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Ericsson SPR1100

Stream Processor

HANDBOOK

SPR11/CHASSIS/1AC, SPR11/CHASSIS/2AC, SPR11/CHASSIS/1DC,

SPR11/CHASSIS/2DC and Options

Software Version 6.0.11 (and later)

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Preliminary Information

Scope of This Information

This topic defines who should use this information, and what equipment and options are
covered.

About This Information

Tabulates the history of this information. Lists the templates and style sheets used to create
the file.

Trademarks

List the trademarks and registered trademarks associated with the equipment.

Warning, Cautions and Notes

Defines the use and format of Warnings, Cautions and Notes throughout this information.

Contact Information

Gives contact information for Ericsson Customer Services, and Technical Training.

Compliance Statements

Compliance statements relating to EN55022/AS/NZS 3548 and FCC.

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Scope of This Information

Who Should Use this Handbook

This guide is written for operators and users of the Ericsson SPR1100 and describes its
functions and operation. It will assist in the installation and day-to-day care and operation of
the unit. Maintenance information that requires covers to be removed is not included.

WARNING!

Do not remove the covers of this equipment. Hazardous voltages are present within this
equipment and may be exposed if the covers are removed. Only suitably trained and
experienced service engineers are permitted to service this equipment.

CAUTION!

Unauthorised maintenance or the use of non-approved replacements may affect the
equipment specification and invalidate any warranties.

Equipment Covered by this Handbook

Equipment Models

Front View of the Ericsson SPR1100.

Rear View of the Ericsson SPR1100, single AC PSU variant.

Rear View of the Ericsson SPR1100, dual AC PSU variant

Rear View of the Ericsson SPR1100, single DC PSU variant.

Rear View of the Ericsson SPR1100, dual DC PSU variant.

Product Codes

This information covers products with the marketing codes shown in the following table

Marketing Code

Description

Summary of Features

SPR11/CHASSIS/1AC

Ericsson SPR1100
Chassis with single
AC input

See Introduction>Base
Chassis>Base Unit (AC)

SPR11/CHASSIS/2AC

Ericsson SPR1100
Chassis with dual AC
input

See Introduction>Base
Chassis>Base Unit (Dual AC)

SPR11/CHASSIS/1DC

Ericsson SPR1100
Chassis with single
DC input

See Introduction>Base
Chassis>Base Unit (DC)

SPR11/CHASSIS/2DC

Ericsson SPR1100
Chassis with dual DC
input

See Introduction>Base
Chassis>Base Unit (Dual DC)

SPR/HWO/MPM1

MPM1 HD/SD
Transcoder Module

See Introduction>Transcoder
Cards>MPM1 Transcoder

Firmware/Software Versions

This information covers the functionality of the firmware/software versions which are

contained within the Software Release Version 6.x.x .
This handbook continues to be relevant to subsequent build versions where the functionality

of the equipment has not changed. Where the build standard changes the functionality, a
new issue of this handbook will be provided.

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About this Information

Revisions

Any revision of this information will be by a complete reissue.
Issues are listed below:

Issue

Date

Build

Version

Comments

A

September

2011

6.0.11

Initial

release.

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Trademarks

General

All best endeavours have been made to acknowledge registered trademarks and
trademarks. Any notified omissions will be rectified in the next issue. Some trademarks may
be registered in some countries but not in others.

Registered trademarks and trademarks used are acknowledged below and marked with their
respective symbols. However, they are not marked further within the text.

Copyright

© Ericsson AB 2011. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced in any
form without the written permission of the copyright owner.

Disclaimer

The contents of this document are subject to revision without notice due to continued
progress in methodology, design and manufacturing. Ericsson AB shall have no liability for
any error or damage of any kind resulting from the use of this document.

Registered Trademarks

Dolby® is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
DTS® is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc
Ethernet® is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation.

