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APEX1000 All-Purpose Edge QAM Software Version 2.4.x • Installation and Operation Manual 

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Chassis Redundancy Status 

Redundancy status information is gathered from heartbeat message exchanged 
between the APEXs. 

The graphic below illustrates a sample of the Chassis Redundancy Status screen: 

Figure 12-12 — Chassis Redundancy Status 

 

Summary of Contents for APEX1000

Page 1: ...M Installation and Operation Manual APEX1000 All Purpose Edge QAM Software Version 2 4 x ...

Page 2: ...tion Microsoft Windows Windows NT and Windows XP are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries Microsoft product screen shot s reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Sun Java and all other Java based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the U S and other countries Infineon Technologies is ...

Page 3: ...o cause serious bodily injury when touched The symbol may also appear on schematics The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important installation servicing and operating instructions in the documents accompanying the equipment For continued protection against fire replace all fuses only with fuses having the same electrical ratings mar...

Page 4: ...D WITH A POLARIZED PLUG DO NOT CONNECT THE PLUG INTO AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE PLUG CAN BE FULLY INSERTED WITH NO PART OF THE BLADES EXPOSED CAUTION TO ENSURE REGULATORY AND SAFETY COMPLIANCE USE ONLY THE PROVIDED POWER CABLES EQUIPMENT MUST BE CONNECTED TO PROTECTIVE EARTH THIS DEVICE WHEN POWERED BY DC MUST BE PROTECTED BY A LISTED BRANCH CIRCUIT PROTECTER RATED MAX...

Page 5: ...ul interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his her own expense Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by Motorola could void the user s authority to operate this equipment under the rules and regulations of the FCC ...

Page 6: ...International Declaration of Conformity We Motorola Inc 101 Tournament Drive Horsham PA 19044 U S A declare under our sole responsibility that the All Purpose Edge QAM Model APEX1000 to which this declaration relates is in conformity with one or more of the following standards EMC Standards EN 300 386 EN 55022 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 EN 50083 2 CISPR 22 Safety Standards EN 60950 1 IEC 60950 1 fo...

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Page 9: ...l 10 8QRM RF Redundancy 13 1 1 Chassis Redundancy 14 Operating Modes 14 Switched Digital Video 15 Session Oriented VOD 17 MC Encryption and Access Control 20 Supported Encryption Types 20 Broadcast Encryption 22 Common Tier Encryption CTE 23 Maximizing Throughput in SDV Operation 27 Installation 29 Package Contents 29 Other Required Items 30 Mounting the APEX1000 30 Rack Mounting 31 Installing or ...

Page 10: ... Hardware 41 Operating System 42 Initiating an EM Session 42 Downloading the JRE 44 Downloading the Motorola Dictionary File 44 Logging In 44 Active Warnings 45 APEX1000 EM Toolset 47 Navigating the Element Manager 48 Entering Text 48 Accessing Help Screens 48 System Settings 49 Managing Users 49 Root User Privileges 50 Adding or Removing User Profiles 51 Removing a User Profile 52 Other User Priv...

Page 11: ...oss of Input Stream Processing 71 1 1 Chassis Redundancy Overview 72 Redundancy with Heartbeat 72 Primary and Secondary APEX Roles 74 Failover Procedure 74 Interface Fault Detection 75 Chassis Redundancy Configuration 76 Configuring the Primary APEX 76 Configuring the Secondary APEX 80 Redundancy Configuration 82 Configuring Redundancy Triggers 83 Configuring Redundancy Failover 84 DTA Support Ove...

Page 12: ...Ports 120 Encryption Configuration 121 Algorithm Mode Settings 121 Output TS Configuration 127 Mapping Activation 128 Configuring QAM Ports 131 Setting the Operating Mode 132 Manual Routing 135 Overview 135 Program Mapping 135 Enabling Program Mappings 136 Source ID and Provider ID 138 UDP Mapping 141 UDP Map Multicast Configuration 143 Stream Pass Thru Configuration 144 Ancillary PID Mapping 145 ...

Page 13: ...85 Overview 185 SimulCrypt Functions 186 SimulCrypt Configuration 188 SCS Overview 189 EMMG Configuration 191 SCS ECMG Configuration 193 SCS ECMG Configuration Channels 194 SCS ECMG Configuration Hosts 194 SCS ECMG Configuration SuperCAS 195 EIS Configuration 196 Internal EIS Configuration 196 SCG Provisioning Configuration 197 Enabling SCG Provisioning 197 Access Criteria Configuration 199 Extern...

Page 14: ...235 DEPI Status 238 DTI Status 240 Mapping Error Log 241 Mapping Error Codes 242 Input TS Events 246 Input Stream Status 247 GigE MPTS Alarms and Traps 249 GigE Packet Statistics 251 GigE Frame Statistics 253 GigE Buffer Statistics 254 Input PSI Table 257 Input PSIP 259 Output Program Status 260 Program Status Summary 263 Program Status Error Conditions 263 Output TS Events 264 Host Packet Statist...

Page 15: ...ace Cabling 286 RS 232 Interface Connector Pin Out 286 RF Cabling 286 DTI Client RJ45 Interconnect Scheme 286 DTI Client RJ45 Interconnect Scheme 287 Certified SFP Transceiver Vendors 287 Appendix B 288 Alarms Window Field Definitions 288 Appendix C 294 Initialization Information 294 Self Boot Initialization 294 External Initialization from a LAN Resident BOOTP Server 294 Configuration Modes 295 B...

Page 16: ...Figure 3 1 APEX1000 rack mounting 32 Figure 3 2 Typical SFP transceiver installation removal 34 Figure 3 3 APEX1000 front rear panel I O cable connectors 35 Figure 5 1 Administration window 50 Figure 5 2 System drop down list as other user 53 Figure 5 3 Set Password window 54 Figure 6 1 System Time Configuration 61 Figure 6 2 Fast Ethernet Configuration 64 Figure 6 3 Traps Configuration 66 Figure ...

Page 17: ... 8 5 RTSP Controller Configuration 163 Figure 8 6 RTSP GigE Group Configuration 165 Figure 8 7 RTSP QAM Configuration 166 Figure 8 8 RTSP Status 167 Figure 8 9 RTSP QAM Status 169 Figure 8 10 RTSP Events 170 Figure 8 11 MHA Configuration 171 Figure 9 1 APEX1000 Network Configuration 173 Figure 10 1 SimulCrypt Configuration 188 Figure 10 2 EMMG Configuration 191 Figure 10 3 SCS ECMG Configuration C...

Page 18: ...ts window 239 Figure 12 15 DTI Status window 240 Figure 12 16 Mapping Errors window 241 Figure 12 17 Input TS Events window 246 Figure 12 18 Input Stream Status 247 Figure 12 19 GigE Output Packet Statistics 251 Figure 12 20 GigE Frame Statistics 253 Figure 12 21 GigE Frame Buffer Status 255 Figure 12 22 Input PSI Table 257 Figure 12 23 Input PSIP window 259 Figure 12 24 Output Program Status 260 ...

Page 19: ...on Demand VOD Switched Digital Video SDV or broadcast services The APEX1000 provides four SFP slots allowing for up to four optical or electrical GigE inputs These slots also enable the APEX1000 to support full transport stream redundancy covering all 48 QAM channels The APEX1000 supports three session control modes allowing it to function as an SDV edge QAM in any RTSP and RPC cable network D6 VR...

Page 20: ...typically representing front and rear panel controls and input output I O connections and LEDs asterisk Indicates that Note and Caution information applies to several topics in a list items marked with the asterisk Variable Denotes a displayed variable a variable that you must type or is used for emphasis System Output Indicates displayed text Points to the next window in navigation paths Italics ...

Page 21: ... and tracking at http businessonline motorola com PON and BSR users see Extranet Support below Digital Configuration Management provides access to software downloads and release notes Or you can order from our digital configuration management servers by going to http digitalcm motorola com PON users see Extranet Support below Learning Portal provides self paced product training and course descript...

Page 22: ...voice that verifies the warranty status 4 Ship the unit PREPAID to the address supplied by the Tech Support representative during your call List of Countries and Phone Numbers BELGIUM 0 800 72 163 DENMARK 80 88 6748 FINLAND 0 800 114 263 FRANCE 0 800 90 7038 GERMANY 0 800 18 73019 HUNGARY 06 800 18164 IRELAND 1 800 55 9871 ISRAEL Golden Lines 1 809 25 2071 ISRAEL Bezeq 1 809 42 9181 ISRAEL Barak 1...

Page 23: ... packets into UDP datagrams Performs multiplexing and PSI generation per MPEG 2 transport specifications Performs QAM modulation and up conversion Performs encryption supporting SimulCrypt MediaCipher and SCTE 52 encryption standards Specifications Physical Chassis One RU chassis with support for up to 48 DRFI compliant QAM channels allowing up to three removable and hot swappable QAM modules per ...

Page 24: ...or MPEG remultiplexing PID remapping PSI generation and PSI monitoring Supports SNMP for configuration control alarms and traps SDV and VOD Standards Supports RTSP RPC and MHA specifications Physical Overview APEX1000 physical characteristics Mounts in a standard 19 inch equipment rack Occupies one rack unit 1 75 vertical inches Does NOT require a one rack unit blank panel cooling space cooling ai...

Page 25: ...nel also includes a bank of LEDs that provide status associated with RF output ports such as an RF error and an overall Summary Status of the device Each GbE FastE and DTI port also includes integrated LEDs to provide status information For additional LED Error Conditions details see LED Error Indications Monitoring Ports For easy access a Console Port and an ASI Monitor Port are also located on t...

Page 26: ...SP mode will be offered in a future release 2 GigE Inputs 1 through 4 GigE indicators Located above each input each LED illuminates to indicate Ethernet link data and optics status as follows Off No link or link down the auto negotiation failed no communication to partner or no link pulse observed Solid Green Link up auto negotiation link pulse activity partners agree on capabilities but no data t...

Page 27: ... Unit is un powered or there is no QAM module installed Solid Green No errors RF not muted no enabled QAM channels in test mode Solid Yellow RF muted or one or more enabled QAM Channels in test mode Solid Red Error on QAM Module RF Port or enabled QAM Channel 6 Enet1 and Enet2 OAM P and Application Network Interfaces These are full duplex interfaces that provide network connectivity to external de...

Page 28: ...000 s rear panel shown with optional redundant AC power supplies Figure 2 2 APEX1000 rear panel APEX1000 rear panel connectors Key Connector Indicator Description Replaceable hot swappable QAM modules maximum three units Each has QAM UC F type output connectors RF 1 RF 2 See RFPM and Power Supply Modules for additional details on identifying and replacing a QAM module 1 In APEX1000 units with less...

Page 29: ...placement units 2 For proper operation all inactive PS slots must be occupied by a filler module If a redundant power supply configuration is not used then a filler module must always be installed in the empty slot 3 Ground stud assembly 4 Field replaceable QAM module fans See Fan Field Replacement Procedure for additional details on replacing a fan assembly The APEX1000 is available with an optio...

Page 30: ...ackage configurations 1 and 2 include the chassis and three 2x8 RFPM modules Configuration 1 includes a single AC power supply module and Configuration 2 includes a single DC power supply module The last two package configurations 3 and 4 include the chassis and three 2x4 RFPM modules Configuration 3 includes a single AC PS module and Configuration 4 includes a single DC PS module If you want to u...

Page 31: ...ncy The APEX provides a redundant backup port which is activated when one of the five remaining primary ports fails The backup port becomes a copy of the primary port sourcing identical OTSs to the primary prior to its failure RF Failover Occurs when the APEX switches data from the primary port to the backup port due to a failure event or operator command RF Switchback Occurs when the APEX switche...

Page 32: ...e routed to that output under the control of an external controller using either the RTSP MHA or RPC protocols A QAM channel in Session Controlled mode can support a combination of SDV and VOD streams Furthermore a Session Controlled QAM channel is either in RPC Mode or RTSP Mode as follows RPC Mode Indicates the Session Controlled mode that conforms to ISA specifications RTSP Mode Indicates the S...

Page 33: ...en set of channels that use half or less of the HFC bandwidth as compared to the linear broadcast method As previously discussed in Session Oriented VOD there are also two major industry architectures that address SDV RPC and RTSP RPC Mode SDV The figure below illustrates the RPC Mode SDV architecture TWC Conductor Network Encryptor DAC IP GigE Switch Router APEX GSRM CCMIS via ALOHA or DOCSIS SDV...

Page 34: ...entral Location i e Headend Remote Location i e Hub Network Encryptor DAC IP GigE Switch Router RDS I F SDV Rate Clamp IP GigE Switch Router APEX ERM SVM STB Client Core or Advanced OM or CMTS MPEG over QAM Content Distribution typically GigE over DWDM IGMPv3 Joins MPEG over UDP IP GigE Mini Carousel via OOB or DSG D6 S6 R6 Mini Carousel SDV_CPS CCP over DOCSIS or ALOHA SDV_CPS CAUTION In the RTSP...

Page 35: ...ession oriented whereby each VOD session is signaled through the whole network RTSP MHA Architecture RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol and MHA are on demand network control systems MHA and RTSP are similar and utilize the same protocols for communication and control The figure below illustrates this architecture DAC Control RF Media RF RDS EMMs R4 D7 R6 D6 S4 S3 S6 S1 3rd Party ECMG V2 GigE V1 Gig...

Page 36: ...SP R6 Session signaling between ERM1000 and Edge QAM Based on RTSP D6 Auto discovery from Edge QAM to ERM1000 Based on VREP D7 Auto discovery from encryptor to EnRM Based on VREP V1 Video streams at the output of the VOD server SPTS MPEG UDP IP over GigE V2 Encrypted Video streams at the output of the encryptor SPTS MPEG UDP IP over GigE V3 Video streams as carried over the IP GigE network SPTS MP...

Page 37: ...d RPC session VOD systems is that with RPC sessions are routed through the APEX1000 using the Edge Device Interface Specification RPC based protocol rather than the R6 RTSP based protocol otherwise the APEX1000 performs basically the same function in both architectures Encryption in RPC Session VOD As previously described in RTSP MHA Architecture the encryption and Edge QAM pieces are nominally se...

Page 38: ...the access control modes that the APEX1000 supports Each APEX1000 chassis may be configured for a single encryption algorithm which is then applied to all encrypted streams on that chassis The supported encryption algorithms are DES DCII DES SCTE 52 DVB CSA DVB CSA SimulCrypt Supported Encryption Types The APEX1000 supports three encryption types Broadcast Encryption BE This encryption type is use...

