MX8400 Multiplexer Software Version 5.2.
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Contents Contents Chapter 1: Introduction This chapter identifies the equipment versions covered by this Reference Guide; describes the purpose of the equipment in a typical system; provides a summary of its main features; identifies the controls, indicators and connectors in a guided tour of the front and rear panels; and lists the available options.
Preliminary Pages Introduction This Reference Guide provides instructions and information for the installation, operation of the MX8400 Multiplexer. This Reference Guide should be kept in a safe place for reference for the life of the equipment. It is not intended that this Reference Guide will be amended by the issue of individual pages. Any revision will be by a complete reissue. Further copies of this Reference Guide can be ordered from the address listed in Page vi, Customer Services.
Preliminary Pages Associated Documents The following manuals/guides are also associated with this equipment: Ericsson Part Number Original Part No, Title 1/1553-FGC 101 1014 Uen B ST.US.E10246 MX8400 Multiplexer (Sv 5.2.0> User Guide Trademarks All best endeavors have been made to acknowledge registered trademarks and trademarks used throughout this Reference Guide. Any notified omissions will be rectified in the next issue of this Reference Guide.
Preliminary Pages Warnings, Cautions and Notes Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. The manufacturer can not be held responsible for injuries or damage where warnings and cautions have been ignored or taken lightly. Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before this product is operated. Follow Instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed.
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1 Introduction Chapter 1 Contents 1.1 1.2 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.2.1 1.2.2.2 1.2.3 1.2.3.1 1.2.3.2 1.3 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.2.1 1.3.2.2 1.3.2.3 1.3.2.4 1.3.2.5 1.3.2.6 1.3.2.7 1.3.3 1.3.3.1 1.3.3.2 1.3.3.3 1.3.3.4 1.3.4 1.3.4.1 1.3.4.2 1.3.5 1.3.6 1.4 1.4.1 1.4.2 1.5 1.5.1 1.5.2 1.5.2.1 1.5.2.2 2/1553-FGC 101 1014 Uen B Terminology.......................................................................................... 1-3 Scope of this Guide ........................................................................
Introduction 1.5.2.3 Rear Panel Indicators......................................................................... 1-14 List of Figures Figure 1.1 Figure 1.2 Figure 1.3 Figure 1.4 Figure 1.5 Figure 1.6 Figure 1.7 Front View of the MX8400 Multiplexer [Dual PSU] ............................... 1-4 Current Label (Affixed to the side of the unit) ....................................... 1-5 Current Label (Affixed to the rear of the unit) .......................................
Introduction 1.1 Terminology In this Reference Guide, the following definitions apply: • MX8400 or MX8400 Multiplexer refers to the product MX8400 MPEG Video/Audio/Data Multiplexer; • Multiplexer refers to a single multiplexing engine within the MX8400 which provides a single multi-program transport stream (MPTS) output. 1.2 Scope of this Guide 1.2.
Introduction Figure 1.1 Front View of the MX8400 Multiplexer [Dual PSU] 1.2.2.2 Product Codes This guide covers products with the marketing codes shown below. See Table 1.1 for a full explanation of the marketing codes, labeling and descriptions. Table 1.1 Model Number Descriptions Model Number E10246 Marketing Code MX8400/BAS/DPS Description 2U base Unit with S13512 master card Summary of Features See Section 1.
Introduction 1.2.3 Equipment Information Label 1.2.3.1 Contents of Label On the side and rear of the unit there are information labels Figures 1.2 & Figure 1.3 Which Identifies the configuration of the unit. The inclusion of options may affect the rear panel labeling Equipment Number and Product Type 8000 MULTIPLEXER Serial No.
Introduction 1.3 Summary of Features 1.3.1 Overview The MX8400 MPEG Video/Audio/Data Multiplexer is housed in a 2RU, 19-inch rack mounted unit. It is designed to meet the needs of IP distribution infrastructures. It is ideally suited to a wide range of multiplexing and re-multiplexing applications. These include primary multiplexing in headends for Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite contribution and distribution systems.
Introduction 1.3.2.1 • Multiplexer output transport streams can be created from any services or components carried on any input transport stream. A single component can also be used in multiple output transport streams. Each multiplexer engine receives PSI/SI/PSIP table data via nCompass Control and manages the carousel insertion of that data into the associated transport stream output. • A maximum of 8192 PIDs for each multiplexer is supported.
Introduction • Each multiplexer supports the use of re-multiplexed PCRs (that is all multiplexed services maintain their original program clock reference) or a single common PCR (all incoming services are time adjusted to reference an internally generated PCR). Note: • 1.3.2.3 1.3.2.4 1.3.2.5 1.3.2.6 2 When operating in single PCR mode all contributing services must be locked to a single common clock reference e.g. studio clock (HSYNC IN).
Introduction • 1.3.2.7 Indicators at the rear panel of the unit indicate the status of the ASI input and outputs. These are described in Section 2.7.5 of Chapter 2, Installing and Powering Up. Dual PSU The MX8400 Multiplexer is now available with dual hot-swap PSUs. See Chapter 5 for more information relating to the PSU. Note: This is a new product and not an upgrade path. 1.3.3 Remote Reflex 1.3.3.
Introduction A system dependant delay constant is defined at the system configuration stage. The MX8400 calculates the latency for individual Encoders and sets buffers appropriately to ensure all Encoders within the system experience the same network delay. This is achieved by ensuring the delay an Encoder service experiences is equal to the predefined system delay constant.
Introduction 1.3.4 Conditional Access 1.3.4.1 DVB CA (Option) 1.3.4.2 • DVB CA, compliant with ETSI TS 103 197 V1.4.1, is supported via two RJ-45 GbE Ethernet connectors. • CA is supported on all eight output transport streams. BISS • • 1.3.5 BISS 3 Modes 0 and 1 are supported as standard on this release. The scrambling mechanism, as defined in the DVB-CSA specification, is applied at the Transport level only. This is configured using nCompass Control. - Mode 0: No scrambling.
Introduction 1.4 Role of the MX8400 Multiplexer 1.4.1 The MX8400 Multiplexer as an iSIS 8000 Solution Component The MX8400 Multiplexer is a component of Ericsson iSIS 8000 solution and is designed for use by broadcasters and distributors of video, audio and data services. Figure 1.4 shows the MX8400 Multiplexer’s role in a cable distribution scheme. Figure 1.4 The Role of the MX8400 Multiplexer in a Cable Distribution System 1.4.
Introduction The unit is designed for mounting in a 19-inch rack. The equipment operates from a forced air-cooled power supply unit contained within the Multiplexer. 1.5.2 Indicators 1.5.2.1 Front Panel Indicators There are three indicators on the front panel as shown in Figure 1.5.
Introduction For pin-out information, see Chapter 2, Installing and Powering Up. For specifications of the connector interfaces, see Annex B, Technical Specification. 1.5.2.3 Rear Panel Indicators Figure 1.7 shows the position of the rear panel indicators on the Multiplexer Card. Figure 1.7 Rear Panel Indicators Indicators associated with the Ethernet interface, RJ-45 connectors provide a visual indication of link, activity and speed. See Chapter 2 for an explanation.
2 Installing and Powering Up Chapter 2 Contents 2.1 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.2.1 2.1.2.2 2.1.2.3 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 2.3.5 2.3.6 2.3.7 2.3.7.1 2.3.7.2 2.4 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.5 2.6 2.6.1 2.6.2 2.6.3 2.6.3.1 2.6.3.2 2.6.3.3 2.6.4 2.6.4.1 2.6.4.2 2.6.5 2.7 2.7.1 2.7.2 2/1553-FGC 101 1014 Uen B Introduction........................................................................................... 2-5 General............................................................................................
Installing and Powering Up 2.7.3 2.7.4 2.8 2.8.1 2.8.1.1 2.8.1.2 2.8.1.3 2.8.1.4 2.8.2 2.8.2.1 2.8.2.2 2.8.3 2.9 2.9.1 2.9.1.1 2.9.1.2 2.9.2 2.10 2.10.1 2.10.1.1 2.10.1.2 2.10.2 2.11 2.11.1 2.11.1.1 2.11.1.2 2.11.2 2.11.2.1 2.11.2.2 2.11.2.3 2.12 2.12.1 2.12.1.1 2.12.1.2 2.12.2 2.12.3 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.15.1 2.15.1.1 2.15.1.2 2.15.2 2.15.3 2.16 2.17 2.17.1 2.17.2 2.17.3 2.17.4 2.17.5 2.17.6 2-2 MX8400 Multiplexer Rear Panel.........................................................
Installing and Powering Up 2.17.7 Powering Down .................................................................................. 2-34 List of Figures Figure 2.1 Airflow Through the MX8400 Multiplexer .............................................. 2-8 Figure 2.2 AC Supply Inlet Assembly................................................................... 2-11 Figure 2.3 Location of the Technical Earth (Unit Rear)........................................ 2-13 Figure 2.4 MX8400 Rear Panel Connectors ........
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Installing and Powering Up 2.1 Introduction 2.1.1 General This chapter provides configuration and connection information for planning the installation of the MX8400 Multiplexer, or for installing the equipment at another location. This information also enables the final set up of the equipment to be checked in the event of a fault. In the event of problems, contact Ericsson Customer Services (see Preliminary Pages). 2.1.2 Site Requirements 2.1.2.
Installing and Powering Up 2.2 Preliminary Checks 2.2.1 Mechanical Inspection When taking delivery of an MX8400 Multiplexer, check the equipment items delivered against the enclosed delivery note. Inspect the equipment for damage in transit. If in doubt, contact Ericsson Customer Services (see Preliminary Pages). Warning! Do not remove the covers of this equipment. doing so may invalidate warranties, cause a safety hazard or affect performance or both.
Installing and Powering Up Installation should be in accordance with the following instructions and should only use installation accessories recommended by the manufacturer. When rack mounted, this equipment must have shelf supports as well as being fixed at the front panel. 2.3.3 Lifting The MX8400 Multiplexer may be awkward to lift. Do not attempt to lift or move it without proper assistance or equipment. If in doubt, seek assistance. 2.3.4 2.3.
