Sencore DMG 4000 User Manual

December 2018

8183A www.sencore.com | 1.605.978.4600 Revision 2.0

DMG 4000 Digital Media Gateway

User Manual

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About Sencore

Sencore is an engineering leader in the development of high-quality signal transmission solutions for the broadcast, cable, satellite, IPTV, telecommunications, and professional audio/video markets. The company’s world-class portfolio includes video delivery products, system monitoring and analysis solutions, and test and measurement equipment, all designed to support system interoperability and backed by best-in-class customer support. Sencore meets the rapidly changing needs of modern media by ensuring the efficient delivery of high-quality video from the source to the home. For more information, visit www.sencore.com.

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Table Of Contents

1 Installation and Safety ....................................................................... 5

1.1 The DMG 4200 product ............................................................................................... 5

1.1.1 Ventilation .............................................................................................................. 5

1.1.2 Replacing the power supply module ...................................................................... 5

1.2 The DMG 4100 product ............................................................................................... 6

1.2.1 Ventilation .............................................................................................................. 6

1.2.2 Replacing the power supply module ...................................................................... 6

1.3 Safety Considerations ................................................................................................. 6

1.4 Power .......................................................................................................................... 7

1.4.1 Power supply rating ................................................................................................ 7

1.4.2 DMG 4200 with 1200W AC Power ......................................................................... 7

1.4.3 DMG 4200 with 1500W AC Power ......................................................................... 8

1.4.4 DMG 4200 with 1200W DC Power ........................................................................ 8

1.4.5 DMG 4100 with 750W AC power ........................................................................... 8

1.5 Laser Safety ................................................................................................................ 9

2 DMG Platform Architecture ............................................................. 10

2.1 User Interface ............................................................................................................ 10

2.2 Automation Interface ................................................................................................. 10

2.3 Unit Configuration ...................................................................................................... 10

3 General Configuration ..................................................................... 11

3.1 Connecting to the device ........................................................................................... 11

3.2 Configuration Desktop ............................................................................................... 11

3.3 “User Configuration” Application ............................................................................... 11

3.4 “Maintenance Center” Application ............................................................................. 12

3.5 Interface Configuration .............................................................................................. 12

3.5.1 IP Interface Application ........................................................................................ 12

4 IP Input Application ......................................................................... 14

4.1 Adding a new source ................................................................................................. 14

4.2 Searching for streams ............................................................................................... 17

4.3 Changing existing input(s) ......................................................................................... 17

4.4 Removing existing input(s) ........................................................................................ 17

4.5 Bitrate, CC and RTP indicators ................................................................................. 17

4.5.1 Detailed status (Bitrate and PSI) .......................................................................... 18

5 IP Output Application ...................................................................... 19

5.1 Adding new outputs ................................................................................................... 19

5.2 Source selection ........................................................................................................ 20

5.3 Destination selection ................................................................................................. 21

5.4 Action buttons ............................................................................................................ 22

5.5 Supported mapping modes ....................................................................................... 22

5.6 Changing attributes on active outputs. ...................................................................... 23

6 S2X Input Application ...................................................................... 25

6.1 Configuring a demodulator ........................................................................................ 25

6.1.1 Demodulator settings ........................................................................................... 26

6.1.2 Descrambling settings .......................................................................................... 26

6.2 Status ........................................................................................................................ 27

6.2.1 Demodulator status .............................................................................................. 27

6.2.2 Component status ................................................................................................ 28

7 Conditional Access.......................................................................... 29

7.1 ECM Generators ....................................................................................................... 29

7.1.1 Add new ECMG ................................................................................................... 29

7.2 EMM Generators ....................................................................................................... 30

7.2.1 Add new EMM generator ..................................................................................... 31

7.3 EMM Streams ............................................................................................................ 32

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7.3.1 Add a new EMM stream ....................................................................................... 32

7.4 Flow Scrambling Application ..................................................................................... 33

7.4.1 Create Access Control group ............................................................................... 34

7.4.2 Edit Access Control group.................................................................................... 35

7.4.3 Edit service ........................................................................................................... 35

8 Encoders .......................................................................................... 37

8.1 Configuration Flow .................................................................................................... 37

8.2 Profiles....................................................................................................................... 37