Page 39: ...a Server RDS XML interface In this manner the APEX1000 behaves similarly to the NE1000 Network Encryptor CAUTION Use the RMD from the DAC mode only for manually routed services Common Tier Encryption CTE RMD configured on the APEX Use this mode to apply default access requirements across all services The same operator configured tier value is applied to all services encrypted in this mode Note Thi...

Page 40: ... interface Unique tier and copy protection settings are applied to each service Broadcast Encryption Broadcast Encryption in Manual Routing Mode The APEX1000 supports the processing of linear broadcast services with encryption IRDs Analog IRDs IP output IRDs ASI output DAC Trans Rate Mux Groomer Ad Insert APEX EM RF Combiner NTSC ASI SEM v8 MPEG Encoders APEX Switched and or Routed IP GigE Network...

Page 41: ...riately without disrupting the timing between ECMs and video audio packets Note The APEX1000 does not currently support IPPV PPV services a future version will offer this support Broadcast Services Rights Meta Data When encrypting linear broadcast streams the APEX1000 extracts the associated access control related information such as the Rights Meta Data RMD from the DAC 6000 using the RDS Rights ...

Page 42: ...d DWDM Network UDP Port Mapping Algorithm Bits 15 14 Set to 11 to indicate Mode 0 port mapping scheme Bits 13 11 RF output port Bits 10 8 QAM Channel on that port Bits 7 0 Output MPEG program number Pre encrypted SPTS Clear pre encrypted SPTS Clear SPTS RDS EMMs 1 1 Bits 13 8 Bits 7 0 Note The figure above shows the standardized port mapping mode as defined by Harmonic While other schemes have bee...

Page 43: ...rvice group will have the same configured RMD and encryption settings The following graphic demonstrates how CTE can be applied in an RTSP switched digital headend VOD Pump ALOHA DOCSIS DWDM Network Clear VOD SPTS Clear MPTS Pre encrypted VOD SPTS Clear pre encrypted content DSM CC Channel Change Protocol DSM CC Channel Change Protocol OOB Clear VOD SPTS S6 S3 R6 D6 RDS EMMs RDS EMMs CTE QAM SDV R...

Page 44: ...rypted SPTSs at its input and routes them to the appropriate output according to the RPC control This encryption procedure may also be performed at the edge level through the APEX1000 using CTE The following graphic demonstrates this architecture VOD Pump ALOHA DOCSIS DWDM Network Clear VOD SPTS Clear MPTS Pre encrypted VOD SPTS Clear pre encrypted content DSM CC Channel Change Protocol DSM CC Cha...

Page 45: ...PEX1000 2 0 introduced an RTSP MHA mode option known as Paired Port Assignment This mode logically divides the APEX into two devices which are reported to the ERM GigE Port 1 and 2 QAMs 1 24 1a 1h 2a 2h 3a 3h GigE Port 3 and 4 QAMs 25 48 4a 4h 5a 5h 6a 6h Each GigE processor is assigned a strict input to output mapping RF1 RF2 RF3 RF4 RF5 RF6 GbE 1 GbE 2 GbE 3 GbE 4 GbE Proc 1 GbE Proc 2 APEX A De...

Page 46: ...e 1 RF1 RF2 Module 2 RF3 RF4 Module 3 RF5 RF6 Device A Device B Transitioning Between Modes As session controlled QAM capacity on the APEX increases and decreases you can transition the APEX into and out of RTSP Paired Port Assignment mode The APEX is able to transition to paired port mapping mode from a single GigE pair reporting mode or from startup without rebooting The APEX can transition from...

Page 47: ...tems not supplied with shipment and complete the tasks listed below before you begin the installation Package Contents Confirm that you have received the following items with the APEX1000 shipment Item Quantity Description APEX1000 unit 1 The APEX1000 device configured with hardware as ordered Mounting screws 10 32 0 5 inches long Phillips round with plastic washer 4 Provided to mount front of uni...

Page 48: ...for connection to the three optional QAM module RF 1 and RF 2 connectors CAUTION The user supplied items listed above are not included with the APEX1000 To complete the installation you must obtain or fabricate any necessary cables Check the cabling guidelines provided in Cabling Specifications for the length restrictions connector and cable or wire type for each connection required for your syste...

Page 49: ...oading Mounting of the equipment in the rack so that uneven mechanical loading does not create a hazardous condition Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of the circuits might have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring Warning Use appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings when...

Page 50: ...upport rails on the sides of the APEX1000 as necessary to ensure they will pass through their respective rear brackets when the APEX1000 is mounted to the rack 3 Insert the APEX1000 into the rack by sliding the side support rails through the rear mounting brackets 4 Secure the front of the APEX1000 to the front rack angles with the four 10 32 x 50 inch long screws and plastic washers 5 Tighten all...

Page 51: ...ions Installing Transceivers 1 Remove the dust plug from the selected APEX1000 front panel GigE port Save the dust plug should it become necessary to recap the port when not in use 2 As shown in Figure 3 2 make certain that the SFP transceiver door is closed and the hinge faces down toward the bottom of the APEX1000 3 Gently push the SFP transceiver into the GigE port 4 Repeat steps 1 3 to install...

Page 52: ...lation Installing or Removing GigE SFP Transceivers APEX1000 All Purpose Edge QAM Software Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 34 573408 001 a Figure 3 2 Typical SFP transceiver installation removal ...

Page 53: ...00 configuration as defined by the specific system implementation Inserting or Removing Cables Common F and BNC tools facilitate the insertion or removal of connectors from the APEX1000 Typical tools are The F connector removal tool from Toner part number XQT The BNC tool from Techni Tool part number 702SC007 Figure 3 3 APEX1000 front rear panel I O cable connectors CAUTION To function properly al...

Page 54: ... AC at 50 through 60 Hz Connecting to DC Power Warning The APEX1000 with DC power must be installed in a restricted access area Typical 48 V DC system installation specifications Line Cord Wire Color Description Typical Connection for 48 V DC System Red Hot Connect to negative terminal of 48 V DC source Black Return Connect to positive terminal of 48 V DC source Positive terminal of 48 V DC source...

Page 55: ...nection of the earthing electrode conductor CAUTION This unit has up to two 2 100 240 V or two 2 48 V input power feeders Disconnecting less than the maximum will not de energize the system To reduce the risk of injury disconnect all power feeders when removing power to the system Confirming APEX1000 Power on Sequencing When power is applied the STATUS LED indicates APEX1000 sequencing as follows ...

Page 56: ...LEDs monitor AC DC Input Power DC Output Power and Fault conditions AC Module The following table describes AC module LED indicator conditions Indicator LED Color PS LED Location DC Output Power OK Green Top Fault Indicator Amber Middle AC Input Power OK Green input 85VAC Bottom DC Module The following table describes DC module LED indicator conditions Indicator LED Color PS LED Location DC Output...

Page 57: ...ct Status Alarms The Alarms window displays 3 Verify current alarms status Alarm Color Schemes Solid Green indicates power on and no faults Solid Yellow indicates a Minor or Warning alarm Solid Red indicates a Critical or Major alarm Note The Alarms Status displays automatically upon login if any alarm is currently active on the unit The Alarms GUI will not display on login if NO alarms conditions...

Page 58: ...ager see Downloading the JRE Establishing Network Connections At power up the operating configuration of the APEX1000 is determined by data stored internally in flash memory or by data that is downloaded from a bootstrap protocol BOOTP server the particular method used to set up initial operation depends on the system configuration After setting the initial operating configuration modify the confi...

Page 59: ... you to use the APEX EM to configure and retrieve status information The EM standalone application runs under JRE 1 5 0 which you can download from the APEX1000 using HTTP To view the Java TM enabled console you also must download the Sun Java Runtime Environment JRE version 1 5 0 or later To download the JRE visit the Sun website at http java sun com getjava Browsers To run the APEX EM Motorola r...

Page 60: ...EX1000 for configuration and status monitoring and communicates with the APEX1000 through SNMP This procedure allows you to configure and gather status from the APEX1000 under the following conditions Data is read from the APEX1000 using SNMP get and getnext functions and sent to the APEX1000 using SNMP set functions When configuration data is set on the APEX1000 using the Element Manager it is re...

Page 61: ...Edge QAM Software Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 43 573408 001 a The addressed APEX1000 home page displays 2 To download the APEX1000 EM application click Download APEX Element Manager The file download pop up displays A typical Firefox screen is shown ...

Page 62: ...E If the Java Runtime Environment is not present in your system download the latest version of the JRE from the Sun website at http java sun com getjava Note Each APEX1000 firmware release has an accompanying EM release To establish a successful connection both versions of the APEX1000 and APEX1000 Element Manager must match Downloading the Motorola Dictionary File The Motorola dictionary file is ...

Page 63: ...X1000 IP address or select an APEX1000 from the drop down list The drop down list contains the most recently accessed APEX1000s 4 Click OK The main APEX1000 EM window displays showing the product s name type and version Active Warnings The Active Warnings feature allows the operator to take immediate action to correct the fault or deactivate the alarm as current conditions dictate If the APEX1000 ...

Page 64: ... and Operation Logging In APEX1000 All Purpose Edge QAM Software Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 46 573408 001 a Note You can only disable alarms with checkboxes through the APEX Alarms window ...

Page 65: ...s as well as the configuration of the following functions Chassis Redundancy DTA RADIUS EAS PSIP GigE QAM QAM RF Redundancy Encryption Output TS Manual Routing Provides dialogs to configure Program Mapping UDP Mapping Stream Pass Thru Ancillary PID Mapping Input Stream Redundancy and Data Stream Identification A shortcut to quick enabling disabling of selected features is also available from this ...

Page 66: ...ply it click Refresh to restore the original values Always enabled Saves writes user name and password changes to the APEX1000 Always enabled Entering Text Many Element Manager screens contain tables that require your input for modification To activate the text entry area within any editable window 1 Highlight existing text or click twice on any table cell as shown below 2 Enter new or modify exis...

Page 67: ... Settings Managing Users When logged in as root click System on the EM menu bar to display the drop down menu that includes Administrator s functions From the System drop down list you can Reboot the APEX1000 Manage your user name and passwords Download Configuration files View Element Manager version and build date Exit the APEX EM application ...

Page 68: ...08 001 a Root User Privileges From the System drop down menu using the Administration window a user logged in as root can Reboot the system Add a user Set password expiration Change a user s password Remove a user Download configuration files View Element Manager version and build date Exit the system Figure 5 1 Administration window ...

Page 69: ... new user has been added User root cannot be removed Set Password Opens the Set Password window which allows users to change the current password Password Expiration Check Enabled If enabled the APEX1000 EM checks for password expiration each time a login occurs or right after a reboot or reprogram If this option is disabled the password will never expire Password Expiration Time Shows the number ...

Page 70: ...nto the corresponding text entry area 6 Click Submit If the procedure is successful click OK to close the dialog box Otherwise retry steps 4 7 using a different username and password data 7 If desired set a password expiration date by clicking the checkbox and setting a date between 1 and 999 days the default value is 30 days 8 Click Apply to implement the changes Removing a User Profile If it bec...

Page 71: ...the APEX1000 EM menu bar Figure 5 2 System drop down list as other user From the System drop down menu operators logged in as any user other than root can Reboot the system Reset their own password Download configuration files View Element Manager software version and build date Exit the system Note User Management is the only function restricted to the Administrator Users other than root have nor...

Page 72: ...wing only the current user s password to be modified Figure 5 3 Set Password window Notes 1 Consistent with standard software procedures changing requires entering the current user name or password followed by the new one 2 A password change requires a new password to be entered twice Enter Confirm before clicking Submit Common System Tasks The following menu options are available to all users Reb...

Page 73: ...essage displays 2 Click Yes to reboot the APEX1000 Downloading Configuration Files You can download the latest configuration files to the folder destination of your choice The four checkboxes are enabled by default To exclude specific configuration files from the download clear the checkmark from any of the boxes To download the configuration files 1 Select System Download Config 2 Click to de sel...

Page 74: ... You can download these files and then load them onto the same or a different APEX1000 using BOOTP This makes it possible to quickly configure another APEX1000 in a similar manner CAUTION Although you can edit these files it is not recommended that you do so Loading a corrupted configuration file onto an APEX1000 unit forces you to reconfigure the unit through the EM as most or all configuration s...

Page 75: ...000 to become fully functional you must first configure specific settings such as System Time Transport Streams GigE ports Encryption PSIP Configuration QAM outputs and other essential parameters covered in this section To display the configuration items drop down list click Configuration on the APEX EM menu bar System Configuration System Time Fast Ethernet Traps Advanced Settings ...

Page 76: ...dancy Triggers DTA Configuration Chassis Selection DTA NET PID DTA Enabling CAT Source CAT Interface RADIUS Configuration Primary Secondary Shared Secrets Server Timeout NAS IP Interface EAS Configuration EAS Input Output Configuration EAS Messages Received Status EAS Invalid Messages Status PSIP Configuration Enabling PSIP Processing EAS Messages Received Status Message Insertion Settings DST Set...

Page 77: ...e Redundancy Settings Configure REM1000 Connection Configure Auto Switchback Configure Suspend Failover Force a Failover or Switchback View Redundancy Status View REM1000 Connection Status View REM1000 Status GigE Configuration IP Address Subnet Mask GARP Periodicity Nominal Buffer Level Auto Negotiation Enable or Disable the Interface and Default Gateway Enable or Disable GigE Interface Redundanc...

Page 78: ...se Edge QAM Software Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 60 573408 001 a RMD Poll Interval Epoch Duration CCI and APS Levels Common Tier Output TS Configuration PID Remapping Operating Modes ASI Monitor Port Output PAT TS ID Encryption Type ...

Page 79: ...define the system time source and view the current APEX1000 up time You can select between SNTP and Internal as the time source SNTP can be either from a specific SNTP server or the APEX1000 can listen for any SNTP server To configure system time select Configuration System Configuration The System Configuration window opens in the default System Time tab Figure 6 1 System Time Configuration ...

Page 80: ... are available when SNTP is selected as the time source SNTP UTC Offset This is the number of leap second insertions required to synchronize UTC NTP with the earth s rotation GPS time The International Earth Rotation Service IERS is responsible for notifying the public when a leap second will be inserted A UTC offset of 0 sets the APEX1000 to use UTC time The current number of leap seconds is 15 N...

Page 81: ... of the PC that is running the APEX1000 EM This field is only viewable if Time Source is set to Internal and the Use Local PC Time box is enabled These settings are useful when no external time source is available such as an SNTP server allowing the APEX1000 to use a current time reference for logs Fast Ethernet Using the Fast Ethernet tab of the System Configuration window you can select the boot...