Installing and Powering Up 2.3.7 Ventilation 2.3.7.1 Airflow Warnings! Never push objects of any kind into the openings of the equipment as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that can cause a fire or electric shock. Prevent spillage of any liquid on the product. Cautions! Openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and protection from overheating. These openings must not be blocked or covered.
Installing and Powering Up 2.3.7.2 Temperature Monitoring Unit Temperature Monitoring The equipment has an over-temperature (>50°C) alarm which is used to drive the fail indication (see below). Power Supply Unit Temperature Monitoring A temperature warning circuitry monitors the PSU case temperature.
Installing and Powering Up 2.5 Connecting up the MX8400 Multiplexer Warning! Do not move or install equipment when still attached to the AC supply. Caution! Ensure ESD precautions are observed when inter-connecting equipments. When the equipment has been installed in its intended operating position it is ready to be connected to the rest of the system equipment. There are two sets of connections to be made: internal and external.
Installing and Powering Up 2.6.2 AC Equipment Fuse In addition to the fuse in the supply cable plug (if appropriate) there is a power supply fuse located in an integral fuse carrier at the AC supply inlet at the back of the equipment (see Figure 2.2). Fuse Carrier Figure 2.2 AC Supply Inlet Assembly Note: See Chapter 5, Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding for the fuse replacement procedure. 2.6.3 Power Cable and Earthing 2.6.3.
Installing and Powering Up 2.6.3.3 AC Supply Cord Warning! Do not route AC supply cords where they likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them. Pay particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit the appliance. The equipment is supplied with a two metre detachable AC supply cable fitted with a moulded plug suitable for either the USA, UK or Europe.
Installing and Powering Up 2.6.4.2 Technical Earth Figure 2.3 shows the location of the Technical Earth spade connector. Technical Earth Spade Connector AC Mains Inlet Figure 2.3 Location of the Technical Earth (Unit Rear) 2.6.5 Connecting the Equipment to the AC Supply Warnings! Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.
Installing and Powering Up 2.7 Signal Connections 2.7.1 Scope of This Section This section describes the physical attributes of the signal connections. See Annex B, Technical Specification for further details. 2.7.2 Connecting Cables To ensure proper operation of this equipment, it is important that the correct cables are used when interconnecting to other equipment. Annex B, Technical Specification provides a table detailing the cable types as recommended by Ericsson.
Installing and Powering Up MX8400 Multiplexer MULTIPLEXER CARD (S13512) ETHERNET RJ-45 TS Data Port GbE RJ-45 TS Data Port GbE RJ-45 TS Data Port GbE RJ-45 TS Data Port GbE Conditional Access Conditional Access Control Port 10/100 (nCC) Control Port 10/100 (nCC) DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 CA 1 CA 2 | | Management Interface CONTROL 1 CONTROL 2 ASI IN DVB ASI IN 1 DVB ASI IN 2 1 2 ASI OUT 1 2 3 4 HSYNC HSYNC analogue input 1 HSYNC analogue input 2 IN 1 IN 2 Alarm/Fault monitoring RELAY [IP Port c
Installing and Powering Up 2.7.4 MX8400 Multiplexer Connectors Figure 2.6 and Table 2.2 identifies the connectors at the rear panel of the MX8400 Multiplexer. 1 2 3 5 7 9 11 13 — — — — — — 4 6 8 10 12 14 15 — 17 18 19 20 16 AC Supply [Upper – not fitted} AC Supply [Lower] 22⏐21 Figure 2.6 Signal Connectors on the MX8400 Multiplexer Rear Panel Table 2.
Installing and Powering Up Ident Legend 1 16 ASI IN 15 Connector Indicators Type 17 Refer to … In Active Profile Off - Not in use; Green – Locked; Yellow: Unlocked/errors 2 BNC Not in active profile Off - Not in use; Flashing Green - Link and transport stream lock; Flashing Red - No link lock or no transport stream lock Page 2-19 RELAY 9-pin D type — Page 2-27 18 RS-232 9-pin D type — Page 2-29 19 HSYNC IN 1 20 HSYNC IN 2 BNC Off: Not configured, Green: Receiving, Red: Fail Page
Installing and Powering Up 2.8.1.2 Activity and Speed Indications Each Ethernet connector has associated indicators which indicate the Activity and Speed of the connection. Table 2.4 describes the meaning of the indication states. Table 2.
Installing and Powering Up 2.8.1.4 Output Mode Table 2.6 Output Mode Configurations Output Mode Description Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 1 Independent Either one or both output ports can be configured as an output. No switching is done between the output ports. If two outputs are employed then they are totally independent of each other. Input Input Output Output 2 Autonomous Both outputs are used but only one at a time. Redundancy switching is done between the two outputs.
Installing and Powering Up Table 2.7 Static Parameters - Data Port Table 2.8.2.2 Name Description IPAddress/Subnet Mask IP setting for each of the Ethernet IP port Gateway Gateway setting is not currently supported Data Port IO Mode Data Port IO Mode: Value = TABLE. Click on the table to display a list of Card Nos (actually corresponds to Slot numbers). Figure 2.
Installing and Powering Up Table 2.8 Static Parameters - Editing Data Port IO Mode 2.8.3 Name Description Input Mode Data input port mode Bidirectional/Independent/Autonomous/Autonomous Revert/Bidirectional Revert. Input Revert Input Revert Wait Time (in seconds) Output Mode Data output port mode Indipendent/Autonomous/Mirrored/Autonomous Revert Output Revert Output Revert Wait Time (in seconds) Reported Faults Table 2.9 describes the faults associated with the network. Table 2.
Installing and Powering Up Table 2.10 Ethernet Input Reported Faults Fault Fault Description Missing PID 12345 SourceIP X.X.X.X DestinationIP X.X.X.X Port X PID missing (from IP connection) Missing TS SourceIP X.X.X.X DestinationIP X.X.X.X Port X Transport stream missing Data Input Network Link Lost Link lost on data input All Data Input Network Links Lost Link lost on all data inputs 2.9 ASI IN 1 and 2 2.9.1 Overview 2.9.1.
Installing and Powering Up Table 2.12 ASI IN Interface Indicators ASI Inputs in Active Profile ASI Inputs on the nCC Physical Map but not in Active Profile State Indication State Indication Off Not in use / Delayed Off Not in use Green Locked, no errors Flashing Green Link lock and transport stream lock Red Unlocked or errors Flashing Red No link lock or no transport stream lock Alarms raised to nCC contain the slot and port numbers. 2.10 ASI OUT 1 to 4 2.10.1 Overview 2.10.1.
Installing and Powering Up Table 2.14 ASI OUT Interface Indicators State Indication Off No output Green Output on, not scrambled Yellow Output on, scrambled 2.11 Ethernet CA 1 and 2 2.11.1 Overview Note: 2.11.1.1 Comment The indicator flashes green / yellow where there is a mix of scrambled clear services. Refer to Annex D, Conditional Access for additional information. Functional Description The MX8400 is capable of DVB scrambling its outputs without the need for additional option cards.
Installing and Powering Up Table 2.16 Ethernet CA 1 and 2 Interface Indicators State Indication Comment Left Indicator (as viewed from the connector side): Off No active link Green Full duplex link present Flashing for activity Yellow Half duplex link present Flashing for activity Right Indicator (as viewed from the connector side): Off 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps 2.11.2 Static Parameters 2.11.2.1 Overview Table 2.
Installing and Powering Up Name Description Value SCS Port SCS port number 0 SCS IP SCS IP address 0.0.0.0 external EIS flag Sets internal/external EIS 0/1. 0 indicates disable. 1 indicates enable. This sets the network that the EIS communicates on. Internal means ‘use the Control network’. External means ‘use the CA network’ 0 2.11.2.2 ECMGs Table Figure 2.9 shows the Editing ECMG page. Figure 2.9 Editing ECMGs 2.11.2.3 Reported Faults Table 2.
Installing and Powering Up 2.12 Ethernet Control 1 & 2 2.12.1 Overview 2.12.1.1 Functional Description The Ethernet control ports are used to connect the MX8400 Multiplexer to nCompass Control. Depending on the configuration, both connectors and the floating address have different IP addresses. However, if required, the floating address can share the address of one of the connectors. The active control port switches from ETHERNET 1, when it looses the link (e.g.
Installing and Powering Up 2.12.2 Static Parameters Table 2.21 lists all the static parameters associated with the Control Ports function. Table 2.21 Static Parameters [Control] Description Value Control1 IP Address IP settings for control port 1 192.168.0.221 Control 1 Subnet IP settings for control port 1 255.255.255.0 Control2 IP Address IP setting for control port 2 192.168.0.221 Control 2 Subnet IP setting for control port 2 255.255.255.
Installing and Powering Up 2.13 RELAY Connector RELAY The RELAY connector provides alarm/fault status monitoring. This is available via a 9-pin, D-type female connector located on the rear panel. It is possible to exercise the alarm and fail relays to ensure their correct operation via nCC. Table 2.
Installing and Powering Up 2.15 HSYNC Clock Reference 2.15.1 Overview 2.15.1.1 HSYNC IN (2 off) The HSYNC IN analogue input enables external video clock reference support. An internal 27 MHz clock, when configured by nCompass Control, is frequency-locked to the studio clock using one or other of the HSYNC IN inputs. If the external studio reference fails, the MX8400 continues to operate holding a close frequency approximation to the lost external reference.
Installing and Powering Up When external reference is selected, the reference output is the same line standard as the input HSYNC. When the internal reference is selected, HSYNC OUT is selectable between 625 HSYNC and 525 HSYNC. Identical signals are carried on both connectors. Table 2.26 HSYNC Output 2.15.2 Item Specification Connector type BNC 75 Ω Connector designation HSYNC OUT 1 HSYNC OUT 2 Pin Signal Ground/Chassis Centre: Shield: Static Parameters Table 2.
