Imagine communications Selenio BNP 2xr, Selenio BNP 3xr User Manual

User Guide

Selenio

Broadcast Network

Processor (BNP)

Release 3.7.1

18-December-2015

Revision A

SelenioTM BNP User Guide, Release 3.7.1 Document part number: 250-0363-01 Rev. A Printed 12/18/15

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Document Change History

BNP Element Manager User Guide document history

Part Number Software Version Release Date Document Changes

250-0363-01 rev. A 3.7.1 12/18/15 •Program redundancy.

•RTP support.

•AAA: support for custom user privileges.

•Option to force reallocation of output TSs .

•Shutdown now includes video shutdown.

•Ghost program data PID can be groomed with ES.

250-0309-01 rev A 3.7.0 11/2 0/14 •New 2xr+ presentation at Element Manager GUI

•Support for E-AC-3 audio.transcoding.

250-0188-01 rev A 3.5.4 1/28/13 Support for selection of both short and long names for

ATS C ou tpu t pr ogra ms. 250-0164-01 rev A 3.5.2 8/7/12 Update to remove crawl speed restrictions. 250-0160-01 rev A 3.5.1 6/21/12 Minor changes:

•Descriptions: global postBlack, and change MPEG2 advanced rate control to MPEG-2 aggressive rate control.

•Add long delay for H.264 DPI to output TS.

250-0146-01 rev A 3.5.0 4/30/12 •Quick Keys/shortcuts.

•Updated safety information.

•Updates for localization

250-0136-01 rev A 3.4.0 12/18/15 •Support for 1800 EAS characters (EAS CAP)

•Audio splice with type mismatch

•Support for DSCP

•PSMON improvement

250-0125-01 rev A 3.3.2 9/6/11 •Maintenance release. 250-0106-01 rev A 3.3.0 6/24/11 •Changed part number

•Support for up to 512 user-created input TSs

•Support for up to 1527 dynamically created input TSs

•Support for up to 4 source IP addresses per multicast input TS

•Support for PCR Interval for Stripped NULL Packet

•Support for DPI Splicing

250-0098-01 rev A 3.2.1 05/16/2011 •Changed part number

•Network cue forwarding during DPI

•PSI & PSIP pass-through

•H.264 enhancements for HD

250-0052-01 rev E 3.2.0 03/02/2011 •DPI cue and postblack handling 250-0052-01 rev D 3.1.1 02/23/2011 •Added appendix of Caution and Warning

statements in French and German and TÜV GS certification

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BNP Element Manager User Guide document history

Part Number Software Version Release Date Document Changes

250-0052-01 rev C 3.1.1 10/18/2010 •Added transparency support for Non-Ascii text.

•Added EBIF support.

•Added AAA User Authentication.

•DC power supply support.

•Enhanced NTP synchronization feature.

•Output TS modification enhancements.

•DVB-CA enhancements.

•Added ES-level grooming.

250-0052-01 rev B 3.0.1 05/07/2010 •Added Operator, Advanced Messaging, and Logo

Overlay scheduling feature.

•PSIP enhanced grooming configuration.

250-0052-01 rev A 3.0 02/18/2010 Production Release

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Table of Contents

Publication Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Trademarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Patents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Support Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Document Change History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Document Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Document Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Graphics Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chapter 2: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

In This Chapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

BNP Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Grooming, Transrating and Multiplexing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

DPI-Based Ad Splicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Messaging System Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

DVB Conditional Access (DVB-CA) Encryption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

BNP Deployment Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Redundancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Source Specific Muliticast (SSM) Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Program Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Port Redundancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

1:1 Chassis-level Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 3: BNP Element Manager Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

In This Chapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

BNP Element Manager Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Obtaining Java Runtime Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Broadcast Network Processor Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Logging Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

BNP Element Manager GUI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

BNP Element Manager Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

BNP Element Manager Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

BNP Element Manager Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

BNP Element Manager Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Grooming Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Alarms & Events tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Configuration Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chassis Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

BNP Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Quick Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 4: System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

In This Chapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Global Chassis Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

NTP Server Force Sync. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Ethernet Control Port Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

DHCP and BNP IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

GigE Port Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Gigabit Ethernet Port Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

ASI Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Port Naming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

User Authentication Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

User Account Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

AAA Status and Impact to Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Global User Authentication Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Local User Authentication Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Managing Local User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

User Authentication Server Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Messaging System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

About Messaging Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

EAS Messaging Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Operator and Advanced Messaging Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Logo Overlay Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Messaging System Zone Priority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Show Program List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

SNMP Trap Agent Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Chapter 5: System Redundancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

In This Chapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Redundancy Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Basic BNP Redundancy Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Step 1 (of 2)—Configure the Standby BNP Chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Step 2 (of 2)—Configure the Active BNP Chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Forcing Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Synchronizing Redundant BNP Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Configuring GigE Ports for Heartbeat Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Chapter 6: Grooming and PSIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

In This Chapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

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Grooming - Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Creating Input Transport Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Managing Input Transport Streams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Managing Output Transport Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Creating ATSC Output Transport Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Creating SCTE Output Transport Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Creating DVB Output Transport Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Setting Up Network Information Tables (NITs) for DVB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Creating a FAT ASI Port Output Transport Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Creating Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Modifying and Deleting Streams or Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Drag and Drop Grooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Viewing Grooming Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Scheduling Grooming - One time event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Program Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Managing Elementary Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Working with PIDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

