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December 2014 

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DMG 3200/3100/3000 
Digital Media Gateway 

 
 

User Manual 
  

DMG 3200

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Page 1: ...ww sencore com 1 605 978 4600 Revision 2 0 DMG 3200 3100 3000 Digital Media Gateway User Manual DMG 3200 MODULAR HI DENSITY HOT SWAP Status Control SWITCH IPIO Control Sync In Data A Data B DMG 3200 D...

Page 2: ...also have links to third party web pages that are beyond the control of Sencore The presence of such links does not imply that Sencore endorses or recommends the content on those pages Sencore acknowl...

Page 3: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 3 306 Revision History Date Version Description Author 01 09 12 1 0 Initial Release ACD 12 01 14 2 0 DMG 3200 Release ACD...

Page 4: ...adiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area...

Page 5: ...e However safe operation depends on you the operator Always be sure your equipment is in good working order Ensure that all points of connection are secure to the chassis and that protective covers ar...

Page 6: ...k Install Guide 3 AC Power Cable 2 for DMG 3200 and 3000 1 for DMG 3100 Note If any option cables were ordered with the DMG 3200 3100 3000 they will be included in the box as well If any of these item...

Page 7: ...put 25 3 3 7 8VSB Input 25 3 3 8 QAM B Input 25 3 3 9 SDI Encoder 25 3 3 10 Analog Encoder 27 3 4 Connecting Output Signals 28 3 4 1 IP Output 28 3 4 2 ASI Output 28 3 4 3 QAM Output 28 3 4 4 COFDM Ca...

Page 8: ...Input 85 5 4 9 QAM B Input 86 5 4 10 DVB T2 Input 88 6 Conditional Access Configuration 92 6 1 Descrambling Common Interface Module 94 6 1 1 Descrambling a Service 94 6 1 2 Transporting a Descrambled...

Page 9: ...ult Values 171 7 6 3 Editing the Logical Chanel Descriptor NIT 172 7 6 4 Editing the BAT table 174 7 6 5 Editing the TOT Local Time Offset Descriptor 174 7 6 6 PSI Synchronization 175 7 6 7 Inserting...

Page 10: ...241 9 Digital Processing Modules 242 9 1 Audio Leveling Module 242 9 2 Electronic Program Guide EPG 244 9 2 1 EPG Status 244 9 2 2 Setting up EPG 246 9 3 Adding EPG information to a Transport Stream...

Page 11: ...m Setup 294 11 1 7 Root Cause Filter 295 11 1 8 Monitoring Setup 295 11 2 SNMP 296 11 2 1 Configuration of SNMP Alarm Filter via the GUI 296 11 2 2 Configuration of SNMP Trap Destination Table via the...

Page 12: ...on Thank you for purchasing the DMG 3200 3100 3000 This manual describes how to install configure and operate your new equipment It is written for professional operators of video distribution systems...

Page 13: ...100 and DMG 3200 represents 1RU chassis 2 1 1 The 4RU Chassis The 4RU chassis consists of a total of 18 slots all of which can host functional modules Slot number 0 is dedicated to host the switch mod...

Page 14: ...other with no space in between However adequate space must be provided in front of and behind the unit for effective ventilation For Broadcast mounting air flow will be from back to front 2 1 1 3 Repl...

Page 15: ...1 2 1 Ventilation This DMG 3200 has forced air flow from front to back allowing for multiple units to be stacked above each other with no space in between However adequate space must be provided in fr...

Page 16: ...must be installed by a qualified person 2 For that equipment with grounding connect the driver before connecting the power cord So opposite the power cord must be removed before removing the driver of...

Page 17: ...s the power supply inlets The 1RU chassis is supplied with a 100 240V AC 50 60 Hz power rated for maximum 200W for product models DMG 3100 The 1Ru chassis product model DMG 3200 is supplied with singl...

Page 18: ...4RU chassis with 800W AC Power The chassis has two power supplies for redundancy with independent power inlets The power supplies and power inlets are located at the back of the chassis Figure 2 7 Po...

Page 19: ...dependent power inlets for the two supplies Figure 2 8 Front plate of dual 48V Power Supply in a DMG 3000 Figure 2 9 Layout of 48V DC Power Supply Connector 2 1 4 5 1RU chassis Product model DMG 3200...

Page 20: ...all ensure that the same products are disposed of in an environmentally sound manner 2 1 6 Laser Safety The Optical SFP modules used in the DMG 3000 3100 3200 products are classified as class 1 laser...

Page 21: ...1310 nm 3 dBm Finisar FTLF1419P1xCL 1310 nm 5 dBm Finisar FTLF1518P1BTL 1550 nm 5 dBm Finisar FTLF1519P1xCL 1550 nm 5 dBm Finisar FTLF1519P1xNL 1550 nm 5 dBm Finisar FTLF1619P1xCL 1550 nm 5 dBm Finis...

Page 22: ...iguration of the unit One switch module in some configuration two switch modules must be installed in all 1 RU and all 4 RU chassis Please refer to product datasheets for module identification 3 1 1 S...

Page 23: ...er 2 IP input ports seamless or standalone 2 IP output ports cloned or standalone or 1 IP input and 1 IP output port 3 2 MMI MicroSD Installation In order to enable Logo Insertion for the Encoder modu...

Page 24: ...IP address or connect the port to the IP network 3 3 3 DVB S S2 Input The DVBS S S2 supports both DVB S QPSK and DVB S2 with DVB S2 license Each DVB S S2 input module has 4 independent L Band inputs E...

Page 25: ...l connector RJ45 marked control that is not in use It is not required to configure the IP address or connect the port to the IP network 3 3 7 8VSB Input Each 8VSB input module has four independent 75...

Page 26: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 26 306 HD AES Encoder Ports marked HDSDI A and AES A link to channel A internally while HDSDI B and AES B link to channel B...

Page 27: ...l ports As well as this there is one HD DSUB 26 male connector for audio The pin out for this is as follows Pin Function 1 A Right 2 A Right 3 B Right 4 B Right 5 GND 6 C Right 7 C Right 8 D Right 9 D...

Page 28: ...45 and the optical SFP connectors for data is the same Consequently both connectors cannot be used simultaneously These inputs are automatically activated by IP connection The first port activated by...

Page 29: ...upport Team IF Output This module has 4 F Type connectors which are 75 Ohm outputs For each port there is a RF and Test port The RF port corresponds to the output power level configured in the GUI whi...

Page 30: ...Ensure that caching is disabled in the web browser If you have previously connected to a unit with the same IP address the ARP table on your computer might be inaccurate To delete the old ARP entry ty...

Page 31: ...ious nodes while the footer displays alarms Please note that the alarm area can be expanded by clicking on the arrow in the right bottom corner The button highlighted in the above figure toggles betwe...

Page 32: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 32 306 Figure 4 2 Minimized Navigation Pane when auto hide is enabled Figure 4 3 Hovering mouse over the minimized Navigation Pane will show the full pane...

Page 33: ...he window in Figure 4 4 will be displayed This window shows all installed modules with their respective network settings the MMI module is in slot 0 or slot 17 marked as mmi in Type Figure 4 4 Admin V...