Trademarks

Ethafoam™ is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company.
Pozidriv™ is a trademark of European Industrial Services.
Reflex™ is a trademark of Ericsson AB.
Stratocell™ is a trademark of the Sealed Air Corporation.

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Warnings, Cautions and Notes

Heed Warnings

All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. The
manufacturer can not be held responsible for injuries or damage where warnings and
cautions have been ignored or taken lightly.

Read Instructions

All the safety and operating instructions should be read before this product is operated.

Follow Instructions

All operating and use instructions should be followed.

Retain Instructions

The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

WARNING!

Warnings give information which, if strictly observed, will prevent personal injury or death,
or damage to personal property or the environment. They are boxed for emphasis, as in this
example, and are placed immediately preceding the point at which the reader requires
them.

CAUTION!

Cautions give information which, if strictly followed, will prevent damage to equipment or
other goods. They are boxed for emphasis, as in this example, and are placed immediately
preceding the point at which the reader requires them.

NOTE:

Notes provide supplementary information. They are highlighted for emphasis,
as in this example, and are placed immediately after the relevant text.

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Contact Information

Ericsson Customer Services

Support Services

Our primary objective is to provide first class customer care that is tailored to your specific
business and operational requirements. All levels are supported by one or more service
performance reviews to ensure the perfect partnership between Ericsson and your business.

Warranty

All Ericsson Products and Systems are designed and built to the highest standards and are
covered under a comprehensive 12 month warranty.

Levels of Continuing Ericsson Service Support

For stand-alone equipment, then Ericsson's BASIC Essential support is the value for
money choice for you.

BASIC provides you with year-by-year Service long after the warranty has expired.

For systems support you can choose either Gold Business Critical support or Silver
Business Advantage. These packages are designed to save you costs and protect your
income through enlisting the help of our support specialists.

Call Ericsson Sales for more details.

Where to Find Us

Customer Services

Europe, Middle
East and Africa

Tel:

[phone]
Fax:

[phone]

Email:

[e-mail]

Americas

Tel:

[phone]

US and Canada

Tel:

[phone]

International

Fax:

[phone]

Email:

[e-mail]

Compression

Email:

[e-mail]

Software
Support Centre

China

Tel:

[phone]

Beijing

Fax:

[phone]

Beijing

Tel:

[phone]

Hong Kong

Fax:

[phone]

Hong Kong

Email:

[e-mail]

Australia and
New Zealand

Tel:

[phone]
Fax:

[phone]

Email:

[e-mail]

Internet
Address

www.ericsson.com

Technical Training

Training Courses

Ericsson provides a wide range of training courses on the operation and maintenance of our
products and on their supporting technologies. We can provide both regularly scheduled
courses and training tailored to individual needs. Courses can be run either at your premises
or at one of our dedicated training facilities.

Where to Find Us

For further information on the Ericsson training programme please contact us:

International

Tel:

[phone]

Fax:

[phone]

Email:

[e-mail]

Return of Equipment

Contact your regional Ericsson office who will issue directions on how and where to return a
unit for service/repair/upgrade.

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EN55022 and CISPR22

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

FCC

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the Handbook, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at ones own
expense.

FCC Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 47 – Telecommunications, Part 15: radio
frequency devices, subpart B – Unintentional Radiators.

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Read This First!

Personnel

Ensure the personnel designated to fit the unit have the appropriate skills and knowledge. If
in any doubt, contact Customer Services (see Contact Information).

Installation

Installation of the product should follow these instructions, and should only use installation
accessories recommended by the manufacturers. When rack mounted, this equipment must
have shelf supports as well as being fixed at the front panel.

Mechanical Support

Do not use this product as a support for any other equipment.

Web Browser access

This product is designed to support control through Web browser access. The only
supported browser is Microsoft IE8 (earlier versions of IE are not supported)

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Introduction

The Unit is a flexible platform consisting of a base unit or chassis into which between one
and six Media Processing Modules (MPMs) can be plugged. The base unit provides an
Ethernet control interface, and Ethernet data interfaces, it also provides transport stream
processing functionality. Other functionality such as video / audio transcoding, or other
input or output interfaces are provided by the media processing modules.

