13. The method recited in claim 12 wherein multicast messaging is used to transport the transport stream to one or more processing components.
13. The method recited in claim 12 wherein multicast messaging is used to transport the transport stream to one or more processing components. 14. The method recited in claim 13 , further comprising: processing the transport data stream from the multiplexer to prepare it for transmission to a subscriber; and modulating the transport data stream to an RF frequency for transmission to the subscriber, wherein determining the percentage and modulation the transport data stream is performed in parallel.