PID Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Reserved PIDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Dummy PIDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Adding an Unreferenced PID as an Elementary Stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Elementary Stream Ghost PID Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Unreferenced PID Pass Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Unreferenced PID Mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Referenced PID Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Managing PMT and ES Descriptors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Adding Program Descriptor Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Monitoring Bitrates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Chapter 7: Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

In This Chapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Software Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Upgrade Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Upgrading Software in a Single Chassis Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Upgrading Software in a Redundant Chassis Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Clearing the Web Start Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Managing Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

BNP License Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Purchasing Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Activating a License Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Checking Hardware Capacity Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Flash Portability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Changing the SNMP Community String. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Configuring the Time Offset Table (TOT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Rebooting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

System Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Removing Chassis Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Regrooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Force Re-allocation of TS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

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Chapter 8: Digital Program Insertion (DPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

In This Chapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Digital Program Insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Connecting an Ad Server to the BNP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Setting SCTE 30 and SCTE 35 Message Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Setting Postblack Options for DPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Viewing DPI Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Chapter 9: DVB Conditional Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

In This Chapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

DVB-CA Required Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

DVB-CA Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Verifying the DVB-CA License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Setting Up an NTP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Configuring Ethernet Control Port for DVB-CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Configuring GigE or ASI Port(s) for DVB-CA System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Creating Input TS(s) for DVB-CA System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Creating Output DVB TS(s) for DVB-CA System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Grooming Input Program(s) to Output DVB TS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Creating Input PSI/SI Table Grooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Grooming the Ghost Program to Output DVB TS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Configuring DVB-CA Global Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Configuring DVB-CA: External and Internal EIS Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Configuring DVB-CA for Internal EIS Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

DVB-CA Best Practices and Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Chapter 10: ETV Binary Interchange Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

In This Chapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Prerequisite Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Functionality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Use Case Configuration Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Pre-Bound Ad Splice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Pre-Bound EBIF Passthrough (no DPI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Pre-Bound EBIF Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Pre-Bound EBIF Passthrough and Keep During Ad Splice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Pre-Bound Network EBIF; Late-Bind EBIF During Ad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Chapter 11: Monitoring Alarms and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

In This Chapter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Selecting the Elements to View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Viewing Alarms and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Alarms and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

The Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Appendix A: Editing the DVB NIT Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

In This Appendix: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

NIT Values Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

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Naming, Viewing, Deleting and Editing NIT Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Naming a Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Viewing a Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Deleting a Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Editing a Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Suggestions for Editing the NIT Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

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CHAPTER 1

The Selenio ™ Broadcast Network Processor (BNP) products—BNP 2xr, BNP 2xr+, and BNP 3xr—deliver the industry's highest density digital video solution for grooming, statistical multiplexing, transrating, digital program insertion (DPI). Additionally, the BNP 3xr, features incorporation of DVB Conditional Access for program encryption. Each model features a flexible, scalable and modular platform that simplifies and expedites deployments of advanced video services, simplifies operation and management, and reduces operational and capital costs.

Figure 1. BNP 2xr

Figure 2. BNP 2xr+

Introduction

Figure 3. BNP 3xr

Receiving input through its Gigabit Ethernet or ASI interfaces, the BNP can statistically multiplex while performing grooming and digital ad and overlay insertion.The BNP can receive both standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) program services, and can concurrently groom and insert digital ads within the same box while providing program-level encryption in the BNP 3xr.

The BNP is fully MPEG compliant and interoperable with leading cable industry equipment. The 3xr

fers hot-swappable redundant fan modules and power supplies.

unit of

The BNP simplifies configura accessed through a standard Web browser. Configuration can be performed through SNMP using any standard network management application. The SNMP MIBs are readily available from the BNP home page.

tion by providing a Java-based graphical user interface that can be

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Introduction - Document Organization

Document Organization

This guide is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1, "Introduction," (this chapter) describes the contents and conventions used in this guide.

• Chapter 2, "Overview," provides a detailed description of the BNP and its features.

• Chapter 3, "BNP Element Manager Basics," introduces the BNP Element Manager GUI you use to

configure and manage the BNP.

• Chapter 4, "System Configuration," describes the initial product setup and product configuration

using the Java-based BNP Element Manager.

• Chapter 5, "System Redundancy," describes how to set up a pair of BNPs for redundant operations.

• Chapter 6, "Grooming and PSIP," shows you how to set up grooming, transrating, and other

configuration and operational procedures.

• Chapter 7, "Maintenance," contains guidelines for using the Maintenance menu options from the

BNP Element Manager.

• Chapter 8, "Digital Program Insertion (DPI)," describes DPI using the BNP.

• Chapter 9, "DVB Conditional Access," describes how to set up DVP-CA system using the BNP.

• Chapter 10, "ETV Binary Interchange Format," provides an overview of EBIF and typical use cases

for configuration.

• Chapter 11, "Monitoring Alarms and Events," discusses the methods used to monitor the health of

the BNP and its status in the network.

• Chapter A, "Editing the DVB NIT Table," shows you how to edit, make additions to, and delete items

from the NIT table, one of the DVB tables.