Installing and Powering Up 2.16 Upgrading the MX8400 Multiplexer The MX8400 Multiplexer software can be upgraded without removing the MX8400 from its installation. Version numbers of the codes stored in the MX8400 Multiplexer are reported to nCompass Control. Multiplexer functionality can be extended by the use of purchasable options. Please refer to Chapter 3, Options and Upgrade. 2.17 Powering Up/Down 2.17.1 Before Powering Up Before powering-up the MX8400 Multiplexer, check the following: 1.
Installing and Powering Up To power up the MX8400, perform the following: 1. Switch on the local AC supply (or supplies if dual PSUs are fitted) to apply power to the equipment. The MX8400 executes a series of power up initialization and self test routines. 2. Check that all cooling fans are rotating. If they are not, switch off the equipment immediately. 3. Check the Alarm indicator is on during initialization and extinguishes after a successful boot which is about 30 seconds. 2.17.
Installing and Powering Up 2.17.7 Powering Down To power down the MX8400 Multiplexer, switch off the local AC supply (or supplies if dual PSUs are fitted) to remove power from the equipment. The product configuration is non-volatile, the unit is able to reboot after a power failure and output a correctly configured transport stream from the identified inputs. On power-up nCompass Control detects the presence of the MX8400 Multiplexer and resends the configuration.
3 Hardware Options and Software Licenses Chapter 3 Contents 3.1 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.3.1 3.2.3.2 3.2.3.3 3.2.4 3.2.4.1 3.2.4.2 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.1.1 3.3.1.2 3.3.1.3 3.3.1.4 3.3.1.5 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.3.1 3.3.3.2 3.3.3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5.1 3.5.1.1 3.5.1.2 3.5.1.3 3.5.1.4 3.5.2 3.5.3 3.5.3.1 3.5.3.2 2/1553-FGC 101 1014 Uen B What’s Available ................................................................................... 3-3 Option Functions .........................................................
Hardware Options and Software Licenses 3.6 3.6.1 3.6.2 Software Licenses .............................................................................. 3-20 Introduction ........................................................................................ 3-20 Obtaining License Keys...................................................................... 3-20 List of Figures Figure 3.1 Rear Panel Option Slot......................................................................... 3-3 Figure 3.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses 3.1 What’s Available 3.1.1 Option Functions The basic MX8400 Multiplexer functionality can be enhanced with hardware or software options or both. Each hardware option module consists of a horizontally mounted PCB with rear panel connector space. At reset, the software of the MX8400 Multiplexer detects which modules are fitted and configures them as necessary. See Table 3.1 for the hardware options.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses Table 3.2 Purchasable Software Options Marketing Code: MX8400/SWO/… MUX DVBCA DVBCA/EXT SFN Option Additional Multiplexed Output DVB CA Base Option Additional DVB CA System Support Additional SFN Capable TS Output Description Enables each additional MPTS output. Enables DVB Common Scrambling Algorithm for one transport stream.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses Functionality is provided for the detection and display of transport stream lock on the ASI input. Input detection of 188 / 204 byte Transport streams is automatic. The output setting of 188 / 204 byte transport streams is selected in nCompass Profile Manager. 3.2.2 Connectors 4-ASI and 8-ASI option modules can be mixed in the same chassis. All ports in a slot must be configured as either inputs or outputs.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses 3.2.3 nCompass Control (v6.3) Associated Menus 3.2.3.1 MX8400 Properties Page Double click a device icon in the nCompass Equipment Setup Device Tree pane or on the physical map to display the Properties dialog box giving information associated with the selected device. Alternatively, right click a device icon in the Device Tree pane or on the physical map to display a context-sensitive menu.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses 3.2.3.2 ASI Module Properties Page The ASI Module Properties page can be displayed when an ASI Option module is fitted to one or more option slots. Table 3.4 MX8400/HWO/xASI Option Module Properties Page Parameter Descriptions Parameters Description Id This field displays the unique name of the device. The name of the device can be changed in the device tree by selecting the device and either right clicking and selecting rename, or hitting the function key F2.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses A transport stream carried via the Ethernet Data GbE output interface may also be sent via an ASI output port. All ASI interfaces are configured via nCompass Control. Table 3.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses 3.3 RJ-45 Ethernet Option Card with ProMPEG FEC (MX8400/HWO/PROFEC) 3.3.1 Overview 3.3.1.1 Introduction The IP I/O option card occupies a single option slot and is fitted with four RJ-45 connectors with speed, link and activity indicators, The ProMPEG Forward Error Correction (FEC) scheme is designed to recover lost or corrupted packets.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses • 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps supported (full duplex only, both ports must be same speed) • Supports both UDP and RTP encapsulation • Supports 188 bytes per TS packet • Supports between 1 and 7 TS packets per frame • Supports multicast via IGMP • Automatically detects FEC mode • Latency independent of FEC mode - minimal glitches on FEC mode change • Latency dependent on frame rate (i.e.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses 3.3.1.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses Table 3.9 Module (MX8400/HWO/PROFEC) Indicators State Indication Comment Left Indicator (as viewed from the connector side): Off No active link Green Full duplex link present Flashing for activity Yellow Half duplex link present Flashing for activity Right Indicator (as viewed from the connector side): Off 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps 3.3.3 nCompass Control (v6.3) Associated Menus 3.3.3.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses Figure 3.6 MX8400 Properties Page with an MX8400/HWO/PROFEC Option Module Fitted 3.3.3.2 MX8400/HWO/PROFEC Option Module Drop-down Dialog Boxes Figure 3.7 shows the MX8400 Properties Page with the MX8400/HWO/PROFEC Option Module Drop-down Dialog Boxes displayed.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses Figure 3.7 MX8400/HWO/PROFEC Option Module Drop-down Dialog Boxes Ports There are a number of ports associated with the MX8400 ProMPEG FEC Card. These are listed on the Ports Page. Each port requires configuring to enable it to function. Each port requires multicast IP port settings in order to operate correctly. 3.3.3.3 MX8400/HWO/PROFEC Option Module Transport Stream Settings Figure 3.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses Figure 3.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses 3.4 Conditional Access (MX8400/SWO/DVBCA[/EXT]) The MX8400 is capable of DVB scrambling its outputs without the need for additional option cards. The scrambling control enables selection of services to be scrambled within a specific MPTS configurable via nCompass Control. Table 3.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses Item Specification Entitlement Management Message Generator (EMMG) There is support for Entitlement Management Message Generator (EMMG) connections supporting 2 Mbps per TS output. Private Data Generator There is support for PDG connections supporting a minimum of 10 Mbps per TS output. PSI insertion There is support for PSI insertion through the (P)SIG<>MUX interface defined in ETSI 103 197 v1.4.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses Caution! The location of the GPS Interface option card is restricted to option card slot 6 (see Figure 3.1). If the GPS option card is fitted in a slot other than slot 6 a critical alarm will be raised to nCompass Control. 3.5.1.2 Connectors The GPS Interface option card provides dual redundant inputs for 10 MHz and 1 pulse per sec (1PPS) from a GPS receiver. All connectors are located at the rear panel.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses 3.5.1.4 Configuration The GPS option card is configurable via static parameters to allow the user to select between a redundant and non-redundant configuration and also to allow the user to select automatic revert to primary input, when a valid signal is re-established. The set up of the SFN and associated GPS Interface Module is described in Annex H, Setting up the SFN Functionality. 3.5.2 Static Parameters Table 3.
Hardware Options and Software Licenses Table 3.16 GPS Interface Module Input Failure Alarms (Redundant Configuration) Primary GPS Inputs Secondary GPS Inputs Alarm Severity Present Present None Missing Present Major Present Missing Major Missing Missing Critical 3.6 Software Licenses 3.6.1 Introduction Certain functionality of the unit is dependent upon the specific model, the hardware options fitted and the software options installed in it.
4 Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control Chapter 4 Contents 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.5 4.5.1 4.5.2 4.5.2.1 4.5.2.2 4.5.3 4.5.3.1 4.5.3.2 4.5.4 4.5.4.1 4.5.4.2 4.5.4.3 4.5.5 4.5.5.1 4.5.5.2 4.5.5.3 4.5.5.4 4.5.5.5 4.5.5.6 4.5.5.7 4.5.5.8 4.6 4.7 4.7.1 4.7.2 4.8 2/1553-FGC 101 1014 Uen B Setting up the IP Address ..................................................................... 4-3 Connecting the Terminal .................................................................
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control 4.8.1 4.8.2 4.8.2.1 4.8.2.2 4.8.2.3 4.9 4.9.1 4.9.2 4.9.3 4.10 4.10.1 4.10.2 4.11 Overview ............................................................................................ 4-14 Setting up the Monitoring ................................................................... 4-14 Procedure Summary .......................................................................... 4-14 Setting up a Secondary Output .............................................
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control 4.1 Setting up the IP Address 4.1.1 Connecting the Terminal With the help of the following information, connect a VT100 terminal (or emulator) to the RS-232 port. This connector is used to set the IP address of the MX8400 prior to connection to the network on which nCompass Control resides. Table 4.1 Local 1 Connector 4.1.
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control The netmask can be specified directly or a value of 0.0.0.0 can be specified, in which case the value will be set to the standard netmask value for a class of network appropriate to the IP address. If an automatically calculated value is selected the calculated value will be displayed on the menu. Also, the value will be automatically updated if the class of IP address changes. Table 4.3 Setting the Netmask 4.
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control The nCompass Control is required to configure the MX8400. Monitoring can be done using nCompass Equipment Status. 4.3 Connecting the MX8400 Multiplexer To test connectivity to the MX8400 Multiplexer (once the IP address has been set), connect it to a PC using one of the Control ports, and use the PING command. Once IP connectivity has been established all other configuration is achieved using nCompass Control. 1.
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control • Generation of MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Program Specific Information (PSI) 1 including Program Association Table (PAT), Program Map Table (PMT) and Conditional Access Table (CAT). • Generation of DVB Service Information (SI). • Status monitoring of Encoders, Multiplexers.and any other supported equipment switches. • Redundancy control for systems with spare Encoders, Multiplexers and Modulators.
