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Configuration via the Web Pages

Configuring Video

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> Configuring Video Component Properties

Manual Configuration of Video Component Properties
via the Web Pages

Each Video Component has several parameters which may be adjusted by the user

Each parameter has the following meaning :

Parameter

Meaning

PID

PID of the Video Component in the output Transport Stream

Note that not all of these parameters will always be present, nor will they all be user-
editable

Summary of Contents for SPR1100

Page 1: ... 1553 FGC 101 1400 Uen A Ericsson SPR1100 Stream Processor HANDBOOK SPR11 CHASSIS 1AC SPR11 CHASSIS 2AC SPR11 CHASSIS 1DC SPR11 CHASSIS 2DC and Options Software Version 6 0 11 and later Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...mplates and style sheets used to create the file Trademarks List the trademarks and registered trademarks associated with the equipment Warning Cautions and Notes Defines the use and format of Warnings Cautions and Notes throughout this information Contact Information Gives contact information for Ericsson Customer Services and Technical Training Compliance Statements Compliance statements relatin...

Page 3: ...nformation that requires covers to be removed is not included 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 suitably trained and experienced service engineers are permitted to service this equipment CAUTION Unauthorised maintenance or the use of non approved replacements may affect the equip...

Page 4: ... Chassis with single AC input See Introduction Base Chassis Base Unit AC SPR11 CHASSIS 2AC Ericsson SPR1100 Chassis with dual AC input See Introduction Base Chassis Base Unit Dual AC SPR11 CHASSIS 1DC Ericsson SPR1100 Chassis with single DC input See Introduction Base Chassis Base Unit DC SPR11 CHASSIS 2DC Ericsson SPR1100 Chassis with dual DC input See Introduction Base Chassis Base Unit Dual DC ...

Page 5: ...is handbook continues to be relevant to subsequent build versions where the functionality of the equipment has not changed Where the build standard changes the functionality a new issue of this handbook will be provided Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 6: ...ut this Information About this Information Revisions Any revision of this information will be by a complete reissue Issues are listed below Issue Date Build Version Comments A September 2011 6 0 11 Initial release Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 7: ... written permission of the copyright owner Disclaimer The contents of this document are subject to revision without notice due to continued progress in methodology design and manufacturing Ericsson AB shall have no liability for any error or damage of any kind resulting from the use of this document Registered Trademarks Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation D...

Page 8: ... operating and use instructions should be followed Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference WARNING Warnings give information which if strictly observed will prevent personal injury or death or damage to personal property or the environment They are boxed for emphasis as in this example and are placed immediately preceding the point at which...

Page 9: ...NOTE Notes provide supplementary information They are highlighted for emphasis as in this example and are placed immediately after the relevant text Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 10: ...cts and Systems are designed and built to the highest standards and are covered under a comprehensive 12 month warranty Levels of Continuing Ericsson Service Support For stand alone equipment then Ericsson s BASIC Essential support is the value for money choice for you BASIC provides you with year by year Service long after the warranty has expired For systems support you can choose either Gold Bu...

Page 11: ...0 Hong Kong Email tvsupportapac ericsson com Australia and New Zealand Tel 612 0 9111 4027 Fax 612 0 9111 4949 Email tvsupportanz ericsson com Internet Address www ericsson com Technical Training Training Courses Ericsson provides a wide range of training courses on the operation and maintenance of our products and on their supporting technologies We can provide both regularly scheduled courses an...

Page 12: ...ax 44 0 23 8048 4161 Email tvglobaltraining ericsson com Return of Equipment Contact your regional Ericsson office who will issue directions on how and where to return a unit for service repair upgrade Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 13: ...e protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the Handbook may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user ...

Page 14: ...instructions and should only use installation accessories recommended by the manufacturers When rack mounted this equipment must have shelf supports as well as being fixed at the front panel Mechanical Support Do not use this product as a support for any other equipment Web Browser access This product is designed to support control through Web browser access The only supported browser is Microsoft...

Page 15: ...ut or output interfaces are provided by the media processing modules License Keys License Keys control the availability of some of the features accessible from the unit and are issued to a specific chassis not a module and are held within the chassis Base Chassis This section introduces the chassis and describes the functions associated with the host controller Media Processing Module MPM The foll...

Page 16: ...license key is released within 1 second and therefore available to be re allocated Verifying which licenses are present in the Unit Access to the transcoder web pages is necessary to verify the licenses that are enabled on the unit Navigate to Configure Licenses This page displays the marketing code number of each license and a description of the feature enabled by the license Ordering Additional ...

Page 17: ...nto the appropriate unit Entering License Keys The keys are saved in an XML file newlicensedetail xml ready to be entered onto the unit via the web page Browse to Configure Licenses In the license box enter the license filename and select upload NOTE The front panel CANNOT be used to enter license keys Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 18: ... following is a summary of the features of the base chassis 19 1 RU rack mount chassis Front panel LCD and keypad for limited control and status reporting Tri colour LED to indicate chassis health Dual redundant Ethernet control ports Two pairs of dual redundant Ethernet ports for data input and output Single or dual AC power supply variants Single or dual DC power supply variants 6 module slots s...

Page 19: ...he items at the rear and front panels SPR11 CHASSIS 1AC 1U Base Chassis AC Describes the single AC power supply base chassis SPR11 CHASSIS 2AC 1U Base Chassis Dual AC Describes the dual AC power supply base chassis SPR11 CHASSIS 1DC 1U Base Chassis AC Describes the single DC power supply base chassis SPR11 CHASSIS 2DC 1U Base Chassis Dual AC Describes the dual DC power supply base chassis Ericsson...

Page 20: ...provide the video audio and data processing functionality and can be Hot Swapped i e inserted or removed whilst the chassis is powered Single AC PSU Base Chassis Front Panel SPR11 CHASSIS 1AC Front Panel Items LCD Control and status information is displayed on a 2 line by 40 character display Buttons Six buttons are provided for navigating through the front panel menus Status LED The status LED is...

Page 21: ...t for customer use Rear Panel The modules control Ethernet ports data Ethernet ports and the AC power input are all accessible at the rear of the base chassis SPR11 CHASSIS 1AC Rear Panel Items Single AC Chassis ...

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Page 24: ...apped i e inserted or removed whilst the chassis is powered Why Have Two Mains Connectors Many broadcasting sites have two power supply chains either from the master switchboard or for major sites from different points on the supply grid As the most common cause of system failure is loss of power feeding the chassis from the separate chains ensures reliability of supply and therefore continuity of...

Page 25: ...he status LED is amber if there is an active warning minor or major alarm USB Connector This is not for customer use Rear Panel The modules control Ethernet ports data Ethernet ports and the AC power input are all accessible at the rear of the base chassis SPR11 CHASSIS 2AC Rear Panel Items Dual AC Chassis ...

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Page 28: ...provide the video audio and data processing functionality and can be Hot Swapped i e inserted or removed whilst the chassis is powered Single DC PSU Base Chassis Front Panel SPR11 CHASSIS 1DC Front Panel Items LCD Control and status information is displayed on a 2 line by 40 character display Buttons Six buttons are provided for navigating through the front panel menus Status LED The status LED is...

Page 29: ...control Ethernet ports data Ethernet ports and the DC power input are all accessible at the rear of the base chassis SPR11 CHASSIS 1DC Rear Panel DC Power Socket SPR11 CHASSIS 1DC DC Power Connector end view SPR11 CHASSIS 1DC DC Power Connector side view ...

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Page 32: ...ules provide the video audio and data processing functionality and can be Hot Swapped i e inserted or removed whilst the chassis is powered Dual DC PSU Base Chassis Front Panel SPR11 CHASSIS 2DC Front Panel Items LCD Control and status information is displayed on a 2 line by 40 character display Buttons Six buttons are provided for navigating through the front panel menus Status LED The status LED...

Page 33: ...ontrol Ethernet ports data Ethernet ports and the DC power inputs are all accessible at the rear of the base chassis SPR11 CHASSIS 2DC Rear Panel DC Power Socket SPR11 CHASSIS 2DC DC Power Connector end view SPR11 CHASSIS 2DC DC Power Connector side view ...

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Page 36: ...ule is supported in this release MPM1 HD SD Transcoder SPR HWO MPM1 This card can transcode up to 12 standard definition or up to 4 high definition video inputs using MPEG 2 or H 264 encoding and can compress up to 24 audio streams depending on audio encoding mode Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 37: ...maximum efficiency possible from the MPEG2 and H 264 specifications Summary of Features Video Transcoding Describes the Video processing functionality available in the MPM1 Audio Transcoding Describes the Audio Inputs and Coding Modes provided by the MPM1 Data Processing Describes the data extraction and processing capabilities of the MPM1 Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 38: ... transcodes Each transcode involving a HD resolution stream on input and or output reduces the number of possible SD transcodes by 3 Maximum number of SD to SD transcodes Maximum number of HD transcodes 12 0 9 1 6 2 3 3 0 4 Video Formats Profiles Supported MPEG 4 AVC H 264 Main Profile Level 3 to Level 4 1 0 500 to 12 5 Mbps MPEG 4 AVC H 264 High Profile Level 4 0 to Level 4 1 1 000 to 20 0 Mbps M...