License Keys

License Keys control the availability of some of the features accessible from the unit and are
issued to a specific chassis, not a module, and are held within the chassis.

Base Chassis

This section introduces the chassis and describes the functions associated with the host
controller.

Media Processing Module (MPM)

The following media processing module is available:

MPM1 HD/SD Transcoder

This provides high quality MPEG-2 and H.264 Video transcoding, and multi-standard
audio transcoding.

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License Keys

Overview

License Keys control the availability of some features and are issued to a specific base unit
not a media processing module, even if the functionality being enabled is provided by a
module.

Features

License Keys consist of a feature, and the number of instances of this feature that are
allowed within the chassis.

License Keys are allocated on a ‘first configured first served’ basis within the chassis. If an
attempt is made to enable a feature, but the required license key is not available then the
feature is not enabled, and a log message is generated.

When a function that has a license associated with it is disabled, the license key is released
within 1 second, and therefore available to be re-allocated .

Verifying which licenses are present in the Unit

Access to the transcoder web pages is necessary to verify the licenses that are enabled on
the unit.

Navigate to Configure > Licenses. This page displays the marketing code, number of
each license and a description of the feature enabled by the license.

Ordering Additional Licenses.

N.B. License keys are unit-specific. They cannot be loaded onto a different unit.

When ordering additional licenses for existing units the following information is needed:

Unique Chip ID of the unit is required to generate the key.
This is retrieved by navigating to the following web page :

Configure > System > Base Unit > Advanced

The Chip ID value is displayed just beneath the diagram of the transcoder.

1.

The TOTAL FINAL number of ALL types of license required (including licenses already2.

enabled on the unit) needs to be provided.

2.

The above information is used to generate a new license key file, which then needs to be
loaded onto the appropriate unit.

Entering License Keys

The keys are saved in an XML file (newlicensedetail.xml) ready to be entered onto the unit
via the web page

Browse to: Configure > Licenses
In the license box enter the license filename and select upload.

NOTE:

The front panel CANNOT be used to enter license keys!

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Base Chassis

Overview

The base chassis provides the control interfaces, the data Ethernet ports, data routing
between the Ethernet ports, control software running on the base chassis, and the modules
slots. It also provides the ability to generate MPEG-2 transport streams from elementary
streams received from the modules.

The following is a summary of the features of the base chassis:

19" 1 ‘RU’ rack mount chassis.
Front panel LCD and keypad for limited control and status reporting.
Tri-colour LED to indicate chassis health.
Dual redundant Ethernet control ports.
Two pairs of dual redundant Ethernet ports for data input and output.
Single or dual AC power supply variants.
Single or dual DC power supply variants.
6 module slots (single AC or DC PSU chassis) or 4 module slots (dual AC or DC PSU

chassis)
Modules are ‘hot swappable’

Ericsson SPR1100 Front Panel

Ericsson SPR1100 Rear Panel - Single AC Chassis

Ericsson SPR1100 Rear Panel - Dual AC Chassis

Ericsson SPR1100 Rear Panel - Single DC Chassis

Ericsson SPR1100 Rear Panel - Dual DC Chassis

NOTE:

Refer to Installing the Equipment > External Interfaces > Base Chassis for
more details of the items at the rear and front panels.

SPR11/CHASSIS/1AC 1U Base Chassis (AC)

Describes the single AC power supply base chassis.

SPR11/CHASSIS/2AC 1U Base Chassis (Dual AC)

Describes the dual AC power supply base chassis.

SPR11/CHASSIS/1DC 1U Base Chassis (AC)

Describes the single DC power supply base chassis.

SPR11/CHASSIS/2DC 1U Base Chassis (Dual AC)

Describes the dual DC power supply base chassis.