• The glossary and index can be used to quickly reference information.

Document Audience

This guide is for system administrators and operators who are responsible for installation and maintenance of the BNP and for processing network broadcast. You should be familiar with general video and networking terminology, and should be familiar with basic installation of hardware.

Most importantly, you must be familiar with the basics and principles of broadcast network processing.

Document Conventions

Table 1 provides an easy way to recognize information of particular importance in this manual.

Ta bl e 1 . D oc u me n t C on ve nt io ns

When you see: It means:

Note: This points out information that may not be part of the text but provide tips and other

helpful advice.

Caution: This provides an alert to an action that may have undesirable consequences if the

instructions are not followed correctly. Cautions also indicate that failure to follow guidelines could cause damage to equipment or loss of data.

Warning! This shows that failure to take the necessary precautions or to follow guidelines could

cause harm to equipment and personnel.

Navigation tip: follow the path alongside the pointer to navigate to a specific option. Because many functions can be accessed via various methods, this section provides navigation information associated with the GUI menus and, as applicable, quick keys and toolbar icons.

Clicking any blue link takes you to the item to which the link refers.

Graphics Used

In some cases, the screens shown in this manual may have been slightly modified after the manual was released, or may appear slightly different on different browsers.

All efforts have been made to ensure that the latest ima described is current at the time of writing.

ges are used. In all cases, the functionality

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CHAPTER 2

Overview

This chapter provides a functional overview of the Selenio ™ Broadcast Network Processors (BNPs).

In This Chapter:

• "Product Overview,” next.

• “Product Features” on page 14.

• “BNP Applications” on page 15.

• “BNP Deployment Architecture” on page 17.

• “Redundancy” on page 20.

Product Overview

The BNP product suite consists of the BNP 3xr, BNP 2xr, and BNP2xr+, each of which is managed by using its BNP Element Manager GUI. All BNP devices provide support for ASI2 hardware modules, and the following functions:

• Support of both standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) program services in either

MPEG-2 or H.264 encoding; the BNP simultaneously grooms and inserts digital ads.

• High density video transrating (rate shaping), statistical multiplexing, grooming and digital

program insertion (DPI); transrating video streams with impressively high video quality.

• Multiple levels of redundancy support including service level and 1:1 chassis level redundancy.

• Support for up to eight Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) interfaces for video input or output, as well as up to

18 asynchronous serial interface (ASI) I/O ports in a single rack unit device.

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2RU device that contains the BNP 3xr contain Gigabit Processor-3 (GBP3) and Processor3 (PROC3) hardware modules. This BNP also provides hot-swappable redundant fan modules and power supplies.

Support for DVB Conditional Access (CA) common scrambling algorithm—which is

configurable with the BNP Element Manager, for encryption of programs processed by the BNP 3xr.

sor-2 (GBP2) and Processor-2 (PROC2)

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Product Features

Applicable Platforms: Any BNP device.

• Based on proprietary flexible Video Intelligence Architecture™ (VIA).

• A graphical user interface for easy configuration and management.

• Eight GigE interfaces standard and up to 18 optional ASI ports.

• Management via two 10/100BaseT Ethernet ports

• Ability to process and encrypt MPEG-2 and H.264 program streams over any of its Gigabit Ethernet

or ASI inputs, and route them to any of these interfaces.

• Seamless digital ad insertion and program substitution.

• Fully interoperable ad insertion with SeaChange, Arris, and other industry standard ad servers.

• Graphic overlay insertions anywhere on a program (MPEG-2) using the BNP GUI to import

standard graphic files (PNG).

• International Time Zones.

• Interface to Event Information Scheduler (EIS), Entitlement Control Message Generator (ECMG) and

Entitlement Management Message Generator (EMMG).

• Support for:

- ATSC and DVB content, including ability to configure and pass through both long and short

names for ATSC TS output programs.

- EBIF

- “FAT” ASI transport services, multiple program groups over a single TS / ASI interface.

- H.264 grooming and multiplexing in a MPEG-2 TS format.

- Language-specific GUI.

- Multiple levels of redundancy at the chassis, input stream, service (program), and Ethernet port

level.

- Operator-generated text and graphic messages from the BNP GUI based on digital overlay

technology.

- Program substitution of a primary network source with a secondary source based on SCTE 30

control.

- RADIUS/TACACS+ authentication.

- Scheduling for Logo Overlay and Operator Messaging up to one month in advance.

- SCTE 18 Digital Emergency Alert Messaging (EAS), which is used to integrate the BNP with EAS

management systems to control the playout of message crawls and audio during an emergency alert event. SCTE 21 to SCTE 20 closed caption conversion. Full compliance with the SCTE 30 and SCTE 35 standards.

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Applicable Platform: BNP 3xr

• Incorporation og DVB Conditional Access common scrambling algorithm (CSA), compliant with

DVB CSA and DVB SimulCrypt protocols.

• Bandwidth-based DVB-CA licensing support.

• Dedicated 10/100 BaseT IP management interface for DVB CA encryption.

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BNP Applications

The BNP delivers the industry’s highest density digital video processing solution for a variety of applications, some of which are described in the following topics:

• "Grooming, Transrating and Multiplexing,” next.

