Nevion TNS544 User Manual

TNS544

TSoIP Switch

User’s Manual

Revision: 2.6.B (5219)

2017-09-01

Valid for SW version 2.6.4 and newer

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Contents

1 History 9

2 Introduction 11

2.1 Scope 11

2.2 Warnings, cautions and notes 11

2.3 Heed warnings 12

2.4 Contact information 12

3 Short Product Description 13

3.1 Summary of features 13

3.2 Options 14

3.2.1 Hardware options 14

3.2.2 Software options 15

4 Getting Started 17

4.1 Conﬁgure the management interface 17

4.2 Conﬁgure device name and time settings 18

4.3 Conﬁgure operation 18

4.3.1 Enabling IP inputs 18

4.3.2 Enabling the Switch 19

4.3.3 Enabling IP output 19

5 Installing the Equipment 21

5.1 Inspect the package content 21

5.2 Installation Environment 21

5.3 Equipment installation 22

5.4 Ventilation 22

5.5 Power supply 23

5.5.1 AC power supply 23

5.5.1.1 Dual AC power supplies 23

5.5.1.2 AC power cable 23

5.5.1.3 Protective Earth/technical Earth 24

5.5.1.4 Connecting to the AC power supply 24

5.5.2 DC power supply 25

5.5.2.1 Dual DC power supplies 25

5.5.2.2 DC power cable 25

5.5.3 Powering up/down 26

6 Functional Description 27

6.1 Input and output 28

6.1.1 Protocol mapping 29

6.2 Management subsystem 29

6.2.1 Graphical user interface 30

6.2.2 Conﬁguration database 30

6.2.3 Alarm manager 31

6.3 Time synchronisation 31

6.4 The SFP module 32

7 Physical Description 33

7.1 ASI ports 33

7.1.1 ASI input ports 34

7.1.2 ASI output ports 34

7.2 1 PPS Input 34

7.3 Ethernet data ports 35

7.4 Ethernet management port 35

7.5 Power supply 36

7.6 Technical earth 36

7.6.1 Alarm/Reset connector 36

7.6.2 Serial USB interface 37

8 Operating the Equipment 39

8.1 Accessing the graphical user interface 39

8.2 Password protection 39

8.2.1 Resetting the password list 40

8.3 Changing the IP address of the unit 40

8.3.1 Changing IP address via the Web GUI 40

8.3.2 Changing the management port IP address via terminal interface 41

8.3.3 Conﬁguring automatic IP address assignment 42

8.3.4 Detecting the management port IP address 43

8.3.4.1 USB Interface 43

8.3.4.2 Nevion Detect 43

9 WEB Interface 45

9.1 Login 45

9.2 Status header 46

9.3 Status 47

9.3.1 Current Status 47

9.3.2 Alarm log 49

9.4 Device Info 51

9.4.1 Product info 51

9.4.2 Alarms 53

9.4.2.1 Device alarms 54

9.4.2.2 Global conﬁguration 55

9.4.2.3 Relays and LED 55

9.4.2.4 Alarm log settings 58

9.4.3 Time Settings 58

9.4.3.1 Daylight saving time 61

9.4.4 Network 62

9.4.4.1 Interfaces 63

9.4.4.1.1 Main 63

9.4.4.1.2 Interface Settings 64

9.4.4.1.3 DHCP Settings 64

9.4.4.1.4 DHCP Status 65

9.4.4.1.5 Manual IP Settings 66

9.4.4.1.6 Interface Status 66

9.4.4.1.7 Detect Settings 67

9.4.4.1.8 Alarms 67

9.4.4.1.9 Advanced 67

9.4.4.1.10 Status 68

9.4.4.1.11 VLAN 70

9.4.4.1.12 Main Settings 70

9.4.4.1.13 Manual IP Settings 71

9.4.4.1.14 Advanced Settings 71

9.4.4.1.15 DHCP settings and status 71

9.4.4.1.16 SFP 71

9.4.4.2 DNS Settings 80

9.4.4.3 IP Routing 80

9.4.4.4 TXP Settings 81

9.4.4.5 SNMP Settings 82

9.4.4.6 Tools 83

9.4.4.6.1 Ping 83

9.4.4.6.2 Traceroute 85

9.4.5 Clock Regulator 86

9.4.5.1 Main 86

9.4.5.2 Alarms 87

9.4.6 Conﬁguration Manager 88

9.4.6.1 Save/Load Conﬁgs 88

9.4.6.1.1 Save Conﬁguration To File 88

9.4.6.1.2 Load Conﬁguration From ﬁle 89

9.4.6.1.3 Load Conﬁguration from Remote Device 89

9.4.6.1.4 Load options 90

9.4.6.2 Boot Log 91

9.4.6.3 Stored Conﬁgurations 91