Page 34: ...rt IP Address IP address used solely for management It cannot be used for multicast reception as it is not for data input Gateway Address Gateway address of the network used for management Subnet Mask...

Page 35: ...not be part of that particular VLAN group Save the settings and connect the unit to your local network Reconnect to the Web GUI using the MMI address Please note that the following addresses ranges a...

Page 36: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 36 306 Figure 4 7 IPv6 Address in Admin Page Figure 4 8 Manual IPv6 Address...

Page 37: ...ess Prefix length and Gateway address is also set IPv6 NTP server The unit can connect to an IPv6 NTP server by inserting a valid IPv6 address in the NTP server field Internal Redundancy The twin MMI...

Page 38: ...hen the PIM is enabled for Output Redundancy o UDP Filter Any UDP traffic that is not a configured multicast is blocked Public Enabled when data port is set as MMI port in the Admin Page o All protoco...

Page 39: ...as been configured it will be displayed in the Current Time field under the Time and Date section 4 1 6 Automatic Daylight Saving The Time Zone can also be selected on the Admin page for automatic upd...

Page 40: ...ry in Login Management Check the appropriate checkbox and click Apply Reboot the MMI module for this change to take effect Figure 4 14 Login Management Section Figure 4 15 Password Configuration The E...

Page 41: ...which will always be available when configuring decoder modules Since the drop down list of available languages only includes languages currently present in the transport stream this enables the opera...

Page 42: ...for the DVB S2 module epg epg Enables EPG asiout mip inserter Enables MIP on the ASI output port switch ipin ipin pro mpeg fec Enables the reception of IP FEC streams on supported hardware seamless i...

Page 43: ...not be active simultaneously Table 1 Types of Licenses available If a licensed feature is used without the correct license installed the system will produce a License Violation warning Use the License...

Page 44: ...ure to load a demo license is the same as a purchased license Once installed the GUI will notify the user by creating an alarm about the presence of the demo license and what date it expires When the...

Page 45: ...by the input analysis engine Port specific status PSI SI analysis of all input services Slot Slot position in the chassis Type Type of input module Services Number of services present in the transport...

Page 46: ...B S S2 input module but the same applies to all input modules Figure 5 2 Example of DVB S S2 Inputs 5 2 1 Input Port Analysis Within the Inputs node it is possible to access lower level information e...

Page 47: ...only PIDs associated with the selected input Simply choose any PID to obtain more detailed information To access detailed PSI SI analysis of the input services click the respective service in the low...

Page 48: ...the top pane Figure 5 5 PID Scrambled with Even Control Word Figure 5 6 PID Scrambled with Odd Control Word For an input containing scrambled services the color of the scrambled PIDs will toggle betwe...

Page 49: ...operation for all inputs and is done with the Reset CC button in the Inputs node To obtain PID specific details simply click on view in the PID column Figure 5 7 Selecting PID 20 Selecting PID 20 Fig...

Page 50: ...or dynamic VOD usage Figure 5 9 Manually define Input PSI In the Manual PSI node click Add Service and enter the appropriate values matching the incoming stream The following information is displayed...

Page 51: ...this input port The result is listed in the GUI see Figure 5 10 Figure 5 10 Table Analysis when an Input Service is defined This entry may be edited or deleted later using the corresponding icons on...

Page 52: ...dify existing incoming PSI keeping the other PSI information intact The feature is currently implemented to solve two specific scenarios Add signaling to incoming DVB Subtitling and EBU teletext compo...

Page 53: ...ignaling shall be defined Component Type Specify the type of component Descriptor Type Depending on the type of components different descriptor options will emerge 5 3 4 Changing the language descript...

Page 54: ...ts will be updated If the input signaling is dual mono and no Language source is specified then the right channel descriptor will be replaced 5 3 5 Edit options on existing manual PSI Under the Manual...

Page 55: ...vailable on the About page in the web GUI In addition to the standard DVB S2 the advanced module supports 16_APSK and 32_APSK mode Multistream input Auto modulation detection mode Each DVB S S2 module...

Page 56: ...s 950 2150 MHz Modulation Select one of the following modes Auto only for HW Rev 2 0 DVB S DVB S S2_QPSK DVB S S2_8PSK DVB S S2_16APSK only for HW Rev 2 0 DVB S S2_32APSK only for HW Rev 2 0 ICode Inn...

Page 57: ...able the Multistream PLS Sequence type Either gold or root mode can be selected Input Stream ID Multistream Input Stream ID Note it is only possible to tune into one Stream ID PLS Multistream PLS Phys...

Page 58: ...se the incoming CBR total bitrate as a guide for the clock source of the stream This is only valid for transparent mapped and PID imported outputs Reduced input buffer size Enable or disable Reduced I...

Page 59: ...gnal in dBm EbNo Energy per bit Noise per 1Hz BW BER Bit Error Rate SNR Signal to Noise Radio indicated in dB Carrier Offset Carrier offset Actual Frequency Frequency reported by the demodulator Actua...

Page 60: ...dule configuration Services available on all three ASI input ports will be listed in this view Figure 5 19 ASI Input The ASI node shows all configurable settings as well as the current bitrate and ser...

Page 61: ...ream Preferred PCR pid This allows you to set a PCR PID in the input multiplex as a priority to use for de jittering If this PID is not available then the next valid detected PCR will be used This is...

Page 62: ...ithout any idle symbols in between Spread Mode The SI specification requires at least one idle byte between each data byte and each packet start indicator 0x47 is preceded with at least two idle bytes...

Page 63: ...see figure below The services available on all four QAM input ports will be listed in this view Figure 5 22 QAM Input The QAM DVB C input window shows all configurable settings as well as the current...

Page 64: ...right displays the dialog below allowing for the Mode Freq MHz Symbol Rate MBd Modulation Spectral Inv Name and Enable parameters to be edited Figure 5 23 QAM Edit Dialog Name This parameter allows f...

Page 65: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 65 306 Figure 5 24 QAM Status View...

Page 66: ...el BER Bit Error Rate SNR Signal to Noise Ratio State Current state possible values are o Not Initialised o Initialised o Tuning o Scanning o Idle o Unknown Carrier Status Status of the tuning process...

Page 67: ...available on all four COFDM input frequencies will be listed in this view Figure 5 25 COFDM Input The COFDM DVB T input window shows all configurable settings as well as the current bitrate and servic...

Page 68: ...h MHz Spectral Inv Enable and Name parameters to be edited Figure 5 26 COFDM Edit Dialog Name This parameter allows for each port in a module to be labeled This label is visible as a tooltip when the...

Page 69: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 69 306 Figure 5 27 COFDM Status View...

Page 70: ...nal BER Bit Error Rate represents the amount of bits that have errors in relation to the total number of bits received in transmission The BER is usually expressed in ten to a negative power The value...

Page 71: ...parameters for DVB T Input card 1 slot version Timing Offset The value of timing offset is in ppm will depend on the input stream Stream Input Stream Hierarchy Hierarchy of the currently tuned channe...

Page 72: ...e IP input module you want to configure and the module configuration window will be displayed see Figure 5 28 Services available on all inputs will be listed in this view Figure 5 28 IP Input When add...