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control 4.5.2.2 Statistical Multiplexing The major features of statistical multiplexing are: • Uses variable bit rate Encoders. • Employs real-time bit rate management. • Continuously reallocates bandwidth between Encoders (within a set group). • Maintains a target picture quality on all channels. 4.5.3 Conventional Multiplexing 4.5.3.
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control The system responds to variations in the criticality of the source pictures so that the MX8400 is able to maintain overall picture quality targets by readjusting bit rate allocations. 4.5.4.3 Features of the Reflex Software The major features of the Reflex software are: • Seamless bit rate change from 700 kbps 2 to 10 Mbps in a single frame, two fields, period (40 ms for PAL-I and 33 ms for NTSC-M). • Each Encoder can be given a weighting factor.
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control Table 4.4 Suggested Bit rates for Various Programme Types (Mbps) Resolution (pixels) Sport News Film General 704 x 576 6.0 - 8.0 4.0 - 6.0 3.0 - 5.0 5.0 - 7.0 352 x 576 3.0 - 6.0 2.0 - 3.0 1.5 - 2.5 2.5 - 3.5 352 x 288 2.0 - 3.0 1.5 - 2.5 1.0 - 2.0 1.5 - 3.0 An example of a bit rate allocation is given in Table 4.5. The Operator can monitor the quality on each channel and adjust the bit rate allocation. Table 4.
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control 4.5.5.4 Minimum and Maximum Bit rates 4.5.5.4.1 Minimum Bit rate Configuring the minimum bit rate too high reduces the available bit rate for other Components in the group. 4.5.5.4.2 Maximum Bit rate Configuring the maximum bit rate too low downgrades the video quality. A video component may be excessively noisy.
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control It is not advisable to group together all sports or news material. However, in most situations, the grouping of different programme types will not greatly affect the overall performance. 4.5.5.7 Grouping to Allow for Remultiplexing The reason the Reflex software has the capability to create multiple statistical multiplexing groups is to allow for remultiplexing of programmes further downstream.
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control 4.7 Setup MX8400 Multiplexer Multiple Output Transport Streams 4.7.1 Introduction Multiple Output Transport Streams are a subject to a purchasable licence. Each MX8400 can support up to 8 independent Output Transport Streams. In the simple example shown in Figure 4.1, the MX8400 Multiplexer is configured to produce three Transport Streams (TS1 – 3).
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control Figure 4.2 IP Properties Page Note: Each Transport Stream from the Multiplexer must have a unique Socket number. This is made up of two parts: IP Multicast address and Port number. Table 4.10 Add ASI Outputs on the Physical Map Step Action Result Comments 1 From the Device Types list, select Outputs Displays a list of available output types This may be hardware dependent.
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control 4.8 Setup ASI Monitoring for Each Output Transport Stream 4.8.1 Overview Each MX8400 Multiplexer has four ASI output ports which, for example, can be used to simultaneously monitor up to four IP transport streams. It is possible to configure an ASI output as a monitoring output to enable the user to verify the IP output. The block diagram in Figure 4.3 has the same configuration as Figure 4.1 to illustrate the process.
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control 4.8.2.3 Set up a Secondary Output for the Transport Stream The next step is to set up a secondary output for the transport stream. This cannot go over the same physical port. In this configuration, the secondary output is required to provide the feed to the Monitoring device. This has the same content as that supplied as the primary output. If required, more than one secondary output can be added for a single transport stream. Table 4.
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control The process has two steps: 1. Use the nCC Profile Manager to deselect the required PSI/SI to be generated by nCompass Control and the MX8400 Multiplexer 2. Configure a Private Data stream to carry PSI/SI data from an incoming Transport Stream. The process is described in the following tables. 4.9.2 Deselect the PSI/SI Table 4.
Operating the Multiplexer using nCompass Control 4.10 Set up Single Program Clock Reference (Remultiplexed Input) 4.10.1 Incoming Transport Stream Unless the incoming transport stream has exactly the same 27 MHz reference as the local Multiplexer, Single-PCR operation is only supported for Ericsson Encoderbased services. When operating in this mode, the Encoders and Multiplexer/s must be frequency locked to the same studio clock reference source. 4.10.
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5 Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding Chapter 5 Contents 5.1 5.2 5.2.1 5.2.2 5.3 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.4 5.4.1 5.4.2 5.5 5.5.1 5.5.2 5.5.3 5.5.3.1 5.5.3.2 5.5.3.3 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.9.1 5.9.2 5.9.3 5.9.4 Introduction........................................................................................... 5-3 Routine Checks .................................................................................... 5-3 Cooling Fans ...............................................................................
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Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding 5.1 Introduction This chapter provides the instructions for routine inspection, cleaning and maintenance of the equipment that should be performed by an operator. There are also some basic fault-finding procedures to follow in the event of a suspected MX8400 Multiplexer failure. 5.2 Routine Checks 5.2.1 Cooling Fans No routine checks are associated with this equipment other than to ensure that the equipment is correctly cooled.
Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding Do not attempt to service this product as opening or removing covers may expose dangerous voltages or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel who have been appointed or authorized by Ericsson. Isolate the Multiplexer from the AC power after the following conditions: 1. When the AC power cord or plug is damaged. 2. When a new fuse blows within a short time of replacement or when there is reason to suspect a faulty power supply. 3.
Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding 5.4.2 Levels of Continuing Ericsson Service Support For systems support you can choose either Gold Business Critical support or Silver Business Advantage. These packages are designed to save you costs and protect your income through enlisting the help of Ericsson support specialists. More information can be obtained from Ericsson Customer Services; contact information is given in the preliminary pages of this Reference Guide. 5.5 Fault-finding 5.5.
Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding Fault Fault Description Conditional Access CA-Status SimulCrypt ECMG connection down: IP X.X.X.X. Super CASID X CA-Status SimulCrypt EMMG/PDG connection down: IP X.X.X.X. Super ClientID X BISS: Missing Session Word for PID: X TS_ID: X NETWORK_ID: X The session word isn’t present in the service plan XML. BISS: Invalid Session Word for PID: X TS_ID: X NETWORK_ID: X The session word in the service plan XML is invalid.
Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding 5.5.2 Preliminary Checks - Has the MX8400 Multiplexer Failed? The following information is intended to isolate the MX8400 Multiplexer as faulty equipment when a system failure occurs. Warning! Do not remove the covers of this equipment. Hazardous voltages are present within this equipment and may be exposed if the covers are removed. Only Ericsson trained and approved service engineers are permitted to service this equipment.
Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding 5.5.3 Monitoring and Alarm Indicators 5.5.3.1 Front Panel Indicators Table 5.2 lists the front panel indicators. See Chapter 1 for more information. Table 5.2 Front Panel Indicators Position Indicates Colour Condition Function When Lit Left Alarm Red On Multiplexer general alarm Middle Power Green On Power is applied to the unit Active Blue Off Backup unit On Active unit Right Comment Used in redundancy systems Table 5.
Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding For each monitored PID, the nCC provides a maximum acceptable period between consecutive transport stream packets. If a PID does not arrive within the maximum acceptable period then an alarm (warning) is raised to nCC. Any alarm raised to nCC indicates the PID, transport stream and physical port. If a missing PID alarm is raised, it remains active for a minimum of 2 seconds to prevent alarm bounce. 5.
Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding 5.9.2 Power Indicator Unlit When the Multiplexer Power indicator is unlit, fault-find the problem as detailed in Table 5.3. Table 5.3 Power Indicator Unlit Fault-finding Step Action If Result of Action is Yes… If Result of Action is No… 1 Check Power indicator. Is the Multiplexer still working? If the Multiplexer is clearly working normally then the Power indicator itself is probably at fault. Call a Service Engineer. Proceed to next step.
Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding 5.9.4 AC Equipment Fuse Replacement Warning! Always disconnect the equipment from the AC supply before replacing the rear panel fuse. Failure to do so may expose personnel to hazardous voltages. Caution! When replacing the AC supply inlet fuse always ensure that a fuse of the correct type and rating is fitted. Failure to do so may result in inadequate protection to the equipment. To replace the AC supply fuse, perform the following: 1.
Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding Table 5.4 AC Supply Fuse Information 5-12 Item Specification Fuse Fitted in live conductor in power input filter at rear of unit.
A Glossary Annex A The following list covers most of the abbreviations, acronyms and terms as used in Ericsson Manuals, User and Reference Guides. All terms may not be included in this Reference Guide. μm Micrometre (former name - micron): a unit of length equal to one millionth (10-6) of a metre. 1000BaseT The term for the Electrical Gigabit Ethernet interface. This is the most common interface for Gigabit Ethernet. Most Gigabit-enabled PCs and equipment use this interface.
Glossary A-2 AMOL I and II Automatic Measure of Line-ups I and II: Used by automated equipment to measure programme-viewing ratings. ARP Address Resolution Protocol. A protocol used to "resolve" IP addresses into underlying Ethernet MAC addresses. ASI Asynchronous Serial Interface. ASIC Application-Specific Integrated Circuit: A customized chip designed to perform a specific function. Async Asynchronous.
Glossary Bouquet A collection of services (TV, radio, and data, or any combination of the three) grouped and sold together, and identified in the SI as a group. A single service may be in several bouquets. B-Picture; B-Frame Bi-directionally Predictive Coded Picture/Frame: A picture that is coded using motion-compensated prediction from previous I or P frames (forward prediction) and/or future I or P frames (backward prediction). B frames are not used in any prediction.
Glossary A-4 Chrominance The colour part of a TV picture signal, relating to the hue and saturation but not to the luminance (brightness) of the signal. In a composite-coded colour system, the colour information (chrominance, often referred to as chroma) is modulated onto a high frequency carrier and added to the monochrome-format video signal carrying the luminance (Y).
Glossary DCE Data Communications Equipment: Typically a modem. It establishes, maintains and terminates a session on a network but in itself is not the source (originator) or destination (end receiving unit) of signals (e.g. a computer, see DTE). A DCE device may also convert signals to comply with the transmission path (network) format. DCT Discrete Cosine Transform: A technique for expressing a waveform as a weighted sum of cosines. Raw video data is not readily compressible.