8.2.1 Encoder Video Profile .......................................................................................... 37

8.2.2 Audio Profile ......................................................................................................... 40

8.2.3 Encoder Colour Profile ......................................................................................... 41

8.2.4 Encoder VANC Profile .......................................................................................... 42

8.3 Encoder Services ...................................................................................................... 44

9 SDI over IP ........................................................................................ 48

9.1 SDI - Configuration application ................................................................................. 49

9.2 SDI - Input / Output flow configuration ...................................................................... 50

9.3 IP-Gateway setup with SDI->IP flows ....................................................................... 51

9.4 IP-Gateway setup with IP->SDI flows ....................................................................... 51

9.4.1 Selecting the source ............................................................................................. 51

9.4.2 Expected format ................................................................................................... 52

9.4.3 Status ................................................................................................................... 53

9.4.4 Status of multiple ports......................................................................................... 53

9.5 SDI TICO UHD (2022-6) ........................................................................................... 55

9.5.1 UHD Encoder ....................................................................................................... 55

9.5.2 UHD Decoder ....................................................................................................... 55

9.6 TICO HD Encoder (2110) .......................................................................................... 57

9.7 Stream Labels ........................................................................................................... 57

9.7.1 SDI input status .................................................................................................... 57

9.7.2 HD TICO Configuration ........................................................................................ 57

9.7.3 The TICO encoder configuration .......................................................................... 58

9.7.4 Audio configuration .............................................................................................. 58

9.7.5 2110-40 Ancillary data ......................................................................................... 59

10 ASI ..................................................................................................... 60

10.1 ASI - Configuration application .................................................................................. 60

10.2 ASI – Input flow configuration ................................................................................... 61

10.3 ASI - Output flow configuration ................................................................................. 61

10.4 ASI output port settings ............................................................................................. 61

10.5 ASI output status ....................................................................................................... 62

11 Decoders .......................................................................................... 63

11.1 Configuration Flow .................................................................................................... 63

11.2 Profiles....................................................................................................................... 63

11.2.1 Decoder Video Profile .......................................................................................... 63

11.3 Add Decoder Services ............................................................................................... 65

11.3.1 Input Service Selection ........................................................................................ 65

11.3.2 Decoder Selection ................................................................................................ 65

12 S2X Output Application ................................................................... 68

12.1 Port profiles ............................................................................................................... 69

12.2 Carrier ID ................................................................................................................... 69

12.3 Precorrection ............................................................................................................. 70

12.4 Adding services to a mux .......................................................................................... 70

12.4.1 Supported mapping modes .................................................................................. 70

12.5 Changing output attributes ........................................................................................ 71

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1 Installation and Safety

The DMG 4000-series products are designed to offer operators reliability and flexibility, and consists of a chassis in which a number of modules can be installed. To cater to specific system requirements, the chassis can be configured to host functional modules best suited for a given scenario.

DMG 4000-series products can be delivered in two chassis versions - 2RU chassis and a 1RU chassis. The product model DMG 4200 represents the 2RU chassis, while the product model DMG 4100 represents 1RU chassis.

1.1 The DMG 4200 product

The 2RU chassis has a total of 14 slots all of which can host functional insertion blades. Slot number S1 and S2 in the front are dedicated to host the control/switch blades. The unit can be delivered with 1 or 2 control/switch blades. The remaining 12 slots are identical and can be occupied by any of the other functional insertion blades available. A 2RU chassis including control/switch blades, power supply connectors, and slots for insertion blades in the back, is shown in Figure 2.1 and 2.2. Power modules are inserted from the back (figure 2.2, while the fan module is inserted in the front (placed above the control/switch blades). The chassis can hold 2 power supply modules for redundancy purpose

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1.1.1 Ventilation

The DMG 4200 product has forced air flow from front to back in the chassis, allowing for multiple units to be stacked above each other with no space in between. However, adequate space must be provided in front of and behind the unit for effective ventilation.

The DMG 4200 has 5 fans in front. Fan speed is temperature controlled. If one fan fails, remaining fans will increase speed to compensate. The whole Fan module, containing all 5 fans, can be hot swapped. If, during fan module replacement, the temperature on the inserted modules exceeds a certain critical temperature, the unit will shut down, to prevent damage of the inserted modules.