Page 73: ...Continuity Counter Error indicates that one or more packets are lost RTP Err Real time Protocol Error represents the number of discontinuities on the RTP counter if RTP is enabled on source If RTP is...

Page 74: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 74 306 Figure 5 29 Edit IP Port...

Page 75: ...This is only valid for transparently mapped streams o CBR if transparent This de jitter mechanism will use the incoming CBR total bitrate as a guide for the clock source of the stream This is only val...

Page 76: ...ss has to match the IP format used for the destination IP address 5 4 5 2 Modification of input The defined inputs may be modified to use another IP address The new IP address may be chosen freely bet...

Page 77: ...port I e it is not possible to reuse the MCAST PORT pair on other inputs Please note only one of these sources should be active at a given time IGMPv3 SSM Source filtering is shown in figure below Fi...

Page 78: ...n Figure 5 34 Figure 5 34 IP Input Port Status for Modules with FEC The additional parameters are described in further detail below Unrecoverable Packets Number of lost data packets that cannot be rec...

Page 79: ...ast will be listed in the service view in the lower part of the input page 5 4 5 6 Removing a Multicast Input Select the input to be removed by clicking on the check box on the left of the input entry...

Page 80: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 80 306 Figure 5 35 T2MI De Encapsulation for IP Input configuration...

Page 81: ...single alarm with the same alarm ID as used on other IP input cards The following information is displayed in status parameters for Seamless IP Input configuration Slot Module Slot position in the cha...

Page 82: ...seamless module Seamless Relative delay Seamless relative delay in ms will be displayed Active source Source IP address Input Bitrate Source Input Bitrate in Mbps Sequence Protocol Seamless protocol...

Page 83: ...meter entered Figure 5 38 Unique configurations on two ports Enabled Specify that which Port is enabled IP IP address of the Port A and Port B Port IP port number Source Port The IP source port of the...

Page 84: ...this can be found in Chapter 12 1 5 5 4 7 Dual IP Input The Dual IP input module allows two individual input interfaces to be connected to network sources but for the system this is exactly as two IP...

Page 85: ...Input The 8VSB input window shows all configurable settings as well as the current bitrate and service information The following parameters are available Input Port on the 8VSB input module Rate Mbps...

Page 86: ...eters for the specific input port Figure 5 43 8VSB Status View The following information is displayed Sync MPEG sync number 188 or 204 Effective Bitrate Effective bitrate of the input stream Total Bit...

Page 87: ...s not ATSC compliant use MPEG mode instead Freq MHz Specify the currently tuned frequency in MHz valid range is 47 861MHz Enable Enable the corresponding input port To monitor any of the demodulated Q...

Page 88: ...rent HW configurations One version has a single input connector that is distributed to the 4 demodulators internally while the second version has 4 input connectors one for each tuner To configure the...

Page 89: ...am either o DVB o MPEG o ATSC o DVB SDT o OFF Modulation Select any of the following modes DVB T DVB T2 Frequency Specify the DVB T T2 frequency in MHz valid range is 42 870Mhz Bandwidth MHz Specify t...

Page 90: ...as a tooltip when the mouse cursor hovers over the port Port names are shown in the alarms when a non empty string is set as the name The status parameters for the DVB T T2 module are shown in the fi...

Page 91: ...er Signal Noise Ratio Signal to Noise Ratio represents how much the signal has been corrupted by noise Pre Viterbi BER Bit error rate before Viterbi error correction Pre RS BER Bit error rate after Vi...

Page 92: ...EC Forward Error Correction 6 Conditional Access Configuration The unit supports descrambling and scrambling given that the required modules have been installed Descrambling and scrambling are process...

Page 93: ...he CAM module Scramblers Algorithm Select the correct algorithm to be used for Scrambling based on the currently installed licenses If you feel your chosen algorithm is missing please contact Sencore...

Page 94: ...in the Service Properties Dialog 6 1 2 Transporting a Descrambled Service to Multiple Output Modules Ports A descrambled service may be sent to up to four individual outputs In other words if the unit...

Page 95: ...AM Mode CAM Interface EMM Source Auto Reset Reset and Max TS Rate are the configuration fields available in this page Figure above Slot Slot in which the Descrambler is installed CAM Slot Slot in whic...

Page 96: ...ormal configuration when an input stream is sent to the CAM only a selection of PIDs that comprise the services being descrambled are actually transmitted together with CA related PIDs listed in the P...

Page 97: ...ing on Open under the CAM Interface column a pop up box appears over the CAM Configuration page This is the CAM Interface dialog 6 1 6 Navigation Based on Figure 6 1 the standard CAM Interface provide...

Page 98: ...me CAM Module from different computers or browsers simultaneously but users cannot be on different levels of the menu For this reason the CAM Interface is refreshed every 10 seconds to request the cur...

Page 99: ...from GUI is not the same as the one in the CAM Interface This means that the GUI could be in another level of the menu which can lead to a non desired operation Error Invalid message format The messa...

Page 100: ...be descrambled depends on the processing power requirement of the CA client Currently the descrambler algorithms supported are DVB CSA or AES ECB but not both simultaneously Below are the CA systems...

Page 101: ...l be available Select an algorithm after installing a descrambler Company Name A unique key that will be exchanged with the CA system provided by your CA vendor Server IP IP address of the CA vendor s...

Page 102: ...essage Format The communication format for messages sent to the CAS server Choose one of the following DEFAULT 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 Timeout Duration of timeout for connecting to the CAS server Ret...

Page 103: ...d BISS descrambling can also be done via a CAM based system where the key is inserted using the CAM interface Detailed explanation on BISS descrambling with CAM systems is beyond the scope of this man...

Page 104: ...rypted key is generated by selecting DCB CSA BISS E as key type and using the Encode mode and supplying the key ID and key The resulting encrypted key is displayed to the user in a popup when the key...

Page 105: ...12 Setting up a descrambling in the output service 6 2 3 SIM bulk Descrambler The SIM Bulk Descrambler Module has the ability to add up to 16 SIM form smart cards which are used in conjunction with a...

Page 106: ...view of SIM Bulk Descrambler Currently the SIM Bulk Descrambler is compatible with the following CA Systems Conax DVB CSA When descrambling a service the selection of the SIM card is done on the outp...

Page 107: ...ion and Status of the SIM cards is available on the Conditional Access Descrambling page This will display a list of valid SIM cards and their serial numbers The choice of the EMM source is done in th...

Page 108: ...t number for the card Name Name of the card i e Conax Serial Number Serial number of the Smart card Services Number of services used by that Smart card ECMs Number of ECMs used by that Smart card EMM...

Page 109: ...omponents and their relations with the rest of the system Figure 6 17 Scrambler Module Architecture The SCS module is the master of the scrambling system It is aware of the ECMG and the scrambler modu...

Page 110: ...ypto period on the scrambler It is possible to configure a user definable minimum crypto period CP per scrambler card under Conditional Access Scrambling Figure 6 18 The minimum crypto period default...