Page 82: ...figuration APEX1000 All Purpose Edge QAM Software Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 64 573408 001 a Figure 6 2 Fast Ethernet Configuration CAUTION As shown in Figure 6 2 ENET1 and ENET2 must be on separate networks ...

Page 83: ...he format hh hh hh hh hh hh where hh is a hexadecimal number Note The addresses are set at the factory and cannot be changed IP Address Shows the APEX1000 ENET1 and ENET2 32 bit network addresses are in the xxx xxx xxx xxx format The ENET1 address is for the OAM P network connection and the ENET2 address is for a user specified network connection Caution ENET1 and ENET2 must be configured on separ...

Page 84: ...these parameters require an APEX1000 system reboot Traps This tab provides settings for Trap Receivers You can configure up to four trap receiver IP addresses as well as different throttling rates for each trap receiver Figure 6 3 Traps Configuration Trap Receiver values Item Definition IP Address Shows the IP address of the destination trap receiver This value can be a valid Singlecast or Multica...

Page 85: ...AM Software Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 67 573408 001 a Advanced Use the Advanced Configuration screen to control the insertion mode auto reboot and the loss of PSI detection parameters as well as other functions Figure 6 4 Advanced Configuration ...

Page 86: ...On Off Note Currently only a Loss of Host to GigE communication can trigger an automatic reboot Reboot Reason Read only function that indicates the reason for the last APEX1000 boot Power Cycle Power up or power cycled Operator Reboot Operator commanded reboot Hardware Fault An automatic reboot has occurred Unicast Loss of Input Timeout ms Displays the period for waiting for packet to appear on in...

Page 87: ... 15 PMT Version Increment Insert a value to randomize the starting PMT version number after a reboot Range 0 15 Loss of Input PSI Timeout Loss of PSI is used to determine when a service that was previously received is no longer on the input stream For a service to be remultiplexed by the APEX1000 the input PAT must reference the applicable service number In addition the input PMT must be received ...

Page 88: ...rue if the input PMT is missing even though the associated components may be there 2 To reflect the loss of services within the output due to missing PATs or PMTs on the associated input the output PAT will be updated accordingly Detect Loss of Input PSI Configuration Use the APEX EM to enable or disable the detection of loss of input PSI messages If enabled the aforementioned behavior will take p...

Page 89: ...rmed when a VOD service is found or is missing based on the timeout value The multicast timeout value is used for SDV sessions This timeout value is used to determine if a multicast join was successful or not reception of a stream within the timeout period determines success The loss of input stream via the multicast timeout is also used to determine when to failover for SDV sessions setup with re...

Page 90: ...ng following a failover Configuration is synchronized between the APEXs in the redundancy pair Redundancy with Heartbeat The APEXs communicate by means of a simple heartbeat message continually informing each other of their current state role and configuration On cold reboot or power cycling both APEXs boot to a standby state each then determines the correct state into which it will transition Typ...

Page 91: ...redundancy mode either warm or hot In hot redundancy mode mappings are activated on both active and standby APEXs both APEXs join multicasts and process the input streams In warm redundancy mode mappings are only activated on the active APEX only the active APEX joins multicasts and processes the input streams Additionally the RF outputs from both APEXs must be wired into the same combiners only o...

Page 92: ...If they are not the standby APEX retrieves configuration information from the active APEX 3 When the primary APEX experiences a fault it transitions from the active state to the fault state muting its QAM outputs If possible the primary sends a heartbeat to signal this transition 4 The secondary APEX previously in a standby state then transitions to the active state un muting its broadcast QAM out...

Page 93: ...is configured you must configure the APEX to failover only when both GigE interfaces lose link by selecting either GigE 1 and 2 Link Loss and or GigE 3 and 4 Link Loss If you select GigE 1 and 2 and both interfaces experience a link loss then the APEX fails to the standby When Link Loss is enabled on ENET1 it causes the APEX to enter a fault state when the link is lost on the OAM P control interfa...

Page 94: ...ow 1 Configure both APEXs with the same types of QAM modules 2x4 or 2x8 in the same slots 2 Configure both APEXs with the same GigE inputs enabled GigE1 to 4 In addition Make certain that both APEX RF outputs are wired into the same combiners Make certain that RF redundancy is disabled otherwise 1 1 redundancy is not selectable EM option is grayed out Make certain that primary and secondary APEXs ...

Page 95: ... Edge QAM Software Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 77 573408 001 a Configure Redundancy Parameters 1 Click Configuration Chassis Redundancy Configuration The Chassis Redundancy Configuration window displays Figure 6 6 1 1 Chassis Redundancy Configuration ...

Page 96: ... enabled enable each pair of GigE link loss The default behavior is to enter a fault state if a single GigE port fails If TS redundancy is enabled it is preferable for the APEX to fail over to the backup GigE port rather than to the backup APEX This way both GigE interfaces must experience a link loss for the APEX to failover Note This option may be inaccessible or grayed out if TS redundancy is n...

Page 97: ...ys The Chassis Redundancy Status window shows that the APEX is the Primary and is active The secondary is not yet configured so its status is Unknown the redundancy state is Unavailable and communication is Disconnected After the secondary is configured and a heartbeat is received the redundancy link is established and the status is updated Note The availability fault is Major because the redundan...

Page 98: ... Click Apply The secondary APEX enters the standby state because it is receiving heartbeats from the primary active APEX 7 Configure the lower section Redundancy Trigger Configuration by defining the conditions which will cause the APEX to enter a fault state GigE x and y Link Loss If TS redundancy is enabled enable each pair of GigE link loss The default behavior is to enter the fault state if a ...

Page 99: ...s OTS configuration and routes should all be synchronized this process may take a few minutes Verify the Status of the Pair When logging into either the primary or secondary APEX the status should show Redundancy State Available Communication Connected Configuration Synchronized All alarms should be OK Notes 1 The Primary APEX should be in Active status and should be sourcing content 2 The Seconda...

Page 100: ... Defines the Multicast Redundancy Mode Values are Hot Indicates that mappings are enabled and multicast routes are joined by the APEX even when it is in standby Warm Shows that multicast routes are joined and routes enabled only when the APEX is active The default is Hot Redundant APEX IP Shows the IP of the dedicated redundant APEX heartbeat interface UDP Port Shows the UDP Port of the designated...

Page 101: ...is received on a different interface you may configure the APEX1000 to failover only after the pair of GigE links are lost You may also define whether ENET1 and ENET2 link loss will cause a failover Notes 1 GigE link loss is only selectable when GigE interfaces are enabled 2 ENET2 link loss should not be enabled if directly connected to the secondary APEX by means of a crossover cable Temperature ...

Page 102: ...s the APEX reports the following values Available Indicates that both APEXs are healthy configurations are synchronized and there is no fault on either APEX Protected Indicates that one APEX is active and protecting an APEX in a fault state For example if APEX1 is in a fault state and APEX2 is active APEX1 will remain protected Unavailable Indicates that redundancy is not available either because ...

Page 103: ...ing QAM Modules from the APEX in Chassis Redundancy QAM Modules cannot be removed from an APEX that is enabled for Chassis Redundancy because this creates a QAM Module mismatch and causes RF to mute on both APEXs of the redundant pair IMPORTANT 1 Chassis Redundancy must be disabled before removing a QAM Module from the APEX 2 A Primary or Secondary APEX with an Active APEX Status cannot have Chass...

Page 104: ...ule or upgrade the module as necessary before proceeding 11 If there are no errors on the QAM Module and it is of the same type as the QAM Module in the same slot on the Active APEX enable Chassis Redundancy on the APEX DTA Support Overview The Digital Terminal Adapter DTA is a device which allows digital MPEG 2 standard definition transports to be decoded and remodulated as NTSC analog signals in...

Page 105: ...h The CAT PID NET PID and EMM PID must not be currently mapped from an input to that output The multicast group for CAT EMM PID and Network PID are not used by other manual routings If any of the conditions mentioned above is not met then the APEX removes existing routings and displays an error message for the operator to perform the corrective action DTA Configuration General To begin configuring...

Page 106: ...tream CAT EMM Source IP IPv4 address of the multicast source 0 0 0 0 indicates that SSM is not used CAT EMM UDP Port UDP port of externally generated CAT Range 1024 65535 The default is 6002 Matches the default value configured in the DAC CAT Interface Ethernet Interface for PID stream Range ENET1 ENET2 The default is ENET1 DTA EMM PID EMM PID to retrieve from input stream and insert on output str...

Page 107: ...igure 6 8 DTA RF Port Configuration RF 1 through RF 6 represent the 48 QAM channels available in increments of eight per RF port You can configure the following Network PID parameters per RF Port in the DTA RF Port Configuration screen Parameter Description Multicast IP IPv4 address to receive PID stream Range Multicast IPv4 The default is 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 indicates Unicast stream Source IP IPv4 ad...

Page 108: ...sable No checkmarks in any of the boxes RADIUS Authentication Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RADIUS is a client server protocol established to manage modem pools Its main objective is the centralized management of user access policy at its core is a standard framework for the exchange of Attribute Value Pairs AVPs RADIUS AAA functions comprise three elements Authentication The function...

Page 109: ...h is sent to the headend device 6 The Headend device issues an Access Request message with new information retrieved from the operator Note Following an APEX reboot users must be re authorized by re logging into the APEX EM Idle Timeout The idle timeout is defined on the RADIUS server and indicates how long the user session may be idle before the connection is closed activity is defined as an SNMP...

Page 110: ...ameters on the headend device Operator can configure all parameters except the RADIUS configuration parameters Monitor read only user may only view parameters but may not apply changes to any field RADIUS Configuration You can define the following parameters in the RADIUS Configuration Authentication window for a locally authenticated root user and by the administrator user To begin setting up aut...

Page 111: ...ndary Server IP IP address of the secondary RADIUS server Range Unicast IPv4 address The default is 0 0 0 0 Secondary UDP Port Authentication Authorization port for secondary server Range 1 65535 The default is 1812 Secondary Shared Secret Displays the shared secret for the secondary server Range 127 char string The default is empty string allows the root or administrator user to view the shared s...

Page 112: ...ote The Motorola dictionary file is bundled with all firmware releases that support RADIUS For information on downloading the file at a later time see Downloading the Motorola Dictionary File Dictionary File Sample Below is a sample of the motdict htm file VENDOR Motorola 161 BEGIN VENDOR Motorola ATTRIBUTE Motorola DVS User Access Level 105 integer VALUE Motorola DVS User Access Level Motorola Ad...

Page 113: ... the reception and insertion of EAS messages Additionally you can configure the Input Ethernet interface Multicast and Source IP addresses and the UDP port on which to receive the messages The Status section provides a count of the EAS messages received as well as a count of Invalid EAS Messages Figure 6 10 EAS Configuration CAUTION The EAS PID 0x1FFB is not inserted if the output has been configu...

Page 114: ...E1 GigE2 GigE3 GigE4 Enet1 Enet2 Input UDP Indicates the UDP port designated to receive SCTE 18 EAS messages For Enet1 and Enet2 the EAS UDP Port must be set to a valid UDP Port range outside of the IANA reserved range Reserved 0 1023 Valid Range 1024 65535 For GigE interfaces the UDP port can be any valid UDP Port 0 65535 Multicast IP Indicates the Multicast IP address designated to receive SCTE ...

Page 115: ...carried in a particular transport stream APEX1000 version 2 4 x adds support to pass and fix the PSIP information provided by any content provider from an input multiplex through the cable network for receipt by hosts digital TV receivers Use the PSIP Configuration window to 1 Enable PSIP processing 2 Configure the message insertion periods 3 Set Daylight Savings Time global parameters Figure 6 11...

Page 116: ...ble MGT This message is sent on the PSIP Base PID before the start of insertion of the first packet of the message 150 ms STT Message insertion period in milliseconds for the PSIP System Time Table STT This message is sent on the PSIP Base PID before the start of insertion of the first packet of the message 1000 ms CVCT Message insertion period in milliseconds for the PSIP Cable Virtual Channel Ta...

Page 117: ...s that are not active are grayed out QAM modules that are not installed are also grayed out as well as the Backup RF Port when RF Redundancy is enabled When RF Redundancy is enabled and the Backup RF Port is active the failed over Primary RF Port is grayed out Figure 6 12 QAM Configuration CAUTION The current firmware version supports QAM Transmission Modes of Annex A B and C Any changes to the QA...

Page 118: ...ighest current QAM RF Port or QAM Channel alarm status of the RF Port Channels Enabled Maximum Channels Enabled in QAM Transmission Mode of Annex A is limited by the Channel Spacing you selected Range for 2x4 channel QAM Module 0 2 and 4 Range for 2x8 channel QAM Module 0 2 4 6 and 8 RF Level Adjust dB Enter RF level adjustment here Range 8 00 to 3 00 Increment 0 01 This value is applied to the bl...

Page 119: ...QAM Transmission Mode Annex A DVB 250 kHz step size Only configurable for the A channel on each RF port Only configurable when QAM Port Configuration Tuning Mode is Frequency Interleaver Selects one of the two interleaver depths pre configured for this QAM channel Only configurable when QAM Transmission Mode is Annex B ATSC DCII The pre configured interleaver depths are set on the QAM RF Port Conf...

Page 120: ...ur selections click OK on the RF Port Configuration window and click Apply on the QAM Output Configuration window to make certain that the changes take effect QAM RF Port Configuration window field definitions Item Definition Range Modulation Mode Use to select the modulation mode Range QAM 64 QAM 256 Tuning Mode Use to select between the following tuning modes Frequency Channel Note Channel tunin...

Page 121: ...s text entry box to configure RF low level limits for alarming RF Level High Threshold Use this text entry box to configure RF high level limits for alarming Interleaver Depth 1 and 2 Use to select Interleaver values for the RF Port The drop down menu lists available Ranges QAM Transmission Mode Annex B ATSC DCII allows for variable interleaver settings The standard value for Annex B 256 QAM mode ...

Page 122: ...ER testing Select Off for normal operation Status Click Status for a quick link to the QAM Status window QAM Upgrade Click to begin an upgrade from 2x4 to 2x8 See RFPM and Power Supply Modules for more information on module removal and installation QAM Module Upgrade You can upgrade a QAM Module while it continues to operate normally To field upgrade the APEX1000 s 2x4 QAM Modules to become a 2x8 ...