9.4.7 Maintenance 92

9.4.7.1 General 92

9.4.7.2 Software Upgrade 94

9.4.7.3 Feature Upgrade 96

9.4.8 Users 96

9.4.9 GUI Preferences 97

9.5 Inputs 98

9.5.1 Inputs Overview 99

9.5.1.1 IP Inputs 100

9.5.1.2 Copy Inputs 102

9.5.2 TS (Transport Stream) Inputs 102

9.5.2.1 ASI Input Sections 103

9.5.2.2 Alarms 106

9.5.2.3 IP 110

9.5.2.3.1 FEC 112

9.5.2.3.2 Ping 114

9.5.2.3.3 Regulator 115

9.5.2.4 Copy 117

9.5.2.5 Services 118

9.5.2.5.1 Service List 118

9.5.2.6 PIDs 122

9.5.2.6.1 PIDs Grid 122

9.5.2.6.2 PID rates 124

9.5.2.7 Tables 125

9.5.2.7.1 Tables 126

9.5.2.7.2 Sources 127

9.5.2.7.3 Settings 128

9.5.3 Switch 129

9.5.3.1 Main 130

9.5.3.2 Inputs 134

9.5.3.3 Alarms 136

9.6 Outputs 136

9.6.1 Outputs overview 136

9.6.2 (Switch) Output 137

9.6.2.1 Switch Main 137

9.6.2.2 Alarms 139

9.6.3 Output to IP destination 139

9.6.3.1 Main 140

9.6.3.2 FEC 143

9.6.3.3 Ping 145

9.6.3.4 RIP-2 146

10 SNMP 149

10.1 SNMP agent characteristics 149

10.2 MIB naming conventions 149

10.3 MIB overview 149

10.3.1 Supported standard MIBs 149

10.3.2 Custom MIBs 149

10.4 SNMP related conﬁguration settings 151

10.4.1 Community strings 151

10.4.2 Trap destination table 151

10.4.3 Trap conﬁguration 151

10.5 Alarm/status related SNMP TRAPs 152

10.5.1 The main trap messages 152

10.5.2 Severity indications 152

10.5.3 Alarm event ﬁelds 153

10.5.4 Matching of on/oﬀ traps 154

10.5.5 Legacy trap messages 154

10.6 Using net-snmp to access MIB information 155

10.6.1 Reading a parameter with snmpget 155

10.6.2 Writing a parameter with snmpset 156

11 Examples of Use 157

11.1 Introduction 157

11.2 Installation in a system 157

11.3 Seamless switching for identical signals 157

11.4 Seamless SFN for DVB-T Networks 158

11.5 Seamless SFN for DVB-T2 Networks 159

12 Preventive Maintenance and Fault-ﬁnding 161

12.1 Preventive maintenance 161

12.1.1 Routine inspection 161

12.1.2 Cleaning 161

12.1.3 Servicing 161

12.1.4 Warranty 162

12.2 Fault-ﬁnding 162

12.2.1 Preliminary checks 162

12.2.2 PSU LED not lit / power supply problem 163

12.2.3 Fan(s) not working / unit overheating 164

12.3 Disposing of this equipment 164

12.4 Returning the unit 164

A Glossary 165

B Technical Speciﬁcation 171

B.1 Physical details 171

B.1.1 Half-width version 171 B.1.2 Full-width (dual power) version 171

B.2 Environmental conditions 171

B.3 Power 172

B.3.1 AC Mains supply 172 B.3.2 DC supply 172

B.4 Input/output ports 173

B.4.1 DVB ASI port 173 B.4.2 Ethernet management port 173 B.4.3 Ethernet data port 173 B.4.4 Serial USB interface 174

B.5 Alarm ports 174

B.5.1 Alarm relay/reset port speciﬁcation 174

B.6 External reference 174

B.6.1 10MHz/1 PPS input 175

B.7 Compliance 175

B.7.1 Safety 175 B.7.2 Electromagnetic compatibility - EMC 175 B.7.3 CE marking 175 B.7.4 Interface to “public telecommunication system” 176

C Forward Error Correction in IP Networks 177

C.1 IP stream distortion 177

C.2 Standardisation 178

C.3 FEC matrix 178

C.4 Transmission aspects 181

C.5 Quality of service and packet loss in IP networks 182

C.6 Error improvement 183

C.7 Latency and overhead 184

D Quality of Service, Setting Packet Priority 187

D.1 MPLS 187

D.2 Layer 3 routing 187

D.2.1 TNS544 conﬁguration 188

D.3 Layer 2 priority 188

D.3.1 TNS544 conﬁguration 188

E Alarms 189

F References 201

1 History

Revision Date Comments

2.6.B September 2017 – Removed alarms not applicable to this product.