Page 39: ...960 x 720 50Hz 1920 x 1080 25Hz 1440 x 1080 25Hz 1280 x 1080 25Hz 1280 x 720 59 94Hz 960 x 720 59 94Hz 1920 x 1080 29 97Hz 1440 x 1080 29 97Hz 1280 x 1080 29 97Hz 1920 x 1080 23 976Hz Video PIP Formats MSTV 128 x 96 25Hz 128 x 96 29 97Hz 96 x 96 25Hz 96 x 96 29 97Hz non MSTV 192 x 192 25Hz 192 x 192 29 97Hz 144 x 144 25Hz 144 x 144 29 97Hz Audio Formats Supported audio decoding and encoding modes ...

Page 40: ...BI Passthrough In addition to Audio and Video Transcoding data may be passed through from Input to Output Typically this can include Generic VANC carriage SMPTE 2038 VBI in PID Teletext DVB Subtitles AFD SCTE 35 Splicepoint Pass Through The MPM supports SCTE 35 pass through SCTE 35 may be added to any output stream by dragging the component to the appropriate stream in the Services Configuration p...

Page 41: ...d definition streams by three Video Compression Functionality The supported formats and bit rates are summarised in theCoded Elementary Stream page Any supported video format can be transcoded to any other supported video format with the following exceptions 720p outputs can only be transcoded from 720p inputs 1080PsF outputs can only be transcoded from 1080PsF inputs 720p inputs cannot be transco...

Page 42: ...ch case the maximum number of transcodes must be scaled accordingly Outputs Inputs MPEG 1L2 Dolby Digital 2 0 Dolby Digital 5 1 AAC HE AAC 2 0 AAC HE AAC 5 1 MPEG 1L2 24 12 n a 24 n a Dolby Digital 2 0 5 1 18 12 6 12 6 AAC HE AAC 2 0 5 1 12 12 6 12 6 For example per module it is possible to transcode 24 x MPEG L2 to MPEG L2 or 12 x AAC to MPEG L2 or 18 x MPEG L2 to MPEG L2 and 3 x AAC to MPEG L2 A...

Page 43: ...ssing Data Component Pass Through Data of any type can be passed through from the Input Transport Stream to the Output Transport Stream NOTE Closed Caption Data is handled slightly differently from other data types and will be automatically transcoded as necessary Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 44: ... safety information Preliminary Checks Gives general information relating to Mechanical Inspection of the unit and how to move it safely Site Requirements Describes the requirements for powering the unit and the need for lightning protection if required Mounting in a Rack Gives information associated with fixing the unit into a rack and the care and positioning of cables External Interfaces Descri...

Page 45: ...he Equipment Safely Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand bracket or table The product may fall causing serious injury and serious damage to the product Use only with a cart stand bracket or table recommended by Ericsson An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn ...

Page 46: ...nformation AC Power Supply Gives information relating to the AC power inlet and associated components DC Power Supply Gives information relating to the DC power inlet and associated components Power Consumption Details the power consumption of the base chassis and each transcoder module Protective and Technical Earths Describes the requirements for earthing the unit Lightning Protection This topic...

Page 47: ... range 0 C to 50 C There are no links etc to be altered for operation from different supply voltages The full Technical Specification is given in Technical Specification Chassis Host Power Supplies WARNING The following points regarding power connection must be adhered to ensure safe operation of the equipment The equipment should only be operated from the type of power source indicated on the mar...

Page 48: ... suitable for the USA UK or mainland Europe as advised at the time of ordering Wire Colours The wires in the supplied cord are coloured as follows UK BS 1363 EUROPE CEE 7 7 USA NEMA 5 15P Earth Green and yellow Green and yellow Green Neutral Blue Blue White Live Brown Brown Black Connecting the Equipment to the AC Power Supply As there is no mains power switch fitted to this chassis ensure the loc...

Page 49: ...Technical Specification is given in Technical Specification Chassis Host Power Supplies WARNING The following points regarding power connection must be adhered to ensure safe operation of the equipment This equipment is Class 1 and must have a protective earth 1 The equipment should only be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type to you...

Page 50: ...ended for direct connection to centralised DC power systems in the USA or Canada This equipment does not have an input fuse For protection of the DC wiring a circuit breaker of maximum 16A is recommended For wiring DC power a minimum wire size of 1 0mm 2 17AWG is recommended This may need to be increased for longer cable runs As there is no power switch fitted to this chassis ensure the local DC p...

Page 51: ...hardware options selected see Table of Typical Power Consumption Typical Power Consumption Item Description Power SPR11 CHASSIS 1AC 1U Base Chassis AC 70 W SPR11 CHASSIS 2AC 1U Base Chassis Dual AC 80 W SPR HWO MPM1 MPM1 HD SD Transcoders 6 cards 250 W See also Technical Specification Chassis Power Supplies Technical Specification Transcoder Power Supplies Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 52: ...d plug supplied If the local mains supply does not have an earth conductor do not connect the unit ContactCustomer Services for advice 1 Before connecting the unit to the supply check thesupply requirements 2 Technical Earth The terminal marked at the rear panel is a Technical Earth Its use is recommended This is NOT a protective earth for electric shock protection Technical Earth The Technical Ea...

Page 53: ...ray charges when connecting between equipment 2 To do this connect a wire between the Technical Earth terminal and a suitable point on the rack CAUTION It is strongly recommended that the earth terminal at the rear panel of the equipment is connected to a site Technical Earth before any external connections are made and the equipment is powered This limits the migration of stray charges Ericsson A...

Page 54: ...e apply power until it has been checked for safety If in doubt contact Customer Services Where appropriate ensure this product has an adequate level of lightning protection Alternatively during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the supply outlet and disconnect the output equipment This prevents damage to the product due to lightning ...

Page 55: ...ation contained in this topic before beginning to install the equipment Care in Positioning This topic describes what needs to be considered before fixing the unit into a rack Fixing Provides information related to the fixing of the unit in a rack Cable Types Installing Cables Tabulates the recommended cables required to maintain EMC compliance Also describes the care required when installing the ...

Page 56: ...t In which case do not attempt to lift or move it without proper assistance or equipment If in doubt seek assistance Electrostatic Handling WARNING Static electricity can damage electronic components To avoid damage keep option cards in their static protective package until you are ready yo install them Refer to Options Cards for information relating to the handling of Option Modules Installing th...

Page 57: ...aced near or over a radiator or other source of heat It should not be placed in a built in installation such as a rack unless proper ventilation is provided and the instructions have been adhered to Allow at least 40 mm free air space at each side of the equipment to ensure adequate cooling Racks containing stacked equipment may need to be forced air cooled to reduce the ambient temperature within...

Page 59: ...rackets In addition support shelves must be used to reduce the weight on the brackets Ensure it is firmly and safely located and it has an adequate flow of free air Fixing the Unit Slide the unit onto the chassis supports and affix to the rack by means of an M6 x 18 mm panhead screw in each corner A freestanding unit should be installed on a secure horizontal surface where it is unlikely to be kno...

Page 60: ...et Data RJ 45 Cat 5e Belden Datatwist S FTP Installing Cables Safely Power supply cables should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them Pay particular attention to cables at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance Do not run AC power cables in the same duct as signal leads Do not move or install eq...

Page 61: ...Interfaces External Interfaces Describes the connectors and visual indicators associated with each component of the equipment Base Chassis Identifies and describes each connector and indicator associated with the Chassis Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 62: ...nnectors pinout Describes the operation of each port and the Status and Activity indicators Data Ethernet Identifies the Ethernet Data ports located at the rear panel of the chassis and tabulates the connectors pinout Describes the operation of each port and the Status and Activity indicators AC Input Connector Shows the rear panel AC connector and provides fusing information DC Input Connector Sh...

Page 63: ...cted to a site Technical Earthbefore any external connections are made and the equipment is powered This limits the migration of stray charges Location of the Ethernet and Single AC Connectors at the Rear Panel All signal connections are made via the rear panel NOTE Single AC PSU version shown Front Panel Identifying Items Located at the Front Panel The front panel provides a 2 line by 40 characte...

