Common Download
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Managing Cisco DTAs
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Operating and monitoring the Cisco DTACS
Course Prerequisites
Following are the prerequisites for this course:
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Completion of the training course, Activating and Operating a Digital Subscriber Network
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Practical experience operating a Cisco Explorer Controller
Course Outline
The course outline is as follows:
Module 1: Cisco DTACS Fundamentals
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Lesson 1: Cisco DTA Basics
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Lesson 2: Cisco DTA Control System Basics
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Lesson 3: Cisco DTACS Topology
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Lesson 4: Access Cisco DTACS
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Module 2: Provisioning the Cisco DTACS
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Lesson 1: Cisco DTA Provisioning Overview
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Lesson 2: Cisco DTACS Service Packaging
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Lesson 3: Managing Virtual Channel Tables
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Lesson 4: Provisioning the Broadcast Service Group
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Lesson 5: Configuring IP Streams
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Lesson 6: Configuring Common Download
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Lesson 7: Configuring Conditional Access
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Lesson 8: Managing Cisco DTAs
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Lesson 9: Synchronizing the Database
Module 3: Cisco DTACS Operations
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Lesson 1: Controlling AMM Distribution
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Lesson 2: Running Cisco DTACS Health Checker
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Lesson 3: Troubleshooting Cisco DTACS
Lab Topology
Following is the lab topology for this course in Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Cisco DTACS Lab Topology
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Registration Email
For more information about schedules and registration for this course, contact aeskt_registration@cisco.com.
Website Addresses for More Information
For more information about Learning Services for Cisco classic products and technologies, visit
http://www.cisco.com/go/cls.
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For information about Cisco TelePresence training, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/telepresencetraining/.
For information about broadband video training for service providers, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/spvtraining.
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For information about mobile Internet technology training, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/mitg.
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