2.6 November 2014 – Added description of new Switch modes.

2.0 February 2012 – Added description of new parameters on Switch page.

1.4 September 2012 – Added description of ASI version

1.2 May 2012 – Initial release

History 9

– Changed look of users manual.

– Added description of Input Copies. – Nevion branding.

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2 Introduction

2.1 Scope

This manual is written for operators and users of the TNS544 TSoIP Switch and provides necessary information for installation, operation and day-to-day maintenance of the unit. The manual covers the functionality of the software version 2.6.4 or later, and continues to be relevant to subsequent software versions where the functionality of the equipment has not been changed. When a new software version changes the functionality of the product, an updated version of this manual will be provided.

The manual covers the following topics:

• Getting started

• Equipment installation

• Operating instructions

• WEB interface description

• Preventive maintenance and fault ﬁnding

• Alarm listing

• Technical speciﬁcations

2.2 Warnings, cautions and notes

Throughout this manual warnings, cautions and notes are highlighted as shown below:

Warning: This is a warning. Warnings give information, which if strictly observed, will prevent personal injury and death, or damage to personal property or the environment.

Caution: This is a caution. Cautions give information, which if strictly followed, will prevent damage to equipment or other goods.

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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2.3 Heed warnings

• All warnings marked on the product and in this manual should be adhered to. The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for injury or damage resulting from negligence of warnings and cautions given.

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

• All operating and usage instructions should be followed.

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

2.4 Contact information

Our primary goal is to provide ﬁrst class customer care tailored to your speciﬁc business and operational requirements.

Please contact us at:

Telephone +47 22 88 97 50

Fax +47 22 88 97 51

E-mail support@nevion.com

WEB http://www.nevion.com

Mail and visiting address Nevion

Lysaker Torg 5 NO-1366 Lysaker Norway

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3 Short Product Description

The TNS544 is part of the Nevion nSure product line which safeguards the delivery of high-quality video content, by providing 24/7 monitoring and redundancy switching.

The TNS544 provides intelligent redundancy switch-over between MPEG Transport Streams in IP-based video centric networks. It ensures the robust transmission of Transport Streams by continuously monitoring all inputs, switching seamlessly to the back-up stream if errors are detected or services or components are lost.

The TNS544 oﬀers ﬂexible conﬁguration of inputs, number of switches and outputs. It can be delivered with up to four 2:1 or two 4:1 switches in one device. All inputs are monitored simultaneously in each switch. Any delay diﬀerences between the inputs are automatically compensated enabling seamless switching without any disturbance to end users. The TNS544 also supports switching between non-identical Transport Streams without having sync loss on the output.

3.1 Summary of features

Features of the TNS544 include:

• Intelligent Transport Stream switching

− Automatic/manual seamless switching

− Automatic network delay compensation

− Fully transparent operation at TS packet level (no PCR restamping or packet re-ordering)

• High density and ﬂexible switch conﬁguration

− Up to 4 independent switches in 1RU half-width 19“

− Conﬁgurable number of inputs per switch (2-4 inputs)

− Switch inputs may be ASI, IP or any combination of ASI and IP (if equipped with ASI

connectors)

− 4 secured ASI outputs on power loss

− Output diversity (up to 8 TS over IP outputs per switch and/or up to 4 ASI outputs)

− Fully conﬁgurable alarm based switching criteria

− Several alignment modes for various stream types: Null Packet agnostic, SFN Seam-

less, Diversity.

• TS monitoring and error detection

− Simultaneous monitoring of all input MPEG Transport Streams

− Error detection according to ETSI TR 101 290 speciﬁcation (priority 1 and Transport_error)

− Content alarms

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• Industry-leading support for IP video technologies

− Two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for TS over IP

− IP multicast, unicast and multiple unicast support

− Optional support for Ethernet over Sonet OC-3 / SDH STM-1

− IP wrapping of Transport Streams using SMPTE 2022-2

− Forward Error Correction according to SMPTE 2022-1

− Support for multiple VLANs (IEEE 802.1Q)

− TOS/COS ﬁeld support for traﬃc prioritisation

• User-friendly conﬁguration and control

− WEB/XML based remote control

− Easy access to unit from any WEB browser

− Easy integration to NMS systems with SNMP Trap support

− SNMPv2c agent

− Equipment monitoring from Nevion Connect

3.2 Options

The TNS544 is modular and maybe equipped according to user requirements. Available hardware and software options are described below.