• “DPI-Based Ad Splicing” on page 15.

• “Messaging System Applications” on page 16.

• “DVB Conditional Access (DVB-CA) Encryption” on page 17 (for BNP 2xr+ and 3xr).

Grooming, Transrating and Multiplexing

Using proprietary Video Intelligence Architecture™ (VIA), the BNP provides the ability to transrate program streams with the highest quality is unsurpassed in the industry. The BNP seamlessly grooms multi-program transport streams (MPTS / MUX) and single-program transport streams (SPTS) on both input and output ports. It also offers multiple Quality of Service (QoS) priority levels on any MPEG-2 program stream enabling selection of the desired level of transrating.

DPI-Based Ad Splicing

The BNP can concurrently groom and seamlessly splice both SD and HD program streams encoded in either MPEG-2 or H.264 formats. This grooming and splicing capability eliminates the need to dedicate multiple devices for different functions. The simplified installation, wiring and configuration reduces system deployment time. The BNP is fully compliant with SCTE 30 and SCTE 35 standards and is interoperable with the perform SCTE 30 to SCTE 35 conversion to support digital ad insertion at the hub. The BNP is an ideal solution zoned and targeted ad insertion.

A BNP deployed in a cable digital broadcast vide

Figure 4.

Figure 4. Regional Ad Zone Insertion

for both centrally located DPI systems at the headend facility, distributed DPI systems, and

leading digital program insertion (DPI) ad servers. This flexible product can also

o grooming and ad insertion environment is shown in

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Messaging System Applications

BNP support for messaging system applications is described in the following topics:

• Digital EAS and Operator / Advanced Messaging.

• Graphic Overlay Insertion.

Digital EAS and Operator / Advanced Messaging

Leveraging its existing high-density video processing technology, the BNP’s digital Messaging System capability allows operators to program both digital SCTE 18 Emergency Alert System (EAS) alerts and operator-gen files into the operator crawl message. EAS and Operator / Advanced Messaging alerts are delivered universally throughout the network, overcoming existing challenges that cable operators face in supporting analog and digital subscribers with an increasing range of decoding technologies.

erated messages. The Advanced Messaging option allows importing graphics and text

The BNP’s Messaging System support can be applied select

ively to any MPEG-2 program being processed. EAS and operator-generated messages are digitally rendered and overlaid directly onto a program, delivered directly to any digital subscriber set-top box or to analog decoders, and presented as an overlay alert crawl to viewers. The BNP also supports operator-configurable audio override or audio stream insertion to complement the text crawl message generated by industry-leading EAS management vendors for a completely customizable deployment.

A BNP in an SCTE 18 digital EAS application is shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. BNP in SCTE 18 Digital EAS Application

Graphic Overlay Insertion

In addition to EAS and operator messaging, the BNP Messaging System Logo Overlay option supports insertion of graphic overlays into any MPEG-2 program being processed. Graphic overlays are based on importing static graphic Portable Network Graphics (PNG) files. Importing text files is also supported, meaning that customers can create a library of graphic and text files to routinely use (see workflow example below). You can preview the imported PNG files before starting the overlay insertion.

The location of the insertion is configurable with p by (x,y) screen coordinates based on pixels relating to program resolution (e.g., SD and HD). Logo overlay files can be created with PNG alpha channels to control transparency effects supported by the BNP during the insertion of the overlay. Additionally, background transparency support is available for non-ascii text overlays in order to support foreign markets.

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Overview - BNP Deployment Architecture

BNP

DVB Conditional Access (DVB-CA) Encryption

Applicable Platform: BNP 3xr

The BNP 3xr supports the DVB-CA comm H.264 programs. The embedded SimulCrypt Engine is a low cost, high density, scalable encryption and management control implementation that is fully DVB-CA compliant.

on scrambling algorithm (CSA) for encryption of MPEG-2 and

The DVB-CA encryption feature includes the

following functionalities:

• SimulCrypt Synchronization (SCS).

• Control Word Generation (CWG).

• Common Scrambling Algorithm (CSA).

• ECM / EMM insertion.

• CA-related PSI / SI generation and insertion.

• SimulCrypt EIS Lite GUI configuration and management.

RGB’s SimulCrypt engine interfaces with the following external devices:

• Event Information Scheduler (EIS).

• Entitlement Control Message Generator (ECMG).

• Entitlement Management Message Generator (EMMG).

Figure 6 shows the BNP in a D

Figure 6. BNP in a DVB-CA Network

VB-CA network.

BNP Deployment Architecture

The BNP’s modular and programmable platform is designed to provide operators with full processing scalability to meet their specific processing requirements. The program density of the BNP is softwareconfigurable and upgradeable, allowing operators to start at lower densities and upgrade to the full hardware capacity through software licenses as their stream densities and network needs grow.

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This scalability reduces capital costs and allows operators to allocate budgets accordingly. By paying for processing on an as needed basis, operators can wisely plan budgets based on today’s requirements and avoid over-allocation to meet future needs. The programmable and upgradeable architecture of the BNP, as well as its high processing power, eliminates hardware changes and will simplify and expedite future deployments of new video processing applications.

