Configuring the FCC server

This section provides an example configuration for the FCC server. The configuration example has the following assumptions:

The first step in the configuration is to configure video group 1 enabling the FCC server and the ISA-MS hardware.

config>isa
    video-group video-group-id [create]
        fcc-server
        no shutdown
*A:ALA-48config>isa# info
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        video-group 1 create
            fcc-server
            primary 2/1
            no shutdown
        exit
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*A:ALA-48config>isa# 


*A:ALA-48config>card>mda# info
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            mda-type isa-ms
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*A:ALA-48config>card>mda# 

The fcc-server command in the above output enables the FCC server on the video group.

The channel parameters for 192.0.2.1 are configured in multicast-info-policy policy-name. The channel configuration includes the administrative bandwidth and the channel’s association with video group 1.

*A:ALA-48configmcast-mgmtmcast-info-plcy# info
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            bundle "default" create
                local-fcc-port 4098
            exit
            bundle "b1" create
                admin-bw 8000
                video
                    video-group 1
                    fcc-server 
                    fcc-channel-type hd
                exit
                channel "192.0.2.1" "192.0.2.1" create
                exit
            exit
            video-policy
                video-interface 10.3.3.3 create
                    rt-rate 5
                    hd
                        fcc-server mode burst
                        fcc-burst 30
                    exit
                    sd
                        fcc-server mode burst
                        fcc-burst 100
                    exit
                    pip
                        no fcc-server
                    exit
                exit
            exit
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*A:ALA-48configmcast-mgmtmcast-info-plcy#

The local-fcc-port command in the bundle ‟default” defines the destination UDP port used to reach the FCC server on the service where the multicast information policy is applied. The FCC server port can only be defined in the bundle ‟default” and applies for all bundles in the policy. If no value is specified, the default is used.

In the bundle ‟b1”, the fcc-server command enables the FCC server for all channels in the bundle, and the fcc-channel-type hd command sets the channel type for all channels in the bundle to ‟hd” (High Definition).

In the video policy context above, the fcc-server commands for the video interface 10.3.3.3 enables the FCC server on that interface for all channel types ‟hd” (High Definition), ‟sd” (Standard Definition) whereas the no fcc-server command disables the FCC for ‟pip” (Picture-in-Picture) channels on the video interface. The fcc-burst command in the policy indicates that the burst rate over the nominal rate for the channel type; HD at 130% (30% over nominal) and SD at 200% (100% over nominal).

For the FCC server in an IES or VPRN, the following commands within the service instance perform the following tasks to complete the FCC server configuration:

  1. Associate the service with multicast-info-policy policy-name.

  2. Create the video interface ‟vi” and assign IP address 10.3.3.3.

  3. Create video SAP and associate it with video group 1.

  4. Create a static IGMP join on video-interface ‟vi” for the channel 192.0.2.1.


*A:ALA-49configserviceies# info
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            video-interface "vi" create
                video-sap 1
                exit
                address 10.4.4.4/32
                no shutdown
            exit
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*A:ALA-49configserviceies#


*A:ALA-48configrouter# info
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...
    multicast-info-policy policy-name
    pim 
        interface "vi"
        exit
    exit
    igmp
        interface "vi"
            static
                group 192.0.2.1
                    starg
                exit
            exit
        exit
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*A:ALA-48configrouter# 

The services available on the video interface address 10.3.3.3 are defined in the video policy in which the FCC server was enabled.