Cisco Systems 5.2.x manual Electronic Program Guide, 26-1

C H A P T E R 26

Electronic Program Guide

Audience

Note

Revised: May 31, 2011

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•Concepts, page 26-1

•Procedures, page 26-5

•Reference, page 26-7

We prepared this material with specific expectations of you.

You will configure and populate the channel and program listings for IPTV services to your presentation systems.

This material pertains to multiple releases of Cisco DMS.

5.2.0 5.2.1 5.2.2 5.2.3

Concepts

• Overview, page 26-1

• Guidelines, page 26-2

• Understand EPG Data Formats, page 26-2

• Understand Methods to Describe EPG Channels, page 26-3

Overview

	Electronic program guide (EPG) data is not required for Cisco Cast to work. You can enable or disable
	the EPG for Cisco DMS. You are not required to subscribe to any EPG data service.
Tip	To have and use an EPG without entering into a subscription contract, you can create and upload a CSV file that
	contains program descriptions that you have entered.
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