The BNP supports both ASI and

Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, allowing operators who deploy Gigabit Ethernet networks to profit from the increased cost-efficiency offered with this transport, while still providing support for operators with legacy ASI networks. This flexibility enables operators with ASI networks to continue with their existing infrastructures while providing an upgrade path for a future transition to an IP-based network.

The BNP has eight Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and is scalable to

support up to 18 ASI interfaces using up to three ASI modules. The Gigabit Ethernet interfaces are part of the BNP’s base configuration and no additional hardware or licensing is required to utilize these ports. Providing added flexibility, each ASI interface is software configurable as input or output by using an easy-to-use graphical user interface.

Figure 7. Example of BNP Grooming of GigE or ASI Input Over GigE Transport Network

A BNP deployed for bulk rate capping in a Switched Digital Video (SDV) architecture is shown in

Figure 8.

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Figure 8. Example of SDV Architecture over GigE Transport Network

Figure 9 shows how the BNP fits within the network for a centralized system architecture using ASI

interfaces. GigE interfaces could also be used for both input and

output in a co-located headend

application.

Figure 9. Example of Co-Located ASI Architecture

Either ASI or GigE interfaces are used for MPEG input or output. Because of the distance, GigE interfaces are typically used for transport between the headend and the hub/node.

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Redundancy

Since a single BNP may deliver advanced video services to tens or even thousands of subscribers in a video network, it is critical that the BNP provide a high availability of services. To achieve such reliability, the BNP supports a multi-level redundancy feature to ensure service availability and reduce system downtime. With proper configuration, the BNP can provide full chassis-level redundancy. On the hardware level, a BNP provides fan, power, and chassis redundancy; on the software level, the BNP Gigabit Ethernet port redundancy and a configurable program service redundancy feature.

Four user-configurable redundancy options are supported by the BNP:

• Source Specific Multicast (SSM) Redundancy

• Program Redundancy

• Port Redundancy

• 1:1 Chassis Redundancy

The first three redundancies—SSM, Program, and Port—operate within a single BNP chassis. The fourth—1:1 Chassis Redundancy—makes use of two BNP chassis. The redundancy for hot-swappable fan trays and power supply modules happens automatically.

Source Specific Muliticast (SSM) Redundancy

The BNP supports the configuration of up to four source IP addresses per multicast input TS. The BNP will join one of the four source specific multicasts, when configured. When the input PAT from the current source times out, then BNP will switch to another source configured for that input TS. All the streams coming from various sources must be identical (PIDs, program numbers, number of programs etc.). Therefore, it does not matter which source specific multicast the BNP joins and receives program information from at any given instance. Also, there is no priority associated with configured sources. BNP achieves source redundancy using IGMPv3 SSM joins and leave messages. When SSM redundancy is configured for an input TS, the BNP joins the first configured source specific multicast and waits a maximum of two seconds for the reception of the PAT. If the PAT is not received in two seconds, then BNP joins the next configured SSM and repeats the process until it receives a PAT. Video could be interrupted for up to three seconds (in worst case).

SSM redundancy cannot be coupled with program redundancy on the same input TS.

Because SSM Redundancy requires IGMPv3, the router/switch connected to the GigE port of the input transport stream must have IGMPv3 enabled.

For information on configuring SSM redundancy, refer to “Creating Input Transport Streams” on page 109.

Program Redundancy

The BNP supports program redundancy, which is sometimes referred to as service-level redundancy. For this type of redundancy, when the primary program is gone, the BNP automatically switches to a redundant or backup program. If any elementary streams are missing from one of the ports, the BNP switches to the secondary port.

In a program redundancy configuration, a switch to backup occurs when:

• Missing MPTS/SPTS streams are identified by checking the PAT.

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• Missing program streams are identified by checking the PMT.

• A missing video stream is detected.

You can assign a backup program for every program, and any program can be assigned to back up a running primary program. The backup program can be another program on the same GigE port or it can be on a different GigE port in the same chassis.

Program-level redundancy is supported such that when there is a groomed program missing, a designated input program can function as a standby program and will take over for the missing program. The detection of a PAT / PMT missing for over 2 seconds is used as the threshold for the detection of the missing input program.

A program in an input TS that has SSM redundancy configured cannot be used as a backup program for program redundancy.

For information about Program Redundancy configuration, see “Program Redundancy” on page 152.

Port Redundancy

The BNP supports Gigabit Ethernet port output mirroring within the same chassis. The mirrored port serves as a standby port in case the primary port fails. The mirroring port must have a unique IP

address configured. The BNP delivers identical streams to both the primary port and the mirrored

port with the same destination IP address and port number, but a different source IP address.

The multiplexes output on one GigE are delivered to the mirrored GigE port simultaneously as a fully operational, redundant output GigE port. Regardless of mirroring, all active GigE ports must have unique IP addresses assigned.

To set GigE port-level redundancy, see “GigE Port Configuration” on page 44.

1:1 Chassis-level Redundancy

When the ports and global settings are configured to do so, the BNP provides 1:1 redundancy. The BNP supports hot-standby 1:1 chassis redundancy through heartbeat and virtual IP failover mechanisms.