3.2.1 Hardware options

ASI ports

The TNS544 is ﬁtted with 8 ASI connectors, of which 4 are inputs and 4 are secured outputs. On power loss (or by manual conﬁguration) the outputs are wired to the inputs.

SFP Module

The TNS544 is equipped with an SFP socket. Diﬀerent types of SFP modules may optionally be delivered to provide optical Gigabit transportation.

Dual power supplies

The TNS544 may optionally be delivered with dual internal wide-ranging AC power supplies. In this case the size of the cabinet is always full-width 1RU. The power supplies cover the voltage range 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz.

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3.2.2 Software options

The TNS544 functionality depends on the software licences installed. The following table describes the features available as software options. Please refer to tion how to obtain and enable feature upgrades.

Table 3.1 Functionality enabled through software licences

Section 9.4.7.3 for more informa-

Functionality Code Max

SFP module SFP - Enables operation of the Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver

SFP conﬁguration SFPC - Enables conﬁguration interface and parameter storage for some

Seamless SFN SSFN - Controls whether seamless SFN switching for DVB-T and DVB-T2

Forward Error Correction FEC - Controls availability of the FEC feature for IP outputs and IP inputs.

SFN Rate Lock SFNR - Controls whether the device can use DVB-T MIP timestamps to lock

Number of seamless switches SSWX 4 Controls the number of active Transport Stream Switching Units.

Connect control TCON - Enables supervision of the unit through the Connect Software.

Description

value

slot.

speciﬁcally supported SFP modules.

networks is available.

outgoing rate when in IP to ASI mode.

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4 Getting Started

This section provides a short description of the minimum steps that must be taken in order to start operating the TNS544.

If you are an experienced user of Nevion equipment or similar types of TS switching equipment the following description should enable you to quickly install the TNS544 TSoIP Switch and start operation. If this is your ﬁrst time to install such equipment you are strongly adviced to read the full installation procedure. To gain full beneﬁt of the product functionality and capabilities refer to the user interface description.

The procedures outlined below are based on the assumption that the unit is in the factory default state.

4.1 Conﬁgure the management interface

Since the TNS544 is all Web controlled the ﬁrst step is to set up the IP address for the management interface.

Changing the default IP address using the Web interface requires that yourmanagement computer may be conﬁgured with a static IP address. If a static IP address cannot be conﬁgured on your computer the IP address may be conﬁgured via the terminal interface. The procedure is described in the user manual, refer to section 8.3.2.

Note: Avoid connecting through a network at this stage, as this may give unpredictable results due to possible IP address conﬂict.

1. Connect an Ethernet cable directly between the PC and the Ethernet Control port of the

TNS544. The default IP address of the TNS544 is 10.0.0.10/255.255.255.0. Conﬁgure the PC to be on the same subnet as the TNS544.

2. Open your Web browser and type http://10.0.0.10 in the address ﬁeld of the browser. Log into the GUI with username admin and password salvador.

3. Browse to Device Info > Network > Control in the GUI, and set the IP address settings required for your network. Click Apply to activate the new parameters.

4. The connection with your management PC will now be lost. To re-connect to the TNS544 connect both the “Control” port of the unit and the management PC to the network. The IP settings of the management PC must now be set to agree with the network used.

5. Again, open your Web browser and type http: (New-IP-Address) in the address ﬁeld of the browser. Log into the GUI with username admin and password salvador.

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4.2 Conﬁgure device name and time settings

1. Assign a name for the device in order to more easily identify the unit in the network.

Browse to Device Info > Product Info and enter a Name and Inventory ID. Click Apply to activate.

2. Set date and time of the real time clock to ensure correct time stamping of the alarm log

entries. Browse to Device Info > Time Settings. The internal clock may be used to time stamp alarm log entries, in which case a manual Date and Time adjust is all that is needed. Click Apply to activate.

You may enable an external time source to provide a common reference for alarm logs of all units of a system. Refer to the user manual for details.

4.3 Conﬁgure operation

A TNS544 can be conﬁgured with up to 4 switches. A Switch may be sourced from up to 4 inputs, IP and/or ASI, and the output of the Switch may be routed to one or several IP outputs or ASI outputs. Transport streams received on IP are de-encapsulated in to TS packets and the switching occurs on TS level. After switching, the output of the Switch is appropriately encapsulated before being sent to an IP output interface. The TNS544 operation does not distinguish between single program and multi program transport streams.

4.3.1 Enabling IP inputs

This procedure enables an IP input.

1. Browse to Inputs > Inputs Overview > IP Inputs. At the bottom of the page, click the

Add IP Input button. Click Apply. An entry for the new input appears in the table, with

default values for all parameters.