Page 64: ...r more details Status LED An LED located at the front panel gives an indication of the status of the unit LED State Unit Status Off Unit not powered Green No active warnings or alarms Amber Active warning s minor or major alarm s Red Active critical alarm s USB Connector This is not for customer use Please refer to USB connector 1 RU Base Chassis Dual PSU Rear Panel This chassis is the same as the...

Page 65: ...put Location of the Ethernet and Dual AC Connectors at the Rear Panel Blanking Plates Fitted A technical specification for the connections is given in Technical Specification Base Chassis Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 66: ...00 Handbook Installing the Equipment External Interfaces Base Chassis Control Ethernet Control Ethernet Overview The Ethernet control ports are used to connect the equipment to a PC for access with a web browser ...

Page 67: ...etwork as it will not respond to the Control Port IP Address unless control has been passed to it either as a result of a redundancy switch or via a user command The active control port switches when Ctrl1 has no link e g carrier and Ctrl2 has the link Refer to Operation and Control Basic Functions Ethernet Controlfor Control Port Parameters NOTE This equipment can be controlled using a single con...

Page 68: ...ach Ethernet Control Port has a rear panel mounted status LEDs associated with it to indicate link status activity and speed as follows Left Green LED Port Status Link Speed LED Status Active Port No Link Off 100 Mbps Flash Off x 2 1000 Mbps Flash Off x 3 Spare Port No Link Off 100 Mbps Flash On x 2 1000 Mbps Flash On x 3 The Right LED flash sequence period is 1 s with the short flash duration bei...

Page 70: ...hernet ports two for data input and two for data output and will respond to ARPs pings and other low level Ethernet traffic The ports are accessible via RJ 45 connectors on the rear panel of the chassis These are labeled Ge 1 Ge 2 Ge 3 and Ge 4 Ge 1 and Ge 2 are used for data input while Ge 3 and Ge 4 are data output Data Port Numbering ...

Page 71: ...has a rear panel mounted status LED associated with it to indicate link status activity and speed as follows Left Green LED Link Speed LED Status No Link Off 100 Mbps Flash Off x 2 1000 Mbps Flash Off x 3 The left LED flash sequence period is 1 s with the short flash duration being 100 ms Right Yellow LED Link Activity LED Status No Link Off Link On Activity Flash Refer to Operation and Control Et...

Page 73: ...tion Connector Mains input filter with CEE 22 IEC320 plug Fusing Fuse in live conductor in mains input filter Fuse type Time delay T 1500 A High breaking capacity HBC AC Power AC Power Inlets AC Input Refer to Technical Specification Base Chassis Power Supply Installing the Equipment Site Requirements AC Power Supply Installing the Equipment External Interfaces Base Chassis AC Input Connector ...

Page 75: ... The DC input connector is as follows Item Description Specification Connector AMP Universal MATE N LOK 1 480700 0 Molex MLX 50 84 1030 Fusing Not fused DC Power Inlets DC Input Refer to Technical Specification Base Chassis Power Supply Installing the Equipment Site Requirements DC Power Supply Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 76: ...nt External Interfaces Base Chassis USB Connector USB Connector The USB connector on the front panel of the unit is not for customer use USB Connector This connector is only used for Test Maintenance purposes Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 77: ... you through the process Setting the IP address Describes how to set the required IP Address from the Front Panel IP address Ranges This topic shows a table of allocated IP addresses adhering to the RFC3330 range of restrictions Manual configuration via the web pages The unit has been designed to be configured and controlled by way of a web interface Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 78: ...een characters Up down pushbuttons will increase decrease the number selected by the cursor Press save to store the new IP address Continue and set the subnet mask and gateway address in the same way using the down pushbutton to reach each parameter NOTE IP Address range 192 168 10 x subnet 255 255 255 0 is used for internal unit communications so should not be used for external communications Ref...

Page 79: ...9 0 0 0 8 Reserved but subject to allocation RFC1797 127 0 0 0 8 Loopback RFC1700 p5 128 0 0 0 16 Reserved but subject to allocation 169 254 0 0 16 Link Local 172 16 0 0 12 Private Use Networks RFC1918 191 255 0 0 16 Reserved but subject to allocation 192 0 0 0 24 Reserved but subject to allocation 192 0 2 0 24 Test Net 192 88 99 0 24 6to4 Relay Anycast RFC3068 192 168 0 0 16 Private Use Networks ...

Page 80: ...d that the ranges for these networks are in the Private Use Networks as listed in the summary Table IP Address range 192 168 10 x subnet 255 255 255 0 is used for internal unit communications so should not be used for external communications Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 81: ...d and controlled by its own web interface which is described here The main Transcode Configuration page can be found by the following navigation Configure Services 1 Configure Input Streams The left hand panel of the Transcode page defines the input Transport Streams to be processed by the unit ...

Page 82: ...ngside All entries within an item can be expanded by right clicking on that item and selecting Expand All Selecting an item by clicking on it causes the relevant properties for that item to be displayed in the Properties panel Properties that cannot be edited will be greyed out Transport streams may be added to a Data Interface by right clicking on the interface entry and selecting Add transport s...

Page 83: ...streams or services from the Inputs panel and dropping them onto an appropriate place in the heirarchy of the Outputs panel NOTE Each input service may be used in up to two independent and different transcode operations This is achieved by dragging the same input service to multiple output multicasts Each transcode will require a separate license Output services can be duplicated up to four times ...

Page 84: ...anel can be configured at its position in the heirarchy This allows the operator to configure all dependent items together for example selecting a transport stream would allow all services within that transport stream to be configured together Individual components can also be altered if a common configuration is not desired ...

Page 85: ...nclude Transport Stream Service Video Component Video PIP Component Audio Component Not all of these will be available for every component Each pane of the configuration may have several sets of parameters that may be configured These are arranged in a tabbed interface within the pane ...

Page 86: ...the Ericsson SPR1100 it is all too easy to lose track of exactly how much of the unit s resource has been used To assist the operator in managing the total allocation usage the Services Configuration page has an Allocation pane to show the amount of resource allocated or available with the configuration currently set up on the page If more detail is required the panel has a Details tab which will ...

Page 87: ...ly All button Once the configuration is applied the unit is updated with the new configuration NOTE Changing the configuration may cause output glitching This is kept to a minimum transcoder units which do not need reconfiguration will not be interrupted Additionally changing the output bit rate willnot cause a glitch Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 88: ... Stream Output Transport Stream Output Output Gives information relating to the Transport Stream from the unit Transport Stream Gives information relating to the components of the transport stream Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 89: ...MPEG 2 compliancy and an overview of the Transport Streams Describes the TS IP Output Parameters and states the Transport Stream and Output Data rates IP Port Gives an overview of the IP Encapsulator functional block Pro MPEG FEC Gives a brief explanation of Pro MPEG FEC Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 90: ...t Streams are encapsulated in either a UDP or a UDP and RTP packet and can have added Pro MPEG FEC packets before being transmitted out of the assigned Data Ethernet port s ProMPEG FEC ProMPEG FEC Forward Error Correction as per SMPTE 2022 1 2 can be added to the MPEG 2 Transport Stream to improve the reliability over IP networks if the relevant license SPR SWO PROFEC has been purchased One licens...

Page 91: ...fault 4 ToS value for inclusion in the IP header Time To Live 0 to 240 Default 15 TTL value for inclusion in the IP header Encapsulation Type UDP Default UDP encapsulation of TS packets RTP UDP RTP encapsulation of RTP Packets RTP FEC Column UDP RTP encapsulation of RTP Packets with added one dimensional FEC RTP FEC Column and Row UDP RTP encapsulation of RTP Packets with added two dimensional FEC...

Page 92: ...he Host Card encapsulates transport stream packets in either a UDP or a UDP and RTP packet before transmitting them out of the assignedData Ethernet port s Technical Specification Refer to Technical Specification IP Output Transport Stream for the technical specification Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 93: ...s with added one dimensional FEC RTP FEC Column and Row UDP RTP encapsulation of RTP Packets with added two dimensional FEC Number of Rows 4 20 An integer between 4 and 20 See FEC constraints section for allowable ranges Number of Columns 1 20 An integer between 1 and 20 See FEC constraints section for allowable ranges Alignment Block Aligned Non Block Aligned Constraints on FEC Parameters To prom...

Page 94: ...is the media port number 2 The Row FEC stream is offset from Media stream and has UDP port number which is the media port number 4 This arrangement means that non enabled FEC receivers can simply ignore FEC streams and decode the media packets The FEC data stream is off set from the media stream to protect against burst error loss and jitter At the receiver lost packets recovered using the FEC dat...

Page 95: ...wed for the column calculation The L column FEC packets are played out at the end of every column plus a constant For square matrices diamonds where L D then these column packets will emerge at regular intervals For rectangular diamonds they will not In the case of a 4 column by 20 row matrix the 4 FEC packets will emerge within 16 slots followed by a gap of 64 slots before the next 4 It therefore...

