CastXplorer-C User Manual
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1. CastXplorer C Digital Cable RF Network Probe User Manual Revision 1 1 Last update July 21st 2008 Contents 1 Introduction 3 Lil Product OVEIVMIEN ic ee dun 4 aaa de 3 12 Typical Applications gt u 6 64 whew due dune este 3 1 3 Related documents aooaa 44 ua aa 4 2 Features 4 E ARA 4 2 2 Mirored QUIS occipital ad ph 5 23 SNMP OE wee LR du ob de nan 2 ua A 5 2 4 Requirements Ga 4 om re ERA OS Lee ms 6 3 Walk Around 7 SL Front Panel e 2 06 D un dk a ee oa A ae x 7 341 OVIOATON eos cies Pe oe Ge ee bh ans 8 A Tee Sees e ca ATAR ee aa 8 3 1 3 Available information 9 3 2 Back Panel 9 33 Graphical User Interface 564 2486644205 10 So Memi sea be eee te eek eee Oe eee ee 10 332 OPEN ee ee moitie RS deb RRR HS 10 333 AS eo wow dr bg Ewe Od ae PRG 11 3 4 Main panels ae eS Ad ne ORE Pieds had 12 4 Quick Start 12 5 Managing channels 14 5 1 Managing the channel list 14 5 1 1 Adding a channel coin rra ra das 14 5 12 Removing a channel 22 4 24 88 4 ww due 15 5 1 3 Managing channels through SNMP 15 5 2 Selecting channels to monitor 15 5 2 1 Adding a channel to the monitoring list 16 5 2 2 Removing a channel from the monitoring list 16 5 2 3 Ordering channels in the monitoring list 17 5 2 4 Managing monitored channels through SNMP 17 6 Monitoring QoS2. Power supply 100 240VAC Power consumption 10 W Operating temperature 0 to 60 C 0 to 122 F Storage temperature 20 to 70 C 4 to 158 F Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing Height 43 mm 1 7 Width 220 mm 8 7 Depth 263 mm 10 4 Weight 2 0 kg 4 4 lb Format 1 RU z width 19 47 16 Technical Data 16 1 Interfaces Specifications a Control Eth f on Oe RA A a A me e qx 80 280 VAC SO BOHZ 16 1 1 RF Interfaces RF interfaces are equipped with F Type female connectors with a 75 ohm impedance RF input cannot take a signal level higher than 10dBm The ca ble transporting the Digital Cable signal to be monitored should be connected to that interface RF loopthrough is a passive loopthrough Please note that when initial izing at startup or on reboot CastXplorer C cuts the passive loopthrough for about 3 to 4 seconds pu gu gt me RF OP 10 RF idan in Impedance 750 y hi es 16 1 2 ASI Interfaces The 2x DVB ASI output are mirrored outputs The CastXplorer C outputs the same demodulated signal on both DVB ASI interfaces Os 16 1 3 Ethernet Interface The CastXplorer C includes 1x 10 100 Base T Ethernet interface for control purposes The Ethernet port which has no label and is shipped with a plastic cap should not be used 48 16 1 4 Fault Relay Alarm This alarm is compatible with common dry relay or contact closure man agemen
3. to retrieve all statistics files you may need before they are deleted 24 7 3 1 Retrieving statistics files through FTP CastXplorer C embeds an FTP server It is possible to use this FTP server to retrieve all statistics files at once or selectively For security reasons it is only possible to use FTPS to communicate with the CastXplorer C Any FTP client supporting FTPS can be used eg FileZilla under Windows or ftp ssl under Linux For advanced use of the FTP client please report to user instructions of the client Important Your login and password to access this FTP server will be available on a separate document shipped within the package 7 3 2 Retrieving statistics files through the Web GUI The Web based interface can be used to retrieve statistics files stored on CastXplorer C However this method is not recommended for retrieving a large number of files as they will need to be retrieved one after the other v csv y test_home20080321_150721 c s M test_home20080321_145721 c test_home20080321_144721 c 1 Refresh To retrieve a statistics file from CastXplorer C 1 Go to the Monitoring panel Download statistics files shows the directory structure of all statistics files stored on the CastXplorer C All CSV files are stored in a directory named CSV and XML files are stored in a directory named XML Highlight the appropriate statistics file Click Download Choose a local destinat