2. Open the IP input conﬁguration page by clicking on the table entry.

3. In the Main page, IP RX Conﬁguration ﬁeld, tick the Enable input check box and type an identifying name, e.g. the service name, in the Input label box. Specify the UDP receive port. If the signal to receive is an IP multicast click the Join multicast check box and enter the multicast address in the adjacent ﬁeld.

4. Select the Ethernet interface from the alternatives in the Source interface pull-down list. Click Apply to activate.

5. The IP RX Status ﬁeld will indicate if the attached network cable carries a valid signal and the remaining status ﬁelds will report the properties and contents of the incoming transport stream.

The coloured indicator at the top of the page shows the overall signal status.

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4.3.2 Enabling the Switch

This procedure enables the Switch and adds an IP input.

1. Browse to Inputs > Switch. In the Main page, Switch Conﬁguration ﬁeld, tick the Enable check box and type an identifying name, e.g. the switch name, in the label box.

2. For automatic switching, tick the Automatic Switch check box. Specify the initial buﬀering time. Click Apply.

3. The Switch Status ﬁeld presents a graphical view of the Switch status and Switch Statis-

tics ﬁeld indicates how many times switching has been occured for both automatic and

manual switches.

4. Go to the Inputs page, Switch Input Conﬁguration ﬁeld. At the bottom of the page, choose one of the pre-deﬁned IP input and click the Add button. Click Apply. Alternatively, a new IP input can be added buy choosing ’New IP Input’. An entry for the new IP input appears in the table in the Switch Input Status

5. In the Switch Input Status ﬁeld, the inputs, their alarms levels, groups and delays are illustrated.

For further details on switch setup see

Section 9.5.3.

4.3.3 Enabling IP output

This procedure enables IP outputs.

1. Go to the Output > Switch Outputs > Switch Main page and click on the Add Destination button at the bottom of the page.

2. Having conﬁrmed the addition of an IP destination, the IP outputs ﬁeld changes to allow specifying IP destination parameters.

3. Choose the IP output and tick the Enable box in the Basic IP Conﬁguration ﬁeld and enter the appropriate destination address in the ﬁeld provided. Select RTP or UDP protocol and enter the UDP destination port number in the box provided.

4. Click Apply to commit the changes.

5. The IP Status ﬁeld indicates the default physical interface used. This may be changed by clicking the Manual destination interface in the Basic IP Conﬁguration ﬁeld and selecting the desired interface from the pull-down list.

The IP status ﬁeld also indicates when the destination has been reached (Resolved = Yes) and the bit rate of the IP encapsulated transport stream. Several additional IP parameters may be set in the

Output > Switch Outputs > IP destination > Switch Main page. See section 9.6.3.1 for details.

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5 Installing the Equipment

Caution: The TNS544 must be handled carefully to prevent safety hazards

and equipment damage. Ensure that the personnel designated to install the unit have the required skill and knowledge. Follow the instructions for installation and use only installation accessories recommended by the

manufacturers.

5.1 Inspect the package content

• Inspect the shipping container for damage. Keep the shipping container and cushioning material until you have inspected the contents of the shipment for completeness and have checked that the TNS544 is mechanically and electrically in order.

• Verify that you received the following items:

− TNS544 with correct power supply option

− Power cord(s)

− CD-ROM containing documentation and Flash Player installation ﬁles

− Any optional accessories you have ordered

Note: 48 VDC versions do not ship with a power cord; instead a Power D-SUB male connector for soldering to the supply leads is supplied.

5.2 Installation Environment

As with any electronic device, the TNS544 should be placed where it will not be subjected to extreme temperatures, humidity, or electromagnetic interference. Speciﬁcally, the selected site should meet the following requirements:

◦

• The ambient temperature should be between 0 and 50

• The relative humidity should be less than 95 %, non-condensing. Do not install the unit

in areas of high humidity or where there is danger of water ingress.

• Surrounding electric devices should comply with the electromagnetic ﬁeld (EMC) standard IEC 801-3, Level 2 (less than 3 V/m ﬁeld strength).

C (32 and 122◦F).

• The AC power outlet (when applicable) should be within 1.8 meters (6 feet) of the TNS544.

• Where appropriate, ensure that this product has an adequate level of lightning protec-

tion. Alternatively, during a lightning storm or if it is left unused and unattended for

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long periods of time, unplug it from the power supply and disconnect signal cables. This prevents damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges.

Warning: If the TNS544 has been subject to a lightning strike or a power surge which has stopped it working, disconnect the power immediately. Do not re-apply power until it has been checked for safety. If in doubt contact Nevion.