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SPR11/CHASSIS/1AC 1U Base Chassis (AC)

Overview

The Ericsson SPR1100 consists of a base chassis, a single AC mains input and up to six
modules. The base chassis is a 1 ‘RU’ 19" rack mount chassis that provides the control
interfaces, and two pairs of dual redundant Ethernet ports for data input and output.

The modules provide the video, audio and data processing functionality and can be ‘Hot
Swapped’ i.e. inserted or removed whilst the chassis is powered.

Single AC PSU Base Chassis

Front Panel

SPR11/CHASSIS/1AC Front Panel Items

LCD

Control and status information is displayed on a 2 line by 40 character display.

Buttons

Six buttons are provided for navigating through the front panel menus.

Status LED

The status LED is green when there are no active alarms or warnings and red if there is a
critical alarm.

The status LED is amber if there is an active warning, minor or major alarm.

USB Connector

This is not for customer use.

Rear Panel

The modules, control Ethernet ports, data Ethernet ports, and the AC power input are all
accessible at the rear of the base chassis.

SPR11/CHASSIS/1AC Rear Panel Items [Single AC Chassis]

Ethernet Port Numbering

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SPR11/CHASSIS/2AC 1U Base Chassis (Dual AC)

Overview

The Ericsson SPR1100 consists of a base chassis, dual AC inputs and up to four modules.
The base chassis is a 1 ‘RU’ 19" rack mount chassis that provides the control interfaces, and
two pairs of dual redundant Ethernet ports for data input and output.

The modules provide the video, audio and data processing functionality and can be ‘Hot
Swapped’, i.e. inserted or removed whilst the chassis is powered.

Why Have Two Mains Connectors

Many broadcasting sites have two power supply chains, either from the master switchboard
or, for major sites, from different points on the supply grid. As the most common cause of
system failure is loss of power, feeding the chassis from the separate chains ensures
reliability of supply and, therefore, continuity of service.

Dual AC PSU Base Chassis

Front Panel

SPR11/CHASSIS/2AC Front Panel Items

LCD

Control and status information is displayed on a 2 line by 40 character display.

Buttons

Six buttons are provided for navigating through the front panel menus.

Status LED

The status LED is green when there are no active alarms or warnings and red if there is a
critical alarm.

The status LED is amber if there is an active warning, minor or major alarm.

USB Connector

This is not for customer use.

Rear Panel

The modules, control Ethernet ports, data Ethernet ports, and the AC power input are all
accessible at the rear of the base chassis.

SPR11/CHASSIS/2AC Rear Panel Items [Dual AC Chassis]

Ethernet Port Numbering

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SPR11/CHASSIS/1DC 1U Base Chassis (DC)

Overview

The Ericsson SPR1100 consists of a base chassis, a single DC power input and up to six
modules. The base chassis is a 1 ‘RU’ 19" rack mount chassis that provides the control
interfaces, and two pairs of dual redundant Ethernet ports for data input and output.

The modules provide the video, audio and data processing functionality and can be ‘Hot
Swapped’ i.e. inserted or removed whilst the chassis is powered.

Single DC PSU Base Chassis

Front Panel

SPR11/CHASSIS/1DC Front Panel Items

LCD

Control and status information is displayed on a 2 line by 40 character display.

Buttons

Six buttons are provided for navigating through the front panel menus.

Status LED

The status LED is green when there are no active alarms or warnings and red if there is a
critical alarm.

The status LED is amber if there is an active warning, minor or major alarm.

USB Connector

This is not for customer use.

Rear Panel

The modules, control Ethernet ports, data Ethernet ports, and the DC power input are all
accessible at the rear of the base chassis.

SPR11/CHASSIS/1DC Rear Panel DC Power Socket

SPR11/CHASSIS/1DC DC Power Connector (end view)

SPR11/CHASSIS/1DC DC Power Connector (side view)