Page 96: ...Stream Supported Profiles and the Output Bit Rate are given Describes the use of PCR Placeholders Audio Output Gives information on Transcoding and associated delay and lip sync Describes the use of PCR Placeholders in audio packets Transport Packets General information on packetised elementary stream PES Packets Also some specific information relating to video Streams Talks about PIDs used in Tra...

Page 97: ...l output transport stream can be selected The following table shows the available levels SI Level Description Off Elementary streams only On PAT PMT Only PAT PMT are generated On PAT PMT SDT CAT The listed tables are generated The CAT will be empty as Conditional Access is not supported in this release Some users may not require ETR 290 compliance so it is possible to set thePMT repetition rate to...

Page 99: ... H 264 High Level 3 0 ITU T H 264 or ISO IEC MPEG4 AVC H 264 Main Level 4 1 ITU T H 264 or ISO IEC MPEG4 AVC H 264 High Level 4 1 ITU T H 264 or ISO IEC MPEG4 AVC Output Bit Rate The output rate of the transport packets is derived from the 27 MHz reference clock and is accurate to within 1 kbps of the configured transport bit rate The output video bit rate of the MPM is configurable within ranges ...

Page 100: ... Program Clock Reference PCR Transport Packets The MPM supports adaptation field stuffing of transport packets for the alignment of PES packets to transport packet boundaries Valid continuity counter values are inserted into the transport packet headers Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 101: ...audio packet The audio output rate is derived from the 27MHz reference clock Lip Sync The Video Transcoder ensures that lip sync is maintained between the limits of audio leading video by 10 ms to video leading audio by 30 ms PID Assignment The module enables a PID to be assigned to each audio channel separately which includes the ability to assign separate PID s to every mono channel The PID valu...

Page 102: ...or the alignment of PES packets to transport packet boundaries PES streams carry the stream_id 0xE0 Transport Packet Headers PIDs used in the transport packet headers are configurable and have valid continuity counter values inserted Packetised Video Elementary Streams The compressed video data is packetised within MPEG 2 PES packets which are configurable to be per picture or per GOP Ericsson AB ...

Page 103: ... VBI data is packetised within MPEG 2 PES packets as specified in ETSI ETS 300 472 teletext ETSI EN 301 775 or SCTE 127 for all other VBI data The Transcoder modules support adaptation field stuffing of transport packets for the alignment of PES packets to transport packet boundaries Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 104: ...ue or is a value of 0 a unique PID will be allocated to that component Duplicate PIDs If a PID is given a value that is already in use a Duplicate PID alarm is raised in the logs that identifies the transport stream and PID NOTE There is no facility to automatically re assign duplicate PIDs to a unique value Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 105: ...et Control Ports Describes how to configure the Ethernet Control Ports Ethernet Data Ports Describes how to configure the Ethernet Data Ports Transcode GUI Describes how to configure the unit using the Trancode Graphical User Interface GUI Current Configuration Describes how the current configuration is held Temperature Monitoring Information on supported Protocols SNTP SNMP XPO ...

Page 107: ...ntroduction Introduces the elements located on the front panel Also describes how to reset the unit Navigate Mode Describes the meaning and use of Navigate Mode Edit Mode Describes the meaning and use of Navigate Mode Front Panel Menus Illustrates the menus available using the front panel display and pushbuttons Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 108: ...buttons Four pushbuttons are used to navigate the menu displayed in the LCD Display The Edit and Save pushbuttons allow the user to edit the remote control port settings Only illuminated pushbuttons link to additional pages of information NOTE See Operation and Control Front Panel Front Panel Menus for details of the menus displayed using the LCD Display System Reset The unit can be reset by simul...

Page 110: ...urrent one whilst a pushbutton that is not illuminated does not link to any additional pages or information Action Result Up arrow Pushbutton Pressed Go to page given by uplink of current page Down arrow Pushbutton Pressed Go to page given by down link of current page Left arrow Pushbutton Pressed Go to page given by left link of current page Right arrow Pushbutton Pressed Go to page given by righ...

Page 111: ...alue of current edit parameter by one unit Left arrow Pushbutton Pressed Moves cursor one edit parameter parameter digit to the left making that the current edit parameter Right arrow Pushbutton Pressed Moves cursor one edit parameter parameter digit to the right making that the current edit parameter Edit Pushbutton Pressed Aborts edit no save action of any parameters and returns to Navigate mode...

Page 113: ... move between these menus To access these parameters press the right arrow key and then the up and down arrow keys to move between parameters IP address Service name s System Remote Control IP Address Set up the IP parameters for the Ethernet Control ports using the edit and up and down arrow keys Subnet Mask Gateway Address Alarms Lists currently active alarms Versions Host Version The versions l...

Page 114: ... i e the transcoder modules fitted to be accepted as the expected hardware configuration Status LED Please refer to Looking After the Unit Troubleshooting Handling Alarms Alarms Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 115: ...nit supports user authentication as defined in the XPO Specification The default for this is set to off When set to on a username and password are required to access the web pages The default username engineer and password password can be changed by the user Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 116: ...t the unit to a web browser or the control system nCompass Control V6 5 onwards Ethernet Control Port Parameters NOTE Control via the Data input ethernet ports is not supported A single IP port is defined for all ethernet control of the chassis The physical ports used for ethernet control are by default the control ethernet ports The control ports can raise an alarm during abnormal operational con...

Page 117: ...red for before the control will switch back to it Default MAC Address aa bb cc dd ee ff Control ports MAC address as defined by P790 This cannot be changed by the user Read only parameter for information Control Port IP Configuration IP Address aaa bbb ccc ddd IP address of the control port Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 default Subnet mask for the control port aaa bbb ccc ddd Gateway Address 0 0 0 0 default...

Page 118: ...figuration via the Web Pages Configuring Transport Stream Properties Manual Configuration of Transport Streams via the Web Pages Each Transport Stream has several parameters which may be adjusted by the user Each parameter has the following meaning ...

Page 119: ... Packet Number of Transport Stream packets in each IP packet IP Encapsulation Type of IP packet in use destIPAddress IP Destination address destUDPPort Destination port for IP stream srcIPAddresss Source IP address contained within outgoing packets srcMacAddress MAC address contaioned within outgoing packets srcUDPPort Source Port of outgoing packets ttl Time To Live value of outgoing packets tos ...

Page 120: ...trol Configuration via the Web Pages Configuring Service Properties Manual Configuration of Service Information via the Web Pages Each Service has several parameters which may be adjusted by the user Each parameter has the following meaning ...

Page 121: ...que service ID in PMT Type Type of service PMT PID The PID that holds the PMT describing this service Logical Channel Grouping of services into channels within the Multicast Note that not all of these parameters will always be present nor will they all be user editable Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 122: ...nfiguring Video Properties Manual Configuration of Video Information via the Web Pages The Video Component Properties panel has five tabbed panes Input Format Conversion Encode Output Component Each of these is described in the following pages Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 123: ...ut pane permits the user to set the expected input standard the action on video loss and the severity of the alarms associated with vide input The Ericsson SPR1100 will attempt to detect the input Video format according to the PSI table information in the input stream If this is not available or if the operator wishes to override the auto detected setting this screen will allow manual configuratio...

Page 125: ... Pages Configuring Video Properties Configuring Video Format Conversion Properties Manual Configuration of Video Format Conversion parameters via the Web Pages Each Service has several parameters which may be adjusted by the user Each parameter has the following meaning ...

Page 126: ...ion on AFD lost Action to be taken in the event that AFD is lost AFD Sustain The behaviour of AFD on the output if AFD on the input is lost AFD Sustain Timeout How long to maintain AFD on the output if Off After Timeout is selected in the AFD Sustain parameter Note that not all of these parameters will always be present nor will they all be user editable Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 127: ... Web Pages Configuring Video Properties Configuring Video Encode Properties Manual Configuration of Video Encode Properties via the Web Pages the Video Encode operation has several parameters which may be adjusted by the user Each parameter has the following meaning ...

Page 128: ...rames in each GOP GOP Structure Type of GOP Scene Cut Detection Detect Scene Cuts This should normally be selected to improve picture quality across scene changes Delay Delay of output video This is a status value only MCTF Enable Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering Closed GOPs Ensure that GOPs have no external references Note that not all of these parameters will always be present nor will they...

Page 129: ...as the following meaning Parameter Meaning Closed Captions Type of Closed Caption data to be included Copyright Behaviour of Copyright flag in the output stream Original Behaviour of Original flag in the output stream AU Information Control Enable additional information to be placed in the Adaptation Field for Trick Mode AR Signalling Output Control Control how the Aspect Ratio is signalled in the...