Page 123: ...QAM or power supply module QAM Conversion Procedure This section provides instructions for field converting an APEX1000 QAM module from a standard density 2x4 module to a high density 2x8 module To begin the QAM module upgrade process 1 A P O to Motorola for part number 540400 001 00 must be issued The QAM module conversions are performed on a per QAM module basis so the quantity on the P O should...

Page 124: ...e APEX GUI using the APEX EM After receiving the QAM conversion key from Motorola the key must be applied to the QAM module while the module is installed in an APEX1000 chassis 1 To initiate a module upgrade using the EM select Configuration QAM Configuration 2 Click Module Upgrade located on the bottom left corner of the window The QAM Module Upgrade window displays Figure 6 14 QAM Module Upgrade...

Page 125: ...nabled on the APEX1000 RF port 6 is configured as a redundant port backing up RF ports 1 to 5 If a failure of an RF ports occurs the APEX1000 re routes the output transport streams to RF port 6 Because it is not feasible to manually rewire the RF cables after a failure an external switch is required to perform the necessary automatic signal routing without operator intervention the REM1000 allows ...

Page 126: ...l to which the APEX1000 is connected REM1000 IP address Valid unicast address in common mode or Network IP address high byte in direct mode OAM P IP address of REM1000 if using common hub communication mode Network IP high byte of REM1000 if using direct mode Connection Modes You must first define how the APEX1000s will be connected to the REM1000 by configuring the REM1000 communication mode para...

Page 127: ...hrough the OAM P network Common Mode is used you must configure the APEX1000 with the correct REM1000 IP address APEX Device ID Each REM1000 supports a maximum of two APEX1000s The APEX ID parameter pairs an APEX with a set of RF inputs You must configure the device ID of the APEX1000 according to the set of RF inputs to which it is connected on the REM1000 and make certain that the APEX ID corres...

Page 128: ...The APEX1000 re routes mapped services from the failed port to the backup port 4 The APEX1000 transmits a message commanding the REM1000 to switch to its redundant port and issues the RF failover SNMP trap 5 The APEX1000 receives confirmation of the switch over from the REM1000 un mutes the backup port and updates the status QAM RF Redundancy Window Use the QAM RF Redundancy window to define the c...

Page 129: ...B Configuration QAM RF Redundancy Configuration APEX1000 All Purpose Edge QAM Software Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 111 573408 001 a Figure 6 16 QAM RF Redundancy ...

Page 130: ... Not connecting to REM1000 Direct Connected to the REM1000 s dedicated IP interface through APEX Data IP Enet2 Broadcast connection is always used in this case You cannot set to Direct if the RF Redundancy UDP Port is in use on the Data IP Port Enet2 Common Connected to REM1000 s OAM P interface through APEX OAM P IP Enet 1 Requires you to configure the REM1000 IP address and cannot be set to Comm...

Page 131: ...0 Network IP Only displays and becomes editable when REM1000 Enet Connection is set to Direct Range 1 126 The Default is 51 Caution You cannot change this setting when the backup port is active Rx Tx UDP Port UDP Port that is used for QAM RF Redundancy communication between the APEX and the REM UDP port 6060 is the REM APEX communication port Direct Connect The APEX sends receives broadcast on thi...

Page 132: ...to or from the backup RF port Note Force Failover overrides this setting Also an error on the backup port or on the REM1000 overrides this setting Force Failover From This command Forces a switch of an RF Port to or from the backup Selects which RF Port to switch from Overrides Suspend Failover When any of the RF Ports are selected the Force button becomes available Selecting Force From Backup wil...

Page 133: ...PEXs Switch reset to pass through configuration Hardware Error major REM failure Switch reset to pass through configuration REM1000 Switch Status Displays the Status of the REM1000 switches Valid only when RF Redundancy Configuration Connection is other than None Depending on the current status one of the following values will display Not Switching REM1000 is passing inputs 1 5 straight through to...

Page 134: ...r RF port Depending on the current status one of the following values will display N A Not Applicable QAM RF Redundancy is disabled No Mismatch Indicates that no channels would be lost because there is no mismatch Backup 2x4 Indicates that a loss of channels could occur on failover to the backup because the backup RF Port is in a QAM 2x4 Module and at least one primary RF Port is in a QAM 2x8 Modu...

Page 135: ...Operation Manual 117 573408 001 a GigE Configuration The Gigabit Ethernet Configuration window enables the functionality and provides the network particulars of GigE 1 through GigE 4 Figure 6 17 GigE Configuration Note The APEX1000 does not transmit outgoing MPEG transport streams over its GigE interfaces ...

Page 136: ... input buffers to grow and shrink Motorola highly recommends that you not change this value Changes to this value cause all input stream buffers to be reset resulting in a momentary loss of data Enable Enables or disables a GigE interface GigE 1 through GigE 4 MAC Address Shows the MAC address of the APEX GigE interface IP Address This is the IP address of the APEX GigE interface Motorola highly r...

Page 137: ...igE interface redundancy Interface Redundancy is based on GigE link status Loss of link will cause an interface to failover to the backup Suspend Failover Enables or disables Suspend Failover prevents failovers to or from the backup interface Range Enabled Disabled default Force Failover Button Initiates a force failover from one GigE interface to the other Note Force failover overrides the Suspen...

Page 138: ...u can modify a GigE port only if both UDP Ports Open and Number Input TS are set to zero Disable all Program Mappings PID Mappings and Pass Thru Mappings from each GigE port that you want to change GigE Interface Redundancy You can enable both sets of GigE interface pairs for interface redundancy separately This mode allows an entire interface to be used as a backup to another GigE interface GigE ...

Page 139: ...ryption mode and to define encryption settings Note Before changes to the encryption algorithm can take effect you must reboot the APEX1000 Algorithm Mode Settings The APEX1000 supports the following encryption algorithms DES DCII DES SCTE 52 DVB CSA DVB CSA SimulCrypt To begin configuring settings select Configuration Encryption Configuration The Encryption Configuration window displays in the de...

Page 140: ...II North America DES SCTE 52 Standard Cipher Block Chaining Packet Encryption formally DVS 042 DVB CSA DVB Common Scrambling Algorithm DVB CSA SimulCrypt Caution A reboot is required to change the encryption algorithm Status Opens the RDS Status window Rights Data Server RDS Settings Use this interface when performing broadcast encryption With this process the APEX1000 retrieves EMMs and service s...

Page 141: ... a 15 minute polling period interval until communication with the EMM server is re established The default value is 1440 minutes with a range from 15 to 1440 minutes RMD Poll Interval min Indicates the Rights Meta Data RMD Poll Interval in minutes The APEX periodically polls the DAC6000 s RDS to stay synchronized with tier rights data changes that could occur outside of the APEX operator s knowled...

Page 142: ... the new entry into the field 3 Click Apply to implement your modifications CTE Mode Settings CTE is typically used for legacy VOD in UDP Port Mapping mode or session controlled mode To begin configuring algorithm encryption settings 1 Select Configuration Encryption Configuration 2 Select the CTE tab The CTE screen displays Note To use Full Encryption mode in CTE you must configure the RDS tab wi...

Page 143: ...ion Level Values are Not Defined Set top box applications can configure the CCI Level Copy Freely No restriction on program copying Copy Once Program can be copied only once Copy Never Program can never be copied No More Copies Maximum number of copies has been reached The default value is Copy Never APS level Use to configure Analog Protection System Level Values are Not Defined Set top box appli...

Page 144: ... messages are sent in the same frequency as downstream services To allow set top boxes to identify these streams a specific descriptor must be inserted in the CAT referring to the PID values allocated by the operator to these entitlement messages The APEX1000 internally generates the CAT table when the encryption algorithm is configured as DVB CSA SimulCrypt 1 To begin configuring MC Insertion set...

Page 145: ... CA_descriptor to be included in the CAT Range 0x1C00 to 0x1FFE The default value is 0x1C03 Caution To prevent PID collisions when performing EMM PIDs configuration be mindful of the PID assigned to other stream components such as VCT 0x1C00 SNT 0x1C01 or background services Status Opens the RDS Status window Output TS Configuration The APEX1000 does not allow editing or adding service routes or c...

Page 146: ...F module is installed and the QAM channel is enabled A Not Active state here could be brought about by removing an RF module or disabling the QAM channel Mapping Activation The APEX1000 allows manual routing and UDP port mapping routings to be made to any output QAM that is installed and enabled entitled Activation of a mapping indicates that the mapping is attempted The UDP port is opened multica...

Page 147: ...B Configuration Output TS Configuration APEX1000 All Purpose Edge QAM Software Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 129 573408 001 a Figure 6 18 Output TS Configuration ...

Page 148: ...VOD usage Caution Do not change this setting without consulting PID Re Mapping Options for additional information PAT TS ID The output transport stream ID to use for the output PAT in this output transport stream For Session Control this setting must be unique for each output stream Range 0 65535 MC Encryption Type This column provides the type of encryption to be used for that TS QAM Values are N...

Page 149: ... ASI Monitor Port on the front panel Range 0 48 A zero indicates that no stream is to be routed to the ASI Monitor Port Pre Post Encryption Use this drop down menu to select pre or post encryption Pre encryption outputs the stream being monitored prior to being encrypted packets are not scrambled and are viewable but still contains all encryption messages ECMs Post encryption outputs the stream be...

Page 150: ... acts as an edge device that receives and processes commands and PID remapping using the RTSP protocol 3 Manual Routing Operator input controls the APEX manually routing input transport streams to designated QAM outputs 4 UDP Mapping The sixteen bit UDP port number on the incoming TS is routed to a specific output QAM port and output program number 5 DEPI In DEPI mode M CTMS DOCSIS the M CMTS core...

Page 151: ...e APEX ensures that all PIDs on an output are unique and prevents any PID conflicts by remapping all input to output PIDs This mode is primarily required in VOD and SDV environments in which PID re use is not desired to prevent the unintended receipt of switched services from previous sessions that happened to use the same PID values Additionally this mode should be used when mapping multiple SPTS...

Page 152: ... based on Common Tier Encryption Broadcast MediaCipher encryption is based on Broadcast Encryption Note Only available when the operating mode is Manual Routing SimulCrypt Mode Options Option Description Disabled SimulCrypt is not performed Enabled SimulCrypt is performed connection with an EIS or utilization of Internal EIS is expected to define and schedule scrambling of services Note Only appli...

Page 153: ...D associated with a routed service or select one through a list of available services which results in the retrieval of RMD from the DAC 6000 used to generate broadcast ECMs for encryption Manual Routing handles all manual routing changes and processing When an output QAM channel is configured for Manual Routing you can manually map using the EM input services from available GigEs to the QAM outpu...

Page 154: ... to designated output interfaces Enabling Program Mappings Every entry in both lists is directly editable A mapping row that is not enabled will display in the Available Mappings panel To enable program mappings 1 Check the Enable box to select one or more rows in the Available Mappings panel 2 Enter the remaining selections for that row 3 Repeat step 2 for each selected row 4 Click Apply 5 Click ...

Page 155: ...is informs the APEX1000 to map the first service listed in the input PAT message to the specified output When mapping a program using input program number 0 only one service mapping from that specific input to an output can be performed Output Program Identifies the output MPEG program number for the transport stream 1 65535 Pre Encrypt A check mark indicates that the input service may be pre encr...

Page 156: ...r the APEX has received the RMD information identified by the Source ID and Provider ID The service is encrypted using the RMD information received from the RDS as a result you must configure the RDS IP address when mapping any services in Broadcast Encrypted mode To select a Source ID and Provider ID from the Service List menu 1 Right click on any row in the Program Mapping window 2 Select Lookup...

Page 157: ...ow The corresponding Manual Routing pop up displays 2 Click Yes to disable all mappings or click No to cancel Note If the QAM TS is not active the only action available will be Disable All Clear All You can disable and reset all program mappings to a QAM Output TS through the Clear All function 1 Click Clear All in the Program Mapping window The corresponding Manual Routing pop up displays 2 Click...

Page 158: ...ms on the inputs are being remapped Output Utilization Provides a data rate summary presentation within a sampled time frame Input Stream Redundancy Allows the enabling of a Secondary input stream configuration for each GigE input Input Stream Status Use to establish where GigE ports are used Mapping Errors Displays a list of all mapping errors by time logged type and error code For more informati...

Page 159: ...utput QAM and output program number Using the UDP Port Mapping window you can configure the QAMs associated with UDP Port Mapping mode with the range of programs associated with the QAM the GigE interface associated with the input streams whether the stream is pre encrypted and the mode bits and transport stream offset associated with the UDP port To configure UDP Mappings select Manual Routing UD...

Page 160: ...t values will change Global Settings TS Offset Select the desired TS Offset mode from this drop down menu as relative 0 or 1 The output transport stream index is used as part of the UDP port calculation and can be relative 0 OTS 0 47 or relative 1 OTS 1 48 Range 0 1 The default is 1 This setting corresponds to the known SeaChange VOD server setting You should exercise care when changing this setti...

Page 161: ...ber of streams as multicast when in UDP Port Mapping mode To configure UDP Map Multicast settings click Multicast in the UDP Port Mappings window Figure 7 3 UDP Map Multicast Configuration 1 Check the Enable box es to select one or more rows in the Available Mappings panel and enter the remaining selections for that row When a row is enabled it will shift to the Active Mappings panel 2 Repeat step...

Page 162: ...hen the APEX1000 EM is the APEX1000 controller the APEX1000 can operate in Manual Routing Undefined or Session Control modes In addition to routing services Manual Routing mode supports the ability to route an entire input stream to one or more output streams Transport Stream Pass Thru Notes Streams that are passed through to an output are passed through unchanged The output services cannot be enc...

Page 163: ...drop list selections to quick status verification of Input PSI Table Output PSI Table Output Program Output Transport Utilization Input Stream Redundancy Input Stream Status Mapping Errors Ancillary PID Mapping Ancillary PID processing is similar to service processing in that it is linked to a specific input stream object The APEX1000 Ancillary PID Mapping window provides the capability to manuall...

Page 164: ...e Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 146 573408 001 a Figure 7 5 Ancillary PID Mapping Note A mapping row that is not enabled displays in the Available Mappings panel When you enable a row it moves to the Active Mappings panel Every entry in both lists is directly editable ...

Page 165: ...ut PID hex The input MPEG PID to multiplex The PAT PID 0x0000 and the Null PID 0x1FFF cannot be mapped as ancillary PIDs The range of available input PIDs is 0x0001 0x1FFE Output PID hex Output PID to use for the data If PID remapping is disabled the output PID value must match the input PID value When PID Remapping is enabled the APEX1000 will enforce a range of PIDs that can be remapped The Rang...

