TNCS Architecture
The TNCS system is comprised of the following primary components, defined and illustrated in the diagram at the bottom of the page:
  • TNCS Server: 
    32-bit Windows® NT-based software system that connects to network equipment and provides a user interface for controlling and monitoring the status of network elements. A server can connect directly to equipment (e.g., headend equipment via RS-485) or indirectly to equipment via an HFC modem (e.g., transponders).
  • TNCS Client/Server: 
    A computer running TNCS software that has monitored devices directly connected to it AND receives device data from one or more servers connected to it. (For example: a TNCS computer directly connected to devices in a headend that is also connected to servers in one or more secondary sites.)
  • TNCS Client: 
    32-bit Windows® NT-based software system that connects to one or more servers to provide a user interface wherever it is needed.
  • Devices (Local Devices): 
    Any individual piece of equipment in the network that is monitored by the TNCS software, such as a modulator or stereo encoder.
  • Transponders (Remote devices): 
    Monitoring modules, located at the network devices, that communicates with the TNCS server; can be deployed in a variety of combinations to address various requirements.

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