Cisco Explorer Series User Manual

Recommendations to Improve Your Data Carousel Rate
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VPI / VCI Pairing
Note: This discussion of VPI/VCI pairing pertains only to sites that use a BFS BIG
and does not pertain to sites that use an ASI/HMUX card. The Direct ASI
implementation does not use ATM.
We recommend that you map at least 20 VPI/VCI pairs in your Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM) switch for inband data when initially configuring the system.
The DNCS port on the ATM switch uses VPI/VCI permanent virtual circuits (PVCs)
0/256 through 0/275. These PVCs must be mapped to VPI/VCI pairs x/256 through
x/275 respectively, (where x represents any available VPI) on the Broadband
Integrated Gateway (BIG) port of the ATM switch. There is one VPI/VCI PVC for
each inband data carousel for up to 20 inband carousels.
If you plan to support more than 20 inband data carousels, you need additional
PVCs on the ATM switch. Begin configuring your additional PVCs at 0/276.
The BIG ATM module has no awareness of the VPI. Hence, the ATM switch can map
the incoming DNCS PVCs to any VPI on the outgoing BIG PVCs. For simplicity, we
recommend that you use VPI of 0.

Cisco Explorer Series Specifications

General

Category	Media Converter
Series	Explorer
Model	Various (e.g., 4642HDC, 8642HDC, 9865HDC)
Type	Set-top box
Input Interfaces	CableCARD, Ethernet, USB
Output Interfaces	HDMI, Component, Composite, S-Video (depending on the model)
Video Resolution	Up to 1080p (depending on the model)
Audio Output	HDMI, Optical, RCA
Power Supply	External power adapter
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model