1.1.2 Replacing the power supply module

The power supply modules for the DMG 4200 are hot-swappable. Under normal operating conditions they operate in load share mode. In case of one power supply unit is failing, or there is a failure causing loss of power to one of the power supply units, the

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other power supply unit can feed the entire DMG 4200 product. Replacing one power supply will not affect the operation of the unit. It is recommended to connect each power supply module to different circuits.

1.2 The DMG 4100 product

The 1RU chassis for the DMG 4100 holds of a total of 8 slot positions all of which can host functional insertion blades. Slot number S1 and S2 in the front is dedicated to host the control/switch blades. The unit can be delivered with 1 or 2 control/switch blades. The remaining 6 slots are identical and can be occupied by any of other the functional insertion blades available. A 1RU chassis including control/switch blades, power supply connectors, and slots for insertion blades in the back, is shown in Figure

2.3 and 2.4. Power modules are inserted from the back (figure 2.4), while the fan module is inserted in the front (next to the control/switch blades). The chassis can hold 2 power supply modules for redundancy purpose

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1.2.1 Ventilation

This DMG 4100 has forced air flow from front to back allowing for multiple units to be stacked above each other with no space in between. However, adequate space must be provided in front of and behind the unit for effective ventilation.

The DMG 4100 has 6 fans in front. Fan speed is temperature controlled. If one fan fails, remaining fans will increase speed to compensate. The whole Fan module, containing all 6 fans, can be hot swapped. If, during fan module replacement, the temperature on the inserted modules exceeds a certain critical temperature, the unit will shut down, to prevent damage of the inserted modules.

1.2.2 Replacing the power supply module

The power supply modules for the DMG 4100 are hot-swappable. Under normal operating conditions they operate in load share mode. In case of one power supply unit is failing, or there is a failure causing loss of power to one of the power supply units, the other power supply unit can feed the entire DMG 4100 product. Replacing one power supply will not affect the operation of the unit. It is recommended to connect each power supply module to different circuits.

1.3 Safety Considerations

The unit must be connected to a grounded power connection. The power input connector) is a disconnect device. To remove the power from the device, the power cables needs to be physically removed from the power input connector.

Mandatory Safety Instructions

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The equipment must be installed by a qualified person.

For that equipment with grounding, connect the driver before connecting the power cord. For removal, the opposite must be done and the power cord removed before removing the driver of the ground.

The equipment must be installed in a restricted area where:

• Only qualified technicians should have access.

• Access to the area where the devices are installed will be using a tool, lock

and key, or any other safety device, and in addition the site will be controlled by an authorized person.

警告：接続ケーブルのプラグは、切断するためのものです。

電源プラグが常に手の届きやすい場所にくるように設置してください。

1.4 Power

1.4.1 Power supply rating

The DMG 4100 and DMG 4200 can be supplied with one of 3 different power supply options referred to as 1) 1200W AC power, 1500W AC power and 3) 1200W DC power.

Their ratings are:

1) 100-240V AC 50/60Hz 12-9A, Max load: 1200W for 200-240VAC / 800W for 100-200VAC

2) 100-240V AC 50/60Hz 15-10A, Max load: 1500W for 120-240VAC / 1260W for 100-120VAC

3) -48 to -60V DC Imax 36.2A, Max load: 1200W

The DMG 4100 is supplied with a 750W AC Power supply rated: 100-240 VAC 50/60Hz Imax 8.7A

1.4.2 DMG 4200 with 1200W AC Power

The 2RU chassis holds two power supplies with independent power inlet for the two supplies. The power inlet connector is IEC type C14, requiring a Power cable with IEC type C13. Both supplies shall be connected and active. In case of one power supply unit is failing, or there is a failure causing loss of power to one of the power supplies, the other power supply unit can feed the entire DMG 4200 product.

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1.4.3 DMG 4200 with 1500W AC Power

The 2RU chassis holds two power supplies with independent power inlet for the two supplies. The power inlet connector is IEC type C16, requiring a power cable with IEC type C15. Both supplies shall be connected and active. In case of one power supply unit is failing, or there is a failure causing loss of power to one of the power supplies, the other power supply unit can feed the entire DMG 4200 product.