Page 166: ...gE pairs of transport streams Enet1 and Enet2 streams do not support redundancy The configuration of Input Stream Redundancy is only for Manually Routed streams Program Mapped Ancillary Mapped or Stream Pass Thru CAUTION You cannot configure UDP Port Mapped streams for redundancy Session Control services are not configured for redundancy through this screen SDV services have redundancy configured ...

Page 167: ...estored Note Only applicable when the Redundancy Type is set to Hot Hot Hold Time s This is the time in seconds to wait before switching back to the Primary of a Redundant Gigabit Ethernet UDP Port pair after the Primary is healthy Range 0 3600 seconds Note Only applicable when the Redundancy Type is set to Hot Hot Force to Primary Force all input streams to use the primary stream in the input str...

Page 168: ...he data rate includes all non Null PIDs all video audio data and PSI PIDs Select Stream Rate to compare the entire input transport stream rates This includes the Data rate plus all Null PIDs Select Stream Rate if the input stream is always null filled or if the input data rate is unknown and or is variable For Secondary and non Redundancy input streams the Compare Type is used to determine the Low...

Page 169: ...le A threshold percentage of 90 means that the Primary input stream would have to drop to less than 90 of the secondary before a failover occurs Assuming the secondary has an input rate of 38 81 the primary would have to drop to a rate below 34 93 before a failover to the secondary would occur Note Only applicable when the Redundancy Type is set to Hot Hot Suspend Failover This function becomes av...

Page 170: ...ry occurs when the primary drops below the secondary based on the these settings A fallback to the primary occurs using the same comparison algorithm but also takes into account the hold value Hot Warm mimics the Hot Warm scheme employed for SDV sessions Hot Warm means that only one of the redundant input streams is opened at any one time Either the primary or secondary input stream is received bu...

Page 171: ...te of video audio streams For streams that are purely data only identify each stream with an entry in this screen the APEX will then attempt to buffer and smooth out these streams to avoid overflows Data streams NOT identified in this screen will be played out of the GigE through the APEX at the rate they are received Figure 7 7 Data Stream Identification CAUTION GigE streams may encounter network...

Page 172: ... This is the amount of time that data only input streams are buffered by the GigE processor These streams are then played out using the Smoothing Period to attempt to transmit packets to the proper output at an equally spaced out rate This will help to remove network jitter and remove bursts from the input stream Range 250 650ms must be greater than or equal to Smoothing Period Active Streams Avai...

Page 173: ... Enable Disable Use the APEX EM window to enable or disable all Program Mappings Ancillary PID Mappings and Manual Routed Input Redundancy pairs 1 To access these functions select Manual Routing Quick Enable Disable The Quick Enable Disable window displays 2 Click Yes to enable or disable all mappings 3 Click No to exit without making any changes ...

Page 174: ...put under the control of an external controller using either RPC RTSP or MHA protocols This section describes GUI functions and field reference values For step by step Quick Start instructions consult the Configuring the APEX1000 for Switched Digital Video section of this manual To begin configuring Session Control select SDV Session Control Config CAUTION After choosing a controller type in the S...

Page 175: ...he APEX1000 to check if the incoming service is pre encrypted This check box should normally be checked enabled Typically SDV input streams may already be encrypted and this setting allows the APEX to check if the input is a pre encrypted input stream Data Carousel Program Displays the carousel program number used to indicate a special program that cannot be remapped component PID cannot be change...

Page 176: ... devices The controller establishes communication with the APEX1000 and requests information concerning the APEX1000 interfaces The APEX1000 can be operating in either SDV or VOD BC systems You must configure the APEX1000 to define those GigE inputs that map to a specific QAM output channel The APEX uses the RPC Session Control window to generate this configuration To begin configuring this mode s...

Page 177: ...ager In addition you cannot modify Primary and Secondary interfaces if there is an active session control mapping on the specified output stream RPC Session Control window field definitions Item Definition TS QAM Shows the Output Transport Stream number and Output QAM channel Primary GigE IF Specifies a GigE port 1 4 as the primary input interface Secondary GigE IF Specifies a GigE port 1 4 as the...

Page 178: ...M Software Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 160 573408 001 a RPC Status The RPC Status window displays the status of all RPC connections on the APEX1000 It shows a map of the up to 768 input multicast streams coming input on GigE and output to QAM RF Figure 8 3 RPC Status ...

Page 179: ...e IP address of the source device for multicast reception Note The source IP address must be a valid singlecast address In Use Shows whether the Primary and or Secondary interface are currently in use Input Program Identifies the input MPEG program number for the transport stream 0 65535 This informs the APEX1000 to map the first service listed in the input PAT message to the specified output Note...

Page 180: ...nnel Given that VOD and Broadcast sessions are not required to be reserved for an output this is the count of active VOD and Broadcast sessions on a specific QAM channel Number Reserved The Number of reserved SDV sessions on this QAM channel This is the number of SDV sessions that have been reserved by the manager Each SDV session requires that a manager reserve a QAM channel This is the count of ...

Page 181: ...de the APEX1000 operates in a SDV or VOD system which uses RTSP to set up sessions The APEX needs to be configured with a Session Controller GigE input groups and QAM outputs These settings are used to establish communication with the session controller and notify the controller about the APEX1000 interfaces Use this window to configure the communication with the RTSP Controller Figure 8 5 RTSP Co...

Page 182: ...ly Valid range 1024 65535 The Default value is 6069 Address Domain Area reserved for entering the domain of the EQAM The address domain must match between the APEX and the ERM A value of 0 means the APEX will communicate with an ERM in any address domain Range 0 255 The default value is 0 MHA UDP Map Establishes whether the UDP map attribute reports all 0s disabled or the UDP ports associated with...

Page 183: ...ection Shows the status of the APEX1000 Controller connection Values are Connected Indicates that the connection is established Not Connected Indicates that the connection has not been established Edge Configuration Provides links to the RTSP GigE Group and RTSP QAM configuration windows RTSP GigE Group Configuration Use this window to configure RTSP GigE inputs Figure 8 6 RTSP GigE Group Configur...

Page 184: ...terfaces is reported to the controller Report GigE 3 and 4 Toggles whether or not the 3 and 4 pair of GigE interfaces is reported to the controller Currently only one pair should be enabled Report Paired Port Assignment This setting allows reporting of all 4 GigE interfaces to the ERM GigE n Edge Group Name Text String entry area for the selected GigE edge group name This entry is reported to the ...

Page 185: ...el Name This is automatically filled from the Streaming Zone and PAT TS ID The QAM Channel Name must be in the following format Streaming Zone TSID Bandwidth Delta kbps The APEX1000 issues an update to the controller when its available bandwidth changes by a value exceeding this amount The default value is 1000 RTSP Status This window shows the status of all RTSP connections on the APEX1000 as wel...

Page 186: ...alid singlecast address In Use Shows whether the Primary and or Secondary are currently in use Input Program Identifies the input MPEG program number for the transport stream 0 65535 Input Program No 0 is used as a wild card program and informs the APEX1000 to map the first service listed in the input PAT message to the specified output Output Program The Output Program Number 1 65535 TS QAM The O...

Page 187: ... QAM output channel the number of active sessions on the QAM channel and the reserved bandwidth Figure 8 9 RTSP QAM Status RTSP QAM Status window field definitions Item Definition TS QAM The Output Transport Stream number and Output QAM channel Active Sessions Number of active sessions on this QAM channel QAM Reserved Bandwidth in Mbps reserved by the manager MPTS Mode QAM channel processing mode ...

Page 188: ...finitions Item Definition Index Shows an index for the event Note A maximum of 100 events can be logged Time Logged Shows a timestamp of when the event occurred Controller IP IP address of the controller which generated the event external IP or 0 0 0 0 if the event was generated by an internal task Session Count Number of sessions that were active at the time of the event Source Description Identi...

Page 189: ...ameters for a session setup from the ERM are incomplete Figure 8 11 MHA Configuration MHA Configuration window field definitions Item Definition Encryption Mode Shows the program encryption mode Values are Full The APEX attempts to use Full encryption The APEX attempts to get Entitlement Management Messages from an EMM server configured through the RDS tab Full encryption requires the APEX to have...

Page 190: ...ng primary is received and processed secondary is received counted then discarded The APEX monitors both primary and secondary input streams checking for a loss of input stream The unicast and multicast timeout values are used for determining a loss of input stream A failover occurs when the Primary input stream is determined to be missing but the secondary input stream is not missing Once a failo...

Page 191: ...re below shows a typical SDV network configuration for the APEX1000 including devices which must be present for proper switched digital operation Figure 9 1 APEX1000 Network Configuration SVOM SDV Session Resource control OAMP Network Multicast SPTS context network Secondary GigE multicast SPTS Primary GigE multicast SPTS APEX 1000 Status Configuration SVM ERM Enet2 RF6 GbE4 RF4 GbE2 RF2 Enet1 RF5...

Page 192: ...utputs Step by Step Instructions This section describes how to configure the APEX1000 for operation in a switched digital environment and is intended to provide basic setup information for the APEX1000 for users familiar with Motorola products such as the SEM and the NE1000 Common Switched Digital Configuration The following configuration steps are necessary for a successful completion regardless ...

Page 193: ... GigE Configuration window displays To configure the GigE interface 1 Enable the GigE ports to be used on the APEX1000 Note GigE1 and GigE2 are paired and GigE3 and GigE4 are paired together 2 Configure the IP address and the Subnet Mask for each enabled port 3 Configure the Default Gateway for the enabled port pair 4 Click Apply to incorporate these changes in the APEX1000 ...

Page 194: ...Configuring QAM Modules Next to configure the QAM output modules select Configuration QAM Configuration The QAM Configuration window displays To configure the QAM RF interface 1 Select the number of channels to enable from the Channels Enabled drop down menu 2 Confirm that the QAMs are not muted by clearing the Mute checkbox 3 Configure the EIA channel range for the QAM ...

Page 195: ...r session control select Configuration Output TS Configuration The Output TS Configuration window displays 1 Select Session Control from the operating mode menu for each QAM 2 Select Without Reuse from the PID Remapping menu for each Session Controlled QAM 3 Configure the TSID for each QAM This must match the value previously configured in the Session Controller 4 Click Apply to apply these change...

Page 196: ...tion and Operation Manual 178 573408 001 a To configure the switched digital mode on the APEX1000 1 Select the correct controller from the SDV Controller Type menu for your switched digital headend RPC RTSP or MHA 2 Click Apply to incorporate these changes in the APEX1000 Note You must reboot after selecting the controller type ...

Page 197: ...gured through the EM This process assumes the RPC session controller is already configured and operating correctly To configure session control mode specific settings select SDV RPC Session Control The RPC Session Control window displays To configure an RPC Session 1 Select a Primary and a Secondary GigE interface for each QAM Note Primary and Secondary interfaces for a transport stream must be ei...

Page 198: ...AM Status RTSP MHA Mode Specific Configuration These parameters establish communication with the controller and inform the controller of the APEX1000 interfaces To configure an RTSP or MHA session you must first configure the APEX1000 with GigE input information and QAM output information The RTSP controller interface is configured last CAUTION This process assumes that the RTSP controller is alre...

Page 199: ...lays To configure the RTSP GigE interface 1 Select which pair of GigE inputs to enable 2 Configure the GigE Edge Group Name by entering the name of the input group this Edge device belongs to Note Edge Group names must be unique within a GigE interface pair Groups 1 and 2 should not be the same 3 Click Apply to implement these changes in the APEX1000 The configuration changes are reported to the s...

Page 200: ...eration Manual 182 573408 001 a Configuring QAM Outputs You must also use the RTSP QAM Configuration window to configure the APEX1000 QAM outputs 1 Select SDV RTSP QAM Config or 2 Click the Edge Configuration button on the RTSP Controller Configuration window and then select RTSP QAM Configuration The RTSP QAM Configuration window displays ...

Page 201: ...treaming Zone TSID 2 Configure the Bandwidth Delta An available bandwidth VREP message is sent by the APEX if the average bandwidth changes by more than this amount Note Motorola recommends keeping this parameter at the default value of 1000 kbps 3 Click Apply to apply these changes to the APEX1000 The configuration changes are reported to the session controller Configuring the RTSP Controller Use...

Page 202: ...PEX waits for communication from the session controller before considering the connection as having been dropped Note Motorola recommends setting the Hold Time to 30 s 6 Click Apply to apply these changes to the APEX1000 A VREP session will be established with the controller 7 Click Refresh to update the Communication Status and confirm that the controller is both Discovered and Connected Confirmi...

Page 203: ... interfaces to support interoperation between two or more conditional access systems at a digital video head end or satellite uplink and purposed to protect a service or range of services sharing a common scrambling code Note Before SimulCrypt can become functional in the APEX1000 you must configure settings such as EMMG and SCS EMCG Also to enable all of the screens the scrambling algorithm must ...

Page 204: ... SCS interface between the head end and different conditional access providers to control the generation of ECMs and manage the scrambling of each SCG A MUX function to insert entitlement messages from each different conditional access system into the Transport Stream flow A PSIG function to modify or generate Program Specific Information for each Transport Stream A scrambling function that makes ...

Page 205: ...timing restrictions delay start delay_stop etc as defined by each ECMG and negotiated at the initial communication The APEX1000 will also accept incoming data streams from EMMG entities from each conditional access systems carrying EMMs or entitlement management messages and will also insert this data into the output transport stream SimulCrypt Redundancy Support For each Active ECMG channel confi...

Page 206: ... Crypto Period Extension the common scrambling code will change and for this reason no ECMs will be played out from the failing ECMG This process renders decoders belonging to the affected conditional access system unable to descramble the service SimulCrypt Configuration Use this window to configure general information governing the communication with different entities within the network related...

Page 207: ...n APEX and other SimulCrypt entities This parameter is common for all SimulCrypt interfaces Range 0 3600 seconds Note 0 means never no channel testing procedure was performed CAT Period ms Indicates the periodicity to insert the CAT table in output transport streams Range 20 30000 milliseconds Message Timeout ms Indicates the time to wait for the response to SimulCrypt related control messages Thi...

Page 208: ...rred range to be used for PID allocation when PID remapping is disabled Range 600 8189 Default Encryption Mode Defines whether routed services must be encrypted when received before encryption is scheduled by EIS Range Clear or Encrypt ECM ID Shift This parameter is used to guarantee that ECM stream identifiers from active and redundant devices do not coincide so that the ECMG does not reject ECM ...