Page 111: ...ddress of the ECMG Port TCP port of the ECMG CAS ID CA vendor specific ID Sub ID CA vendor specific sub ID State Status of ECMG connection either OPEN or NOT CONNECTED To change an ECMG channel connec...

Page 112: ...127 0 0 1 Port 5555 CAS ID 19178 The ECMG will accept one channel only up to 250 ECM streams are supported When adding an ECM the Access Criteria field may be left empty However it is possible to ent...

Page 113: ...iptor in the PMT enter in HEX using the 0x prefix PID Preferred ECM PID value transmitted at the output module the maximum value is 8191 State OPEN or CLOSE CP Number This is a reference number for bo...

Page 114: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 114 306 Figure 6 22 Editing an existing ECM with configurable CP value Figure 6 23 Editing an existing ECM with automatic CP value...

Page 115: ...nally as well as for generating alarms Name For reference in the GUI only Connection EMM transfer connection can be either of the below TCP TCP UDP UDP IP Filter IP address of the EMMG to be connected...

Page 116: ...ism in the TCP stack will notify the transmitter hence the CA system can take appropriate measures to avoid overflow 6 3 1 6 Configuring an EMM PD Stream An EMM PD is defined from the EMM PD node in t...

Page 117: ...hen configuring the actual EMM State OPEN or CLOSE RX Bytes The total number of bytes received by the generator At this point the EMM PD stream is defined and the CA system is able to push content to...

Page 118: ...added to the output for each CA system 6 3 1 8 Configuring an EIS service Channel The Event Information Scheduling EIS interface is a scheduling interface for associating ECMs to outputs The configur...

Page 119: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 119 306 Figure 6 28 Adding an EIS...

Page 120: ...te OPEN or CLOSE To change an EIS connection click on the existing EIS entry and enter the new configuration Figure 6 29 Edit an EIS service Once the service is connected the EIS can schedule ECMs to...

Page 121: ...rrectly such that the list of input services is present The unit supports two types of output streams Multiple Program Transport Stream MPTS and Single Program Transport Stream SPTS MPTS is available...

Page 122: ...or disable it Figure 7 2 Dragging and Dropping a Service Once the output is configured the system will automatically generate PSI SI as well as add the service related PIDs to the output as configured...

Page 123: ...ways Auto First Service will map the first available service in the input port This feature is intended for VOD where the source never will contain more than one service In this mode the output servi...

Page 124: ...by specifying the incoming service ID in the blocking list This is available on the edit dialog of the output auto service and can be accessed by double clicking on this Figure 7 5 Stopping a selected...

Page 125: ...e modules is used for adding new services For IP modules output multiplexes can be added by entering appropriate values in the Default Stream Properties panel and clicking Add MPTS if MPTS license ins...

Page 126: ...te scrambled subscriber package Transcoder If a transcoder module is installed it is possible to assign this to the new service MPEG Packets Frame Number of MPEG packets per UDP frame default is 7 Ser...

Page 127: ...to an SPTS Both MPTS and SPTS provide the option to map through external PIDs which will not be signaled in the PSI Figure 7 9 Layout of Properties Dialog for an MPTS Double clicking on an MPTS reveal...

Page 128: ...SPTS Double click on an SPTS to access its properties The tabs available for both MPTS and SPTS properties are almost identical wherever there are differences they are pointed out in the text Figure...

Page 129: ...main Network ID Network identification selector Orig Network ID Original Network identification tag To disable check Use same as Network ID TS ID Transport Stream identification tag 7 3 1 1 Delivery D...

Page 130: ...IDs Slot Contains a selection of the available input modules Input Contains a selection of the enabled input ports on the corresponding slot PID Input PID to be forwarded Out PID The input PID is mapp...

Page 131: ...the appropriate arrow to move it to Selected EMMs Figure 7 16 EMM Tab for IP Modules Available EMMs A list of EMMs received from the CA server via the unit s scrambling card configurable under Conditi...

Page 132: ...e for the selected service When you configure an application please note that you can only use URLs to specify the location of the content Figure 7 18 HbbTV Application Tab Name Specify the name of Hb...

Page 133: ...isable Default and set the values as needed If the change in base value is applicable to all outputs it is simpler and neater to change it from the PSI node in the Navigation Pane where the base value...

Page 134: ...EPG tab enables transmission of EIT schedule information on a particular output stream if an EPG module is installed Further information on these parameters is available in Section 9 3 Figure 7 21 EP...

Page 135: ...Output Redundancy system only Monitor Port Provides a way to monitor a service if the system is configured with a decoder module If enabled a copy of the service is sent to the selected decoder If the...

Page 136: ...resent following flag in the SDT is set to 0 Schedule Choose one of the following Auto If the EIT table configuration on the PSI page is set to Play or Pass then the SDT flag is set to 1 Otherwise it...

Page 137: ...ual Major number The major number must be in the range 1 1023 Minor number The minor number must be in the range 0 999 7 3 8 Components The Components tab allows for the mapping of components through...

Page 138: ...output Refer to the detailed description below 7 3 8 1 Manual Mapping In Manual mode it is up to the user to define the mapping rules for the components of the outgoing service Each outgoing PID requ...

Page 139: ...t rule will in this example stop the input PID 503 as no rule finds a match Also the TTX PID will be stopped during daytime as the input PID does not match the PID based rule With many rules potential...

Page 140: ...ID value In an output service if a video PID with PCR is stopped then this will be stopped on the output but the PCR can be extracted and output This can be used in cases where you would like to creat...

Page 141: ...it button Type Specific type as Teletext or VBI data Type of Teletext Specific type as Teletext Initial Subtitle Additional Info Programme Schedule Hearing Impaired Subtitle Language Specific Language...

Page 142: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 142 306 Figure 7 27 Components Tab teletext descriptor Figure 7 28 Components Tab teletext descriptor properties...

Page 143: ...scrambling Contents of the Scrambling tab will change accordingly see figure below with the ECM section being replaced by the Control Word section Available ECMs A list of predefined ECMs select which...

Page 144: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 144 306 video video only manual set the scrambling rules manually Figure 7 30 Scrambling Tab for IP SPTS with BISS BISS Key Lists all BISS keys available...

Page 145: ...es Rate Mbps only Total CBR output rate CBR Mode SPTS only Enables an SPTS output to be sent with constant bit rate Figure 8 32 Enabling CBR Mode Enter the desired output rate If the service exceeds t...

Page 146: ...re available FEC Mode FEC mechanism can be used to correct errors that occur during transport Choose either one COP3 Level A Use FEC Columns only protects again burst loss COP3 Level B Use both FEC Co...

Page 147: ...trolled Please note that Source IP needs to be enabled and configured correctly if Output Redundancy OSPF is enabled 7 4 1 3 Port Settings for IPv6 output For IP output modules with IPv6 the Port Sett...

Page 148: ...port A are used Figure 7 35 Unique configuration on two output ports 7 4 2 2 Exclusive Output Port Mode While in Cloned IP output mode it is possible to enable Exclusive Output in which the following...

Page 149: ...erting In order to enable Exclusive Output Port the Cloned IP Output module must first be changed to this mode This is configured in the Maintenance Center and you can find further details on this pro...