Glossary DSNG Digital Satellite News-Gathering. DSP Digital Signal Processor. DTE Data circuit Terminating Equipment: A communications device that originates (is the source) or is the end receiving unit (destination) of signals on a network. It is typically a terminal or computer. DTH Direct-To-Home. The term used to describe uninterrupted transmission from the satellite directly to the subscriber, that is, no intermediary cable or terrestrial network utilized.
Glossary Encryption Encoding of a transmission to prevent access without the appropriate decryption equipment and authorization. EPG Electronic Programme Guide: On-screen programme listing using thumbnail pictures and/or text. Ethernet The most widely used local area network (LAN) defined by the IEEE as the 802.3 standard. Transmission speeds vary according to the configuration. Ethernet uses copper or fibre-optic cables. ETS European Telecommunications Standard.
Glossary A-8 GUI Graphical User Interface: The use of pictures rather than just words to represent the input and output of a program. A program with a GUI runs under a windowing system and has a screen interface capable of displaying graphics in the form of icons, drop-down menus and a movable pointer. The on-screen information is usually controlled / manipulated by a mouse or keyboard. HDTV High Definition Television.
Glossary IP Internet Protocol: The IP part of TCP/IP. IP implements the network layer (layer 3) of the protocol, which contains a network address and is used to route a message to a different network or sub-network. IP accepts packets from the layer 4 transport protocol (TCP or UDP), adds its own header to it and delivers a datagram to the layer 2 data link protocol. It may also break the packet into fragments to support the Maximum Transmission / Transfer Unit (MTU) of the network.
Glossary A-10 JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group: ISO/ITU standard for compressing still images. It has a high compression capability. Using discrete cosine transform, it provides user specified compression ratios up to around 100:1 (there is a trade-off between image quality and file size). kbps 1000 bits per second. Kbit 1024 bits, usually refers to memory capacity or allocation.
Glossary MEM Multiplex Element Manager: A GUI-based control system, part of the range of Ericsson AB compression system control element products. The evolution 5000 MEM holds a model of the system hardware. Using this model, it controls the individual system elements to configure the output multiplexes from the incoming elementary streams. The MEM monitors the equipment status and controls any redundancy switching. Meta-data Meta-data is descriptive data that is "tagged" to a movie or audio clip.
Glossary Multicast An IP mechanism that allows transmission of data to multiple receivers. A multicast can also have several transmit sources simultaneously. In video applications, multicast is typically used to distribute a video signal from a central source to multiple destinations. MUSICAM Masking pattern adapted Universal Sub-band Integrated Coding And Multiplexing: An audio bit rate reduction system relying on subband coding and psychoacoustic masking.
Glossary OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex: A modulation technique used for digital TV transmission in Europe, Japan and Australia; more spectrally efficient than FDM. In OFDM, data is distributed over a large number of carriers spaced apart at precise frequencies. The carriers are arranged with overlapping sidebands in such a way that the signals can be received without adjacent channel interference.
Glossary A-14 PES Packetised Elementary Stream: A sequential stream of data bytes that has been converted from original elementary streams of audio and video access units and transported as packets. Each PES packet consists of a header and a payload of variable length and subject to a maximum of 64 kbytes. A time stamp is provided by the MPEG-2 systems layer to ensure correct synchronization between related elementary streams at the Decoder.
Glossary PRPB Analogue Colour difference signals. Refer to CRCB for an explanation. PROM Programmable Read-Only Memory: A device, which may be written once with data for permanent storage, and then read whenever required. Special types of PROM permit the erasure of all data by Ultraviolet light (EPROM) or by application of an electronic signal (EEPROM). PS Program Stream: A combination of one or more PESs with a common timebase.
Glossary A-16 ROM Read Only Memory: A non-volatile storage device for digital data. Data has been stored permanently in this device. No further information may be stored (written) there and the data it holds cannot be erased. Data may be read as often as required. RS Reed-Solomon coding: An error detection and correction, coding system. 16 bytes of Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction code are appended to the packet before transmission bringing the packet length to 204 bytes.
Glossary STB Set-Top Box: A box that sits on top of a television set and is the interface between the home television and the cable TV company. New technologies evolving for set-top boxes are video-on-demand, video games, educational services, database searches, and home shopping. The cable equivalent of the IRD. SFN Single Frequency Network: The SFN technique allows large geographic areas to be served with a common transmission multiplex.
Glossary SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol is an Internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference. It is a simplified version of the protocol NTP protocol which is too complicated for many systems. Spatial Redundancy Information repetition due to areas of similar luminance and/or chrominance characteristics within a single frame. Removed using DCT and Quantization (Intra-Frame Coding). A-18 SPI Synchronous Parallel Interface.
Glossary UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter: A device providing a serial interface for transmitting and receiving data. UDP User Datagram Protocol. A protocol above the IP layer that provides port multiplexing in addition. In essence, you can transmit IP data packets to several receiving processes in the same unit/device. Unicast Point-to-point connection, i.e. the "opposite" of multicast which is one to many (or many to many).
Glossary A-20 Y (Luminance) Defines the brightness of a particular point on a TV line. The only signal required for black and white pictures. Y/C Broadcast video with separate colour, Y (luminance) and C (Chroma) (sometimes called S-Video).
B Technical Specification Annex B Contents B.1 B.2 B.2.1 B.2.2 B.2.3 B.2.3.1 B.2.4 B.3 B.3.1 B.3.2 B.3.3 B.4 B.4.1 B.4.2 B.4.3 B.4.4 B.5 B.6 B.7 B.8 B.9 B.9.1 B.9.2 B.9.3 B.9.4 B.9.5 B.9.6 B.9.7 B.9.7.1 B.9.7.2 B.9.8 B.9.8.1 B.9.8.2 B.9.9 B.9.10 B.10 2/1553-FGC 101 1014 Uen B Performance Specifications ..................................................................B-3 MX8400 Multiplexer Parameters ..........................................................B-4 Transport Stream Parameters ..............
Technical Specification List of Tables Table B.1 MX8400 Performance ........................................................................... B-3 Table B.2 Transport Stream Parameters............................................................... B-4 Table B.3 GbE Port Specification .......................................................................... B-4 Table B.4 ASI Input - Transport Stream Input (2 off) ............................................ B-6 Table B.
Technical Specification B.1 Performance Specifications Table B.1 MX8400 Performance Item Specification Multiplexer engine throughput 1 Gbps. Shared across the transport streams created. Single output transport stream Maximum output rate 250 Mbps. Output transport stream setting Output bit rate can be set to any of the DVB-T modes. Output bit rate for each SFN adapter is ETSI EN 300 744 compliant.
Technical Specification B.2 MX8400 Multiplexer Parameters B.2.1 Transport Stream Parameters Table B.2 Transport Stream Parameters Item Specification Transport Stream Standard Generation of user required multi-program transport streams conforming to the MPEG-2 transport layer specification (ISO/IEC 13818-1 MPEG-2 Systems. Components A maximum of 16384 components, used to create each supported transport stream output, are supported across all inputs.
Technical Specification Item Specification Transport streams/GbE connection 256 incoming transport streams per connection. However, the total number of transport streams able to be processed via each data input is dependent upon the transport stream bit rates. Addresses Each Ethernet interface has a unique MAC address, and IP and MAC address pairs can entered or deleted manually or via the control system. There is one output destination address per TS per physical port.
Technical Specification B.2.3 ASI IN 1 – 2 B.2.3.1 Connector Specifications Table B.4 ASI Input - Transport Stream Input (2 off) Item Specification Safety status SELV Connector designations ASI IN 1 ASI IN 2 Connector type BNC Connector Impedance 75 Ω Data coding 8B/10B Supported Packet size 188/204 bytes per transport stream packet Channel rate 270 MBaud Burst mode Byte and single packet burst mode supported Specification EN 50083-9:2002 Annex B 1 Note: B.2.
Technical Specification Table B.5 ASI Transport Stream Output (4 off) Item Specification Safety status SELV Connector designations ASI OUT 1 ASI OUT 2 ASI OUT 3 ASI OUT 4 Connector type BNC Connector Impedance 75 Ω Data coding 8B/10B Channel rate 270 MBaud Supported Packet size 188/204 bytes per transport stream packet Burst mode Byte and single packet burst mode supported Specification EN 50083-9:2002 Annex B 2 B.3 Control and Monitoring B.3.
Technical Specification Table B.7 RELAY Connector Specification Item Specification Safety status SELV Connector designation ALARM Connector type 9-way D-type male Alarm contacts Change-over contacts (5 Ω in common) Fail contacts Change-over contacts (5 Ω in common) Reset contacts Short pins 9 and 5 (resets the Multiplexer) Relay Contact Rating B.3.
Technical Specification B.4 Reference Signals B.4.1 Internal Reference Internal reference signals are generated to provide locking and synchronization sources. Table B.9 Internal Reference Specification B.4.2 Item Specification Accuracy ± 0.2 ppm or better Aging ± 0.1 ppm per year Locking (power-on configuration cycle or a reconfiguration cycle) Internal Reference should be valid for normal operation within 1 second of the completed clock configuration cycle.
Technical Specification A visual indication of the lock status of the reference is provided. If configured to lock to the studio reference via the HSYNC IN connector, the MX8400 raises an alarm condition if the HSYNC input fails. B.4.3 H SYNC OUT When configured to lock to an external studio reference, the reference signal from the HSYNC OUT connector is the same line standard as the input HSYNC.
Technical Specification B.5 Service Information Table B.13 Service Information Parameter Description Excess Service Information The multiplexer is robust to a service containing more service information than can be stored or processed. In this event, only services using this information shall be affected. Control System PSI tables can be extracted from the input transport streams for passing to the control system.
Technical Specification B.6 AC Supply This equipment is fitted with dual wide-ranging power supply suitable for supply voltages of 100-240 V AC -10% +6% at 50/60 Hz nominal. Table B.14 Supply Specification Item Specification Power distribution system Type TN ONLY (EN 60950-1 Annex V): Power distribution system which is directly earthed, the parts of the equipment required to be earth being connected by Protective Earthing Conductors.
