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Chapter 3 Optimize Your System Performance for Downloads and Staging
General Guidelines for Configuring Data Carousels
Introduction
This section contains general guidelines for configuring the Broadcast File Server
(BFS), as well as for managing inband and out-of-band data carousels.
BFS Performance Recommendations
When setting your inband and out-of-band data carousel rates, consider the
following points as they pertain to the configuration of your BFS:
The presence of third-party applications does not require that you configure one
data carousel per application. You may assign multiple files to the same carousel,
as long as you consider the specific performance requirements of the network.
The more files you assign to a given data carousel, the longer it will take for the
files to transfer to the set-top.
You can redistribute existing application files among the data carousels as you
add new application files to your system. Consider the specific transfer speed
requirements of the files when deciding whether to redistribute the application
files.
Do not use any system default data carousels for third-party application files. We
reserve default carousels for system files only. Consider carousels that are set up
automatically by the DNCS and have a source ID of less than 200 to be default
carousels.
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