Heartbeats provide the ability to synchronize failover to a secondary BNP. A heartbeat daemon on the primary unit will send out unicast heartbeat messages every 250 milliseconds.The heartbeat daemon running on the standby BNP listens to the heartbeats coming from the primary BNP. If the standby BNP does not hear the primary BNP’s, it initiates a failover and takes ownership. The heartbeat daemon running on the standby BNP checks for heartbeats coming from the primary BNP over both the normal Ethernet 10/100BaseT management connection and optionally the eighth Gigabit Ethernet port (GigE

8) connection (when used as a backup to the Ethernet 10/100BaseT management port).

The Backup LED on the front of the chassis indicates the redundancy role of a chassis: green indicates the active chassis, and orange indicates a standby chassis.

The standby chassis takes over if the primary (active) chassis fails, if there is a system or module overheat, failed fan, failed power supply, or missing heartbeat from the primary unit. The former standby (now the active) chassis now becomes configurable through the BNP Element Manager.

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GigE

Switch/Router

10/100BaseT Switch/Router

Media

IP Transport

Network

Control

IP Network

GigE8 Heartbeats

10/100BaseT Heartbeats

Port 10/100BaseT

192.168.21.1

Port GigE8

10.1.1.1

Port GigE8

10.1.1.2

Port 10/100BaseT

192.168.21.2

virtual IP addresses for GigE1-Gig7

192.168.2.1

192.168.2.2

192.168.2.3

192.168.2.4

192.168.2.5

192.168.2.6

192.168.2.7

virtual IP address for 10/100BaseT

192.168.21.200

Virtual IP addressing is used to support the BNP 1:1 chassis redundancy feature. If the active chassis fails, the standby assumes the virtual IP address. Network devices communicate with the virtual IP addresses, not to the physical IP addresses. If the i setting is automatically synchronized to the standby chassis.

nput/output of the active chassis changes, the new

GigE 8 can be configured to send heartbeat messages

in the initial setting. If the network Ethernet 10/ 100 management connection is unplugged, the active chassis remains active. If the input or output GigE link is down, the active chassis shows a hardware fault and becomes the standby.

The standby chassis does not have any separate licenses. The license

usage on the active and standby chassis is always synchronized; if the standby chassis becomes the active chassis, it assumes the licenses of the active chassis.

Figure 10 illustrates a typical configuration scenario of the BNP hot-standby 1:1 chassis redundancy

feature.

Figure 10. 1:1 Chassis Redundancy using Heartbeat and Virtual IP Failover Mechanism

In this example, the primary BNP has a management IP address of 192.168.21.1 and the secondary BNP has an address of 192.168.21.2. A third IP address in the same subnet 192.168.21.200 is configured as a virtual IP address. The video server and management workstation will use this virtual IP address to communicate to the active BNP unit. During the normal course of operation, the primary BNP assumes the virtual IP address and acts as the active unit. When a failover event happens, the secondary BNP will take ownership of the virtual IP address and assume the active role. It achieves this by sending an ARP request to associate the MAC addresses of the secondary ports with the virtual IP addresses.

For information about 1:1 chassis re

dundancy configuration, see “1:1 Redundancy Best Practices and

Considerations” on page 94.

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CHAPTER 3

BNP Element Manager Basics

This chapter provides information about the Selenio ™ BNP Element Manager, which is used to configure and monitor the Broadcast Network Processor (BNP).

In This Chapter:

• “BNP Element Manager Overview,” next.

• “Obtaining Java Runtime Environment” on page 24.

• “Broadcast Network Processor Home Page” on page 24.

• “BNP Element Manager GUI” on page 26.

• “Grooming Tab” on page 30.

• “Alarms & Events tab” on page 30.

• “Configuration Tab” on page 31.

• “Chassis Tab” on page 31.

• “BNP Version Information” on page 33.

• “Quick Keys” on page 35.

BNP Element Manager Overview

The BNP Element Manager is a Java-based GUI available using a standard web browser, which offers a variety of features intended to simplify the setup and operation of the BNP:

• An embedded GUI application for configuration and management via XML/RPC over HTTP.

• Program level drag and drop grooming.

• PID Management.

• Input program redundancy.

• Output port mirroring.

• Simultaneous bitrate analysis of input and output transport streams and programs.

• Viewing of alarm and event logs.

• Module redundancy configurations.

• Full configuration of system functions and Gigabit Ethernet ports.

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Obtaining Java Runtime Environment

The BNP Element Manager requires that the PC on which it is running have Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) v1.6 or higher. If your PC does not have the correct JRE installed, it is available free from the Imagine Communications Customer Portal.

To obtain installation instructions and the latest version of JRE that is compatible with the BNP Element

Manager, log in to Imagine Communications Customer Portal and search for Downlo Environment.