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1.4.4 DMG 4200 with 1200W DC Power

The 2RU chassis holds two power supplies with independent power inlet for the two supplies. The power inlet connector is a screw terminal. Both supplies shall be connected and active. In case of one power supply unit is failing, or there is a failure causing loss of power to one of the power supplies, the other power supply unit can feed the entire DMG 4200 product.

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1.4.5 DMG 4100 with 750W AC power

The 1RU chassis holds two power supplies with independent power inlet for the two supplies. The power inlet connector is IEC type C14, requiring a Power cable with IEC type C13. Both supplies shall be connected and active. In case of one power supply unit is failing, or there is a failure causing loss of power to one of the power supplies, the other power supply unit can feed the entire DMG 4100 product

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1.5 Laser Safety

The Optical SFP and SFP+ modules used in the DMG 4100 and DMG 4200 products are classified as class 1 laser products according to IEC 60825-1 and are classified as class 1 laser products per CDRH, 21 CFR 1040 Laser Safety requirements.

Depending on the products configuration, the DMG 4100 and DMG 4200 products can be equipped with multiple insertion modules containing housing for optical SFP and SFP+ modules.

When installing SFP/SFP+ modules, please ensure that the module be placed correctly in the housings present on the insertion blades. Once inserted, the SFP/SFP+ module will become active.

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2 DMG Platform Architecture

The unit is designed with reliability and flexibility in mind. It consists of a chassis in which a number of hot-swappable

cards can be installed. The chassis can be configured to host interface and processing cards according to the customer’s

requirements. Each switch module provides a backplane communication path which is used for data-transfer and inter-card

communication. Units with dual switch cards will thus provide two communication paths on the backplane. If one of the switch modules fails, the other communication path is still active and communication and data-transfer between the remaining cards will not be affected (seamless switching is applied internally).

2.1 User Interface

The main access point of a DMG device is via the control port of one of the switch cards. Once the username and password are entered correctly the desktop will be accessible. The desktop is the main application launcher window. Configuration of the unit is done via opening relevant applications. Card specific applications are running on the cards themselves, so opening an application is essentially a web-redirect to the local card. Thus, it does not matter if you access the card via switch card in slot 1 or 2, you end up on the same place anyway; on the card itself.

2.2 Automation Interface

The DMG platform offers an automation API (JSON) that supports all features offered via the WEB interface of the unit. For easy integration with NMS systems the DMG unit also supports sending SNMPV2 traps to external NMS’s.

For details regarding the interface please contact Sencore.

2.3 Unit Configuration

All system configurations are store in a central database on the switch card. In the case of dual switch cards, the databases are synchronized.

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3 General Configuration

3.1 Connecting to the device

In order to connect to the unit, you must first the control port to the PC/Network. The default IP address of the unit is

192.168.1.100.

• Set the IP address of the PC’s Ethernet to a fixed address in the same segment, e.g. 192.168.1.99

• Type the default IP address of the unit: https://192.168.1.100 in the web browser to display the user interface.

• Use default login user admin, without a password.

If the IP setting has been lost, a DIP Switch can be used to restore factory defaults.

3.2 Configuration Desktop

The desktop is the main application launcher and system status window. The upper part shows the hardware configuration and key status regarding received and transmitted bitrate of the cards.

The centre part is the application launcher section. As applications are launched, they will appear along the lower edge of the desktop for easy access later. In case of many applications the search window can be used to search for applications.

To revert to the desktop from an application press the icon in the lower left corner. In the lower right corner, there is a red circle with a number. This represents the number of active alarms. Clicking the

circle will bring up the Alarms menu. The alarm history is accessible via the bell symbol, and the person symbol provides info about the current user.

3.3 “User Configuration” Application

The user configuration application manages the user accounts. Custom users can be created and there are 4 different user profiles available.

• Admin: All rights

• Expert: As Admin, but not allowed to configure interface IP addresses.

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• Engineer: As Engineer, but not allowed to add and remove flows in the system, only to change the content.

• Operator: View only rights.

To add a new user, press the + sign in the desired profile and add the credentials.

3.4 “Maintenance Center” Application

The Maintenance Centre application provides the toolkit for doing maintenance of the unit. The maintenance centre is a global application interacting with all modules in the unit.