Page 131: ...eo Component Properties via the Web Pages Each Video Component has several parameters which may be adjusted by the user Each parameter has the following meaning Parameter Meaning PID PID of the Video Component in the output Transport Stream Note that not all of these parameters will always be present nor will they all be user editable Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 132: ...IP Properties Manual Configuration of Video PIP Properties via the Web Pages Each Video PIP service has a reduced set of parameters in comparison to the main Video component Each parameter has the following meaning Parameter Meaning Profile Type of PIP component Resolution Size of PIP Bit rate Bandwidth used by PIP component ...

Page 133: ...mponent in the Transport Stream Note that not all of these parameters will always be present nor will they all be user editable Note that the GOP structure and length will be the same as for the main video Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 134: ... Pages Configuring Audio Properties Manual Configuration of Audio Information via the Web Pages The Audio Component Properties panel has four tabbed panes Input Encode Alarms Component Each of these is described in the following pages Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 135: ... parameters via the Web Pages The Audio Input pane permits the user to set the input standard the Pass through Transcode mode and the downmix type of the audio input It also displays the status of the current audio input The Input Format will be auto detected by the unit but the operator may over ride that detection here if desired Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 136: ...uration via the Web Pages Configuring Audio Properties Configuring Audio Encode Properties Manual Configuration of Audio Encode parameters via the Web Pages The Audio Encode pane permits the user to set various parameters controlling the audio encoding ...

Page 137: ...am Coding Mode Output channel mode selection mono stereo or 5 1 as appropriate to the Coding Standard in use Metadata override type Specify which parameters in the metadata to override with those on the selected Dolby metadata preset Metadata preset type Specify metadata to use on loss of incoming metadata AU Information Ctrl Enable embedding PTS in the Adaptation Field for Trick Mode Encapsulatio...

Page 139: ... Web Pages Configuring Audio Properties Configuring Audio Alarms Properties Manual Configuration of Audio Alarm parameters via the Web Pages The Audio Alarms pane permits the user to set the severity of any audio alarm conditions Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 140: ...figuring Audio Component Properties Manual Configuration of Audio Component parameters via the Web Pages The Audio Encode pane permits the user to set various parameters relating to the audio encoding Parameter Meaning PID PID of audio component in output Transport Stream Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 141: ...ormation the Ericsson SPR1100 provides a mechanism to import from a spreadsheet or text file The process is available by right clicking on the Host Inputs line in the Inputs panel and then selecting Import Transport Streams A window will then pop up offering the user the ability to download a template either as a spreadsheet xls or a text file txt This template can be edited on the operator s comp...

Page 142: ...eserve TAB characters in the data during this process Pressing the OK button will transfer the data to the Inputs panel and pressing Cancel will cancel the operation If the Auto Save box is checked the Ericsson SPR1100 will be updated immediately on import Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 143: ...The initial view shows each component of each service The report indicates all known data about the component and also to which card and encode engine the component has been allocated The drop down boxes towards the top of the form enable the user to filter which elements he wishes to see In this way particular components can be found rapidly and accurately enabling stream faults to be found with ...

Page 144: ...removal of the card in question In this way essential maintenance can be carried out with minimum disruption To use the automatic reallocation system it must first be turned on This action is performed with a checkbox in the Action drop down menu in the Modules panel To change the exclusion settings for a card right click that card in the Modules panel or select the card by clicking on it and use ...

Page 146: ...ary to the Primary multicasts In the event that the Primary multicast fails the secondary will automatically be selected to take over Different Multicast Different Network One Physical Data Interface will carry the Primary multicasts with the other Physical Data Interface carrying the Secondary ones Again the Secondary multicasts will be selected if the Primaries fail Multicasts can be added as Se...

Page 147: ... NOTE This function unlike almost everything else in the interface takes effect immediately The Apply All button isnot required Similarly the Primary Secondary roles can be swapped over by right clocking either multicast and selecting Swap Automatic redundancy Automatic redundancy is triggered by loss of transport stream lock Once a switch to the backup has taken place a manual revert is possible ...

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Page 149: ...ernet ports are provided for data input and output Data Ethernet Describes the physical Ethernet ports and how the ports can be configured Data Input Describes the message type supported Data Output IP encapsulated transport streams can be transmitted from the unit Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 150: ...a Ports Ethernet Data Ethernet Data Overview Four gigabit Ethernet ports are provided for data input and output Ethernet Data Port Numbering Ethernet Data Port Parameters The data ethernet ports are configured by the parameters listed in the following table ...

Page 151: ...eived Read only parameter IP Address aaa bbb ccc ddd IP address of the control port Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 default aaa bbb ccc ddd Subnet mask for the control port Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 default No defined gateway aaa bbb ccc ddd Gateway address for packets outside the defined subnet The data Ethernet ports Ge 1 and Ge 2 are paired together and accept data input Ge 3 and Ge 4 are also paired togethe...

Page 152: ...Data Ports Data Input Data Input The unit can receive one or more transport streams via the Ethernet Data ports 1 and 2 and route them to the transcoder cards fitted For more information on IP input redundancy see here Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 153: ...the components produced by the transcoder cards fitted The output transport stream packets are encapsulated in IP packets prior to being transmitted via Ethernet Data ports 3 and 4 The base chassis does not provide any other interface by which to output a transport stream The data output redundancy is described here Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 154: ... Between one and seven MPEG transport stream packets are carried in a UDP packet The UDP packet may optionally also contain an Real Time Protocol RTP header which adds additional information such as a sequence number and a timestamp which can help in the detection of packet loss across a network The UDP header is 8 bytes long and the RTP header is 12 bytes long The network layer protocol is IPV4 w...

Page 155: ...t interface Active Interface Read only Current active interface Line Speed Auto 100 Mbps 1 Gbps Ethernet line speed Duplex Mode Auto Full Duplex Half Duplex Full duplex allows bidirectional simultaneous communications Half duplex allows asynchronous bidirectional communication Default Virtual MAC Address Read only Virtual MAC address of the two ports IP Address 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 IP addres...

Page 156: ...d so the system returns to its previous state The parameters associated with each transcoder module slot are stored so that if a transcoder module is removed and then a module of the same type is plugged in to the slot the system will attempt to apply the previous configuration for the module in that slot The current configuration of the unit can be extracted from the chassis in the form of an XML...

Page 157: ...itor the die temperature of their main components and report these temperatures to an accuracy of 2 C If a transcoder module reports die temperatures it allows an alarm threshold to be defined for each temperature which if exceeded causes an alarm to be generated MPMs The controlling processor monitors the core temperatures of the main components and passes this information back to the host card v...

Page 158: ...trol Full speed The fans run at the configured speed Auto speed Fan speed is related to the temperatures measured in the chassis See Basic Fault Scenarios Fans Not Working Overheating for further information Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 159: ...ws Time SNTP as defined in RFC 1767 SNTP Time Server If an SNTP Time Server is selected and communications are established with it then the unit uses the time obtained to correct the system s real time clock and the user cannot set the clock If a time server has been configured but it fails to respond then an SNTP Server Failed To Respond alarm is generated Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 160: ...user can control which SNMP traps are generated The options are Start Messages only Fail and Start Messages only All Traps SNMP Interface Parameters Parameter Description SNMP Read Community The SNMP community name for read access default public SNMP Location Textual description of the location of the unit SNMP Contact Name of the person responsible for this unit SNMP Trap Community The SNMP commu...

Page 162: ...multaneous HTTP HTTPS sessions can be supported HTTP access can be enabled or disabled Individual parameters can be controlled via XPO2 It does not require the complete XML configuration to be sent to change a single parameter NOTE The legacy XPO standard is not supported The web pages provide a service orientated control menu structure Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 163: ...ance This section provides the schedules and instructions where applicable for routine inspection cleaning and maintenance of the equipment which should be performed by an operator Troubleshooting This section provides some basic fault finding procedures to follow in the event of a suspected failure Software and Firmware Upgrades Describes the mechanism for upgrading the system firmware and softwa...

Page 164: ...n the event of a suspected failure Routine Inspection and Cleaning Gives general information relating to Routine Inspection specifically the Cooling Fans and Cleaning Servicing Lists damage which might lead to a Service requirement Discusses the restrictions relating to Replacement Parts Gives a reminder concerning the checks that might be required on completion of servicing Maintenance and Suppor...

Page 165: ...echnical Specification for more information NOTE Failure to ensure a free flow of air around the unit may cause overheating This condition is detected by a temperature sensor on the Host Card or a Transcoder Module and causes the alarm to be raised Cleaning Unplug the unit from the wall outlet before cleaning the exterior with a damp cloth Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners NOTE Only t...