4. 10kB Below is a short extract of a CSV formatted statistics file 26 Name Location Date_Time Channel_name Rf_frequency Rf_mode Rf_modulation Symbol_rate Frontend RF_LEVEL SNR MER EVM Pre_Rs_BER CN Overal1_Bitrate Net_Bitrate TS_sync_loss TS_sync_err TS_pat_err2 TS_continuity_err TS_PCR_rep US EPCRIDisS cern oS GIP err SUS NIL ESE Nal Giras SN oO eMe Ena My_Probe France 35 2008 03 14T14 47 54Z Channel 01 177000000 Annex A DVB C 256_QAM 7000000 locked ASS AO OS RA O SAO OE OS SAE NA O O Oe a e 2 0 Dodo My_Probe France 35 2008 03 14T14 47 55Z Channel 01 177000000 Annex A DVB C 256_QAM 7000000 locked SNS OA 034 O IDA OO ESO AOS 511608016 00 3 0 AIO A ON 0 8 al 2 al My_Probe France 35 2008 03 14T14 48 48Z Channel 01 177000000 Annex A DVB C 256_QAM 7000000 locked 3 18 85 41 00 35 60 1 00 1 00E 09 40 87 SalGiO7 992 Or OSO SiO 52 00 66 Note Each file starts with the name of columns for easier reading in any external table editor 7 5 2 XML file format When creating a statistics file of one minute with a sampling periodicity set to one second and logging all parameters each file will take up to approximately 60kB Below is a short extract of an XML formatted statistics file 21 lt xml version 1 0 gt lt castXplorer gt lt row gt lt Name gt castXplorer lt Name gt lt Location gt Rennes lt Location gt lt Date_Time gt 2008 03 25T12 22 00Z lt Date_Time gt lt Channel_name gt Ch
5. Network Press RIGHT to go inside the Network menu Press RIGHT to go inside the Control menu Press RIGHT to go inside the CTRL IP Address menu The LCD now displays the current IP address Press RIGHT to switch to edit mode The IP address digit which is blinking is the one that is being modified Press UP or DOWN to change the digit s value Press LEFT or RIGHT to move to the previous next digit Once the IP address is correct press RIGHT until the end of the line is reached to validate the new IP address If you made a mistake and want to cancel the changes press LEFT until the start of the line is reached 10 3 1 3 Available information The following information is available from the front panel LCD e Status Monitor internal temperature e Network gt Control Interface Settings for the control Ethernet inter face IP address subnet mask and gateway can be displayed modified e Network gt Date and Time NTP server date and time information e network gt NMS NMS information trap receiver and community e About Serial number and firmware version 3 2 Back Panel The back panel features all interfaces useful to connect the CastXplorer C to the IP network for control and to the Digital Cable signal for monitoring purposes Demodulated signal can also be used for capture and advanced analysis e 1x RF input 75ohm F female e 1x RF passive loopthrough 75ohm F f
6. Statistics file 2 In progress Switching frequency When channels have been defined in the Channel management box they can be directly selected as channels to be monitored In the Settings tab the Tuner configuration box presents two lists 17 Channel list Monitored channels Channel 4 Channel_27 Channel we Channel_29 Channel 6 Channel_28 TF1_M6 Monitoring periodicity e Channel list on the left side displays all channels previously defined e Monitored channels on the right side displays all channels used for monitoring All channels listed there will be monitored one after the other from top to bottom Each channel will be monitored for the duration defined in the Monitoring periodicity field expressed in min utes 5 2 1 Adding a channel to the monitoring list To add a channel to the monitoring list 1 Highlight the channel in the Channel list 2 Click the right arrow button or drag and drop Channel name displays in the Monitored channels list 3 Validate all new settings by clicking the check sign button 5 2 2 Removing a channel from the monitoring list To remove a channel from the monitoring list 1 Highlight the channel in the Monitored channels list 2 Click the left arrow button or drag and drop Channel name displays in the Channel list 3 Validate all new settings by clicking the check sign button 18 5 2 3 Or
