Table Of Contents

Preface

Audience

Document Organization

Document Conventions

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Preface

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Revised Date: September 2011

This preface describes the audience, organization and conventions of the guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.

This preface includes the following sections:

•Audience

•Document Organization

•Document Conventions

•Related Documentation

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Audience

This publication is for experienced network administrators who are configuring and maintaining the Cisco Media Experience Engine 5600 (Cisco MXE 5600).

Document Organization

This document is organized into the following chapters:

Title	Description
Chapter 1 "Fundamentals Command Reference"	Describes the Cisco MXE-OS commands used for basic operating system configurations and settings.
Chapter 2 "Interfaces Command Reference"	Describes the Cisco MXE-OS commands used for configuring Cisco MXE 5600 interfaces.
Chapter 3 "Security Command Reference"	Describes the Cisco MXE-OS commands used for configuring security features.
Chapter 4 "System Management Command Reference"	Describes the Cisco MXE-OS commands used for configuring management features.
Chapter 5 "Media Processing Command Reference"	Describes the Cisco MXE-OS commands used for configuring media processing features.
Chapter 6 "System Message Logging Facilities"	Lists the facilities for system message logging configuration.

Document Conventions

Command descriptions use these conventions:

Convention	Description
boldface font	Commands and keywords are in boldface.
italic font	Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
[ ]	Elements in square brackets are optional.
[ x | y | z ]	Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.
string	A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.
{x | y}	Braces enclosing keywords or arguments separated by vertical lines indicate a required choice.
[x {y | z}]	Braces and a vertical line within square brackets indicate a required choice within an optional element.

Screen examples use these conventions:

screen font	Terminal sessions and information that the switch displays are in screen font.
boldface screen font	Information that you must enter is in boldface screen font.
italic screen font	Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
< >	Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.
[ ]	Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
!, #	An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.

This document uses the following conventions:

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Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.

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Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

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Related Documentation

The following documents are published on Cisco.com. Refer to the version of the document for your software release and hardware platform.

•Configuration Guide for Cisco MXE-OS

•Deployment Guide for Cisco MXE Video Interoperability Solution

•Hardware Installation and Reference Guide for Cisco Media Experience Engine 5000 Series

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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