Page 150: ...the system this is exactly the same as two IP output cards The output streams can be either SPTS VBR or CBR mode or MPTS All function and status normally associated with IP output modules are present...

Page 151: ...ead Mode In spread mode the ASI specification requires at least one idle byte between each data byte and each packet start indicator 0x47 is preceded with at least two idle bytes The ASI output stream...

Page 152: ...nual Page 152 306 setting is applied the inactive port will not be able to be configured in the GUI but will be a duplication of the active port Figure 7 40 ASI Cloned Output status Figure 7 41 ASI cl...

Page 153: ...marked as C D The configuration of the QAM modulator parameters is available in a separate node in the Navigation Pane called Device Setup which is beneath each QAM output node The QAM module support...

Page 154: ...7 44 16QAM Annex B Setup Listed below are the parameter limit values for the QAM Output Module Annex A C Annex B Symbol rate 4 7 7 0 MBd RF Level 12 2 2dBm RF Level 12 2 2 dBm Interleaver Imax 128 Jm...

Page 155: ...he COFDM output module outputs four modulated channels carrying one MPTS each The module is equipped with two physical RF connectors the first two channels A and B output on the port marked as A B the...

Page 156: ...r CW Carrier Enables Continuous wave signal disable modulation and only output a single carrier at the configured frequency for test only Inverted Spectrum Enables Inverted Spectrum on Output signal B...

Page 157: ...eters are available Modulation System The following option can be selected from system DVB S DVB S2 Frequency Specify the DVB S2 frequency in MHz For the IF output valid range is 42 200Mhz Default val...

Page 158: ...Signaling Frequency Downstream frequency to be signaled in the output NIT Orbital Position Ex 19 2 West East West or East Polarization Lin Horizontal vertical Circular Left Right 7 4 7 1 Linear Pre c...

Page 159: ...e value slightly before pressing Apply to re optimize and obtain the desired result The graphical view may also be switched to a textual view where the points can be added and changed This can be done...

Page 160: ...in detail The parameters are according to the DVB T2 specification ETSI EN 302 755 v 1 2 1 2010 10 The configuration of a DVB T2 transmitter requires a good working knowledge of this specification as...

Page 161: ...PTS Output This feature provides the capability to generate the NIT including Delivery System Descriptor for MPTS outputs currently not configured by the unit The Delivery System Descriptor is defined...

Page 162: ...ut any processing i e output equals input including null packets for modulated outputs null packets will be removed and re added to exactly fit the configured modulation bit rate When setting up a tra...

Page 163: ...the Transparency tab to configure the new NIT Source Generate NIT A In this mode for IP and ASI output modules null packets are always removed and re added Figure 7 53 Stream Properties for Semi trans...

Page 164: ...6 Exclude Services See below PSI Regeneration Depending on the Semi transparent options chosen it may be required to regenerate the following PSI tables PAT SDT Actual Other NIT Actual This option is...

Page 165: ...services found on the input When a service is added to the filter list the following will occur All PIDs that are part of a filtered service will be stopped PIDs shared with non filtered services are...

Page 166: ...is high priority Figure 7 55 Service Priority Selection in service Properties If low or medium priority packets are discarded due to exceeding the band with limitations the major alarm Low medium prio...

Page 167: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 167 306 Figure 7 57 Packets dropped in Output View...

Page 168: ...input using the include EMM on the Transport node then the CAT Mode should be set to stop as the CAT and EMM is copied from the input PMT DVB ATSC 200 Regenerated from input Service ID and component...

Page 169: ...dified use DVB Service Name and Service ID editing see section 7 3 7 for details Input Service Location Descriptor is regenerated based on desired PID mapping but not generated if there is no input CV...

Page 170: ...ly used by IRDs when displaying tuning results To edit the network name go to the PSI Networks tab of the PSI settings accessed via Outputs PSI node in the navigation bar There is an entry for every P...

Page 171: ...e only Mode Select one of the three or four available modes depending on the table Stop playout is disabled Pass the table PID will be forwarded from the input without any modification This means that...

Page 172: ...el Descriptor NIT The Logic Channel Descriptor in NIT is used to signal to the receiver which service should be assigned to which channel number To add a channel assignment in the outgoing NIT click o...

Page 173: ...nd it is possible to edit the channel numbers directly For services not handled by this unit or pre configure a service that will be added later click on and manually insert all data required for each...

Page 174: ...ected from the drop down available list of service from Input port This parameter is empty if the service is added manually by clicking on the button Irdeto OTA Irdeto defined special bouquet which is...

Page 175: ...fset from GMT UTC e g Summer Time can be expressed as 1 hour Time of Change Time GMT UTC when the transition takes place and the Next Time Offset becomes valid The TOT settings offer the possibility t...

Page 176: ...manually perform another synchronization to retrieve these updates The version number of NIT may be different between units but the table content is the same This may cause a small delay for a STB wh...

Page 177: ...external transport streams from the external unit are removed 7 6 7 Inserting Generic Descriptors The Generic Descriptor insertion functionality accessible from the PSI dialog by clicking on the resp...

Page 178: ...Placement Instructions below Hex Data The descriptor in HEX format without a leading 0x This should contain the correct 2 byte tag and 2 byte length Descriptors with invalid descriptor_length will be...

Page 179: ...t Net ID and TS ID SDT service Descriptors for current service block Specify explicit NET ID and TS ID TOT Only one loop No placement option since TOT is globally defined for the unit Generic descript...

Page 180: ...a Port Source Port Specify a source port TTL Set the Time to Live TTL IPv4 TOS Specifies the Type of Service TOS Payout Interval Interval in ms between transmissions of each section of the table by th...

Page 181: ...ides three options Service Level CA descriptor is in the service loop only Component Level CA descriptor is in the component loop only Service and Component Level CA descriptor is in both loops PMT ca...

Page 182: ...AC3 descriptor PID Ranges DVB reserved PID range 0 31 MPEG ATSC reserved PID range 0 16 The conversion from ATSC DVB may therefore involve remapping of component PIDs if the incoming PIDs are in the r...

Page 183: ...ompressed digital signals from SDI input ports while the transcoder and multiscreen transcoder modules take compressed digital signals from the input cards The output from all module types are compres...

Page 184: ...multiple outputs 8 2 Encoder Configuration The encoder modules have input ports that take a digital input signal in the HD SDI and SDI format and convert this signal into a compressed transport stream...

Page 185: ...pe Configured video encoder standard available standards are MPEG 2 or H264 MPEG 4 part 10 Video Bitrate Mbps Configured video bit rate Video Resolution Encoded video resolution Depends on the configu...

Page 186: ...configuration Frame rate Specify incoming frame rate from drop down list 50Hz 59 94Hz 60Hz Video Format Available HD formats are 1080i 720p Available SD formats are 576i 480i A HD Encoder supports bot...

Page 187: ...encoder does not support any video format conversion The input format must match the encoding format Figure 8 4 Encoder Frame Rates 8 2 2 Pre Processing Parameters Pre processing is a collective term...

Page 188: ...em or when extremely low encoder bitrates are configured Skin Tone Detection When enabled the encoder detects portions of the video containing skin tones and may increases the subjective video quality...