7. Za Reset Net bitrate ce 0 v C4 Lj Info XJ Reset 1 1 TS_sync_loss Coe 0 wi A EA Info Za Reset 1 2 Sync_byte ce 0 v C4 Lj Info a Reset gt Reset All Counters This tab is used to manage all alarms that CastXplorer C is capable of raising The Trap column contains check boxes For the CastXplorer C to raise an SNMP trap when the threshold for a specific parameter is passed over check the corresponding box This list of alarms is also used to set the severity of the alarm Severities are especially useful to filter traps upon reception in the SNMP agent or NMS For each alarm parameter choose any severity between Info Warning or Critical in the Log severity drop down list The severity defined is common to both logs and SNMP traps Then validate all new settings by clicking the check sign button Through SNMP it is possible to enable traps and configure log and trap severity through the ENENSYS MONITOR MIB file in the alarmsAndLogs gt alarms gt alarmTable table To enable SNMP traps for a parameter set alarmConfigSnmp Trap to 2 and to disable SNMP traps set alarmConfigSn mp Trap to 1 9 5 3 Example of trap received Below is a sample trap received for an alarm raised on a minimum SNR Minimum threshold was set to 39 5dB 36 2008 02 29 09 41 00 10 5 102 81 UDP SNMPv2 SMI mib 2 1 3 0 56 28 95 MIB alarmTrap mi m m m m MIB alarmSNR ENENSYS MONITOR MIB
8. e Status lower part 3 3 1 Menu The menu is used to select the panel that should be displayed in the operation part center part 3 3 2 Operation The configuration and monitoring panel displays information depending on the selected item in the menu It displays graphical components that are used to monitor or configure the CastXplorer C 12 3 3 3 Status The status bar displays information that is always available to the user what ever the component selected through the menu Channel 03 315 125 MHz Frequency polling On Activity cis Front end Statistics file 2 1n progress The component on the left hand side is the CastXplorer C activity indica tor O Activity Web application is sending a request to the embedded Web server and waiting for the Web server s response LED switches to grey when a response has been received from the Web server and Web application has not sent a new request to the Web server Next to the activity component information about the current processing is displayed Channel 03 315 125 MHz Frequency polling On Front End Statistics file 2 In progress e Channel currently monitored name and frequency e Front end status Green locked Red unlocked e Frequency polling status On multiple channel monitoring Off single channel monitoring e Statistics file status In progress Statistics file being written Stopped No statistics file creation requeste
9. e The third MIB file is specific to the product type Product type can be NN6 MIP FastCaster CastXPlorer etc This MIB file is intended for configuring the device please note Alarms configuration is not part of this specific MIB since this is implemented into ENENSYS MONITOR MIB mib 32 MIB files common to any ENENSYS device SN MP agent Specific MIB files The integration of CastXplorer C into any supervision system will require to implement both common MIB files as well as ENENSYS CASTXPLORER MIB mib device configuration and advanced monitoring 9 3 SNMP ports CastXplorer C follows SNMP standard and uses ports 161 Agent Port and 162 Trap Port for SNMP communication 9 4 Connecting CastXplorer C to a NMS It is possible to use the CastXplorer C together with a Network Monitoring System NMS to make the most of its capabilities First in the Network panel information about the NMS must be spec ified in the Trap receiver box Specify the IP address of the NMS used to configure the CastXplorer C and or collect information The SNMP com munity defines the relationship between the CastXplorer C s SNMP server system and the NMS The community acts like a password to control the NMS access to the server If the community name contains spaces enclose it in quotation marks 33 This information is also available in the MIB file through the trapV2Destination Table OID Server 192 168 2