Page 209: ...nual 191 573408 001 a EMMG Configuration Use this window to configure specific parameters and define behavior when communicating with EMMG entities to receive EMM data from different Conditional Access Systems for SimulCrypt To access this feature select SimulCrypt EMMG Configuration Figure 10 2 EMMG Configuration ...

Page 210: ... defined by the client identifier including the concatenation of CAS system and subsystem must still be played out even if the connectivity with the client is discontinued Note Only those clients included in the list keep the CA_descriptor in the CAT CAS ID Defines if private data is required in the CAT for an specific Conditional Access System Only those conditional access systems included in the...

Page 211: ...ion When communicating with ECMG entities to receive ECM information from different Conditional Access Systems for SimulCrypt use this window to configure specific parameters and define behavior For access select SimulCrypt SCS ECMG Configuration The SCS ECMG Configuration screen displays in the default Channels tab Figure 10 3 SCS ECMG Configuration Channels ...

Page 212: ...existing ECMG channel to one logical identifier Max Streams Defines the maximum number of streams that can be requested to each ECMG channel Range 1 1536 Role Indicates if the ECMG channel behaves as active or redundant entity Options are Primary Backup Backup Identifies the ECMG channel acting as redundant entity for this primary ECMG channel Note Only available if role is Primary SCS ECMG Config...

Page 213: ... for each of the existing ECMG entities in the SimulCrypt network Figure 10 5 SCS ECMG Configuration SuperCAS SCS ECMG Configuration SuperCAS tab field definitions Item Definition Range CAS Sys ID Identifies the conditional access system or vendor Range 0 65535 Subsystem ID Identifies the unique identifier for all possible ECMG entities for a given conditional access system or vendor Range 0 65535...

Page 214: ...ing provisioning is to be performed by an external EIS entity or by means of direct configuration in APEX1000 element manager To access this feature select SimulCrypt EIS Configuration Internal EIS Configuration Select this mode to manually perform provisioning of scrambling in the APEX1000 Figure 10 6 Internal EIS Configuration CAUTION The APEX must be rebooted for an EIS mode change to take effe...

Page 215: ...used for each service click SCG Prov in the EIS Configuration screen The SCG provisioning screen displays Figure 10 7 SCG Provisioning window Enabling SCG Provisioning Every entry in both lists is directly editable A mapping row that is not enabled will display in the Available Mappings panel To enable program mappings 1 Check the Enable box to select one or more rows in the Available Mappings pan...

Page 216: ... scramble provisioning All Svcs A check mark indicates that all services transmitted through the specified output transport stream must be scrambled Single SCG A check mark indicates that only one scrambling group will be created one single connection with each ECMG for example so that all the services within the specified output transport stream share the same control word Note This option is onl...

Page 217: ...ne in the EIS Configuration screen The AC Definition screen displays Figure 10 8 AC Definition window AC Definition window field definitions Item Definition Range SuperCAS Specifies the SuperCAS identifier Note Each line will appear referring to one of the SuperCAS configured CAS_id subsystem_id Access Criteria Specifies the Access Criteria to be used when contacting an ECMG configured with the sp...

Page 218: ...r the existing device in the SimulCrypt network acting as the EIS entity and performing the scrambling provisioning Figure 10 9 External EIS Configuration Note You must the must reboot APEX for an EIS mode change to take effect External EIS Configuration window field definitions Item Definition Range EIS TCP Port Specifies the local TCP server port to be used to communicate with the event schedule...

Page 219: ...was logged Module Entity type impacted ECMG EMMG Severity Indicates the severity level of the event Entity ID Identifies the affected entity SCG Identifies the affected Scrambling Group if the event is SCG related Channel Identifies the affected channel if the event is Channel Level related Stream Identifies the affected stream if the event is Stream Level related ECM Identifies the affected ECM i...

Page 220: ...tallation and Operation Manual 202 573408 001 a EMMG Statistics This window provides information on the status of EMM streams currently active in the SimulCrypt network For access select SimulCrypt EMMG Statistics Figure 10 11 EMMG Statistics Note All values in this window are read only ...

Page 221: ...or CAS Name Shows the conditional access system or vendor name officially assigned to the corresponding CAS identifier Only vendors currently certified by the APEX1000 are identified The complete list of CAS names is available in ETSI ETR162 standard document Active Streams Shows the number of streams active per EMMG channel Channel Errors Counter for the channel errors detected for the correspond...

Page 222: ...nter for the number of EMM provision messages received within the corresponding EMM stream Stream Errors Counter for the errors detected for the corresponding EMM stream Stream Fault Displays EMM Stream status Values are ok indeterminate warning minor major critical ECMG Statistics This window provides information on the status of ECM streams currently active in the SimulCrypt network For access s...

Page 223: ...nts the amount of time between the start of a Crypto Period and the start of the broadcasting of the ECM attached to this period Trans Delay Start Displays in milliseconds the SimulCrypt Timing parameter reported by the ECMG entity This value represents the amount of time between the start of a Crypto Period and the start of the broadcasting of the ECM attached to this period for the first Crypto ...

Page 224: ... SimulCrypt Timing parameter reported by the ECMG entity This value represents in milliseconds the amount of time between the end of a Crypto Period and the end of the broadcasting of the ECM attached to this period Trans Delay Stop Displays the SimulCrypt Timing parameter reported by the ECMG entity This value represents in milliseconds the amount of time between the end of a Crypto Period and th...

Page 225: ...lick Details in the ECMG Statistics window EMMG Statistics Details window definitions Item Definition Range Index Identifies the window line item Stream ID Indicates the ECM stream within the ECMG channel ECM ID Identifies the ECM allocated by the headend to the ECM stream Op State Shows the ECM stream operational status Values are notApplicable idle settingUp setup provisioning closing ...

Page 226: ...r of times the ECMG has not provided an ECM on time over this ECM stream Errors Counter for the number of errors detected for the corresponding ECM stream Last Error Displays the error code for the last error situation detected by the APEX for the corresponding ECM stream CP Nominal Displays in seconds the Crypto Period duration for the corresponding ECM stream CW Prov Counter for the number of EC...

Page 227: ...stallation and Operation Manual 209 573408 001 a EIS Statistics This window provides information on the status of connectivity with EISentity in the SimulCrypt network For access select SimulCrypt EIS Statistics Figure 10 13 EIS Statistics Note All values in this window are read only ...

Page 228: ...y SCG Errors Sent Counter for the scrambling group specific errors reported to the EIS entity Index Identifies the window line item SCG ID Identifies a specific scrambling group Activation Time Indicates the time for activation of the specific scrambling group If the scrambling group is provisioned but not yet active the activation time indicates a moment in the future Services Number of services ...

Page 229: ...ick Details in the EIS Statistics window EIS Statistics Details window definitions Item Definition Range Svc Number Identifies the window line item Service Table Svc ID Identifies an specific service within the scrambling group selected Group Number Identifies the window line item SuperCAS Identifies an specific SuperCAS combination of conditional access code and entity number identifying a specif...

Page 230: ... speed data applications providing support for services such as Voice Over IP VoIP email gaming and video telephony DEPI Modes There are two M CMTS transmission modes MPT In this mode the M CMTS core performs transmission convergence and generates the DOCSIS SYNC messages PSP In this mode the EQAM performs transmission convergence and generates the DOCSIS SYNC messages Note Version 2 4 x only supp...

Page 231: ... interface to register and allow reservation of QAM channels within the EQAM entity These interfaces allow an external Edge QAM to provide the downstream path for the DOCSIS data and MAC messages being sent to the Cable Modems Note Version 2 4 x does not support ERMI functionality control connections sessions for DEPI interface are configured statically This feature will be supported in a future r...

Page 232: ...rt DEPI Control Connections window definitions Item Definition Range ID Identifies the Control Connection Enable Select this checkbox to enable connectivity with the corresponding M CMTS Core entity Input IF Incoming GigE interface for connectivity with corresponding M CMTS Core entity M CTMS Core IP IP address for the M CMTS Core entity allowed to connect Note The IP address must be a unicast add...

Page 233: ...are Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 215 573408 001 a DEPI Session Mapping Use this window to define mapping parameters such as the set of UDP ports to be used for session data transfer in the DEPI interface Figure 11 2 DEPI Session Mapping window ...

Page 234: ...f the corresponding control connection has been configured to run DEPI over UDP this parameter indicates the incoming UDP port allocated to this session Range 61696 65535 This value should only be modified if not impacting any existing session Note Only Active if connection is defined as UDP Must be unique Sync Time Correction Select this checkbox if correction of timestamp value in incoming SYNC ...

Page 235: ...2 Status Reports To display the drop down list of available reports click Status on the APEX1000 EM menu bar Please note that a Critical alarm prevents the APEX1000 from performing operational requirements while Warning Minor and Major alarms allow uninterrupted operation and allow corrections to take place at a later time ...

Page 236: ...the APEX1000 Although not applicable to all alarm conditions the six status levels are listed in the preceding graphic Figure 12 1 APEX Alarms Note All alarms are enabled by default To disable any enabled alarm un click the check box and click Apply Items without a checkbox cannot be disabled through the APEX EM For a complete listing of all alarm conditions reference Alarms Window Field Definitio...

Page 237: ...2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 219 573408 001 a Temperature and Fan The Temperature and Fan Status window provides Celsius readings in revolutions per minute of the two temperature sensors and speeds of the three fans Figure 12 2 Temperature and Fan Status ...

Page 238: ...responds to QAM modules from left to right when facing the back of the unit Note This area also displays the temperature from a Fan Only module in a QAM slot RF Boards 1 6 Plate temperature of RF boards RF boards are sub assemblies of a QAM Module The numbering 1 6 corresponds to the RF output connectors from left to right when facing the unit FAN SPEED RPM QAM Modules 1 3 Fan speed reading in rev...

Page 239: ...All Purpose Edge QAM Software Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 221 573408 001 a Power Supply This window provides status readings of the available power supply units and fan modules Figure 12 3 Power Supply Status ...

Page 240: ...er supply or module model and serial number Output Voltage V Displays the output voltage in Volts Output Current A Displays the output current in Amperes Fault Type During a fault the following items may display Over Temp Input Power Output Power Comm Error Fault Condition Each item displays the current status in the corresponding alarm color OK green Indeterminate gray Warning yellow Minor alarm ...

Page 241: ...0 All Purpose Edge QAM Software Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 223 573408 001 a HW and SW Versions This window provides read only information regarding APEX1000 hardware and software Figure 12 4 HW SW Versions ...

Page 242: ...or boot code version APEX MIB Version APEX1000 Management Information Base version APEX Serial Number APEX1000 Serial Number HARDWARE Main Board Version Identifies the APEX1000 main board version Main Board Type Identifies the APEX1000 main board type MUX FPGA Version Identifies the APEX1000 MUX FPGA version MUX FPGA Encryption Type Identifies the APEX1000 MUX FPGA encryption type Glue FPGA Versio...

Page 243: ...n the error was logged A zero demonstrates that the error occurred at startup Type Indicates the type of hardware event Severity Indicates the level of severity of the event Event Data Applicable to errors that are issued for multiple inputs outputs output transport streams etc Also used to indicate the input port output port or output transport stream to which the error applies A zero in this are...

Page 244: ...ion about each QAM module and its associated RF ports Figure 12 6 QAM Versions QAM Versions window field definitions Item Definition QAM Module Shows the QAM Number Type and Serial Number RF Port Serial Number Shows the RF Port Serial number Board Model ID Shows the Board Model ID number FW Revision Shows the FW Revision number FPGA Revision Shows the FPGA Revision number ...

Page 245: ...ion number for the file set FPGA Shows the FPGA Revision number for the file set QRM Download Displays the QRM Download progress window QAM Status The QAM Status window provides a snapshot of the current status of the QAM Modules RF Ports and QAM Channels This window displays the current installed and error status for each QAM module and the current error status for each RF Port and QAM Channel Wh...

Page 246: ...iled over to backup The value of 0 indicates no failover Values None 0 1 2 3 4 5 APEX Backup Port Shows the current state of APEX RF Port 6 Values are Disabled Standby Active Failed Removed QRM Download Window Use this window to initiate and monitor the progress of manual QRM downloads QRM FW downloads will automatically occur at bootup but only if the QRM has an older version of FW or FPGA 1 To m...

Page 247: ...riodic basis To update the progress between automatic updates click Refresh 3 To initiate download to a QRM click Download for that QRM The following pop up displays 4 Click Download to continue or Cancel to exit 5 Use the QRM Download window to monitor progress 6 To close the QRM Download window and exit after the procedure is complete click Close Do not click Close while the download is in progr...

Page 248: ...ta errors Figure 12 9 Invalid Initialization Data Errors Note A maximum of 100 errors can be recorded and displayed Invalid Initializations Data Errors window field definitions Item Definition Index Index to invalid initialization data table entry Time Text string of the MIB variable name of the data item or table Description Shows the table leaf to which the error pertains when the data item is p...

Page 249: ...tem Definition Range GPS Time Shows the GPS time of the state transition CSN Displays the current server CSN Category Sequence Number in use State Shows the current state of the transition Values are Transition Complete Transition Start Start of New Epoch ACP Address This is the address of the Access Control Processor ACP associated with the error reported by the Rights Data Server in the RDS Erro...

Page 250: ...h communications with the Rights Data Server A communication is considered to be in error after all user configurable RDS Polling Retry Counts have been exhausted This count resets at system boot You can also manually reset it using the adjacent Reset Counts button Reset Counts Resets RDS communication error counts Messages Received Shows the number of successful ServiceEncrypt Messages received i...

Page 251: ... chassis the APEX1000 can read the SFP memory to obtain SFP company name Motorola part number and SFP revision The following table lists the four Motorola certified SFPs which can be used with the APEX1000 Wavelength MOT part Manufacturer 850 nm 551742 002 00 Finisar 1310nm 551755 001 00 Finisar 1550nm 551767 001 00 Finisar 1000bT 551771 002 00 Methode To display SFP status and diagnostic informat...

Page 252: ...e Supply Voltage V Shows the internally measured supply voltage TX Bias Current mA Shows the internally measured TX bias current TX Output Power dBm Shows the measured TX output power RX Input Power dBm Shows the measured RX input power Update Click to refresh the information on the screen SFP configuration information is polled after boot up or after communication is established with the module T...

Page 253: ...tion and Operation Manual 235 573408 001 a Chassis Redundancy Status Redundancy status information is gathered from heartbeat message exchanged between the APEXs The graphic below illustrates a sample of the Chassis Redundancy Status screen Figure 12 12 Chassis Redundancy Status ...