Technical Specification B.7 Physical Details Table B.15 Physical Details B.8 Item Specification Height 88.9 mm (3.5 inches) chassis Width 440.0 mm (17.323 inches) excluding fixing brackets Overall width 482.6 mm (19- inches) including fixing brackets Rear of chassis to mounting face 492.0 mm (19.291- inches) Rear of chassis to outside of front panel 500.4 mm (19.701- inches) Rack mounting standard 1U x 19-inch (1U = 44.45mm) Approximate weight 9 kg (19.
Technical Specification B.9 Compliance3 B.9.1 Safety This equipment has been designed and tested to meet the requirements of the following: B.9.2 EN 60950-1 European Information technology equipment – Safety. IEC 60950-1 International Information technology equipment – Safety. UL 60950-1 USA Information technology equipment - Safety.
Technical Specification B.9.3 CE Marking The CE mark is affixed to indicate compliance with the following directives: DIRECTIVE 2006/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 December 2006 on the harmonization of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits.
Technical Specification B.9.6 Packaging Markings The symbols printed on the outer carton are described below: Handle with care This way up Fragile Protect from moisture See B.9.3 See B.9.4 Defines country of origin. The packaging is reusable per GB 18455-2001 This symbol guarantees that packaging with this symbol is recyclable and will be accepted by cardboard recyclers Recyclable per GB 18455-2001 .
Technical Specification B.9.7 Materials Declarations Ericsson products are designed and manufactured in keeping with good environmental practice. Our component and materials selection policy prohibits the use of a range of potentially hazardous materials. In addition, we comply with relevant environmental legislation. B.9.7.1 For the European Union For product sold into the EU after 1st July 2006, we comply with the EU RoHS Directive. We also comply with the WEEE Directive. B.9.7.
Technical Specification B.9.8 Equipment Disposal B.9.8.1 General Dispose of this equipment safely at the end of its life. Local codes and/or environmental restrictions may affect its disposal. Regulations, policies and/or environmental restrictions differ throughout the world. Contact your local jurisdiction or local authority for specific advice on disposal. B.9.8.
Technical Specification B.10 • Company • Work Area (select one of the below) - Executive Management - Marketing and Sales - Planning/Engineering - Procurement/Supply - Project & Programme - Implementation - Operations and Maintenance - R&D - Other Cable Types The signal cable types (or similar) in Table B.17 are those recommended by Ericsson in order to maintain product EMC compliance. Table B.
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C Static Parameters Annex C Contents C.1 C.2 Readme First ....................................................................................... C-3 Use of Static Parameters..................................................................... C-3 List of Figures Figure C.1 Typical Static Parameter Editor Display ..............................................
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Static Parameters C.1 Readme First Information relating to Static Parameters associated with setting up the MX8400 ports are given in the appropriate sections of Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Installing the Equipment and Chapter 3 Hardware Options and Software Licenses. C.2 Use of Static Parameters Static Parameters are accessed via the nCompass Control, Equipment Set-up application.
Static Parameters Figure C.
D Conditional Access Annex D Contents D.1 D.2 D.3 D.4 D.4.1 D.4.2 D.4.2.1 D.4.2.2 D.4.2.3 D.4.2.4 D.4.2.5 D.4.3 D.4.3.1 D.4.3.2 D.4.3.3 D.4.3.4 D.4.3.5 D.4.3.6 D.5 D.6 D.6.1 D.6.2 D.6.3 D.7 D.7.1 D.7.1.1 D.7.1.2 D.7.1.3 D.7.1.4 D.7.1.5 D.7.2 D.7.2.1 D.7.2.2 D.7.2.3 D.7.3 D.8 D.8.1 2/1553-FGC 101 1014 Uen B What this Annex Describes ................................................................. D-3 Overview..............................................................................................
Conditional Access D.8.2 D.8.3 D.8.4 D.9 D.9.1 D.9.2 D.9.3 D.9.4 D.9.5 Setting up the Output .........................................................................D-28 Connecting the Output .......................................................................D-29 Creating a Clear Stream.....................................................................D-30 Use of the Scrambling Control Group ID............................................D-31 Overview ................................................
Conditional Access D.1 What this Annex Describes Figure D.1 (repeated in Figure D.10) illustrates a typical nCompass Control display showing connections for a single ECMG/EMMG pair. This chapter describes the procedure for configuring nCompass Control v5.0 (and above) with MX8400 multiplexers to support one or more conditional access systems. Cautions! It is assumed that the compression system is fully working before CA is configured. Check that all software versions are correct and compatible.
Conditional Access The ECM generator is the device that encrypts the Control Word (CW) and generates an ECM required by the Decoders in order to decode a scrambled Service. See Section D.9, Use of the Scrambling Control Group ID for further information. Scrambled Transport Streams Also carries EMMs and ECMs MX8400 Multiplexer IP OUT Add Ethernet hub if more than one CA system is used Ethernet Hub ECM EMM Generator Generator Set up Multiplexer Static Parameters using nCC (see Section D.
Conditional Access D.4 Configuring nCompass Control Equipment Setup D.4.1 Configure CA Types If you are scrambling using only one type of CA, then CA types do not have to be edited. However, if you are scrambling using more than one type of CA, then CA types must be edited to reflect this. Configuring nCC Equipment Setup (CA Types ) No More than one type of CA? Yes . CA types do not have to be edited Section D.4.1 Configure CA Types Access the CA Types dialog box. See Figure D.4/Table D.
Conditional Access Figure D.4 CA Types Dialog Box D.4.2 Set Up an ECM Generator D.4.2.1 Carriage of ECMs for Services Transmitted in the Clear MX8400 Release 5 supports the carriage of ECMs within the outgoing transport stream for services that are in the clear. Note: D.4.2.2 D.4.2.3 Only available if the nCC is the Event Information Scheduler (EIS). This will not be allowed if a third-party EIS is in use.
Conditional Access Table D.2 Set Up an ECM Generator Step Action Result Comments 1 In nCompass Control, Equipment Setup, select the required Physical Map. Displays a map view in which to make changes. Use File, Open to display an offline version of the map. 2 From the list of devices, select the required device and drag and drop it onto the map. Displays a list of CA vendors An ECM Generator icon is added to the Physical Map. Right-click the copied icon to display a contextually-sensitive menu.
Conditional Access D.4.2.4 DVB Simulcrypt ECM Generator Dialog Box: ECM Generator Tab Table D.2 Set Up an ECM Generator (continued) Step Action 5 Enter the IP address of the ECMG Result Comments Enter the CA System ID The CA vendor Enter the required CA supplies this Subsystem ID information Each vendor can allocate a CA Subsystem ID in the range 00-FF. It is a two byte hexadecimal number. This is to differentiate between systems supplied by the same vendor.
Conditional Access D.4.3 Set Up an EMM Generator D.4.3.1 Streaming EMMs to Multiple Output Transport Stream MX8400 Release 5 allows a single EMMG connection providing a single EMM stream to be distributed to all the required output transport streams. Note: • The EMM is currently defined in the Service Plan in each output Transport Stream. This continues to be the case to allow for backward compatibility. • The MX8400 identifies EMMs which are unique to one output transport stream.
Conditional Access Table D.3 Set Up an EMM Generator Step Action Result Comments 1 In nCompass Control, Equipment Set-up, select the required Physical Map. Displays a map view in which to make changes. Use File, Open to display an offline version of the map. 2 From the list of devices, select the required device and drag and drop it onto the map. Displays a list of CA vendors An EM Injector icon is added to the Physical Map.
Conditional Access D.4.3.4 EMM DVB Simulcrypt Injector Dialog Box: EMM Injector Tab Table D.3 Set Up an EMM Generator (continued) Step Action 5 Click the EMM Injector Tab Result Comments Enter the IP address of the EMMG 6 D.4.3.5 Enter the required CA System ID. Enter the CA Subsystem ID The CA vendor supplies this information. If the CASID is not on the drop-down list in the GUI, type it in. Each vendor can allocate a CA Subsystem ID in the range 00-FF. It is a two byte hexadecimal number.
Conditional Access D.4.3.6 EMM DVB Simulcrypt Injector Dialog Box: EMMG<-> MUX Conn. Tab Table D.3 Set Up an EMM Generator (continued) Step Action 9 Click the EMM <-> MUX Connections Tab 10 Enter the ClientID Enter the Channelid Enter the Streamid 11 D-12 Click OK Result Comments The CA vendor supplies this information. Some vendors specify a different Client ID for each mux. In that case, define each mux connection separately.
Conditional Access D.5 Configuring the MX8400 Multiplexer Static Parameters The CA settings on the MX8400 Multiplexer are set in the Static Parameters in the Physical Map. Each multiplexer has its own set of Static Parameters which must be entered separately. Table D.4 Configuring the MX8400 Multiplexer Static Parameters Step Action Result 1 In nCompass Control, Displays a map Equipment Setup, load view in which to the required Physical Map make changes.
Conditional Access Figure D.7: MX8400 Multiplexer Properties Table D.4 Configuring the MX8400 Multiplexer Static Parameters (continued) Step Action Result 4 To make changes to the static parameters, click Edit This displays the Static Parameter Editor, see Figure D.8 for a typical example Comments There are three CA IP addresses which need to be defined. These are the CA Main Port, the CA Spare Port, and the CA Floating Port.
Conditional Access Figure D.8 Static Parameter Editor Table D.4 Configuring the MX8400 Multiplexer Static Parameters (continued) Step Action Result 5 Set the CA Floating Port Address This defines the IP The CA Floating Port is the network port address to which the which will be externally visible EMMG will try to connect 6 Set the CA-related parameters: Define the EMMG TCP Port Defines the EMMG connection and whether it will connect using TCP only or use both TCP and UDP.
Conditional Access Step Action Result Comments Define the EIS Port If the scrambling is being controlled by nCompass Control, set the EIS port to 9000. Check that this is also set to 9000 in ConfiguratorService.exe.config. This file is found in c:\Program Files\Tandberg Television\nCompass Control\Bin. If nCC is not controlling the scrambling, set the EIS port to the one specified by the EIS vendor.