10. types of monitoring e Real time monitoring For improved reactivity on the network CastXplorer C features a Monitoring panel on the Web based GUI and can send SNMP traps or dry relay signals e Statistical monitoring For long time performance management CastXplorer C records values of all parameters at a specified sampling periodicity thus allowing the identification of potential future failures 2 2 Mirrored Outputs The signal received on the RF input is demodulated and the same baseband signal is sent to both ASI output ports These outputs can be used for further monitoring stream recording or sent back in real time to another equipment Demodulation t RF Input 2 3 SNMP Core SNMP is the core communication layer used in CastXplorer C CastXplorer C devices fully comply with the SNMP v2 protocol Any command that can be issued through the Web GUI or the front panel can also be done through SNMP requests This architecture ensures that CastXplorer C can be fully controlled with SNMP and easily integrated with any existing NMS Hardware Network Monitoring System SNMP Communication Layer are NMS Web Front Custom need Server Panel Telnet SSH etc 2 4 Requirements CastXplorer C network probes embed a Web server that provides a friendly and easy to use graphical user interface This interface is Flash based there fore a PC or Mac with Adobe Flash Player installed is required Adobe Fl
11. 0 1 Introduction 1 1 Product overview ENENSYS CastXplorer C is a standalone network probe used to receive RF Digital Cable streams and record statistics logs of all key measurements It can be placed very close to the end user in order to achieve a complete real time diagnosis system The CastXplorer C is a compact Network Probe designed to combine continuous monitoring of both critical RF and MPEG2 TS parameters to provide Cable carriers with a constant view of their network health and status with excellent cost efficiency CastXplorer C is a Digital Cable standalone analyzer used for continuous monitoring and health diagnosis of Cable networks The probe is capable of continuously logging all statistics values and sending SNMP traps if parame ters values get out of the defined range This allows long term performance monitoring of the network combined with real time reception of key alarms thus achieving the optimal trade off between alarm severity and alarm man agement time Combined with a Network Monitoring System CastXplorer C turns into a powerful network diagnosis tool allowing cable carriers to highlight global trends and to anticipate potential failures For maximum cost efficiency CastXplorer C is capable of monitoring multiple channels on a round robin basis One single CastXplorer C can be installed at a specific location to monitor the complete set of multiplexes operated 1 2 Typical Applications CastXplorer C has
12. 0x0000 1 4 Continuity Count Error e Incorrect packet order e A packet occurs more than twice lost packet Priority 2 2 3a PCR Repetition Er Time interval between two consecutive PCR values ror more than a specified value expressed in ms recom mended value is 40 ms 2 3b PCR Discontinuity The difference between two consecutive PCR values Indicator Error PCRi 1 PCRi is outside the range of 0 100 ms without the discontinuity indicator set 2 6 CAT Error e Packets with transport scrambling control not 00 present but no section with table_id 0x01 i e a CAT present e Section with table id other than 0x01 i e not a CAT found on PID 0x0001 45 Priority 3 3 1a NIT Actual Error e Section with table id other than 0x40 or 0x41 or 0x72 i e not a NIT or ST found on PID 0x0010 e No section with table id 0x40 i e a NIT _ actual in PID value 0x0010 for more than 10 s e Any two sections with table id 0x40 NIT actual occur on PID 0x0010 within a specified value 25 ms or lower 3 1b NIT Other Error Interval between sections with the same sec tion number and table id 0x41 NIT other on PID 0x0010 longer than a specified value 10s or higher 46 15 Regulatory and Statutory Notices 15 1 EMC and safety declaration This equipment is a class B digital device It has been designed and tested to meet the requirements set by the European Community directives and compl