Page 254: ...re Unknown State of the Secondary is not known Heartbeat not received Active Secondary RF outputs are active Standby Secondary RF outputs are muted Waiting to become active Fault Fault on the Secondary Suspended User has enabled Suspend on the Secondary APEX The default is Unknown Redundancy State Availability Shows the availability state of the 1 1 redundancy system Values are Available 1 Primary...

Page 255: ... not applicable or secondary not connected Synchronized Secondary has same configuration as primary except for QAM outputs Out of Sync Secondary configuration is not in sync with primary The default is Unknown Redundant APEX IP Shows the IP address of the heartbeat interface in the redundancy pair Redundancy Alarm Status Primary Failover Secondary Failover Availability Fault Link Fault Configurati...

Page 256: ...ol Connection Conn Status Operational state for the connection such as Established or Unknown Total Sessions Counter for the number of DEPI sessions active within the corresponding control connection Total Control Connections Counter for the number of control connections independent connection to an M CMTS Core entity which are active View Session Status Opens the DEPI Session Stats window to disp...

Page 257: ...ts window field definitions Item Definition Range Ses ID Identifies the DEPI session Ctl ID Identifies the Control Connection QAM Identifies the output transport stream linked to the specific DEPI session Local UDP Identifies the incoming UDP port linked to the specific DEPI session This value is only meaningful if the session is configured to run over UDP Status Operational state for the connecti...

Page 258: ...s DTI Status window field definitions Item Definition Range Link Status Indicates the DTI link status for each of the DTI ports in the APEX Cable Advance Indicates the current Cable Advance value last reported by the DTI server for each of the DTI ports in the APEX DTI Client Mode Current DTI mode such as Free run or Normal for the DTI client in the APEX Client Phase Error Current Phase error valu...

Page 259: ...isplays a numerical value error code that corresponds to the fault condition See Mapping Error Codes for a complete listing of possible error conditions Mapping Type Displays the mapping type Types Program Ancillary PID TS QAM The Output Transport Stream numbers 1 16 17 32 33 48 and Output QAM channel Input Number of the input type from which to obtain data GigE 1 4 or Host 1 2 Multicast The Multi...

Page 260: ...pings not allowed 11 Input IF Port out of range for type 12 Input Type not supported 13 Invalid MC IP Address reserved MC or invalid range 14 Invalid Source IP Address not Class A B or C 15 Maximum number GigE input streams reached 16 Maximum number Host input streams reached 17 Primary input TS is already a Secondary TS 18 Primary Number of Source IPs per MC IP exceeded 4 19 Secondary Number of S...

Page 261: ...er 35 Invalid output program number 36 Input program number 0 cannot be mapped already mapping from input 37 Input program number already mapped to output 38 Input program number 0 is mapped from input no other mappings allowed 39 Output program number is already in use already mapped 40 Invalid input PID number 41 Invalid output PID number 42 Output PID already in use 43 Duplicate output PID mapp...

Page 262: ...ry UDP port is invalid 63 Secondary MC invalid 64 Secondary Source IP invalid 65 Secondary low bit rate out of range 66 Secondary high bit rate out of range 67 MC Join setting invalid currently not used 68 Primary is already in use duplicate row 69 Primary is in use as a secondary already 70 Secondary is in use as a primary already 71 Secondary is already in use duplicate row 72 Secondary is alrea...

Page 263: ...configuration Duplicate IP Address 90 Output stream is in backup mappings not allowed 91 Program Based output program number range exceeded 92 Invalid UDP Multicast Enable setting 93 Duplicate UDP Mapping Multicast Table entry 94 Unsupported change for UDP Multicast entry 95 Invalid data TS enable setting 96 Duplicate GigE Input Data TS entry 97 Invalid DEPI Control Map Enabled setting 98 DEPI Con...

Page 264: ...S Events All Input Transport Stream events are registered in the Input TS Events window Figure 12 17 Input TS Events window Input TS Events window field definitions Item Definition Input IF Specifies a GigE port 1 4 as the input interface Input UDP The Gigabit Ethernet Input UDP Port Range 0 65535 Input Multicast The Multicast receive IP address Valid Range 224 0 1 0 239 255 255 255 Reserved 224 0...

Page 265: ...ary or Secondary TS Severity Indicates the severity of the event Description Provides a text description of the event as shown in the example below Input Stream Status The Input Stream Status window can help you determine where GigE ports are used by reporting the input UDP port data and or stream rate of all GigE input streams in use The input stream rate is calculated by counting the number of M...

Page 266: ...ce IP address must be a valid singlecast address TS State Displays the transport stream state Open in use Open Backup Closed Data Rates Mbps Current Current data rate of the most recently taken sample 1 16 Mbps depending on the number of streams being monitored Data Rates Mbps Average Average utilization over this sampling interval in bps This is the average data rate over the last 15 minutes samp...

Page 267: ...se alarms and traps inform you whenever a threshold event a Primary to Secondary failover event or a GigE input stream low bit rate event occurs The Threshold alarm is set to Critical whenever any Primary input stream falls below the specified threshold percentage The alarm clears when all Primary input streams are above the threshold level A trap is issued for the first threshold event The Primar...

Page 268: ...red Traps are issued for each input stream when the alarm condition for that input stream changes Low Bit Rate Error Factor The low bit rate checking uses a five percent error factor based on the input rate you enter In view of the fact that the input GigE packet counts are done prior to network de jittering due to fluctuations in the network the low bit rate needs to allow for variations in the a...

Page 269: ...gh a GigE input and routed to specific output streams Figure 12 19 GigE Output Packet Statistics The data rates shown in the preceding graphic are based on the amount of non null MPEG packets received by the GigE and routed to an output stream This window is useful in determining the amount of MPEG data received by the GigE and routed to each output transport stream Note This number does not inclu...

Page 270: ...h LED The alarm indications are as follows Green no alarm Gray cause of alarm is indeterminate Yellow warning Blue minor Magenta major Red critical If an LED alarm indication is active display the Alarms window to determine which of the above Output Transport Stream alarms is causing the event Packets Per Second Number of GigE MPEG packets routed from GigE input to an output stream in the last sec...

Page 271: ...nglecast Multicast Broadcast Error Total Last 5 Secs shows the number of singlecast frames received during the last status checking interval five seconds Total shows the total number of singlecast frames received since last reset Received Data Rate Mbps Received date rate in Mbps during the last status checking interval five seconds Frames Received DOCSIS MPEG DOCSIS Last 5 Secs shows the number o...

Page 272: ...f the incoming transport stream The GigE will then de jitter this stream and make the necessary PCR corrections in the stream before it is transmitted as an output stream The de jittering algorithm uses incoming PCRs as a variable in the calculation of the intended incoming stream rate Note If incoming PCRs are incorrect the de jittering algorithm will calculate the wrong stream rate and the assoc...

Page 273: ...P Port Shows the GigE interface and UDP port that experienced the highest buffer level for the hour Multicast IP Shows the multicast IP address Source IP Shows the source IP address Max Level ms Displays the maximum GigE frame buffer level in milliseconds recorded for the hour Max Fullness Displays the maximum GigE frame buffer level as a percentage of Buffer Overflow Level recorded for the hour M...

Page 274: ...and or the input data rate exceeds the maximum recommended rate Additionally erratic or incorrect PCR values may also cause resets due to forcing the APEX1000 to increase the buffer level based on the incorrect PCR values Buffer Overflow Level ms This is the point in milliseconds at which the GigE frame buffer will overflow This value is based on the number of received frames per second for all in...

Page 275: ...l the level drops or the buffer is reset In normal operation it is expected that this level will never be reached or exceeded Exceeding this level indicates that the APEX1000 is either incorrectly configured incorrect input data rate and or the input to the APEX1000 exceeds the maximum recommended data rate Frame Buffer Fullness Alarm Major Current Buffer Level Fullness has exceeded the Frame Buff...

Page 276: ...Protocol Range 0 65535 Multicast IP Shows the Gigabit Ethernet Receive Multicast IP Address Source IP Shows the Gigabit Ethernet Source IP Address PID Shows the input PID Number Msg Type Displays the message type of the message being inserted Program No Indicates the program number in the input transport stream When the message is related to a program it indicates the program number If the message...

Page 277: ...E Input Shows the number of GigE input for this PSIP message UDP Port Shows the UDP Port for this PSIP message Multicast IP Shows the Multicast IP address for this PSIP message Source IP Indicates the Source ID of EIT tables Note When a message is not specifically related to a program this value is 0 PID Indicates the PID in which this message is contained Msg Type Indicates the PSIP message type ...

Page 278: ...utput stream The Output Program Status window also shows The current encryption mode if any The current encryption status of each program Figure 12 24 Output Program Status Each input program is mapped to an output stream as follows 1 Input PAT is extracted 2 Using the input PAT the corresponding input program number is used to find the input PMT PID 3 Using the input PMT PID the input PMT is extr...

Page 279: ...m number references Output Program Status window field definitions Item Definition Input Interface Specifies a GigE port 1 4 or Enet port 1 2 as the input interface Input UDP Identifies the input UDP port for a service UDP port opened to receive service Input Multicast Shows the Receive Multicast IP Address Input Source Shows the Source IP Address Output TS This column replicates the transport str...

Page 280: ...d for Encryption See below for more information on Program Mapping Status field values The following table provides field definitions for the Program Encryption Status section of the window Item Definition ECM ID Displays the current Entitlement Control Message ID This is a unique ID used internally by the APEX for generating ECM messages CCI Displays the current Copy Control Information level APS...

Page 281: ... Status Error Conditions Waiting For Input PAT Program is waiting for the input PAT to be extracted Either the input source is missing or the input is not connected Check cable connections router switch status and validate the input source specified interface UDP multicast and source IP PAT Error Program Number Not Found PAT has been extracted but the input program number specified by the user was...

Page 282: ... or FW error during encryption Encryption Error Unable to Encrypt PIDs Indicates some type of internal HW or FW error during encryption Encryption Error Unauthorized for Encryption Indicates the APEX has not been properly configured for encryption This can occur if the APEX has not received the proper EMMs from the DAC or the wrong DAC Category Sequence Number CSN was received by the APEX Output T...

Page 283: ...ation Threshold Indicates that the output stream rate exceeded the user specified threshold percentage This does not necessarily mean an overflow has occurred but that the rate is over the user specified maximum rate based on threshold percentage Output Overflow Output stream has overflowed output rate exceeded This is possibly due to improperly mapping input streams to the same output or input st...

Page 284: ...ated by each LED The alarm indications are as follows Green no alarm Gray cause of alarm is indeterminate Yellow warning Blue minor Magenta major Red critical If an LED alarm indication is active display the Alarms window to determine which of the above Output Transport Stream alarms is causing the event Packets Per Second Shows the average number of packets inserted per second during the last mon...

Page 285: ...peration Manual 267 573408 001 a Host IP Packet Statistics The Host IP Packet Statistics window shows the read only average number of packets inserted and discarded per second the insertion rate the discarded rate and total number of packets discarded Figure 12 27 Host IP Packet Statistics ...

Page 286: ...sertion rate for an output stream This determines the maximum amount of Enet 1 or 2 data that will be inserted into an output stream every second This is used to throttle the ENET1 or ENET2 input streams The maximum is 2500Kbps per output stream with a total of 10Mbps across all 48 QAM output streams Packets Inserted Per Second Average number of packets inserted per second during the last monitori...

Page 287: ...nterface ENET1 ENET2 MPEG Packets Received Per Second Shows the average number of packets received per second during the last monitoring period 5 second monitoring period Received Data Rate Kbps Received data rate of the MPEG interface output ports during the last monitoring period Total Number Received MPEG Packets Displays the total number of packets received by the MPEG interface output ports M...

Page 288: ...l 270 573408 001 a Output Transport Utilization The Output Transport Stream Utilization window provides a data rate summary presentation within a sampled time frame Note To determine the output data rate each output transport stream is monitored once per second Figure 12 29 Output Transport Utilization ...

Page 289: ... the input stream data rate is either greater than the output stream data rate or the input stream has had a sudden burst a sudden increase in the input data rate Caution Input streams that are bursty can cause the APEX1000 to overflow and will result in the dropping of output packets Output Threshold Status This LED is red if a Threshold Reached Error occurred at least once during this sampling i...

Page 290: ...Minor Alarm If the threshold is met or exceeded for the time specified in Alarm Set Delay The minor alarm clears after remaining below the threshold for the time specified in Alarm Clear Delay Setting Alarm threshold to 0 or 100 disables the minor alarm Critical Alarm If the rate reaches 100 overflow The alarm returns to minor if the level is no longer at overflow but above the threshold for the t...

Page 291: ...t PSI Table The following table contains a list of messages that are inserted into the APEX1000 outputs For the APEX1000 outputs only PATs and PMTs are shown Figure 12 30 Output PSI Table status window Note Clicking on a row in the left pane will highlight and expand the appropriate node in the right pane s tree as shown below ...

Page 292: ...tion window This is the output stream to which the input program is mapped PID Indicates the PID that contains this message Msg Type Shows the message type of the message being inserted Program No When the message is related to a program indicates the program number If the message is not specifically related to a program this value is zero Segment Indicates the segment number of this message which...

Page 293: ...IP window field definitions Item Definition QAM TS Indicates the Output index for which this message applies Note This is the Output Transport Stream number 1 48 PID Indicates the PID in which this message is contained Msg Type Indicates the PSIP message type 199 MGT 200 TVCT 201 CVCT 203 EIT 202 RRT 205 STT GPS Time The GPS time when the PSIP message was added to the table ...

Page 294: ...rrent entry Figure 12 32 PSIP Status Note Due to the table s reception rates defined by users and the internal process in the EQAM these statistics may take up to two minutes given that PSIP is enabled until all the parameters displayed are updated PSIP Status window field definitions Item Definition Index Output Program Table Index Service Current Output Service Number Output TS Current Output Tr...

Page 295: ...oftware Version 2 4 x Installation and Operation Manual 277 573408 001 a Save APEX1000 Status This feature saves all of the current status to the apexstatus txt file located in the same directory as the apex jar file Figure 12 33 Save APEX1000 Status ...

Page 296: ...acking For specific toll free numbers when calling from outside the United States please refer to your product manual or our Web page APEX1000 LED Color Scheme Colors used for status and alarms are Green OK Gray Indeterminate Yellow Warning Blue Minor Magenta Major Red Critical or Error in the case of a field that has only two possible states Error Checking and Ranges The APEX1000 EM will check th...