5.3 Equipment installation

The TNS544 is designed for stationary use in a standard 19" rack. When installing please observe the following points:

• Route cables safely to avoid them being pinched, crushed or otherwise interfered with. Do not run AC power cables and signal cables in the same duct or conduit.

• The TNS544 has all connectors at the rear. When mounting the unit, ensure that the installation allows easy access to the rear of the unit.

• The fans contained in this unit are not ﬁtted with dust/insect ﬁlters. Pay particular attention to this when considering the environment in which it shall be used.

• Make sure that the equipment is adequately ventilated. Do not block the ventilation holes on each side of the TNS544.

5.4 Ventilation

Openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to protect it from overheating and ensure reliable operation. The openings must not be blocked or covered. Allow at least 50 mm free airspace each side of the unit.

Warning: Never insert objects of any kind into this equipment through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or create shorts that could result in a ﬁre or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on or into the product.

• This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register. Do not place in a built-in installation (e.g. a rack) unless proper ventilation is provided in accordance with the device airﬂow design as depicted in Figure 5.1 .

• The TNS544 may be vertically stacked in 19" racks without intermediate ventilation panels. In systems with stacked units forced-air cooling may be required to reduce the operating ambient temperature.

Figure 5.1 shows the air path through the unit, where cool air is taken from the left hand

side, seen from the front.

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CP541

Cool

Air In

Warm

Air Out

Figure 5.1 Air path through the unit

5.5 Power supply

The TNS544 may be delivered rated for AC or DC operation, respectively.

Warning: This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. Please consult a qualiﬁed electrical engineer or your local power company if you are not sure of the power supplied at your premises.

5.5.1 AC power supply

The TNS544 has a wide-range power supply accepting the voltage range 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz. Please refer to Appendix B for a detailed speciﬁcation of the AC power supply.

5.5.1.1 Dual AC power supplies

Alternatively, the TNS544 may be ﬁtted with dual internal wide-range AC power supplies. If so, the size of the cabinet is full-width 19" rack, 1RU. The power supplies cover the voltage range 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz.

During normal operation, load-sharing is used between the internal supplies. In case of a single power supply failure alarms will be raised and the unit will continue operating oﬀ the second power supply. To guard against failure in the external power circuitry it is imperative to connect each power supply to separate AC mains circuits.

Please refer to Appendix B for a detailed speciﬁcation of the AC power supply.

5.5.1.2 AC power cable

Ensure that the AC power cable is suitable for the country in which the unit is to be operated.

Caution: Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be trod on or pinched by items placed upon or against them. Pay particular attention to cords at plugs and convenience receptacles.

The unit is supplied with a two meter detachable mains supply cable equipped with a moulded plug suitable for Europe, UK or USA, as appropriate. The wires in the mains cable are coloured in accordance with the wire colour code shown in Table 5.1.

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Table 5.1 Supply cable wiring colours

Wire UK (BS 1363) EUROPE (CEE 7/7) USA (NEMA 5-15P)

Earth Green-and yellow Green-and yellow Green

Neutral Blue Blue White

Live Brown Brown Black

5.5.1.3 Protective Earth/technical Earth

To achieve protection against earth faults in the installation introduced by connecting signal cables etc., the equipment should always be connected to protective earth. If the mains supply cable is disconnected while signal cables are connected to the equipment, an earth connection should be ensured using the Technical Earth connection terminal on the rear panel of the unit.

Warning: This unit must be correctly earthed through the moulded plug supplied. If the local mains supply does not provide an earth connection do not connect the unit.

Caution: Consult the supply requirements in Appendix B prior to connecting the unit to the supply.

The unit has a Technical Earth terminal located in the rear panel. Its use is recommended. This is not a protective earth for electrical shock protection; the terminal is provided in order to:

1. Ensure that all equipment chassis ﬁxed in the rack are at the same technical earth potential. To achieve this, connect a wire between the Technical Earth terminal and a suitable point in the rack. To be eﬀective all interconnected units should be earthed this way.

2. Eliminate the migration of stray charges when interconnecting equipment.

Warning: If the terminal screw has to be replaced, use an M4x12mm long pozidrive pan head. Using a longer screw may imply a safety hazard.

5.5.1.4 Connecting to the AC power supply

Warning: Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can

result in ﬁre hazard or electrical shock. The unit is not equipped with an on/oﬀ switch. Ensure that the outlet socket is installed near the equipment so that it is easily accessible. Failure to isolate the equipment properly may

cause a safety hazard.

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To connect the unit to the local AC power supply, connect the AC power lead to the TNS544 mains input connector(s) and then to the local mains supply.