• Upgrade modules with new software

Please see the Upgrade Guide document for further information.

3.5 Interface Configuration

3.5.1 IP Interface Application

The IP interfaces application manages the IP interfaces of a module.

Open the IP interface application for the respective slot. For a switch card the control port will be listed in addition to the data ports.

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For each port the following parameters are configurable:

Label

Assign a label for the port. This label will then be displayed in other views were the port is referenced.

IPV4 Address

The IP address of the port. NB: For the IPV4 the address block 169.254.0.0/16 is reserved

Gateway

Gateway address of the interface

Netmask

Netmask of the interface in CIDIR subnet mask notation I.e. /24 = 255.255.255.0

Port Mode

Select the physical format. RJ45, SFP(1Gbps) or SFP+ (10Gbps).

Enable this if the port will be used to as an input port. Only ports that are RX enabled will be a selectable port on the input configuration

application.

Enable this if the port will be used as an output port. Only ports that are TX enabled will be a selectable port on the input configuration

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4 IP Input Application

The “IP input” application controls the IP input path of the IP chain.

When opening the application, it will list currently active inputs.

Enabled

The enable checkbox lets the operator easily disable an input. In a multicast environment the IGMP message will not be sent such that data is not forwarded from the switch.

Label

The label can be added during input definition, and changed directly from the list view.

Mode

Indicates what type of content the system expects. RTP / DVB/ MPEG

Services

The services detected in the streams. Valid for DVB and MPEG sources only.

Interface

The actual interface where the stream is being received.

UDP port

The port of the incoming stream.

Bitrate

Green of any bitrate is detected on the stream.

CC errors

The number of times the CC counter has not been continuous.

RTP errors

The number of times the RTP counter has not been continuous.

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Action button to remove streams

4.1 Adding a new source

To add new sources then left-hand pane can be expanded by hitting the arrow on the left-hand side of the page

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Label

Assign a label for the port. This label will then be displayed in other views were the port is referenced.

No of Streams

The input application supports adding multiple sources simultaneously. The maximum number of inputs: 2000

Increment

IP, Port or Port Groups

When adding multiple sources in a single operation this setting defines which parameter to automatically increment

IP: The IP address will be increases Port: The UDP port will be increased Port Groups: The UDP port will be increment in groups.

Step Size: The increment within the group Group Size: How any to add before a GAP in the count. Group GAP: How many UDP port should be skipped between each

group.

Type

This tells the system what type of input is expected, hence what kind of analysis may be performed on the incoming stream.

Additionally, it will affect the type of mapping that is supported by the system. The IP source address will be re-generated by the DMG 4000.

DVB: Analyze PAT/PMT/SDT of the service MPEG: Analyze PAT/PMT of the service RTP: No analysis is performed. RTP inputs which are mapped out of the IP

chain will preserve the IP headers from the input.

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De-jitter

The de-jitter setting configures the de-jitter configurations depending on the type of input data.

DVB/MPEG inputs OFF: No de-jittering applied. CBR->Bitrate: Optional parameter-. If the input rate is known, setting this

parameter will cause the input chain be quicker to get the rate-control accurate. PCR->Preferred PID: Optional parameter. If not set the unit will use one which is signaled in the PMT.

RTP inputs OFF: No de-jittering applied. RTP: The RTP header is used for de-jittering. Note currently the timing

model supported is for 2022-6 content only. i.e. TS based sources cannot be De-jittered using RTP mode.

De-jitter Buffer(ms)

Both the MPEG/DVB and RTP inputs have a configurable input de-jitter buffer. The default value of this buffer when not set is 100ms.

This buffer should be set to the jitter that needs to be compensated for, allowing for an additional overhead.

In PCR dejitter mode the time should be set to at least twice the (PCR interval + network jitter).

Seamless input

When enabled the system is prepared to receive the same content via two interfaces. The seamless input is linked to ports pairs. Both the 10G and 1G ports may be used with this mode.

Seamless mode: Floating: The seamless logic will change the source only when the

currently selected source is faulty.

Path 1: The seamless logic will use input path1, if this source is not faulty Path 2: The seamless logic will use input path2, if this source is not faulty

Seamless buffer size: Buffer size in milliseconds. 1->420 ms.