Page 297: ... port Only applicable when the GigE is in redundant mode Verify GigE connections and server status GigE Redundancy Fail Over Fault the threshold was exceeded on the in use GigE port and a fail over to the other GigE port occurred Only applicable when the GigE is in redundant mode Verify GigE connections and server status Status LED solid Red major or critical alarm Service In Error Indicates a ser...

Page 298: ...stream exceeds the configured output information rate Reduce the input rate of the APEX1000 by removing one or more programs or increase the alarm threshold GigE1 4 LEDs solid red Faulty or failed optical interface Replace optical interface module ENET1 2 LEDS alternating green yellow Collision detected if in half duplex mode 10 100Base T only LED activates for 100 msec after detection of collisio...

Page 299: ...4 9 inches 632 mm Depth from mounting ears to rear panel 23 5 inches 597 mm Width 19 inches 483 mm Height 1 72 inches 43 4 mm Approximate Weight 23 lbs 10 4 Kgs Mounting Rack mount Electrical Specifications for AC Inputs Parameter Description Voltage AC 100 through 240 VAC Line frequency AC 50 through 60 Hz Power 115 VAC Typical 230 W Maximum 280 W Electrical Specifications for DC Inputs Parameter...

Page 300: ...tude 200 feet to 10 000 feet ASI Monitor Port Parameter Description MPEG input ASI front panel BNC connector ASI impedance 75 Ohms ASI Data Rate Line rate 270 Mbps Output data rate Variable 1 Mbps to 206 Mbps Output format 188 mode only Voltage range 800 mVpp 10 The maximum MPEG throughput across a single GigE interface pair is 931 Mbps assuming 24 QAMs active with a 38 81 Mbps data rate The maxim...

Page 301: ... high quality CAT 5e or CAT 6 cable SFP Specifications The APEX1000 GigE interface requires SFP transceivers Each of the four GbE interfaces can accept any one of a variety of Small Form Factor Pluggable SFP modules including 1000 Base SX 850 nm 1000 Base LX 1310 nm and 1000 Base ZX 1550 nm fiber based modules or 1000 Base T Electrical based modules Note The Gigabit Ethernet interfaces are full du...

Page 302: ...Output impedance 75 Ohms Output return loss 14 dB within an active output channel block anywhere within 57 MHz to 750 MHz 13 dB within an active output channel block anywhere within 750 MHz to 870 MHz 12 dB within an active output channel from 870 MHz to 1002 MHz 12 dB in every inactive channel from 54 MHz to 870 MHz 10 dB in every inactive channel from 870 MHz to 1002 MHz QAM constellations 64 QA...

Page 303: ...VB 256 QAM 15 1 15 8 MHz 6 952 Msps Annex B DCII 64 QAM 18 1 18 6 MHz 5 06 Msps Annex B DCII 256 QAM 12 1 12 6 MHz 5 36 Msps Annex C 64 QAM 12 1 12 6 MHz 5 31 Msps Annex C 256 QAM 12 1 12 6 MHz 5 31 Msps Annex C specifies Alpha 13 The APEX utilizes 12 for Annex C which results in a QAM signal skirt bandwidth that is slightly below the normal value for Annex C Cabling Specifications This section pr...

Page 304: ... pair cable must be used RS 232 Interface Cabling Item Specification Connector type DB9 male shielded connector with screw locks Cable type 9 conductor shielded RS 232 Interface Connector Pin Out Pin Number Signal Direction Description 2 TX Out Transmit data 3 RX In Receive data 5 Ground Ground Ground 1 4 6 7 8 9 Not connected RF Cabling Item Specification Connector type F type Cable type CommScop...

Page 305: ...r vendors Type Description Supplier Supplier Part Number Motorola Part Number Connector Avago Technologies AFBR 5710LZ N A Finisar FTLF8519P2BNL N A Optical 850nm SX RoHS Finisar N A 551742 002 00 LC Avago Technologies AFCT 5710LZ N A Finisar FTLF1319P1BTL N A Optical 1310nm LX RoHS Finisar N A 551755 001 00 LC OCP TRXAG1YXHBYM5 N A Finisar FTLF1519P1xCL N A Optical 1550nm ZX RoHS Finisar N A 5517...

Page 306: ...d Power Supplies Alarm Critical HW Error Code 1 Cannot be disabled 2 Trap sent per instance Temperature Over temperature detected Alarm Critical None 1 Cannot be disabled 2 Overall alarm one alarm for all temperature sensors Fan Fault One or more fans have failed Alarm Major None 1 Cannot be disabled 2 Overall alarm one alarm for all fans Power Fault Indicates one or both power supplies at fault W...

Page 307: ...jor None 1 Can be disabled 2 Overall alarm one alarm for all input streams Primary Stream Threshold Primary input stream is below user defined threshold as compared to secondary Alarm Major None 1 Can be disabled 2 Overall alarm one alarm for all input streams TS Redundancy Failover Input stream has failed over from primary to secondary input stream Alarm Major None 1 Can be disabled 2 Overall ala...

Page 308: ...ere not active when QAM Module first entered a fault condition Critical indicates QAM Channels were active when QAM module first entered a fault condition Alarms Major Critical Module Slot 1 2 3 1 Can be disabled 2 Trap sent on a QAM Module basis QAM RF Port QAM Port Fault detected Major indicates power voltage or output RF level Critical indicates clock PLL or data sync Alarms Major Critical RF P...

Page 309: ...sabled 2 Clears when REM errors clear Port Failover Switchback QAM RF Redundancy Failover Alarm Major when the backup QAM RF Port status is active Occurs when a primary QAM RF Port has failed over to the backup RF Port or the user has forced a primary to the backup Alarm Major 1 Clears when the backup QAM RF Port status returns to standby 2 Can be disabled APEX RF Port Mismatch QAM RF Redundancy M...

Page 310: ...hen failing EMMG is reconnected 3 Overall alarm 1 alarm for all EMMG Channels EMM Provision Indicates that some incoming EMM could not be processed properly Alarm Warning Event generated identifying the Impacted EMMG stream 1 Can be disabled 2 Clears automatically when there are no EMM streams receiving invalid data 3 Overall alarm only one trap sent for the first problem found EIS Channel Indicat...

Page 311: ...arm clears when redundancy is disabled or when primary becomes active and secondary in standby state Redundancy Secondary Failover The APEX designated as the secondary APEX in the 1 1 chassis redundancy system has experienced a fault and will failover to the primary APEX in the redundancy system Major when failing over due to a fault Warning when failing over due to operator command N A Redundancy...

Page 312: ...P server External APEX1000 initialization enables it to Modify the setup of an installed APEX1000 to accommodate system configuration changes Load upgraded executable software into an installed APEX1000 Self Boot Initialization The APEX1000 begins initialization by determining the type of boot operation BOOTP or None Self boot If BOOTP is selected it begins broadcasting BOOTP requests over its ENE...

Page 313: ...n volatile memory An FOF and other downloaded files are transferred through Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP Initialization is complete when the APEX1000 finishes loading the executable software and operating parameters either from a new download or from memory Configuration Modes The APEX1000 can be configured to use either a BOOTP or a no BOOTP request Typically the APEX1000 is configured to ...

Page 314: ... device Values for some standard fields must be specified and others are optional depending on whether the BOOTP message is a request or reply Vendor Specific Area Contains fields for use as defined by the vendor for example to set values for operating parameters BOOTP Request In the BOOTP request the APEX1000 includes A value indicating that the message is a BOOTP request A MAC address BOOTP Serv...

Page 315: ... code for main APEX1000 processor apex ini Contains APEX1000 configuration settings for application firmware apexbcmr ini Remapping configuration settings holds configuration settings when the APEX1000 is internally controlled for example Manual Routing UDP Mapping mux rbf Field programming gate array personality file for Mux gigeapp bin Executable code for GigE processor apex jar Executable APEX1...

Page 316: ... apexsdv ini config3 sdv ini Element Manager Files bootdir apex 02_00 001 apexem jar emgui apexem jar bootdir apex 02_00 001 logomot gif emgui logomot gif bootdir apex 02_00 001 default htm emgui default htm FPGA Files Non DOS File Systems bootdir apex 02_00 001 mux_des rbf muxfpga1 mux_des img bootdir apex 02_00 001 mpc2mux rbf mpc2mux mpc2mux img bootdir apex 02_00 001 mpc2gx60 rbf mpc2gx60 mpc2...

Page 317: ...geboot bin gigeboot Gigeboot img Reference Specifications To support BOOTP the APEX1000 conforms to the following RFC specifications Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol RFC 2131 DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions RFC 2132 Bootstrap Protocol RFC 951 Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol RFC 1542 Refer to these specifications for complete information on the BOOTP packet form...

Page 318: ...nit as each fan plug can be disconnected from its power connector on the APEX1000 s rear panel Warning Removal and replacement procedures include removing the fan cover Keep hands away from fan blades and do not insert or drop objects into exposed fan blades Fan Removal In a rack of APEX1000s it is a good idea to identify any marginal fans and guarantee the availability of adequate spares To remov...

Page 319: ...supply assemblies are PS Module AC Power PS Module AC Power 540272 001 PS Module DC Power PS Module DC Power 540271 001 Fan Replacement To install a fan 1 Rotate the fan motor so that the cable is properly aligned with the connector and slide it onto the four standoffs The fan blades should face toward the APEX1000 the rear of the fan motor should face away from the APEX1000 2 Connect the fan powe...

Page 320: ...nd Operation Manual 302 573408 001 a E Appendix E RFPM and Power Supply Modules The APEX1000 s three RF Plug in Modules RFPM are hot swappable and are plugged into the chassis from the rear of the chassis The modules slide onto rails and mate with a high speed docking connector on the main board as shown below ...

Page 321: ...er modules only include the cooling fan Note When viewed from the back of the unit 1 is the left QAM module 2 is located in the middle and 3 is located on the right Removing an RFPM or Filler Module 1 Identify the RFPM or filler module to be removed 2 Loosen the two captive screws that hold the module to the chassis 3 Carefully slide the unit out completely Installing an RFPM or Filler Module 1 Id...

Page 322: ...or one DC In redundant mode each power supply must be connected to an independent power source that is attached to a dedicated circuit breaker This circuit breaker must comply with local building and electrical safety codes CAUTION Before removing and replacing a PS unit certify that the APEX1000 is in full redundancy operating in non redundant power will require a complete system shutdown while r...

Page 323: ...5 Verify successful installation by accessing the Power Supply Status window Installing a Power Supply Filler Module 1 Identify the slot where the filler module is to be installed 2 Position unit so that slotted top left corner matches the profile of the insertion well This is to prevent incorrect insertion and potential damage to unit and chassis 3 Slide the module in until you hear a clicking so...

Page 324: ...properly assigned the APEX1000 EM should be used for all subsequent configuration changes Console Port Connection The RS 232 Test Console Port has a standard nine pin connector that accepts a nine pin straight through cable CAUTION Do not use a null modem cable that swaps transmit and receive Establishing Communication with a PC To initiate a port session with the APEX1000 1 On the PC connected to...

Page 325: ...tion items Some action items require confirmation prior to proceeding When confirmation is required the word yes in all lowercase must be provided any other response is considered negative For convenience the options Save Changes and Reboot Now are available on several menus as well as the root menu They work exactly the same regardless of the menu from which they are called and are only repeated ...

Page 326: ...e APEX1000 MAC address and ENET1 parameters IP Subnet Mask and Gateway addresses Enet1 IP Setup Fixed Config Provides access to the fixed IP configuration Setup Menu Enet1 IP Setup via boot protocols Provides access to the dynamic IP configuration Setup Menu Destructive Purge Provides access to the destructive purge submenu Entering this menu is not recommended as it is not necessary for configura...

Page 327: ... ENET1 with a fixed IP address and configuration From this menu you can access Set IP address specifies the IP address for ENET1 Set Subnet Mask specifies the subnet mask for the network to which ENET1 is attached Set Gateway IP specifies a computer server that will act as a gateway to other network segments Save Changes preserves changes from RAM to flash This allows the changes to take effect on...

Page 328: ...cation software files This selection cannot be made if the boot method was previously set to None Erase Configuration Files Erases the APEX1000 configuration files including manual mapping files This should only be done when a new set of known configuration files are to be loaded onto the APEX1000 This selection cannot be made if the boot method was previously set to None Erase Application Softwar...

Page 329: ...e many Linux UNIX Windows solutions available 2 Add an entry into the BOOTP server s database so that it will respond to your APEX1000 The servers use the MAC address of the requester to identify them You can obtain the MAC address of your APEX1000 by selecting the Root 1 menu or from the label on the bottom of the unit 3 From the Root menu select 3 Enter the Enet1 IP Setup via boot protocols 4 Se...

Page 330: ...l CPU Central Processing Unit CSA Common Scrambling Algorithm CTE Common Tier Encryption CWG Control Word Generator DAC 6000 Digital Addressable Controller 6000 DEPI Downstream External PHY Interface DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DOCSIS Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification DVB Digital Video Broadcast ECM Entitlement Control Message ECMG Entitlement Control Message Generator E...

Page 331: ...S MediaCipher Conditional Access System M CMTS Modular Cable Modem Termination System MHA Modular Headend Architecture MIB Management Information Base MPEG 2 Motion Picture Expert Group 2 MPTS Multi Program Transport Stream MSB Media Stream Broadcast MSP Message Stream Protocol MUX Multiplex NMS Network Management System NTP Network Time Protocol NVMEM Non Volatile Memory NVRAM Non Volatile Random...

Page 332: ...ncy RSA Return for Service Authorization RTP Real Time Protocol RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol RU Rack Unit SDV Switched Digital Video SFP Small Form Factor Pluggable SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol SPTS Single Program Transport Stream SVM Switched Video Manager SVOM Switched Video Operations Manager TCP Transmission Control Protocol TCP IP Transmission...

Page 333: ...ingle packet multi field boot protocol message transmitted in UDP by a BOOTP server to provide a boot image to a network device BOOTP client BOOTP Request Single packet multi field boot protocol message transmitted in UDP by a network device BOOTP client to request a boot from a BOOTP server Conditional Access Table CAT A table carried in the PID1 stream of a transport multiplex that lists the PID...

Page 334: ...the packet header and all packets from the same stream have the same PID number A 13 bit number included in MPEG 2 transport packet headers PSI Program Specific Information PSI information is required by the Host to determine the services contained within each transport stream and the component PID streams making up each service to be encrypted Knowledge of the component PID values is also require...

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