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VideoVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInputAVirtualCarrierGroup(VCG)isacollectionofvirtualQAMcarriers(RFchannels)provisionedonaLogicalEdgeDevice(LED).
AVirtualEdgeInput(VEI)isacustomerassignedIPaddressthatisused,fromtheHeadEnd,asadestinationIPaddressforunicastvideoIPpackets.
InformationaboutVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInput,onpage1HowtoConfigureVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInput,onpage2ConfigurationExamplesforVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInput,onpage4FeatureInformationforVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInput,onpage5InformationaboutVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInputVirtualCarrierGroupAVirtualCarrierGroup(VCG)isacollectionofvirtualQAMcarriers(RFchannels)provisionedonaLogicalEdgeDevice(LED).
EachVCGmusthaveauniquenameandID,sinceitalsoassignsattributessuchasTSIDandoutputportnumbertothevirtualQAMcarriers.
TheoutputportnumberonlyneedstobeuniqueperLED.
However,TSID/ONIDpairmustbeuniqueforthechassis.
TheservicetypemustbedesignatedineachVCGandtheencryptcommandmustbeenteredifthecarriersaretobeencrypted.
EnablingtheVCGtouseencryptionandservicetypedesignatesthateachQAMcarrierlistedintheVCGwillconsumeaQAMencryptionlicenseandvideoservicetypelicense.
TheactualnumberoflicensesconsumedwillbedoneatVCGbindingoperationandisalsodependentontheQAMreplicationrequirements.
Formoreinformationonhowthelicensesareconsumed,seeCiscoSmartLicensingforVideo.
VirtualEdgeInputAVirtualEdgeInput(VEI)isacustomerassignedIPaddressthatisused,fromtheHeadEnd,asadestinationIPaddressforunicastvideoIPpackets.
EachVEIwillneedtobeconfiguredwitharoutableIPaddressfromwithinthecustomer'snetwork.
VideoVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInput1AVEIisassignedwithinaLogicalEdgeDevice.
EachVirtualCarrierGroup(VCG)isassociatedwithoneormoreIPaddressesthatrepresentVEIs.
ForGQIprotocol,VEImustbeconfiguredundertheLED,sinceGQIexpectsVEItobeabletoreachanyVirtualQAMcarrierlistedinthesameLED.
Again,forGQIprotocol,thereisalimitoffiveVEIsperLED.
Forthetablebasedprotocol,VEImaybeconfiguredundertheLEDorunderaVCG.
IftheVEIisconfiguredunderaVCG,itcanonlyreachthevirtualQAMcarriersassociatedwiththatparticularVCG.
DuringtheVCGbindingoperation,eachVEIIPaddresswillbeboundtoasingleVideoIPinterface.
YoucanisolatethevideotrafficfromothernetworktrafficusingMPLS(MultiprotocolLabelSwitching)andVRF(VirtualRoutingandForwarding),byconfiguringtheVRFnameparameterinvideo-edge-inputcommand.
DonotusethesameVEIIPaddressinmultipleVRFs,asHeadEndvideosessionmanagementserversarenotMPLSorVRFaware.
NoteHowtoConfigureVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInputConfiguringVirtualCarrierGroupBeforeyoubeginSinceeachVEIneedstobeconfiguredwitharoutableIPaddressfromwithinthecustomer'snetwork,choosetheIPaddressestousepriortoconfiguringtheVEIs.
ErrormessagesforproblemswiththeVCGconfigurationwillbecomeevidentduringthebindoperation.
Errorsincludeoverlappingrf-channels.
Invirtual-edge-input-ipcommandlineconfiguration,vrfisanoptionalparameterandcanbeusedforMPLSroutingortomakeVEIprivatefromotherpartsofthenetwork.
Toconfigurevirtualcarriergroup,followthestepsbelow:enableconfigureterminalcablevideovirtual-carrier-groupname[idnumber]virtual-edge-input-ipip-address[vrfvrf-name]input-port-numberport-numberencryptservice-typenarrowcastrf-channelstart_channel-end_channeltsidstart_tsid-end_tsidoutput-port-numberstart_number-end_numberVerifyingVirtualCarrierGroupConfigurationToverifythevirtualcarriergroupconfiguration,usetheshowcablevideovirtual-carrier-groupcommandasshownintheexamplebelow.