Conditional Access D.6 ECMG Settings D.6.1 Editing the ECMG Settings The ECMG settings are configured in a separate table. Double click on “ECMGs” to bring up that table. Figure D.9 Editing ECMG Table The MX8400 supports up to eight separate ECMG connections. Defining the ECMG connection requires the superCASID, the IP address of the ECMG, and the port the ECMG will use to send the ECMs to the mux. This information is supplied by the CA vendor. Table D.
Conditional Access Step Action Result Comments 4 Enter the Main IP Can be set to either 1 or 0 If IP Address 1 is the master ECMG, set Main IP to 0 If IP Address 2 is the master ECMG, set Main IP to 1 5 Enter the Filter Set to 0 6 Define the ECMG Port Enter the TCP port the mux connects to the ECMG 7 When completed, check that no other ECMG connections have been defined other than the ones to be used D.6.2 Upload the Map After making all the necessary changes, upload the map.
Conditional Access Figure D.10 nCC Display of Typical ECMG and EMMG Connections Table D.6 Connecting the ECMG and EMMG Step Action Result Comments 1 In nCompass Control, Equipment Setup, load the required Physical Map offline Displays a map view in which to make changes. Use File, Open to display an offline version of the map. 2 From the list of devices, select the required EMMG icon and drag and drop it onto the map.
Conditional Access D.7 Configuring nCC Profile Manager D.7.1 Service/Component Level Entitlement Control Messages D.7.1.1 Select the Service/Component ECM Table D.7 describes the procedure for adding service-level and component-level ECMs. Table D.7 Adding Service/Component Level ECMs Step Action 1 In nCompass Control, Equipment Setup, select the required Physical Map.
Conditional Access Figure D.11 ECM Dialog Box [General Tab] D.7.1.3 ECM Dialog Box: Streams Tab Table D.
Conditional Access Figure D.12 ECM Dialog Box [Streams Tab] D.7.1.4 ECM Dialog Box: Private Data Tab Some CA vendors requires private data to go into CA descriptor in the PMT. Usually SECA and Viaccess requires this. The CA vendor will advise on whether this is necessary. Note: SECA CA is sometimes referred to as Mediaguard, or Canal Plus, or Nagra France. Table D.
Conditional Access Figure D.13 ECM Dialog Box [Private Data Tab] D.7.1.5 ECM Dialog Box: Access Criteria Tab Every CA vendor requires an access criteria HEX string. Note: SECA CA is sometimes referred to as Mediaguard, or Canal Plus, or Nagra France. Table D.7 Adding Service/Component Level ECMs (continued) Step Action 13 Click the Access Criteria tab 14 If using SECA CA scrambling, ensure that User Access Criteria check box is NOT selected.
Conditional Access Figure D.14 ECM Dialog Box [Access Criteria Tab] D.7.2 Entitlement Management Messages D.7.2.1 EMM Dialog Box: General Tab Table D.8 describes the procedure for adding EMMs. Table D.8 Adding EMMs Step Action 1 In nCompass Control, Equipment Setup, select the required Physical Map. 2 Right click the transport stream and select Add EMM 3 Select the General tab and enter a label and a user-defined PID for the EMM.
Conditional Access Figure D.15 EMM Dialog Box [General Tab] D.7.2.2 EMM Dialog Box: Streams Tab Table D.8 Adding EMMs (continued) Step Action 7 Click the Streams tab 8 Enter the ouput PID for the EMM.
Conditional Access Figure D.16 EMM Dialog Box [Streams Tab] D.7.2.3 EMM Dialog Box: Private Data Tab Some CA vendors will require private data to go into CA descriptor in the CAT. Usually SECA and Viaccess will require this. Your CA vendor will advise on whether this is necessary. Note: SECA CA is sometimes referred to as Mediaguard, or Canal Plus, or Nagra France. Table D.
Conditional Access Figure D.17 EMM Dialog Box [Private Data Tab] D.7.3 Checking the ECM Generator Status (Scheduling the Profile) Table D.9 describes the procedure for checking the status. Table D.9 Checking the ECMG Status Step Action 1 After configuring the ECMs and EMMs, schedule the profile. 2 3 Go to ECMG status Check Equipment Status Monitor and the nCompass Control server window for error messages 2/1553-FGC 101 1014 Uen B Result Comments Telnet into port 34 of the MX8400.
Conditional Access D.8 Simultaneous Scrambled and Clear Outputs D.8.1 Overview This configuration produces a cloned output in addition to the main scrambled output. This could be for local monitoring purposes. The process has three steps: 1. Add an output device to the Physical Map 2. Connect the Multiplexer to the Output device. 3. Configure the Multiplexer to produce the Clear stream MX8400 Multiplexer SCRAMBLED Output Transport Stream Scrambling Engine CLEAR Figure D.18 Clone a TS in the Clear D.
Conditional Access Step Action Result Comments # Input ports: Enter the number of input ports. That is, the number of physical connections possible on the physical map. Do not set anything in this dialog box 4 Click Next The Default/Spares dialog box is displayed 5 Click Next and then Finish The Output device is added to the physical map D.8.3 Connecting the Output The next step is to provide a connection for the Clear transport stream from the Multiplexer to the Output device.
Conditional Access D.8.4 Creating a Clear Stream The final step is to use nCC Profile Manager [nCC V 6.1] to set up the Multiplexer to produce a cloned transport stream in the clear. Secondary Outputs are used to tell nCompass to route a transport stream to a number of other, optional outputs. This is often required to have the same content distributed to QAM modulators for the cable service in addition to IP switches for a simultaneous Broadband service.
Conditional Access Figure D.19 Secondary Outputs Dialog Box Note: Extra outputs that are added to a transport stream will always follow the main output, but these secondary outputs are not shown as part of the route view in the Equipment Status GUI. D.9 Use of the Scrambling Control Group ID D.9.1 Overview This chapter describes the functionality and usage of the SCG ID setting in nCompass Control. This document applies to all versions of MX8400 Multiplexer and nCompass Control. D.9.
Conditional Access Figure D.20 Three Different Scrambling Situations Scrambling Situation A with shared ECMs. Components 1 and 2 are scrambled with both ECMs 1 and 2. Scrambling Situation B without shared ECMs. Component 3 is scrambled with ECM 3. Scrambling Situation C with shared ECMs. Components 4 and 5 are scrambled with ECM 4. Usually, the operator tries to minimize the number of ECMs in use, as most ECM generators can generate only a limited number of ECMs and ECM generators are expensive.
Conditional Access D.9.3 SCG ID in nCompass Control In nCC, the SCG ID is specified when defining the ECM. Notes: When creating a new ECM, the default value for the SCG ID is 1. It is up to the user to select a correct value. If users are not aware of the meaning of the SCG ID, they usually accept this value, sometimes causing invalid configurations. See Section D.9.4 on guidelines on selecting SCG ID values.
Conditional Access • The ECM bit rates must be identical. • The ECM service IDs must be identical. • The ECM PIDs must be identical. • The SCG IDs must be identical. If two ECMs are entered with the same properties as described above, the control platform will treat these ECMs as shared ECMs.
E Redundancy Modes Annex E Contents E.1 E.1.1 E.1.2 E.1.3 E.1.4 E.2 E.2.1 E.2.2 E.2.2.1 E.2.2.2 E.2.3 E.2.3.1 E.2.3.2 E.2.3.3 E.2.4 E.2.4.1 E.2.4.2 Automatic Link Level Redundancy .......................................................E-3 Scope ...................................................................................................E-3 Overview...............................................................................................E-3 Multiplexer Input Mode ...............................
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Redundancy Modes E.1 Automatic Link Level Redundancy E.1.1 Scope The following components support the Redundancy Modes: E.1.2 • MX8400 Multiplexer Main Card • MX8400/HWO/PROFEC RJ-45 Ethernet Card with ProMPEG FEC (The operations are only achievable across ports on the same physical card, between the ports on a single option card or between the ports on the main board). Overview Referring to Table E.
Redundancy Modes E.1.4 Multiplexer Output Mode Table E.2 Multiplexer Output Mode Configurations Output Mode Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 1 Independent Input Input Output Output 2 Autonomous Input Input Output Output 3 Mirrored Input Input Output Output Independent Mode. Either one or both output ports can be configured as an output. No switching is done between the output ports. If two outputs are employed then they are totally independent of each other Autonomous Mode.
Redundancy Modes E.2.3 Monitoring and Switching E.2.3.1 Monitoring E.2.3.2 E.2.3.3 • PLR monitors for missing multicasts only • Both primary and secondary networks are continuously monitored • Multicast present status is known for both primary and secondary networks • For all input multicasts in the active profile, IGMP joins are performed on both the primary and secondary networks.
Redundancy Modes E.2.4 Alarms E.2.4.1 nCC The alarms raised to an nCC in the event of a missing multicast are shown in Table E.3. Table E.3 Alarms Raised for a Missing Multicast Multicast Primary Input Multicast Secondary Input Alarm Raised Present Present None Present Missing Major Missing Present Major Missing Missing Critical Note: E.2.4.2 Please refer to nCompass Control documentation for the definitions relating to Major and Critical alarms.
F IP Protocols Annex F Contents F.1 F.1.1 F.1.2 F.1.3 F.1.4 F.1.5 F.1.6 F.1.7 F.2 IP Protocol Stack ..................................................................................F-3 Mapping of MPEG-2 TS Packets..........................................................F-3 MPEG Layer .........................................................................................F-3 RTP Layer ............................................................................................F-4 UDP Layer .............
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IP Protocols F.1 IP Protocol Stack F.1.1 Mapping of MPEG-2 TS Packets The mapping of MPEG-2 TS packets into IP data frames is done in the IP-OUT module according to the protocol stack shown in Figure F.1. Video Video PSI/SI Video Control traffic for in-band management. (Telnet, http, ftp,snmp ) Audio Audio Audio MPEG-TS RTP TCP/UDP IP UDP IP IP IP IP Max. 64 channels Ethernet (802.3/802.3u) Electrical (STP) Figure F.1 Protocol Stack IP. F.1.