Buffer size assigned to the seamless input buffer logic. This buffer is in before the dejitter buffer in the input chain.

Interface

Select the input interface. This list included the interfaces which are tagged as RX enable in the interface configuration page.

IP / Port

The IP address and port of the incoming stream. This could be a multicast, or a unicast. In the case of unicast, then use the IP address of the selected interface.

IGMPV3 Source IP

In networks where PIM is not used, use this field to enter the source IP address.

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4.2 Searching for streams

For an ever-increasing number of flows through a unit searching for information gets critical. In the DMG applications this has been put into the system from the very start. On top of the input application pane there is a search field which enables the operator to search and filter the list view in order to find the correct sources.

It is possible to search for text or dynamic attributes. Typical valid searches would be to look for a specific input multicast, or look for all inputs with an alarm. The below picture shows some searches that are possible to do.

The result is a list view with a filtered amount of flows. Note that the search is a fuzzy search. So, the result will not necessarily return only a 100% match, but will return the most relevant on top.

4.3 Changing existing input(s)

Once a source has been added it may be changed by selecting the stream to change from the list view. Multiple inputs may be selected simultaneously for multi-edit operations Once a stream or multiple streams are selected the edit dialog will be visible on the right-hand pane. The parameters are a subset of the parameters described above.

4.4 Removing existing input(s)

To remove an input, click on the red circle to the right in the list view. The selected stream will be stroked out with a red line. Then hit Save at the bottom of the page.

Input analysis features

4.5 Bitrate, CC and RTP indicators

The IP-input application provides some basic input analysis of its defined inputs. The list view indicates if the input contains any bitrate, cc errors or RTP errors. If bitrate is present then the bitrate indicator is green. If not its read. Additionally, if any alarms are present, they will be displayed on the input view directly. Pointing to the Alarm indicator will present more details.

To clear the CC and RTP counters us the “Clear counters” button at the bottom of the page.

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4.5.1 Detailed status (Bitrate and PSI)

On the right-hand side more stream details are shown. For MPEG/DVB sources the total bitrate for the input is shown. The PID view lists the components signalled in the PMT, not the PIDs detected on the input. I.e. if there are any unreferenced PIDs these will not be listed. If signalled PIDs are not present this will also generate a PID missing alarm.

For RTP sources the only status on the bitrate measurement.

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5 IP Output Application

To launch the IP output applications, locate the “IP Output (Slot Number)” application on the desktop for the slot in interest and click the icon.

The start page of the output application lists the defined outputs.

Enabled

The enable checkbox lets the operator easily disable an output. The stream is still defined in the system, but the stream output is muted.

Label

The label can be added during definition, and changed directly from the list view.

Mode

Indicates what type of content the system transmits.

• MPEG

• DVB - includes SDT

• RTP - TS over IP

• RTP (SMPTE2110)

• RTP(SMPTE2022-6)

Content

This column will display the service id + name (if available) for MPEG/DVB content. For other types of content this column will list the type of mapping that is performed.

Interface

The actual interface where the stream is being transmitted.

The destination IP address of the outgoing stream.

UDP port

The RTP port of the outgoing stream.

Red Circle

Action button to remove streams from the output.

5.1 Adding new outputs

As for the input the output application the action buttons are located behind the expansion arrow on the left-hand side. To add a new output, expend the left pane and select the source to be added. Add or change the required settings, then press save to commit the changes. To discard non-saved changes, close the application.

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When the expansion dialog is open the next steps are to Select the source to add, select the destination of the source, then the action buttons will be used to do the actual work. The following sections will dive into the details of each step.

5.2 Source selection

The source selection is the starting point to add new content. Start by selecting the type of content that shall be added. The way content is added will tell the system how to map the data within the unit.

Source types

Service

Selecting the service selector then all services known to the system will be listed. Then the source service of interest can be picked from the service list view.

TS selector will show all MPEG/DVB transports known to the system. The source transport of interest can be selected from the list of transports in the source list view. When a TS source is mapped to an output the entire MPEG/DVB transport stream will be mapped, including NULL packet.

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to add locate sources

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Select the type of source to add.