Page 189: ...in the bottom of the Audio page The button to the right of each encoder will remove the audio encoder from the channel After an audio encoder is removed from one channel it can be used on another chan...

Page 190: ...an be found in Ref ITU T Rec H 222 0 Figure 8 6 Encoder Audio Parameters 8 2 4 VBI VANC Parameters The VBI VANC tab allows you to create Private Data PIDs and configure the PSI SI descriptors based on...

Page 191: ...re above shows the GUI to configure the Data information and Page information Click on the Create datatype button to add a new data type If the data type is teletext click on the Create page button to...

Page 192: ...when a specific subtitling language is selected Page Language Three letter language code for the start page and subtitling page There can be several start pages and subtitling pages in a teletext stre...

Page 193: ...also be used configure different PID values and components on each output port Figure 8 10 Service name configuration for Encoders Service Name Service Name for the encoded stream Service ID Service I...

Page 194: ...lt PIP PMT PID for the encoded stream Rage 32 8190 Additional parameters for importing subtitle PIDs under Import Subtitles Source Drop down list for selecting source of subtitle PID PID PID number wi...

Page 195: ...rvice IDs and the service names Lock Lock status on incoming composite If locked the received video format is shown The configured Video Format and Frame Rate must match the incoming composite video f...

Page 196: ...ard Available Signal standard are PAL B B I D K SECAM D K PAL Nc PAL M NTSC M Signal Loss Available options are Color Bar Encoder Produces Color Bar when input signal is lost Black Picture Encoder Pro...

Page 197: ...3100 3000 User Manual Page 197 306 Figure 8 13 Logo tab in Encoder properties You will first need to select the chosen resolution then enable the required logo Figure 8 14 Logo enabling in Encoder pr...

Page 198: ...All incoming PIDs that are not transcoded will be kept in sync with video after transcoding The transcoder status and configuration page is accessed by clicking on an encoder module in Navigation Pane...

Page 199: ...m the tab menu on top Common sections for encoder module and transcoder module are described in section 8 3 34 The following sections describe only information specific to the transcoder 8 3 1 Source...

Page 200: ...will encode the AFD in the picture according to ETSI TS 101 154 V1 9 1 and A 53 Part 4 2009 The transcoder does not support to change the incoming AFD or to add a default AFD value when AFD is not pre...

Page 201: ...mation is removed before encoding Pre Deblocking Strength The Pre Deblocking filter attempts to smoothen macro block edges introduced by MPEG encoders earlier in the chain The deblocking filter applie...

Page 202: ...given if the input format cannot be matched This can for example be the situation on a SD transcoder if the input signal is HD The transcoder will keept the last format in this case The following opt...

Page 203: ...C codec MPEG 1 codec Total encoders per card 0 12 12 1 9 10 2 6 8 3 3 6 4 0 4 Supported transcoding MPEG 1 to MPEG 1 MPEG 1 to AAC LC AAC LC HEv1 HEv2 to MPEG 1 AAC LC HEv1 HEv2 to AAC LC The audio tr...

Page 204: ...Audio page An audio Transcoder is removed by clicking on the button to the right of the Transcoder When a Transcoder is removed from one channel it can be used on another channel Output The codec typ...

Page 205: ...of the Service Properties page The parameters for the Transcoder channel as described in 9 3 can be configured before or after the Transcoder is selected on an output The Name Service ID Service type...

Page 206: ...signalled in the output video 16x9 4x3 1x1 WSS Encoder only WSS line 18 Encoder only Video Index 11 324 Encoder only Video Index 8 321 Encoder only Transparent Transcoder only AFD AFD codes has below...

Page 207: ...Mode Enabling this mode reduces the encoding delay Please note that enabling this feature will lead to less processing and therefore could impact picture quality at lower bitrates WSS Blanking Enable...

Page 208: ...e sent to the output as any other input service Figure 8 23 Transcoder PIP service selection on outputs The output page for a PIP service is different to a normal input as transcoding is not allowed a...

Page 209: ...equence is adapted so that the new scene starts with an I frame It is recommended to have this enabled GOP Size Sets the number of frames in a GOP GOP Struct Sets how many B frames there should be bet...

Page 210: ...the VBV buffer The value should be left at the default 728ms Reducing the VBV buffer is a technique often used to lower the video delay but it can seriously compromise video quality by forcing excessi...

Page 211: ...rocess Settings should reflect customer preferences and content The trade off is between visible artefacts and a softening of the video especially sports and other difficult high motion content Detail...

Page 212: ...IDR frequency can be important for decoders offering fast trick play fast forward rewind 8 5 Universal Broadcast Transcoder Configuration The Universal Broadcast Transcoder can transcode up to 16 SD...

Page 213: ...utputs with horizontal resolution from 704 to 720 For SD video with lower horizontal resolutions than 704 use one of the SD modes Figure 8 28 Universal Transcoder dense broadcast status configuration...

Page 214: ...urce tab Figure 8 29 Universal Broadcast Transcoder source parameters The following parameters are available Service Name The name of the incoming service that are transcoded This field is empty if no...

Page 215: ...306 Output PID reference of the output component and processing Backup Source This list displays the source available for the chosen backup service Switching mode This list displays the available swi...

Page 216: ...ng parameters are available for configuration Frame rate Specify output frame field rate from drop down list Frame rate for progressive output and field rate for interlaced output 50Hz 59 94Hz 60Hz Tr...

Page 217: ...ects compression standard to use Available options are H 264 or MPEG 2 Aspect Ratio Selects the aspect ratio to be signalled in the output video 16x9 14x9 4x3 Transparent AFD AFD codes has below optio...

Page 218: ...it rate and better quality The encoder will use the selected QP unless the resulting bit rate is outside the upper bound set by VBR Max WSS Blanking Enables WSS Blanking on the encoded output Picture...

Page 219: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 219 306 This tab contains the video parameters common to both H 264 and MPEG 2 Figure 8 32 Universal Transcoder dense broadcast video extended parameters...

Page 220: ...ommended to have this enabled GOP Size Sets the number of frames in a GOP Higher GOP will deliver better VQ but STB channel change will be longer due to larger gap between I frames The GOP size may va...

Page 221: ...nables 8x8 transform for residual coding This can provide significant advantages for HD encoding CABAC CABAC Context Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding is an entropy coding scheme introduced in H264 Wh...

Page 222: ...he audio to be transcoded is automatically detected The following audio input is supported Input Codec Types MPEG 1 layer II AAC LC 2 0 He AAC v1 v2 2 0 and AC 3 2 0 5 1 Input Sample rate 32 kHz 44 1k...

Page 223: ...anguage 8 5 8 Subtitling Parameters The user can adjust the subtitle language priority on type basis If a service contains both DVB subtitling and EBU subtitling on same language the transcoder will s...

Page 224: ...logo on the MMI section 8 8 then it is possible to assign this to a transcoder channel This is configured on the Logo tab Figure 8 37 Universal Broadcast Transcoder logo insertion Once the correct log...

Page 225: ...rocessing power to generate the required profiles the processing power of several paths on the same module can be combined Profiles generated by combined paths will be key frame aligned When the Unive...