IP Protocols F.1.3 RTP Layer The RTP layer is optional, and will add an 8 byte RTP header to the new packet. This header contains a sequence number and a timestamp. F.1.4 UDP Layer The UDP layer is according to RFC768 “User Datagram Protocol”. User can control target UDP port number for the MPEG-2 stream. A configurable number of 188-byte long MPEG-2 TS packets are mapped straight into an UDP frame with no additional overhead. The MTU for Ethernet is usually 1500 bytes.
IP Protocols F.1.7 IP Overhead The IP overhead calculation when mapping MPEG-2 TS packets into IP frames is shown in Table F.1. Table F.1 IP Overhead Overhead factor Comments MPEG-2 TS 1.0 UDP 1324/1316 = 1.006 (UDP header=8 bytes) IP 1344/1324 = 1.015 (IP header=20 bytes) Ethernet 1358/1344 = 1.010 (Eth header=14 bytes) Total overhead factor becomes: 1.006 x 1.015 x 1.010 = 1.031 or 3.1% overhead. Note: F.
IP Protocols Figure F.
G ProMPEG FEC Support for IP Streaming Annex G Contents G.1 G.2 G.3 G.3.1 G.3.2 G.3.3 G.3.4 G.3.4.1 G.3.4.2 G.3.4.3 G.3.4.4 G.4 G.4.1 G.4.2 G.4.3 G.4.4 Introduction.......................................................................................... G-3 Configuration of ProMPEG FEC Inputs ............................................... G-3 Configuration of ProMPEG FEC Outputs ............................................ G-4 ProMPEG FEC Mode ...........................................................
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ProMPEG FEC Support for IP Streaming G.1 Introduction The ProMPEG Forward Error Correction (FEC) scheme is designed to recover lost or corrupted packets caused when transferring MPEG-2 transport streams, or newer MPEG standards encapsulated as an MPEG-2 transport streams, over an IP network. The MX8400 supports ProMPEG FEC to the ProMPEG Code of Practice #3 release 2 standard on both input and output ports of the ProMPEG FEC option card.
ProMPEG FEC Support for IP Streaming G.3 Configuration of ProMPEG FEC Outputs G.3.1 ProMPEG FEC Mode When ProMPEG FEC is enabled this setting allows the IP output to be configured to work in FEC Column only mode or FEC Row and Column mode. When either of these settings is selected the MPEG transport stream is set to operate in RTP mode.
ProMPEG FEC Support for IP Streaming G.3.4.3 Column only Overheads: Overhead = L + (D * L) = 1 + 1 (D * L) D Worst case is 4 rows = (1/4) + 1 = 25% Best case is 20 rows = (1/20) + 1 = 5% G.3.4.4 Row and Column Overheads: Overhead = D + L + (D * L) (D * L) Worst case is 4x4 = (4+4+16) / 16 = 50% Best case is 10x10 = (10+10+100) / 100 = 5% G.4 Recommendations for use of ProMPEG FEC G.4.
ProMPEG FEC Support for IP Streaming G.4.4 Size of the Matrix The final decision to be made is the size of matrix to be used. The addition of column only FEC protection, irrespective of the matrix dimensions, considerably reduces the Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF). The difference in coding gain between a small matrix and a big matrix is small compared to the considerable gain of actually adding a FEC scheme.
H Setting up the SFN Functionality Annex H Contents H.1 H.1.1 H.1.2 H.2 H.3 H.3.1 H.3.2 H.3.3 H.3.4 SFN Adapter Functionality [MX8400/SWO/SFN]................................. H-3 Overview.............................................................................................. H-3 Mega-frame Initialization Packet (MIP)................................................ H-3 SFN Adapter Requirements ................................................................ H-4 Setting Up the SFN Functionality ....
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Setting up the SFN Functionality H.1 SFN Adapter Functionality [MX8400/SWO/SFN] H.1.1 Overview The addition of SFN adapter functionality within the MX8400 allows SFN head-end architectures to be designed without the need for third-party SFN adapters. The SFN adapter produces an output transport stream which complies with to TS 101 191 V1.4.1. Figure H.1 shows a basic representation of an SFN network.
Setting up the SFN Functionality MIP: Mega-frame: x Sync PID x FEC x video x audio x STS x Pointer x x video x ….. x MIP x … Figure H.2 MIP/Mega-frame For synchronization purposes, the MIP contains both a pointer and time reference (STS) to the start of the next mega-frame start. The pointer is the number of transport stream packets between the MIP and the first transport stream packet of the succeeding mega-frame.
Setting up the SFN Functionality Note: Reflex, Remote Statistical Multiplexing and Dynamic Remultiplexing are not affected by the SFN functionality. The MIPs required for each SFN adapter are supplied by nCC as fully formed transport stream packets and contain all valid static values for the current configured SFN modulation mode. The SFN adapter updates all dynamic values within each MIP as they are inserted into the outgoing transport stream.
Setting up the SFN Functionality Caution! The GPS Interface Card can only be fitted in Slot 6. The card will not work in any other slot and raises an alarm. Figure H.3 MX8400 Multiplexer nCC Equipment Set up Screen H.3.2 SFN Parameters SFN parameters are defined for each country. They are entered via the nCC. In nCompass, Profile Manager, right click on the required Transport Stream to display the Transport Stream Tabbed Dialog Box. An example is shown in Figure H.4.
Setting up the SFN Functionality Figure H.4 Transport Stream Tabbed Dialog Box H.3.3 MIP Insertion Select the PSI SI Tab and check the MIP table name to enable the insertion function. Figure H.
Setting up the SFN Functionality H.3.4 Static Parameters There are a number of Static Parameters associated with the SFN Adapter and GPS Interface Module (see Figure H.6). Figure H.6 SFN Static Parameters Figure H.
Setting up the SFN Functionality Table H.1 SFN Related Static Parameters Name Setting Reference Clock Source GPS Reference Clock Type NTSC PAL Comments Gives an HSYNC type input to the Encoder. Locked to 1PPS. Reference Clock Output Enabled If the primary inputs (GPS A) fail and there is a signal on the secondary input, the unit will switch to GPS B. Disabled No switching available.
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I PSIG Support Annex I Contents I.1 I.2 I.3 I.3.1 I.3.2 I.4 I.4.1 I.4.2 Program Specific Information Generator (PSIG) ................................... I-3 Why do I Need PSIG? ........................................................................... I-3 Static Parameters .................................................................................. I-3 Using PSIG............................................................................................ I-3 Configuring PSIG.......................
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PSIG Support I.1 Program Specific Information Generator (PSIG) The PSIG interface is a ETSI defined spec that enables PSI/SI to be inserted in the output transport streams of the MX8400. It is defined in ETSI TS 103 197 in Section 9. The main function of the (P)SIG is to provide MUXes of the head-end with the appropriate PSI/SI tables for their respective transport streams. Additionally, private sections may possibly come with the PSI/SI tables so as to be broadcast with the same PID(s).
PSIG Support Figure I.1 Static Parameters: PSIG Ports I.3.2 Configuring PSIG Click OK to the PSIG Port selection in the Static Parameters Editor (see Figure I.1) to display the PSIG Ports Editor (see Figure I.2). Select up to 32 unique port numbers. Notes: Figure I.2 shows when an external PSI Generator is unused. (ie all port values are set to 0). The MX8400 requires a reboot after the PSIG static parameters are changed. This information is also sent as a warning alarm to nCC.
PSIG Support Figure I.2: Static Parameters: Editing PSIG Ports Caution! If you are using PSIG, turn off the nCC PSI/SI.
PSIG Support I.4 Alarms/Reported Faults I.4.1 Correct Operation The best confidence measure that it is working is seeing the PSI/SI in the output transport stream. The PSIG generator should be reporting any problems. I.4.2 Error Messages All PSIG errors are defined in Section 9.9 of the ETSI specification. If any of these errors are triggered they are reported to nCC as warning alarms, they currently persist for 30 seconds then are cleared so they can be logged.
J BISS Support Annex J Contents J.1 J.2 J.3 J.3.1 J.3.2 J.3.3 What this Annex Describes .................................................................. J-3 Overview............................................................................................... J-3 Configuring BISS .................................................................................. J-4 BISS Capabilities.................................................................................. J-4 Setting The Session Word ..........
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BISS Support J.1 What this Annex Describes This chapter describes the procedure for configuring nCompass Control (nCC) v6.15.0.8524 (and above) with MX8400 multiplexers to support BISS Mode-1. Cautions! It is assumed that the compression system is fully working before BISS is configured. Check that all software versions are correct and compatible. Note: J.2 At the time of publication, nCompass Control only supports BISS Mode-0 (no scrambling) and BISS Mode-1.
BISS Support A Conditional Access Table (CAT) is present in the multiplex for BISS Mode 1, although the table is empty as no Entitlement Management Message (EMM) stream is present. J.3 Configuring BISS This section describes how to setup BISS in nCompass Control. J.3.1 BISS Capabilities • Maximum number of scrambled components per output is 256. • Maximum number of session words is 512. J.3.2 Setting The Session Word Use the steps in Table J.1 to set the Session Word. Table J.
BISS Support Figure J.1 Popup Menu For Service To Set The Session Word On Table J.1 Setting the Session Word (continued) Step Action Result Comments 3 Select the Properties option from the pop up menu. Displays a dialog box as shown in Figure 2. Enter a valid 12 digit HEX string to be used as the session word.
BISS Support Figure J.2 Location of the BISS Session Word Control [Properties>Advanced Tab] Table J.1 Setting the Session Word (continued) Step Action Result 4 Click OK to set the session word. The dialog box will disappear.
BISS Support J.3.3 Setting The Scrambling Method Table J.2 Setting the Scrambling Method Step Action 1 In nCompass Control, Profile Manager, locate the required profile to configure. 2 Locate the component to be scrambled in the chosen profile and right-click. Result Comments Displays a pop up menu as shown in Figure 3. Figure J.3 Popup Menu For Component To Be Scrambled Table J.
BISS Support Figure J.4 Control To Configure Scrambling Method Table J.2 Setting the Scrambling Method (continued) Step Action Result 4 Click OK to set the scrambling method. The dialog box closes.