13. 128 Community public 9 5 Receiving traps from CastXplorer C Once the communication between CastXplorer C and the NMS has been set through the specification of the Trap receiver IP address and SNMP com munity the CastXplorer C must be specified for which parameter s it should send traps From the GUI it is possible to specify for each parameter whether an SNMP trap should be raised whenever the set threshold is passed over 9 5 1 Setting thresholds First thresholds should be set for each appropriate parameter Go to the Status panel and click the Settings tab All alarms requiring thresholds are listed there over two boxes First box Threshold settings lists all standard thresholds Except for temperature which only accepts a maximum threshold all threshold values are used to define a range When parameters values are inside this range no alarm is raised When a parameter value goes out of range an alarm is raised 34 description Minimum Maximum Unit Temperature 50 000 C Signal level H 25 000 100 000 dBuv SNR 24 000 41 000 dB MER 31 000 37 000 dB EVM 1 000 6 000 Yo Pre RS BER 0 000000001 0 000200000 C N 24 000 41 000 dB Net bitrate 20 000000 38 000000 Mbps Overall bitrate 37 000000 39 000000 Mbps Second box ETR settings lists thresholds for ETR290 errors Several values can be set there e Value define the threshold for the ETR290 error in millisecon
14. NTEGER O logld 53 INTEGER 53 logDescr 53 STRING Alarm on SNR logObject 53 OID ENENSYS CASTXPLORER logTime 53 STRING 2008 02 29 logSeverity 53 INTEGER event 1 logComponent 53 STRING Tuner logText 53 STRING SNR no alarm Below is another trap sample for an ETR290 error 2 3a PCR repetition The threshold was set to a maximum of 5 PCR errors in the last 10 seconds 37 2008 02 29 M0 92855 aL OSOS MUDA 10 5 102 2311 1025 SNMPv2 SMI mib 2 1 3 0 Timeticks 169106558 19 days 13 44 25 58 SNMPv2 SMI snmpModules 1 1 4 1 0 OID ENENSYS MONITOR MIB alarmTrap NENSYS MONITOR MIB alarmStatus INTEGER alarmOn 2 NENSYS MONITOR MIB logIndex 214 INTEGER 5323 NENSYS MONITOR MIB logId 214 INTEGER 214 NENSYS MONITOR MIB logDescr 214 STRING Alarm on TS pcr rep err ENENSYS MONITOR MIB log0bject 214 OID ENENSYS CASTXPLORER MIB alarmTSPcrRep ENENSYS MONITOR MIB logTime 214 STRING 2008 02 29 TO8 28 547 ENENSYS MONITOR MIB logSeverity 214 INTEGER event 1 ENENSYS MONITOR MIB logComponent 214 STRING Tuner ENENSYS MONITOR MIB logText 214 STRING TS_PCR_rep limit 5 in period reached cur val 1004 on Channel O1 HoH m m 9 6 Integrating ENENSYS ENTERPRISE MIB mib file ENENSYS ENTERPRISE MIB mib defines enterprise node enensys with en terprise identifier 23986 but also pDistributionLine headEndLine testMon itor
15. OS 24 Or STZ ENENSYS MONITOR MIB ENENSYS MONITOR MIB ENENSYS MONITOR MIB 39 500 reached SNMPv2 SMI snmpModules 1 1 4 1 0 NENSYS MONITOR MIB NENSYS MONITOR MIB NENSYS MONITOR MIB NENSYS MONITOR MIB NENSYS MONITOR MIB 10 83 1102 811 21025 5 169178895 19 days 13 Timeticks OID ENENSYS MONITOR alarmStatus INTEGER alarmOn 2 logIndex 53 INTEGER 5375 logld 53 INTEGER 53 logDescr 53 STRING Alarm on SNR logObject 53 OID ENENSYS CASTXPLORER logTime 53 STRING 2008 02 29 logSeverity 53 INTEGER event 1 logComponent 53 STRING Tuner logText 53 STRING SNR min threshold ceur vals 288355 on Channel o When a parameter value goes back to the expected range an SNMP trap is also sent indicating the alarm has gone back to Off state Below is a sample trap received for an SNR value going back to the expected range 2008 02 29 09 41 10 10 5 102 81 UDP SNMPv2 SMI mib 2 1 3 0 ASIS ORO ll MIB alarmTrap Hmmm m MIB alarmSNR ENENSYS MONITOR MIB T08 40 59Z ENENSYS MONITOR MIB ENENSYS MONITOR MIB ENENSYS MONITOR MIB SNMPv2 SMI snmpModules 1 1 4 1 0 NENSYS MONITOR MIB NENSYS MONITOR MIB NENSYS MONITOR MIB NENSYS MONITOR MIB NENSYS MONITOR MIB 10 5102 GN 310251 3 Timeticks 169179001 19 days 13 OID ENENSYS MONITOR alarmStatus INTEGER alarmOff 1 logIndex 53 I
