Improving a cable operator’s ability to manage video distribution, Motorola (News - Alert) has unveiled the Motorola Digital Addressable Controller 4.0 (DAC 4.0) software upgrade for DAC customers.

 

Enhancing a DAC operator’s ability to use, configure and manage digital video assets, the new version, unveiled at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, is tantamount to a product redesign.

 

DAC 4.0 also provides many other rich features such as new customized reports which can be exported into various standard spreadsheet compatible formats, and implementation of support for functions that require import and export of bulk changes in XML. Letting DAC operators and remote support team to obtain alerts on system status, DAC 4.0 enables new monitoring capabilities via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Managed Information Base (MIB).

 

Making the usage of functions of the controller easier and more intuitive for a DAC operator, DAC 4.0 provides its most visible change in the addition of a newly designed Web-based user interface. Motorola DAC 4.0 also allows operators to perform other crucial functions, by automating manually intensive processes like channel map changes. These enhancements will greatly reduce the chance of mistakes in configuration of the system.

 

The Motorola DAC 4.0 is interoperable and supports a wide variety of address functions such as Call Ahead PPV, subscription authorization, cable operator billing systems, and Impulse Pay-Per-View (PPV).

 

“DAC 4.0 is a great leap forward in the evolution our DAC product,” said Chris Poli director of product line management, conditional access products for Motorola’s Home and Networks Mobility business. “This is the first of many advancements in our product roadmap that we will share at a special DAC 4.0 seminar during SCTE. Motorola is proud to bring this user-friendly, efficient, feature rich upgrade for our DAC customers.”