5.5.2 DC power supply

The TNS544 can be delivered with a 48 VDC power supply for use in environments where this is required. The DC power supply accepts an input voltage range of 36-72 VDC. Please refer to

Appendix B for detailed speciﬁcation of the power supply.

5.5.2.1 Dual DC power supplies

Alternatively, the TNS544 may be ﬁtted with dual internal wide-range DC power supplies. If so, the size of the cabinet is full-width 19" rack, 1RU. The power supplies cover the voltage range 36-72 VDC.

Please refer to Appendix B for a detailed speciﬁcation of the DC power supply.

5.5.2.2 DC power cable

Units delivered with DC power supply have a 3-pin male D-SUB power connector instead of the standard mains power connector. Also a female 3-pin D-SUB connector is supplied. The pin assignment is shown in

To connect the unit to the local DC power supply:

1. Use an electronics soldering iron or a hot air workstation to attach the supplied female D-SUB power connector to suitable power leads.

2. Connect the power leads to your local power supply.

Table 5.2. The power cable itself is not supplied.

Table 5.2 DC power connector pin

assignment

Pin Placement Speciﬁcation

1 top + (positive terminal)

2 middle - (negative terminal)

3 bottom Chassis Ground

3. Connect the DC power connector, with attached power leads, to the TNS544 power input connector.

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5.5.3 Powering up/down

Before powering-up the unit, please ensure that:

• The unit is installed in a suitable location

• The unit has been connected to external equipment as required

Power up the unit by inserting the power cable connected to the power source. When the unit has ﬁnished the start-up procedure, the fans will run at normal speed. Please check that all cooling fans are rotating. If they are not, power down the unit immediately.

Power down the unit by removing the power supply connector at the rear of the unit.

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Administration

Alarm log

Alarm traps

· Graphical user interface

· Alarm generation

HTTP/XML

SNMP

Alarm

Relay

IP out

Power

230VAC/48DC

· Service monitoring

· PID monitoring

· ETR 290 Pri 1

TS seamless switch

Config.

database

Time

synchronisation

Seamless operation

1PPS

Optional ASI

...

IP in

Optional ASI

OutputInput

Management

6 Functional Description

The TNS544 is designed to perform seamless switching of MPEG-2 Transport Streams TS, where the input may be IP and/or ASI. Seamless switching is supported when using identical input transport streams. Identical input transport streams have the exact same TS packets at the same packet locations in the stream.

The product oﬀers an easy-to use WEB based user interface giving access to all conﬁguration settings and monitoring results. The TNS544 may be integrated with network management systems via the SNMP interface.

This chapter gives a brief description of the inner workings of the TNS544, to give a better understanding of how the product works, how you use it and what you can use it for.

Figure

6.1 shows a functional block diagram of the main components inside TNS544. The diﬀerent

blocks are described in more detail in the following sections.

Each input is fed to a user speciﬁed seamless switch. The switch will match the streams and group them into matching groups. In case of sync loss on one of the input streams, the TNS544 will switch to one of the other inputs in a seamless way, causing no glitch or other errors at the output.

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Figure 6.1 TNS544 block diagram

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ASI Inputs

1.IN

2.IN

ASI Outputs

1.OUT

(secured)

3.IN

4.IN

2.OUT

(secured)

3.OUT

(secured)

4.OUT

(secured)

TS Seamless Switch

TSoIP output

TSoIP inputs

Data 2

Ethernet / VLAN / IP layer

Data 1

Ethernet / VLAN / IP layer

SFP

Buffer

In case of higher level errors (content errors), a high level sophisticated switch logic takes care of the switching. Any kind of detectable alarm for an input may be used as switch criteria.

At any time, an operator may switch from the current selected IP stream on a switch to a diﬀerent IP stream on the same switch. This on-demand switching will also be seamless.

Note: Seamless switching is only possible when the two incoming streams are identical. In case the streams are from diﬀerent sources, switching will be done on a TS packet boundary to at least avoid sync loss at the output.

6.1 Input and output

The input interface includes two seperate ethernet ports and one SFP socket that can be used to receive or transmit MPEG-2 Transport Streams over IP. However, only two of the three interfaces may be active at any one time. One of the Ethernet inputs may be substituted for a SFP module giving the option to provide input via e.g. optical ﬁbre. Use of a SFP module is user conﬁgurable, provided this software option has been licensed.

Figure 6.2 gives a detailed overview of how the input and output interfaces are related and how they are connected to the seamless switches.