Broadcast Network Processor Home Page

The BNP Element Manager software is pre-installed on the BNP at the factory and is presented as a home page (Figure 11) following entry of a BNP’s network address from providing access to the BNP El (Figure 11 and Table 3).

ement Manger, several other tools are accessible from the home page

ad Java Runtime

a web browser. In addition to

Figure 11. BNP Home Page

Ta bl e 3 . B ro a dc a st Ne t wo r k P ro c es s or Ho me P a ge Op t io n s

Link Option Description

Launch BNP Element Manager Click to start the launch, which will present the login dialog prior to

ing the BNP Element Manager screen.

reveal

Download Java SDK Quick-access to the Oracle website, if you need to download the

recommend Show System Log View events and error messages recorded by the BNP. Show Build Info View the current software version number and build number. SNMP Mib Files Access and save or open the MIB files for the current BNP release.

ed version of the Java SDK to your desktop.

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Ta bl e 3 . B ro a dc a st Ne tw or k P r oc e ss or H o me P ag e O p ti o ns (C on ti n ue d )

Link Option Description

System Configuration Files Access the .cfg files associated with the current BNP release. Collect Diagnostic Info for Tech

port

Sup Collect Quick Diagnostic Info for

Support

Te ch

Generate complete diagnostic files that can be provided to RGB

Customer Support about your BNP system.

Generate the short system diagnostic file set.

Log in and Access the BNP Element Manager

1. Open a web browser from the management workstation and enter the IP address of the BNP in the

browser’s address field to display the BNP Element Manager home page.

2. Click Launch BN Element Manager Log in dialog is now presented for local login (shown) or login via AAA. For login with AAA, additional the login screen, for entry of SNMP read/write strings (see also “Changing the SNMP Community String” on page 193).

3. Enter login

- At IP Address or Host Name: enter the IP

address of the BNP to manage, or use that already

provided in this field.

- At User: select the user account from the drop-

down list. If using an AAA server for authentication, the drop-down list is not available— you will need to type the user name in this field. (Table 4, and Table 21 on page 50).

- At the Password: field, type the password string. Note that passwords are case sensitive.

P Element Manager. The BNP



fields are provided in

parameters:

Ta bl e 4 . BNP Element Manager User Accounts

User Password Privileges

Administrator Admin Unrestricted access and ability to change password. This level of

ss is typically used only by Field Application Engineers and

acce Te ch n ic a l S up p or t p e rs on ne l . H ow ev er , t hi s a cc es s c a n b e granted to head-end personnel in your organization.

Operator Operator Read-write access that allows config

typical login level.

User User Read-only access. This user account cannot modify BNP

figuration.

con

uration changes. This is the

4. Click Log in.

Successful login presents the Groo

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Broadcast Ne twork Proce ssor

ElementManager Window

Tabs

Groom ing

Alarms & Events

Configuration

Chassis

Global

Ethernet Control Port

GigE Po rts

ASI Ports

User Authentication

Messaging System

SNMP Trap

Mapping

Input B itrate Mo nitor

Input ‐Output Bitrate Monitor

Status

Monitor

About

ile View Maintenance H elp

efresh Current

Scree n

License Manager

Software U

pgrade

hange SNMP Community

String

Set Up N

etwork Information

Table (NIT )

Set

Up Time Offset Table (TOT)

System Shutdown

Expand Mappings

Collapse Mappings

Reboot

emove Chassis Redundancy

Reg

room

Search...

CA Systems

SCG

DVB-CA

VB-CA

Global Configuration

2xr+ and 3xr

tatus

System DPI

ctivity

2xr+ an d 3xr

Force r e‐allocation o f TS

Logging Off

Use the Exit option to log off gracefully from your BNP Element Manager session.

Menu Path

From the BNP Ele or use quick keys: Alt f, Alt e

ment Manager main menu -> File -> Exit.

The BNP screen is now dismissed. Use steps provided in “Log in and Access the BNP Element Manager” on page 25 to initiate another session.

BNP Element Manager GUI

The BNP Element Manager provides a convenient, intuitive method for management of a BNP. In addition to numerous tools built into the interface for configuration of services, status of the BNP system is always displayed at the bottom border of the Element Manager screen. You can navigate to the various functions by selecting options from the tabs and menus, and menu items are associated with keyboard mnemonics for quck access (Figure 12).

Figure 12. Hierarchy of BNP Element Manager Menus and Tabs

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BNP Element Manager Menu

Ta b s c re e n

Connectivity Status (standby BNP).

 

IP address and status of active BNP.

Alarm Notification

Ta b Bank s

System Name BNP Model IP Address

System time

BNP Element Manager Window

The BNP Element Manager provides menus, icons, tabs, and colors in the GUI, which assist in navigating to configuration functions and determining status of the BNP (Figure 13).

Figure 13. BNP Element Manager GUI Components

Note that the identity of the BNP and the currently logged in user is always in view at the top bar of the window. Status of the connection between the BNP and the BNP Element Manager is always on display at the bottom bar, alongside the overall status of the BNP system.

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BNP Element Manager Menus

Use the BNP Element Manager menus (Table 5) to perform tasks listed in Table 6. You can access these options either by using the pull-down menu, or by combining the Al particular to a function.

Ta bl e 5 . B NP Element Manager Menus

Menu BNP Purpose

File All Exit the BNP Elemen View All Refresh the currently active window or Status All View DPI Activity. Maintenance All Upgrade software, manage licensing, edit the

or TOT tables, reboot, perform a BNP shutdown, remove BNP redundancy, or

regroom. DVB-CA 3xr Perform global DVB-CA configuration. Help All Access the About screen, in which

BNP in use.

t key with the underlined character

t Manager.

control view of mapping.