Page 226: ...ure 8 39 Universal Transcoder Multiscreen Source configuration The following parameters are available for source configuration Main Source Select the service to be transcended into multiscreen profile...

Page 227: ...common timing of the profiles If the path to configure is GOP aligned to another path then the parameters in this page are copied from the reference path All Data PIDs TTX DVB sub DPI LPI from input s...

Page 228: ...on Priority Miscellaneous Aspect Ratio Aspect Ratio can be selected from below options Transparent 16 x 9 4 x 3 The user can adjust the subtitle language priority on type basis If a service contains b...

Page 229: ...te of the output The audio is sample rate converted Bit Rate Supported range of bit rates for each codec See details per codec in below sections Channel Mode Currently only stereo is supported Audio S...

Page 230: ...etting Screen Available entries depend on the selected use case Enable Enable or disable each screen individually Format Select resolution and frame rate of each screen Range of resolution and frame r...

Page 231: ...eters are available for each screen by expanding the settings view through clicking on the icon in the left most column The question mark icon opens up a detailed explanation of the various modes conf...

Page 232: ...per second 1280x720p50 Broadcast HD Half HD 960x1080p25 Half H res HD 1280x720p25 Half frame rate Broadcast HD Wide SD 1024x576p25 16 9 SD SD 720x576p25 Broadcast SD progressive If a single use case o...

Page 233: ...o configure these the following modes must be selected 576i is only available in Mode 8 1080i is only available in Mode 1 Please note that the broadcast profiles have the same GOP length due to Key Fr...

Page 234: ...45 Universal Transcoder Multiscreen copy configuration Copy from slot Specify the slot from which we need to copy profiles Once the source slot is selected and the Apply button clicked this will copy...

Page 235: ...ograms in the multiplex Distribute available multiplex bandwidth between programs in order to increase overall video quality VQ by minimizing overall quantization QP 8 7 1 Modules Supported The StatMu...

Page 236: ...StatMux group For services from the transcoder module please note that you will have to configure these on the output before they are able to be added to a Statmux group 8 7 2 1 Editing a StatMux Gro...

Page 237: ...trate requirements for this program A low activity indicates a still picture while a high activity indicates rapid scene changes A HD channel will have a higher video activity and higher bitrate requi...

Page 238: ...rity will adjust the video priority of this channel in the range 5 4 3 2 1 Normal 1 2 3 4 5 A higher priority will increase the allocated video bitrate and video quality of this program compared to ot...

Page 239: ...he Coders tab 8 7 2 4 StatMux Service Status The status tab will bring up the program status with history view up to 24 hours The following status is available per program Video Bitrate Bitrate alloca...

Page 240: ...on Programs that are part of a StatMux group are treated as any other program in the output multiplexer Any output can contain a combination of non StatMux and StatMux channels from different StatMux...

Page 241: ...parent depending on the alpha channel in the PNG file In order to upload the file first navigate to the Coders Logos page Figure 8 53 Logo for Encoders Note If no micro SD card is present on the MMI t...

Page 242: ...tions logo s TLC in TLC of active video Example 2 Position X 200 Y 100 positions logo s TLC 200 pixels from LHS and 100 pixels down from first line of active video The logo can be updated at any time...

Page 243: ...rameters are configured as part of the service output setup Figure 9 2 Setting up Audio Leveling The following parameters are available Processor Select the audio leveling card to route the input stre...

Page 244: ...ode The EPG node has three sub nodes Status the Status node displays the EPG status for all outgoing transport streams aggregated according to each network Source the Source node displays Setup Config...

Page 245: ...otation time The time required for the EPG playout to complete one cycle If the priority of the first 12 hours is activated then the cycle time of these 12 hour events will be reported Service Service...

Page 246: ...s of the triplet NET ID TS ID and SID will be used to match EPG information with its service Multiple Match Action Lists the course of action that should be chosen if there is more than one service av...

Page 247: ...between table_ids before it starts to regenerate the content If the parameter s value is low it is likely that the system will regenerate several times during the transfer of EPG covering many days T...

Page 248: ...processing card If EPG information for certain inputs is not on PID 18 it is possible to manually set the PID value using the Manual EIT Source PID box Figure 9 7 Manually adding an EIT Source PID De...

Page 249: ...tion Pane 2 Select the particular output module 3 Double click on the output transport stream of your choice 4 Select the EPG tab 5 Check the Add EPG checkbox 6 Finally set the parameters accordingly...

Page 250: ...ext 12 hours is repeated in your carousel Assuming 1 rotation r the figures below illustrate these three parameters and how they can influence the output of schedule information Figure 9 9 Setting a P...

Page 251: ...he amount of schedule information being output Consequently the size of one rotation will be halved as well making it equivalent to r Figure 9 11 Setting a Priority To improve the time it takes for sc...

Page 252: ...a XML Specify an XMLTV tag name for schedule information This relies on EPG XMLTV import which is covered in the Sencore EPG XMLTV Interface document By default if no tag is specified this will be Net...

Page 253: ...put Redundancy Configuration Input Input port or service the notation is X Y Z where X input module s slot position Y input module s port Z service SID Backup Input Backup input port or service the no...

Page 254: ...input redundancy Switching mode Select a suitable mode for each redundancy pair The following modes are available Off Stop switching whether it is on main or backup Once Switch from main to backup wh...

Page 255: ...ignore clear alarms Reverting Switch to backup only if there is an alarm on main but not on backup switch back when alarms on main are removed or set on backup this is the recommended mode When using...

Page 256: ...itching behavior depends on the switching mode set individually for each pair Alarms that are filtered through the alarm filter GUI will not trigger source switching 10 1 4 Input Redundancy and the MM...

Page 257: ...terface selection The values here represent the following modes Floating Port A is the default port and on a failure Port B will be used The redundancy will not switch to Port A again until Port B fai...

Page 258: ...o be taken from the other port Source IP The source IP should be defined Filter input synchronization alarm If source is not cloned output then if it is checked then will raised alarm for it This opti...

Page 259: ...les ie Switch IP or IP Input 10 2 1 Dual backplane configuration The figure below shows the signal flow within the unit when having two backplanes one MMI card connected to backplane 1 and second MMI...

Page 260: ...s referred to as Twin MMI Once a Twin MMI is added both MMI modules will exchange their module list all other configuration must be done separately on each MMI module Internal redundancy supported car...

Page 261: ...nables the operator to perform a manual switch from the GUI When internal redundancy is enabled this button will be available The module will switch right after the operator clicks the button without...

Page 262: ...delay of 15 seconds before the alarm appears 10 3 Output Redundancy The output redundancy solution provided for the output cards is based on sending state events to an external switch which can then...

Page 263: ...output card 8 transports is grouped into one Physical port For this output all transports must be disabled before the output faulty alarm will trigger To configure the Redundancy options select Redun...

Page 264: ...following Output Port Redundancy options parameters are available Enable output Redundancy Option to Enable Redundancy on the port Redundancy Control Choose one of the following options All The port i...

Page 265: ...automatically detects the presence of more than one route and redundant packets are thrown away by the routers before they reach the STBs A typical scenario is to broadcast a Digital TV service from...