Figure 6.2 Inputs and outputs

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Ethernet

14 bytes

[IEEE 802.3/802.3u]

20 bytes

[RFC 769]

Optional

VLAN

4 bytes

[802.1q]

UDP

8 bytes

(RFC 768)

RTP

12 bytes

(RFC 1889)

1-7 MPEG TS packets

188 – 1316 bytes

[ISO/IEC 13818-1]

If the unit is equipped with ASI connectors, the are 8 ASI connectors, which consists of 4 pairs with one input and one ouput. Each output has a controllable relay which let’s the user select if the output TS should come from the corresponding input or from any of the switches. On power loss the ASI relay will fall back to it’s upper position, i.e. each output is wired to it’s corresponding input. On power loss there will be no IP output. All ASI output ports should be terminated with a 75 ohms termination, or by connected to another equipment.

These are the following capabilities of the TNS544 TSoIP Switch:

• The TNS544 may have from 1 to 4 switches, where the number of switches is a licenced feature (SSWX).

• All inputs may be routed to any of the switches, but an input may not be routed to more than one switch simultaneously.

• A switch may have from 1 to 4 inputs, where each input may be ASI or IP or a combination of ASI and IP inputs.

• Each switch may have up to 8 IP output copies, and up to 4 ASI output copies. In total there are 4 ASI output ports shared among the switches.

• All IP inputs and IP outputs may use any VLAN on any of the Ethernet/SFP interfaces.

• An ASI output may only used as an output of the same switch as it’s corresponding input.

If however the corresponding input is not used as a switch source, the output may be used as an output of any switch.

6.1.1 Protocol mapping

Figure 6.3 Protocol mapping

When transmitting TS streams over IP, the protocol mapping is according to ﬁgure 6.3. The VLAN framing and RTP encapsulation are optional.

The RTP layer is important for diagnosing network related problems, since it contains a sequence number that can be used for packet loss detection.

The maximum transfer unit (MTU) for Ethernet is usually 1500 bytes. This limits the number of transport stream packets to embed into the outgoing Ethernet/IP frames to be between 1 and 7.

6.2 Management subsystem

The management subsystem is a set of modules that handles all the interfaces to monitor and control the operation of the TNS544.

The management subsystem communicates with the users, both humans and machines, via the following interfaces:

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• Front panel and back panel LEDs for status

• Graphical user interface via Flash application in WEB browser

• SNMP traps on alarms

• SNMPv2c Agent

• TXP (XML Protocol) to retrieve and set conﬁguration and status

• Alarm relays on alarms

• SNTP client for real time clock synchronisation

• Terminal interface either over Telnet or USB interface for debugging

• FTP server for direct ﬁle system access

The management subsystem communicates with other internal modules to make the unit perform the wanted operations.

6.2.1 Graphical user interface

Operators monitor and control the TNS544 mainly via the Adobe Flash GUI application served from the device’s WEB server. The GUI application is accessed via a WEB browser that communicates with the conﬁguration framework through an HTTP/XML based protocol.

The device exposes extensive status information to the web GUI providing detailed reports and real-time monitoring displays to the device administrator.

All the device conﬁguration parameters available on the TNS544 can be controlled from the web GUI.

6.2.2 Conﬁguration database

The management subsystem processes conﬁguration changes as transactions. All conﬁguration changes made to the device are validated against the current running conﬁguration before committing them to the device. This limits the risks of the administrator implementing changes that may cause down-time on the unit due to incompatible conﬁguration settings.

Conﬁgurations can be imported and exported via the GUI. It is possible to clone the entire conﬁguration of one device to another by exporting the conﬁguration of one device and importing it to another.

Conﬁgurations exported via the web GUI are formatted as human readable/modiﬁable XML ﬁles. These ﬁles can be viewed or altered using any standard text or XML editor such as Windows Notepad.

To simplify cloning of devices, certain exported parameters within the XML ﬁle are tagged as device speciﬁc and therefore will be ignored when imported to either the same device or another. These parameters are as follows:

• Device Name and Inventory ID

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1 History

2 Introduction

2.1 Scope

2.2 Warnings, cautions and notes

2.3 Heed warnings

2.4 Contact information

3 Short Product Description

3.1 Summary of features

3.2 Options

3.2.1 Hardware options

3.2.2 Software options

4 Getting Started

4.3.1 Enabling IP inputs

4.3.2 Enabling the Switch

4.3.3 Enabling IP output

5 Installing the Equipment

5.1 Inspect the package content

5.2 Installation Environment

5.3 Equipment installation

5.4 Ventilation

5.5 Power supply

5.5.1 AC power supply

5.5.2 DC power supply

5.5.3 Powering up/down

6 Functional Description

6.1 Input and output

6.1.1 Protocol mapping

6.2 Management subsystem

6.2.1 Graphical user interface