16. P request issued from the Web GUI or any command sent through the front panel will be dealt with using SNMP The CastXplorer C devices can not only be monitored using SNMP but can also be fully controlled A MIB file is available on request MIB Browser from Reasoning can be used to test the CastXplorer C SNMP feature It can be used for monitoring Get and Trap as well as for the control Set iReasoning MIB Browser Eile Edit Operations Tools Bookmarks Help Address 192 168 122 110 Advanced OID 1 3 6 1 4 1 23986 14 1 1 3 1 0 Operations Get Next Result Table a MID Troe E Name OID Value H O ENENSYS ENTERPRISE MIB so org dod internet private enterprise S O ENENSYS MONITOR MIB iso org dod internet private enterprises e E E ENENSYS CASTXPLORER MIB iso org dod internet private enterpris Ga platform ipDistributionLine transmissionLine E gt testMonitoringLine E E castxplorer 2 gt configuration configDefaultRestore B E configStatistics B configChannel nav B profiles profileCurrentIndex tuningMode 1 3 6 1 4 1 23986 14 1 1 3 1 ENENSYS CASTXPLORER MIB INTEGER standard 1 frequencyPolling 2 read write current RF tuning mode Can be either standard value set to 1 or frequency polling value set to 2 In standard mode the tunel use the current profile defined by profileCurrentIndex In y iso 0rg dod internet private enterprises enensy
17. abling Tape lt lt SS CAE rr ma 34 9 5 3 Example of trap received 34 9 6 Integrating ENENSYS ENTERPRISE MIB mib file 36 9 7 Integrating ENENSYS MONITOR MIB mib file 37 10 Upgrading CastXplorer C 39 10 1 Getting information on current release 39 10 2 Installing an upgrade firmware 39 3 11 Getting general information about the probe 40 12 Identifying the CastXplorer C controlled 40 13 Using the dry relay out interface 40 14 Definitions of parameters monitored 41 14 1 RF and transmission parameters 41 14 2 ETR290 parameters 42 15 Regulatory and Statutory Notices 45 15 1 EMC and safety declaration 45 15 2 Environmental specifications 45 16 Technical Data 46 16 1 Interfaces Specifications 46 16 11 RF IMEernat s ea a 44 46 16 LZ ASI Interfaces ss 2 seu ur rade ses 46 16 1 3 Ethernet Interface 4 4 Le 4 Le Lui 46 16 1 4 Fault Relay Alarm 47 17 Frequently Asked Questions 48 17 1 What is the IP address of the CastXplorer C 48 17 2 My monitoring panel looks frozen 48 18 Troubleshooting 48 18 1 Web server is not responding 48 18 2 Web interface shows wrong information 48 19 Equipment return for repair 49 20 Upgrades and Privileged Area 49 21 Contact Information 5
18. ached cur val 30 Info on Channel_28 2008 03 21 15 22 47 TS_NIT_actual_err limit 5 in period reached cur val 29 Info on Channel_28 2008 03 21 15 20 18 TS_NIT_actual_err limit 5 in period reached cur val 16 Info on Channel_28 2008 03 21 15 20 08 TS_NIT_actual_err limit 5 in period reached cur val 14 Info on Channel_28 an Filter No Filter v Clear Log Download The Log box displays up to 128 log messages To clear all log messages click the Clear log button To save all log messages to a file click the Download button and specify location and file name It is also possible to filter the display of log messages based on the severity of the alarm Choose minimum severity for which log messages should be displayed from the Filter drop down list 7 Managing statistics files For long term performance management CastXplorer C enables you to create statistics files Statistics files are used to record RF and ETR290 parameter values at a regular periodicity thus allowing you to view the evolution of the Quality of Service on multiple channels Statistics files are stored on the internal memory of the CastXplorer C Available storage space is 8MB If multiple channels are monitored frequency polling enabled a new statistics file will be created for each channel upon each monitoring peri odicity If one single channel is monitored a new statistics file will be created upon each monitoring