Page 266: ...does not support any other routing protocols Provided PIM is not controlled by the Sencore equipment it is possible to support multiple OSPF neighbours This feature requires the output redundancy lic...

Page 267: ...able Mute On Error Check to enable or disable Mute on Error Switching delay s Number of seconds to wait before the output is switched to the backup path in case of errors 10 3 2 2 Stream specific sett...

Page 268: ...service failed to be descrambled If this service is the only service being transmitted on an output the choice is simple the system can easily just stop the output On the other hand if the output is...

Page 269: ...ls require an incoming bitrate of zero no bitrate so that a switch to a backup service or input can take place To enable or disable Mute on Error use the check box in the Edit Redundancy Options dialo...

Page 270: ...tive main devices and which should be spare devices For the encoder switching an external SDI switch is required This switch will be configured and managed by the unit hence no external management sys...

Page 271: ...3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 271 306 Figure 10 17 Redundancy group configuration for each card type Figure 10 18 Redundancy group configuration for each card type with Universal Transcoder Multiscr...

Page 272: ...kup Floating Switch when an alarm is set on the service that is active ignore clear alarms Reverting Switch to backup only if there is an alarm on main but not on backup switch back when alarms on mai...

Page 273: ...0 3100 3000 User Manual Page 273 306 Figure 10 20 Redundancy group properties SPARE Encoder Figure 10 21 Redundancy group properties MAIN Transcoder Figure 10 22 Redundancy group properties SPARE Tran...

Page 274: ...MG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 274 306 Figure 10 23 Redundancy group properties MAIN Universal Transcoder Multiscreen Figure 10 24 Redundancy group properties SPARE Universal Transcoder Multiscree...

Page 275: ...of one Main Spare Input switch properties for Main Card Channel A B This defines which input port on the switch receives the same signal as this port on the card Input switch properties for Spare Car...

Page 276: ...it If the switch configuration fails then the switch operation will be aborted Changes to encoder transcoder parameters shall always be performed on the main device even when this device is switched t...

Page 277: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 277 306 Figure 10 28 Encoder redundancy topology...

Page 278: ...a the SDI switch To add a new switch press the sign and enter the relevant parameters Figure 10 29 External switch configuration Figure 10 30 External switch properties Name Specify the Name of the Sw...

Page 279: ...sal Transcoder Broadcast The two MMI cards must be able to communicate in order to synchronize the database Currently this is performed via the external management port on the two MMI cards Figure 10...

Page 280: ...ddress configuration First the twin MMI IP address must be set as MMI Synchronizer works based on an external Ethernet connection between both MMIs The Card status list shows all cards that are curren...

Page 281: ...setting both twin MMI IP addresses all slave modules will be logged into the same backplane so this list will show all cards as Logged in in one MMI as Logged in to twin in the other MMI Finally afte...

Page 282: ...config database synchronization and auto backplane switching for all cards when they lose contact with MMI MMI Redundancy mode Either of one Once or Reverting Switch delay This is the delay before a m...

Page 283: ...ndancy for switch card Link down No contact with FPGA Slave modules lose contact with MMI MMI dead reboot upgrading All slave modules monitor the connection to the MMI module and can switch if this is...

Page 284: ...be available as the mechanism to move modules from one side to the other is not working When the link is restored and Main MMI is running properly there are two possible situations There is no MMI sw...

Page 285: ...o those defined for the Main ECMG In terms of alarms When the connection to the Main ECMG is lost a warning alarm will be displayed in the GUI When the multiplexer switches to the Backup ECMG the earl...

Page 286: ...Crypt channel ID for the Backup ECMG CAS Sub Id CA vendor specific Sub ID 10 6 3 Manual Switching Based on Figure 12 8 click Switch The State value Running Sleeping should change accordingly 10 6 4 EM...

Page 287: ...o connect will be the active one A connection from the second unit will be rejected as long as an EMMG is currently active It is not possible to manually switch the EMMGs as this connection controlled...

Page 288: ...vice View shows all configured services by default and the following information is available Input Input information about the corresponding service The notation is X Y Z where X input module s slot...

Page 289: ...he optional information available is described below Descrambler Descrambler module assigned The notation is X Y where X descrambler module s slot position Y descrambler module s Common Interface CI s...

Page 290: ...t port This will be specific to the type of output ie IP will include multicast address QAM will include frequency Services Lists the number of services in the given output port Effective Bit Rate Sho...

Page 291: ...d on the output port Max Bit Rate Maximum bitrate of the output port Min Bit Rate Minimum bitrate of the output port Dropped Counter for packets dropped by the interface in overflow situations 11 1 3...

Page 292: ...d as shown below The active alarms are first filtered by the active alarms filter then by the root cause filter if enabled Note that all active alarms will also be displayed in the bottom pane Refer t...

Page 293: ...ls On the module itself the Status LED changes color according to the active alarm BLUE Booting or No contact to backplane GREEN No critical alarm s RED Critical alarm s Figure 11 7 Example of IP Inpu...

Page 294: ...l Filter Filtering is based on slot port and alarm type If an incoming alarm does not pass the filter the alarm is discarded In other words the alarm is not visible in the Active Alarms node not recor...

Page 295: ...iminating distracting alarms It is turned on and off in the Alarm Setup page 11 1 8 Monitoring Setup Raise alarm for scrambled inputs in IP input ports in below of following condition selected by user...

Page 296: ...of SNMP Trap Destination Table via the GUI Five different trap destinations are set in the GUI After changing status or IP address or community press Apply to start forwarding alarms 11 2 3 Configurat...

Page 297: ...ired software upgrades for the units will be provided together with instructions by Sencore s support department For more details on the upgrade procedure please refer to the Upgrade Guide document 12...

Page 298: ...ge to blue Once a replacement switch card is inserted into the device the LED will change back to red or green and services will resume automatically Figure 12 1 A Module with its Ejector released 12...

Page 299: ...odule from the chassis When replacing an existing module note that a module configuration always follows the slot position and not the module itself Consequently if a module is moved from one slot in...

Page 300: ...12 2 Saving Importing and Exporting Chassis Configuration This feature has two benefits o To restore a unit to a previous state or o To use the same setup on multiple units Use the Include local IP ad...

Page 301: ...according to the tables below regardless of what is stored in memory The default IP settings are IP Address 192 168 1 100 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 1 1 After setting the DIP sw...

Page 302: ...e configured IP address is lost The restore is done by setting DIP switch 2 to ON on the Switch MMI card When the setting has been applied the MMI will be configured according to the tables below rega...

Page 303: ...DMG 3200 3100 3000 User Manual Page 303 306 Figure 12 4 DIP switch ON DMG 3200...

Page 304: ...Y USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY MANNER OTHER THAN PERSONAL USE THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG 2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APP...

Page 305: ...rvice representative know the following things a Product name and model number b Reason for product return c Contact information d Serial number of the unit 3 Get the RMA number and shipping informati...

Page 306: ...Sencore Inc 3200 Sencore Drive Sioux Falls SD 57107 USA www sencore com Copyright 2014 Sencore Inc 1 605 978 4600...

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