Router#showcablevideovirtual-carrier-groupallNumberofVirtualCarrierGroups:1IDNameInputService-Distribution-GroupLogical-Edge-DeviceTotalVideoVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInput2VideoVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInputHowtoConfigureVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInputIPAddressNameNameRF-Channel1vcg-0-vcgvcgcast5ConfiguringVirtualEdgeInputunderLogicalEdgeDeviceBeforeyoubeginSinceeachVEIwillneedtobeconfiguredwitharoutableIPaddressfromwithinthecustomer'snetwork,choosetheIPaddressestousepriortoconfiguringtheVEIs.
Toconfigurevirtualedgeinput,followthestepsbelow:enableconfigureterminalcablevideovirtual-carrier-groupname[id]numbervirtual-edge-input-ipip-address[vrfvrf-name]input-port-numberport-numbervcgvcg-nameactiveToconfigurevirtualedgeinputunderlogicaledgedevice,followthestepsbelow:enableconfigureterminalcablevideological-edge-devicename[id]numberprotocoltable-basedvirtual-edge-input-ipip-address[vrfvrf-name]input-port-numberport-numbervcgvcg-nameactiveVerifyingVirtualEdgeInputConfigurationToverifythevirtualedgeinputconfiguration,usetheshowcablevideological-edge-devicecommandasshownintheexamplebelow.
Router#showcablevideological-edge-deviceid1LogicalEdgeDevice:ledId:1Protocol:GQIServiceState:ActiveDiscoveryState:DisableManagementIP:1.
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17/0----VirtualCarrierGroup:IDNameTotalTotalService-Distribution-GroupService-Distribution-GroupupVEIRF-channelNameID1vcg028sdg12vcg-2019sdg1IntegratedPhysicalAdminOperationalTSIDONIDOutputVCGSDGEncryptionCableQAMIDStateStatePortIDIDCapable7/0/0:11ONUP2910003021powerkey7/0/0:22ONUP3010003021powerkey7/0/0:33ONUP3110003021powerkey7/0/0:44ONUP3210003021powerkey7/0/0:55ONUP3310003021powerkey7/0/0:66ONUP3410003021powerkey7/0/0:77ONUP3510003021powerkey7/0/0:88ONUP3610003021powerkey7/0/0:99ONUP3710003021powerkeyToverifytheVEIconfigurationwithMPLS-VPNVRF,usetheshowiparpvrfcommandasshownintheexamplebelow:Router#showiparpvrfVideo-VOD-VrfProtocolAddressAge(min)HardwareAddrTypeInterfaceInternet174.
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ce01ARPAVideo7/0/0ConfigurationExamplesforVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInputThissectionprovidesconfigurationexamplesfortheVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInput:Example:ConfiguringVirtualCarrierGroupThefollowingexampleshowshowtoconfigurevirtualcarriergroup:enableconfigureterminalcablevideovirtual-carrier-groupvcg-0id1virtual-edge-input-ip174.
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1vrfVideo-VOD-Vrfinput-port-number2encryptservice-typenarrowcastrf-channel0-10tsid1-11output-port-number1-11VideoVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInput4VideoVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInputConfigurationExamplesforVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInputExample:ConfiguringVirtualEdgeInputThefollowingexampleshowshowtoconfigurevirtualedgeinput:enableconfigureterminalcablevideological-edge-deviceled_bc1id1protocoltable-basedvirtual-edge-input-ip174.
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1vrfVideo-VOD-Vrfinput-port-number1vcgvcg_bc1activeFeatureInformationforVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInputUseCiscoFeatureNavigatortofindinformationabouttheplatformsupportandsoftwareimagesupport.
CiscoFeatureNavigatorenablesyoutodeterminewhichsoftwareimagessupportaspecificsoftwarerelease,featureset,orplatform.
ToaccessCiscoFeatureNavigator,gotothewww.
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AnaccountontheCisco.
compageisnotrequired.
Thefollowingtableliststhesoftwarereleaseinwhichagivenfeatureisintroduced.
Unlessnotedotherwise,subsequentreleasesofthatsoftwarereleasetrainalsosupportthatfeature.
NoteVideoVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInput5VideoVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInputExample:ConfiguringVirtualEdgeInputTable1:FeatureInformationforVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInputFeatureInformationReleasesFeatureNameThisfeaturewasintegratedontheCiscocBRSeriesConvergedBroadbandRouters.
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1VirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInputThisfeaturewasintegratedontheCiscocBRSeriesConvergedBroadbandRouters.
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1UsingVRFforVideoSessionTrafficVideoVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInput6VideoVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInputFeatureInformationforVirtualCarrierGroupandVirtualEdgeInput