Page 166: ...d to rain or water 3 If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions 4 If the product has been dropped or the case has been damaged 5 When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance 6 Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used parts specified by the manufacturer or which have the same characteristics as ...

Page 167: ...ence enable Ericsson to offer a range of service options that will meet your needs at a price that makes sense Warranty All Ericsson Products and Systems are designed and built to the highest standards and are covered under a comprehensive 12 month warranty Levels of Continuing Ericsson Service Support For standalone equipment then Ericsson s BASIC Essential support is the value for money choice f...

Page 168: ...hooting section and the level of information provided Preliminary Checks Provides first line checks in the event of a problem AC User Accessible Fuse Replacement Gives the information required for fuse replacement Managing Alarms This topic describes how the unit handles alarms Basic Fault Scenarios Describes basic troubleshooting techniques for various common situations Log Files Describes the lo...

Page 169: ...see the relevant System Manual 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 Television trained and approved service engineers are permitted to service this equipment CAUTION Do not remove the covers of this equipment Unauthorised maintenance or the use of non approved replacements ...

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Page 171: ... 2 Confirm that the equipment hardware configuration is suitable for the purpose and has been correctly installed and connected seeInstalling the Equipment 3 Confirm that inappropriate operator action is not causing the problem and that the equipment software set up is capable of performing the task being asked of it If the validity of the configuration set up or operation is in doubt check it see...

Page 172: ...eplacing the rear panel fuse disconnect the unit from the supply Failure to do so may expose hazardous voltages Unplug the unit from the local supply socket To replace the AC power fuse 1 Ensure that power is turned off and the power cable is disconnected from the AC power inlet 2 Ease out the fuse carrier by placing a small flat bladed screwdriver in the notch at the top of the carrier CAUTION Wh...

Page 173: ...the AC power inlet Position of AC Fuse Carrier If the replacement fuse also blows do not continue Disconnect the equipment and contact Ericsson Television Limited Limited Customer Servicesfor advice Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 174: ...Control Port This lists the alarms that could be raised by the control port during abnormal operational conditions Alarms Data Port This lists the alarms that could be raised by the data input during abnormal operational conditions Transcoder Card Alarms Lists the alarms sent back to the host card from the Transcoder cards It also describes how the module self monitors Alarm Status Menu Describes ...

Page 175: ...d Alarm Levels The health of the system will be signalled by alarm events An alarm event can be set to one of the following possible levels by the operator for each of the cards fitted to the chassis Alarm Front Panel Status LED Description Masked Green Any change of state of the alarm is logged but no further action is taken Warning Amber Any change of state of the alarm is logged When active the...

Page 176: ...erate a syslog message so that the event is recorded in the systemlog file Alarm Manager The Alarm Manager application listens on the Alarm Port and maintains a history of all changes of alarm states which it can provide to the web page manager if the alarm history is requested to be displayed The Alarm Manager also controls the overall alarm state of the chassis This is used by both the TTv Healt...

Page 177: ...ntrol ports can raise an alarm during abnormal operational conditions Alarm Description Ctrl x Link Down No link has been established on this Ethernet Control Port Ctrl x Duplicate Control IP Address Detected Another device has responded to an ARP request for this Control port IP address Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 178: ...ts can raise an alarm during abnormal operational conditions Alarm Description Data x Link Down No link has been established on this Ethernet Data Port Data x Duplicate IP Address Duplicate IP Address Detected Another device has responded to an ARP request for the IP address of this port Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 179: ...s includes the resetting of malfunctioning sub systems or the whole card if necessary The module attempts to maintain correct operation to minimise the effects of faults All such actions are reported through the alarms status logging back to the host card Module Responses The Host card monitors all responses back from the module and resets the module if appropriate This includes initiating redunda...

Page 180: ...e the alarm is associated with Alarm History A complete history of all alarms raised and cleared since the last power cycle is displayed on the web GUI Alarms History Masking Alarms The severity of the alarms that can be raised by each module can be edited if required on the we GUI Alarms Set Masks page All possible alarms are listed and the user can change the severity to be a warning minor major...

Page 181: ...e Unit Troubleshooting Basic Fault Scenarios Basic Fault Scenarios Unit Not Working Gives high level information relating to an inactive unit Fans Not Working Overheating What to do if the unit overheats Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 182: ... The problem lies with the power source Check building circuit breakers fuse boxes etc If problem persists contact the electricity supplier 3 Check Power Cable and Fuse Unplug the power connector from the unit and try it in another piece of equipment Does it work The problem lies within the unit Proceed to next step The problem lies with either the cable itself or with the fuse in the plug Replace...

Page 183: ... the enclosure Are the fans rotating Check Base Board temperature and fan see nCompass information Check that the unit has been installed with sufficient space allowed for air flow see Installing the Equipment Mounting in a Rack Care in Positioning If the ambient air is too hot additional cooling may be required Possible break in the dc supply from the PSU module to the suspect fan s Call a Servic...

Page 184: ...ace allocated to it the oldest entries in the log file are over written Events that are logged include power on power on self test POST results warning and alarm assertions and de assertions user log ins and log outs Each event has a UTC time and date stamp appended to it with a time resolution of one second The various system log files are accessible from the web pages The system log can be expor...

Page 185: ...e Wizard will be provided to upgrade the unit software and firmware via the Ethernet control port In the event of a failed upgrade it is possible to re boot the system to such a level to allow software and firmware to be loaded on to it In this case contact Customer Support for assistance Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 186: ... a Dallas DS9034PCX Power Cap Lithium battery This cell is not a USA Environmental Protection Agency listed hazardous waste It is fully encapsulated and should not be tampered with Recycling Ericsson SA TV Recycling has a process facility that enables customers to return Old and End of Life Products for recycling if it is required Ericsson provides assistance to customers and recyclers through our...

Page 187: ...ny 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 Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 188: ...cal Specifications Technical Specification Base Chassis Details the technical specification of the basic chassis MPM1 Transcoder Card Details the technical specification of the Transcoder card Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 189: ... Transport Stream Lists the controllable parameters for each IP Output transport stream for each output port or ports Control Ethernet Specification Gives information relating to the Control Port parameters and MAC Address Also lists the IP parameters Data Ethernet Specification Gives information relating to the Data Port parameters and MAC Address Also lists the IP parameters Ericsson AB 2011 All...

Page 190: ...tem Specification Height 44 5 mm chassis Width 442 5 mm excluding fixing brackets Overall width 482 6 mm including fixing brackets Depth 550 mm excluding rear connector clearance Rack mounting standard 1U x 19 inch 1U 44 45mm Approximate weight 7 5 kg 16 5 lbs Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 191: ...r distribution systems Connection to supply Pluggable Equipment Type A EN 60950 1 para 1 2 5 Equipment which is intended for connection to the building power supply wiring via a non industrial plug and socket outlet or a non industrial appliance Coupler or both Correct mains polarity must always be observed Do not use reversible plugs with this equipment Class of equipment Class I Equipment EN 609...

Page 192: ...rth Specification Item Specification Rated Voltage For Connection to 48 V supplies only PSU input tolerance 40 V DC to 60 V DC Correct polarity must always be observed Rated Current 9 A DC Input Connector Details For connection to the 48v input connector the following parts from AMP or Molex should be used AMP Universal MATE N LOK Housing AMP no 1 480700 0 Female terminal 3 needed per housing AMP ...

Page 193: ...Parameter Description Range Comment Source IP Address aaa bbb ccc ddd Source IP address Subnet Mask aaa bbb ccc ddd Source Subnet address Source UDP Port 0 to 65535 Source IP Port Number Destination IP Address aaa bbb ccc ddd Destination IP address Destination UDP Port 0 to 65535 Destination IP Port Number Time To Live 0 to 240 TTL value for inclusion in the IP header Type Of Service 0 to 255 ToS ...

Page 194: ...rts support Auto MDIX Item Specification Connector type RJ 45 100 1000 Base T Connector designation Ctrl 1 2 Pin outs Unused pins are not connected Pin 1 Rx Tx A Pin 2 Rx Tx A Pin 3 Rx Tx B Pin 4 Rx Tx C Pin 5 Rx Tx C Pin 6 Rx Tx B Pin 7 Rx Tx D Pin 8 Rx Tx D IP Parameters It is possible to configure the following IP parameters for the Control Port Parameter Description IP Address xxx xxx xxx xxx ...

Page 196: ...in 6 Rx Tx B Pin 7 Rx Tx D Pin 8 Rx Tx D Data Port Parameters The transport streams output via the IP Outputs contains 188 byte long transport stream packets The time that a port has had a link established is recorded to an accuracy of 1 second and the information made available to the user The Ethernet Data Ports always respond to ICMP Echo requests to any source IP address assigned to an output ...