Use the search engine to limit the number of sources presented in the source list view.

Source list view. To change sort

ordering click the Column headers

The number of sources listed in the

source list view

Action button to add sources to and

output will activate when a source(s)

has been selected.

Use pagination buttons to see more

sources.

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Autofirst

In some system configurations the input is not present at the time of configuration of the system. This is typically for VOD systems were the source is activated by the end user. For this scenario the system must be configured in the same way as a service mapping, only that the service to choose will be the first one that is detected on a source.

When doing an auto-first mapping the output service ID is by default set to 1 by the backend software. This value can be overwritten by changing the outgoing service ID in the edit output configuration dialog.

RTP

This type field will show only if RTP content is actually available in the unit. When selecting the RTP source type the system will list all RTP flows in the system. This could be input streams defined to be RTP, or it could be streams available from the SDI over IP input card.

SMPTE 2110

The SMPTE2110 source type is a group where all the flows of a 2110 service are encapsulated. Adding such a source will add all the flows part of the 2110 service. This source type is delivered by the 2110 TICO HD encoder, but will also be constructed by the IP input card when the TICO decoder is ready.

EMM

As for the RTP the EMM type selector is available only if EMMs are detected by the system. Either from an input or from the scrambler card.

5.3 Destination selection

Where to output a source is decided by selecting the destination in the main list view. If a new output shall be created, then simply use the create output action button. If the source shall be added to or replacing an existing output element use the appropriate action button. The action buttons available at any given time depends on the selected input and output elements.

The following figures shows how the action buttons varies in different in/out selection scenarios.

• With no destination selected the only action button available is the Create output

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• With a selected DVB output, then the Add to Multiplex action button appear

• With a selected output service, the Add to Multiplex disappears, and the Replace Content action button

appears.

5.4 Action buttons

Create output

Finalize the configuration before the changes are committed to the system.

Before the action is completed it is possible to review and complete the last pieces of the configuration. It is also possible to do more advanced configuration such as component mapping etc. When all parameters are correct, use the Save button in the lower right corner to commit the stream to the output.

5.5 Supported mapping modes

The action button which maps the selected source material to the output will change depending on the type of data to be mapped, and depending on the destination of the content.

Cloned Output Enable this to mirror the output of Path1 to path2.

Add Mode: The mode dictates how to generate the overall

attributes of the output.

SPTS: IP increment => Create SPTS output(s), increment the

IP address for each source if multiple sources are selected.

SPTS: Port increment => Create SPTS output(s), increment

the Port address for each source if multiple sources are selected.

SPTS: Preserve Source Port => Create SPTS output(s), set the

Label: Add a label to the output flow.

Interface: Select the IP interface to which the output shall be

mapped. Cloned outputs are mirrored pairs. D1 is mirrored on D2, D3 is mirrored on D4.

IP, Port and source address: Enter the destination IP

Add / Cancel: Add the selection to the output main page.

Note the action will not be committed until the save button

on the list view is applied.

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The system offers the following mapping modes.

Source

Action

Mapping action

Service

Create output

When a source service is created then a new DVB output is created. By default, it is a VBR stream.

Service

Add to existing output

With a service to transport mapping, use the Add to multiplex action button, then the service will be added to the selected output transport.

Service

Replace a service

Use the replace service to replace the destination service with the selected source service.

Create an output

When a TS source is created the entire MPEG/DVB transport stream will be mapped, including NULL packet.

Autofirst

Create/add or replace

In some system configurations the input is not present at the time of configuration of the system. This is typically for VOD systems.

When doing an auto-first mapping the output service ID is by default set to 1 by the backend software. The source service selected is any service detected on the source. If the source transport contains multiple services any of the services, but only one, will be selected. This value can be overwritten by changing the outgoing service ID in the edit output configuration dialog.

RTP

Create an output.

SMPTE 2110

Create an output

EMM

Add to an output

As for the RTP the EMM type selector is available only if EMMs are detected by the system. Either from an input or from the scrambler card.

5.6 Changing attributes on active outputs.

Configured outputs are listed in the main list view when opening the IP output application. The list view shows all streams. As in the input application the search dialog can be used to limit the active selection.

To edit an output, click the object and the edit dialog will appear on the right-hand side.

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