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Cisco IP/TV Viewer User Guide
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Chapter1 Product Overview
New Features in IP/TV Version 3.5

IP/TV Content Manager

IP/TV Content Manager is accessed from a browser and is used by the system
administrator or broadcast administrator to set up and manage IP/ TV sc hedu led
or on-demand programs, channels, recordings, and file transfers am ong
IP/TV servers.
IP/TV Content Manager runs on Windows 2000 Server and Windows NT 4.0. You
can access the Content Manager from Netscape 4.5x or 4.7x, or Microsoft Internet
Explorer 5.x or later. The browser must have support for Java and JavaScript
enabled.
The Cisco IP/TV Content Manager User Guide provides information on how to
create scheduled and on-demand programs. Refer to the Cisco IP/TV
Administration and Configuration Guide for information on how to install,
configure, and administer IP/TV Content Manager.

IP/TV Server

IP/TV Server, which is controlled by IP/TV Content Manager, serves an d reco rds
programs. It multicasts and records scheduled programs, unicasts on-demand
programs, and transfers files according to the schedules defined in IP/TV Content
Manager.
The same server can be used for live encoding with a video capture card and for
serving prerecorded files.
IP/TV Server runs on Windows 2000 Server and Windows NT 4.0.
Refer to the Cisco IP/TV Administration and Configuration Guide for information
on how to install, configure, and administer IP/TV Server.
New Features in IP/TV Version 3.5
IP/TV Version 3.5 introduces the following new features for IP/TV Viewer:
•MPEG-4 AAC-LC
•QuickTime Plug-In Support for the Web-Based Program Guide
•Support for Different Viewers