Page 197: ...ss subnet mask are those assigned to the ethernet port or in the case of mirrored mode those assigned to the primary IP port MAC Address The MAC address of each Ethernet Control port can be assigned via the Static Parameters table It is not possible to set the MAC addresses of each of the Ethernet Data ports to the same value Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 198: ...s Lists the available Transcoder Modules and gives information related to the handling of the cards Compliance Statements States the standards with which the unit complies Clock and Timing This section describes the use of real time clocks throughout the unit Redundancy Modes This section gives information relating to the various redundancy functions available Alarm Lists Provides information abou...

Page 199: ...lity to allocate bits to different bands and there is no entropy coding of the encoded samples so a relatively high bit rate is required to obtain a reasonable quality Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is an algorithm from Dolby that forms part of both the ATSC and DVB standard for digital broadcasting It is marketed under the name of Dolby Digital The encoder includes a psychoacoustic model to improve ...

Page 200: ...d to carry Linear PCM audio or Dolby E data Dolby E Dolby E was developed by Dolby Laboratories It allows up to 8 channels of Dolby E compressed audio to be distributed over an existing 2 channel digital infrastructure The compression applied is less than that for consumer codecs i e Dolby Digital so is better quality and the audio can be decompressed and re compressed several times The Dolby E st...

Page 201: ...eset Selected Option Description Preset name Name of the preset for user information Dialogue normalization level Used by a decoder to determine the level of adjustment required to achieve this the set level Bitstream mode Flags the type of service in the bitstream Line mode compression profile Alters the dynamic range for line output RF mode compression profile This alters the dynamic range for R...

Page 202: ... the Surround mix level Dolby Surround EX mode Flags if the stream has been encoded in Surround Ex Only used if surround channels are present A D converter type Indicates type of A D conversion used Digital de emphasis To meet the Dolby Digital encoding algorithm specification the audio must not have pre emphasis applied If the input signal does have pre emphasis applied a de emphasis filter must ...

Page 203: ...s This section gives information relating to the handling of Option Modules as they are inserted removed from the unit Option Card Hot Swap This section gives an overview of the way the host checks the availability of an option module Option Card Plug and Play This section gives an overview of the plug and play concept used in the unit Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 204: ...ted at this release Marketing Code Name Description SPR HWO MPM1 MPM1 HD SD Transcoder Card This provides premium quality MPEG 2 and H 264 compression of multiple HD and SD video streams and audio compression Transcoder modules form the core of the unit and are required to provide the desired functionality Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 205: ...ing to the care and handling of Option Cards Adding an Option Card Gives information relating to adding an Option Module and how to check the operation was successful Removing an Option Card This page details what to do when it is desired to remove and not replace an option card Replacing an Option Card Gives information relating to the replacing of an Option Module and how to check the operation ...

Page 206: ...NENTS MAY BE PHYSICALLY DAMAGED BY CARELESS HANDLING Cards must be inserted and withdrawn slowly whilst ensuring that the card is kept orthogonal at 90 degrees to the rear of the unit WARNING OPTION CARDS SHOULD NOT BE PLUGGED IN WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE IF ANY SIGNIFICANT RESISTANCE TO INSERTING A CARD IS FELT THE OPERATOR SHOULD WITHDRAW THE CARD SLIGHTLY AND CHECK FOR ANY OBSTRUCTIONS Electrostatic...

Page 207: ...ns or exposed printed circuitry Do not leave the Option Card where others can handle and possibly damage it While the Option Card is still in its anti static package touch it to an unpainted metal part of the system unit for at least two seconds This drains static electricity from the package and from your body Remove the Option Card from its package and install it directly into your base chassis ...

Page 208: ...with the base chassis either powered or un powered The procedure is as follows Remove the blanking plate from the option card slot in which the new card is to be fitted 1 Carefully remove the new option card from its anti static package and insert it in to the base chassis slotting the card edges in to the card guides 2 Push the card home so that the rear panel is flush with the rear of the base c...

Page 209: ...tain the option card in the base chassis 2 Holding the captive screws pull the option card from the unit and place it in suitable anti static packaging observe the handling precautions 3 Fit a blanking panel in place of the removed option card 4 When the unit detects a card is no longer present it will be displayed on the option slots web page and an alarm will be raised If all options are reporte...

Page 210: ...mage to option cards or base chasis The process to replace an option card is as follows Disconnect any cables from the option card to be replaced 1 Loosen the two captive screws that retain the option card in the base chassis 2 Holding the captive screws pull the option card from the unit observe the handling precautions 3 Carefully remove the replacement option card from its anti static package a...

Page 212: ...hen a new card is inserted it will start up and attempt to link to the host controller When this link has been established the process of identifying the card and its capabilities begins Once this is established the card will be configured with the same configuration as the card that has been replaced assuming that the replacement card has the same capabilities Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved...

Page 213: ... controller card provide a base level of functionality while any specific functionality associated with a transcoder module is contained on the transcoder module itself A good example of this is MPEG SI generation The Host controller provides the functionality to generate and play out the SI required by a transport stream However a MPM is required to provide any descriptors required for any elemen...

Page 214: ...ce Statements The following Compliance statements are given in this section CE Marking C Tick Marking Electromagnetic Compatibility Environmental Equipment Disposal and Recycling Materials Declaration Packaging Safety Compliance Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 215: ...ates relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits DIRECTIVE 2004 108 EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the laws of the Members States relating to electromagnetic compatibility 1999 5 EC of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conform...

Page 216: ...ts C Tick Mark C Tick Mark The C Tick mark is affixed to denote compliance with the Australian Radiocommunications Compliance and Labelling Incidental Emissions Notice made under s 182 of Radiocommunications Act 1992 Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 217: ...harmonic current emissions equipment input current up to and including 16 A per phase EN 61000 3 3 European Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 3 Limitation of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current up to and including 16 A EN 55024 European Information technology equipment Immunity characteristics Limits and methods of m...

Page 218: ...an 0ºC Relative humidity 0 to 95 non condensing Cooling requirements Cool air input from left side of unit exhaust from right side of unit See Care in Positioning Handling movement Designed for stationary or fixed use when in operation Transportation Packaged Temperature 40ºC to 70ºC 40ºF to 158ºF Relative humidity 0 to 95 non condensing Storage Temperature 25ºC to 70ºC 13ºF to 158ºF Relative humi...

Page 219: ...ithout leaking the hazardous materials Ericsson expects the normal use environment to be in an equipment room at controlled temperatures around 22 C with moderate humidity around 60 and clean air near sea level not subject to vibration or shock Where Ericsson product contains potentially hazardous materials this is indicated on the product by the appropriate symbol containing the EFUP For Ericsson...

Page 221: ...ials Packaging Markings The symbols printed on the outer carton are described below Handle with care This way up Fragile Protect from moisture See CE Marking See C Tick Mark 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 Ericsson AB 20...

Page 222: ...his equipment has been designed and tested to meet the requirements of the following EN 60950 1 European Information technology equipment Safety IEC 60950 1 International Information technology equipment Safety UL 60950 1 USA Information Technology Equipment Safety Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 223: ...ices Clock and Timing Clock and Timing Real Time Clocks Describes the units real time clock and the associated user configurable parameters Also information relating to the SNTP Server is given Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 224: ...the time and date Any changes to the time and date are recorded in the system log The real time clock is used to set the time and date when the unit is started but then its own time and date is maintained unless a change to the time and date parameters occur when it will be updated to the new settings The system can set or correct its system clock from information received from an SNTP Time Server...

Page 226: ...and describes the operation of the Control ports Information is given relating to the Automatic Redundancy Mode Data Network Redundancy Describes the data redundancy modes in some detail Transcode Input Redundancy Describes the transcode input redundancy modes in some detail 1 1 Multi Unit Redundancy Describes the multi unit mode in some detail Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 227: ...etwork failure the Ericsson SPR1100 can gather its data from a different input This can be the same content as the original Transport Stream or different at the operator s discretion See the Transcode Input Redundancy section for more detail Chassis Critical Alarm If a Chassis Critical alarm is asserted the Ericsson SPR1100 can hand off all transcodes to a secondary unit using the 1 1 Redundancy S...

Page 228: ...twork traffic Automatic Redundancy Mode In automatic redundancy mode the primary port is used as default If the primary port link fails control passes to the secondary port However if the primary port link is restored then control passes back to the primary after theAuto Revert delay period The behavior of the system when the primary link is re established depends on the Control Port Auto Revert T...