SNMP community string, set up NIT

to view current release information about the

Ta bl e 6 . BNP Elemen

Menu Description Additional Information

File (Alt f)

View (Alt v)

Status Check DPI status and/or summary at the BNP

t Manager Main Menu and Quick Keys

Perform a graceful logout from the BNP Elemen Manager, with the following option:

•E

xit (Alt x)

Adjust the view in the BNP Element Manager window, with the following options:

•

Refresh Current Screen (Alt r)

• Expand Mapping (Alt e)

•

Collapse Mapping (Alt c)

tem level.

sys

“BNP Version Information” on page 33.

Examples that demonstrate results of expa

nd and collapse are provided in Figure 55, “Grooming-Mapping View Collapsed View,” on page 104, and Figure 57, “View --> Expand Mapping to View All Contents,” on page 106.

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Ta bl e 6 . B NP Element Manager Main Menu and Quick Keys (Continued)

Menu Description Additional Information

Maintenance (Alt m)

Help (Alt h)

Access BNP maintenance functions, with the following options:

•Upgrade Software

•License Manager “Managing Licenses” on page 190.

•Change SNMP Community String “Changing the SNMP Community

•Set up Network Information Table (NIT) “You will need to log in as described

•Set Up Time Offset Table (TOT) “Configuring the Time Offset Table

•Reboot “Rebooting the System” on page 196.

•System Shutdown “System Shutdown” on page 197.

• Remove Chassis Redundancy “Removing Chassis Redundancy” on

•Regroom “Regrooming” on page 198. View version information in the About screen,

with the following option:

• About (Alt a)



“Software Upgrade” on page 185.

String” on page 193.

above for any workstation that is accessing the Element Manager for the first time after the SNMP Read / Write Community Strings have been changed.” on page 194.

(TOT)” on page 194.

page 198.



“BNP Version Information” on page 33.

BNP Element Manager Tabs

Use the BNP Element Manager tabs to perform the configuration, monitoring, grooming tasks listed in

Table 7.

Ta bl e 7 . BNP Element Manager Window Tabs

Tab Use

Grooming Perform mapping tasks, access real-time bitrate mo

Ta b” on pa g e 30

Alarms & Event View real-time lists of alarms and events logged by this BNP. See also Chapter 11,

"Monitoring Alarms and Events" on Page 252.

Configuration Access various configuration parameters via the subtabs labelled Global, Ethernet

ol Port, GigE Ports, ASI Ports, User Authentication, Messaging System, and

Contr SNMP Trap.See also “Configuration Tab” on page 31

Chassis

Provides a quick overview of the BNP system state. Clicking a car specific information for that item. Clicking any other part of the BNP displays system

formation about the BNP. See also “Chassis Tab” on page 31.

nitoring views. See also “Grooming

d or port provides

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BNP Element Manager Status Bar

The status bar at the bottom of the BNP Element Manager always remains in view to report status information about the BNP. Color coding (Table 8) indicates the current, highest-level severity of the situation reported for connectivity

Connectivity

Status of connectivity to the BNP is reported at the left portion of the status bar, where you can view the currently connected IP address of the BNP, and current status of connectivity between the BNP and the BNP Element Manager as either green (good) or red (error).

Alarms

Status of most critical event reported by the BNP is displayed as a text string and color code (Table 8) in the middle section of the status bar.

Ta bl e 8 . BNP Element Manager System Status

and alarms.

Color Meaning

Green Informational alert or event. Yellow Minor alert or event may require operator action. Pink Major alert or event requires operator action. Red Critical error has occurred and operator intervention is needed.

Grooming Tab

The Grooming tab screen provides access to the mapping page and the bitrate monitoring pages. For more information about the Grooming tab, see the following topics:

• “Grooming - Mapping” on page 104.

• “Monitoring Bitrates” on page 182.

Alarms & Events tab

The Alarms & Events tab provides information about the current state of the system and is viewable at any time. For more information about the Alarms & Event tab, see Chapter 11, “Monitoring Alarms and

Events.”

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Graphics Used

Overview

In This Chapter:

Product Overview

Ta bl e 2 . C om p ar i ng BN P s

Product Features

BNP Applications

Grooming, Transrating and Multiplexing

DPI-Based Ad Splicing

Messaging System Applications

DVB Conditional Access (DVB-CA) Encryption

BNP Deployment Architecture

Redundancy

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Program Redundancy

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BNP Element Manager Basics

In This Chapter:

BNP Element Manager Overview

Obtaining Java Runtime Environment

Broadcast Network Processor Home Page

Log in and Access the BNP Element Manager

Logging Off

BNP Element Manager GUI

BNP Element Manager Window

BNP Element Manager Menus

Ta bl e 5 . B NP Element Manager Menus

BNP Element Manager Tabs

Ta bl e 7 . BNP Element Manager Window Tabs

BNP Element Manager Status Bar

Ta bl e 8 . BNP Element Manager System Status

Grooming Tab

Alarms & Events tab