Page 229: ...to Revert Delay defines the period for which the primary port must have resumed a link up state before it automatically becomes the active port The Auto Revert Delay period is set in the range 0 to 999 seconds with 2 seconds being the default value If this is set to 0 then there is no automatic switch back to the primary port Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 230: ...sk and default gateway providing output network redundancy Only one port is active at any time with the other port in standby mode If the active interface should fail the standby interface takes over If both ports are configured to be on the same subnet only one port will respond to ICMP messages The data ports can raise an alarm during abnormal operational conditions see Looking After the Unit Tr...

Page 231: ...n Introduces the 1 1 Redundancy system describes uses cases and behaviour Configuration Describes the main features of 1 1 Redundancy configuration Adding A Secondary Describes the steps required to add a Secondary unit to an existing Standalone configuration Hints and Tips Provides some hints and tips for using the 1 1 Redundancy system Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 232: ...ed to be Passive not broadcasting but will go Active start broadcasting if the Primary unit fails Standalone The Primary unit can also operate in a Standalone role In this case the Primary will always be Active Active The Active unit is the one that is currently broadcasting There will normally be exactly one Active unit although both units can become active under certain circumstances In this cas...

Page 233: ...es Active the previously Passive unit remains Passive and the configuration is copied from the previously Active unit to the previously Passive unit If both units were previously Active or both units were previously Passive then the Conflicting Status alarm is raised and both units remain Passive A Configuration Mismatch alarm is also raised to indicate that the configuration of the 2 units could ...

Page 234: ...anual Controls There are a number of manual controls available These allow configurations to be copied between units and also allow manual redundancy switches between Primary and Secondary units The manual control are intended to be used to resolve conflicts e g configuration changes that were made when the control network connection was lost or to allow the user to select the active unit in case ...

Page 235: ...MGP protection mechanism should be employed It is recommended that MGP is always enabled when 1 1 Redundancy is in use to protect against this scenario MGP will prevent one unit broadcasting when another MGP enabled unit is already broadcasting on the same multicast In the scenario outlined above MGP will prevent the Secondary broadcasting The 1 1 Redundancy state of the Secondary will still be Ac...

Page 236: ...1 Redundancy group It can be accessed by opening the web GUI selecting Configure selecting System then selecting Standalone 1 1 Redundancy The GUI comprises of the following Standard Buttons Back Up Refresh Apply Changes Actions Buttons Manual Configuration Copy x 2 Set Primary Active Set Secondary Active 1 1 Redundancy Configuration Settings Primary Device Status Secondary Device Status Standard ...

Page 237: ...this setting is fixed to Secondary A Standalone unit is not operating as part of a redundancy group It will not push configuration to a peer It will always be Active Primary and Secondary units will attempt to join a 1 1 redundancy group The Peer IP Address setting should be set to the control IP address of the peer unit in this redundancy group On the peer unit this field should hold the control ...

Page 238: ...her unit If the clocks of the 2 units are not synchronised this could cause a time difference to show in this information It is recommended that an SNTP server is used to synchronise the clocks on the 2 units Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 239: ...tandalone 1 1 Redundancy Enter the control IP address of the Primary in the Peer IP Address setting and click Apply Changes then OK on the popup dialog 6 Open the web GUI for the Primary unit and click Configure then System then Standalone 1 1 Redundancy Enter the control IP address of the Secondary in the Peer IP Address setting select Primary as the Device Role and click Apply Changes then OK on...

Page 240: ...ed to manually adjust this setting it is recommended that you set the 1 1 Redundancy Availability setting to Unavailable on both units prior to making any change This will prevent the 1 1 Redundancy system from performing an automatic redundancy switch Power down unused secondaries If a Secondary unit is not being used but is connected to power it will attempt to contact its peer After 30 seconds ...

Page 241: ...h back to is as soon as possible If both units are Active and assuming that you have MGP enabled MGP will decide which unit is actually broadcasting and suppress the data output of the other unit You should determine which unit is actually broadcasting and make that the Active unit To do this open the web GUI for each unit in separate browser tabs windows and click Configure then System then MGP S...

Page 242: ...yer is specified in ISO IEC IS 13818 Generic Coding of Moving Pictures and Associated Audio The main functionality of this layer is to transform MPTS Multi Program Transport Streams into a number of SPTS Single Program Transport Streams A transport stream carrying multiple programs is in this way split into a number of mini transport streams each carrying a single program This ensures that the vid...

Page 243: ...wing illustration shows the mapping of MPEG 2 transport streams into UDP packets IP Layer The IP layer is according to RFC791 Internet Protocol Specification The user is allowed access to the following IP header fields IP source address IP destination address Time To Live field Type Of Service field Performing static mapping between class D IP addresses and the corresponding Ethernet multicast MAC...

Page 244: ... 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 The number of MPEG 2 TS packets one can map down into each UDP frame is variable between 1 and 7 Usually 7 is used for minimum overhead This is also used in the above calculation Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

Page 246: ...ot working Over Temperature 00000443 1091 internal Failure to take action may cause permanent damage to the unit Please switch off and refer to Customer Support Internal Hardware Issue 00000449 1097 internal An Internal Hardware Issue has occured The system may not function properly Host Build Version Mismatch 0000044A 1098 internal Host software is not at an officially released version Host funct...

Page 247: ...data available for Input Transport Stream 00000502 1282 input Both Primary and Backup Input Transport Streams have failed No data available for Input Transport Stream 00000503 1283 input Both Primary and Backup Input Transport Streams have failed No data available for Input Transport Stream 00000504 1284 input Both Primary and Backup Input Transport Streams have failed No data available for Input ...

Page 248: ...Primary Input Transport Stream has failed Input Transport Stream running on Backup 00000515 1301 input Primary Input Transport Stream has failed Input Transport Stream running on Backup 00000516 1302 input Primary Input Transport Stream has failed Input Transport Stream running on Backup 00000517 1303 input Primary Input Transport Stream has failed Input Transport Stream running on Backup 00000518...

Page 249: ...114 786708 input No or bad PCR detected in input Video 1 SCTE35 000C0115 786709 input No or bad SCTE35 splice pkt stream Video 1 Conversion 000C0116 786710 input Requested decode encode combination not supported Video 2 Input Lock 000C0121 786721 input No valid video found on video input Video 2 Input Mismatch 000C0122 786722 input Unexpected video input format detected Video 2 Input Quality 000C0...

Page 250: ...o input format detected Video 7 Input Quality 000C0173 786803 input Too many CC errors or bad packets Video 7 Input PCR 000C0174 786804 input No or bad PCR detected in input Video 7 SCTE35 000C0175 786805 input No or bad SCTE35 splice pkt stream Video 7 Conversion 000C0176 786806 input Requested decode encode combination not supported Video 8 Input Lock 000C0181 786817 input No valid video found o...

Page 251: ...Failed to Boot 000C0302 787202 input The audio DSP has failed to boot Audio 1 Input lock 000C0311 787217 input No valid audio detected on selected input Please check source connection Audio 1 TS input error 000C0312 787218 input Incoming transport stream error Please check source TS Audio 1 Compressed audio not detected 000C0313 787219 input Compressed audio not detected on input Please check sour...

Page 252: ...97 input No valid audio detected on selected input Please check source connection Audio 6 TS input error 000C0362 787298 input Incoming transport stream error Please check source TS Audio 6 Compressed audio not detected 000C0363 787299 input Compressed audio not detected on input Please check source connection and source format Audio 6 Input frame CRC failure 000C0364 787300 input CRC error in com...

Page 253: ...ror 000C03B2 787378 input Incoming transport stream error Please check source TS Audio 11 Compressed audio not detected 000C03B3 787379 input Compressed audio not detected on input Please check source connection and source format Audio 11 Input frame CRC failure 000C03B4 787380 input CRC error in compressed input frame Output is muted Audio 11 Unsupported sample rate 000C03B5 787381 input Unsuppor...

Page 254: ... not detected 000C0403 787459 input Compressed audio not detected on input Please check source connection and source format Audio 16 Input frame CRC failure 000C0404 787460 input CRC error in compressed input frame Output is muted Audio 16 Unsupported sample rate 000C0405 787461 input Unsupported sample rate at decoder output Audio 17 Input lock 000C0411 787473 input No valid audio detected on sel...

Page 255: ...d source format Audio 21 Input frame CRC failure 000C0454 787540 input CRC error in compressed input frame Output is muted Audio 21 Unsupported sample rate 000C0455 787541 input Unsupported sample rate at decoder output Audio 22 Input lock 000C0461 787553 input No valid audio detected on selected input Please check source connection Audio 22 TS input error 000C0462 787554 input Incoming transport ...

Page 256: ...input Please check source connection and source format Audio 24 Input frame CRC failure 000C0484 787588 input CRC error in compressed input frame Output is muted Audio 24 Unsupported sample rate 000C0485 787589 input Unsupported sample rate at decoder output Ericsson AB 2011 All rights reserved ...

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