19. al CastXplorer C devices from the Web GUI it is recommended to close the Web browser before switching to another CastXplorer C It is either not recommended to use a different tab in the same browser as cache information is shared between tabs 50 19 Equipment return for repair In case of any trouble with one of ENENSYS Technologies products please report it to our Technical Support team via email support enensys com Your request should specify Part Number and Serial Number as displayed on the bottom label of the equipment with a description of the defect reference of Purchase Order if possible and your full details Upon receiving your request a support engineer will get in touch with you in order to surely identify the source of your problem If equipment has to be returned for repair a RMA number will be provided to you You will need to indicate it on the shipping box of the faulty equipment and or add it in your communication with our support team Your equipment will be shipped back to you along with a repair report 20 Upgrades and Privileged Area A privileged area http privileged enensys com is available on ENENSYS web site Any registered user has access to the privileged area where general doc umentation user s manuals softwares and products upgrades can be down loaded In order to get access to the privileged area you should register through the registration form You will then receive a password that
20. annel 4 lt Channel_name gt lt Rf_frequency gt 371125000 lt Rf_frequency gt lt Rf_mode gt Annex A DVB C lt Rf_mode gt lt Rf_modulation gt 64_QAM lt Rf_modulation gt lt Symbol_rate gt 6875000 lt Symbol_rate gt lt Frontend gt locked lt Frontend gt lt RF_LEVEL gt 49 69 lt RF_LEVEL gt lt SNR gt 36 81 lt SNR gt lt MER gt 33 92 lt MER gt lt EVM gt 1 24 lt EVM gt lt Pre_Rs_BER gt 1 00E 09 lt Pre_Rs_BER gt lt CN gt 36 64 lt CN gt lt Overall_Bitrate gt 38015256 lt Overall_Bitrate gt lt Net_Bitrate gt 30173400 lt Net_Bitrate gt lt TS_sync_loss gt 0 lt TS_sync_loss gt lt TS_sync_err gt 0 lt TS_sync_err gt lt TS_pat_err2 gt 0 lt TS_pat_err2 gt lt TS_continuity_err gt 47918 lt TS_continuity_err gt lt TS_PCR_rep gt 0 lt TS_PCR_rep gt lt TS_PCR_Discerr gt 737 lt TS_PCR_Discerr gt lt TS_CAT_err gt 0 lt TS_CAT_err gt lt TS_NIT_actual_err gt 1 lt TS_NIT_actual_err gt lt TS_NIT_other_err gt 0 lt TS_NIT_other_err gt lt row gt lt castXplorer gt 8 Setting custom alarm thresholds CastXplorer C is capable of raising alarms on many RF and MPEG2 TS pa rameters All alarms can be triggered based on user defined thresholds 8 1 What is an alarm CastXplorer C raises alarms based on user defined thresholds However these alarms cannot be directly used An internal process converts them to events 28 leading to interaction Each alarm has a user defined severity and each alarm ra
21. ash Player can be downloaded at the following address http www adobe com products flashplayer Note Web browsers tend to use as much memory as they can It is thus recommended to close the Web browsers windows when they are not needed As the Web based interface offers a rich user experience a computer with 512 MB RAM and at least PIV is required The screen resolution should be set to at least 1280x1024 pixels CastXplorer C network probes are fully compliant with the SNMP v2 protocol They can be completely configured and operated through stan dard SNMP requests Gets Sets and Traps MIB files are available on re quest and can be used to monitor or configure CastXplorer C devices through NMS Simple Network Management Protocol 2 Management Information Base 3Network Management Systems 3 Walk Around 3 1 Front Panel CastXplorer C devices offer an intuitive front panel that displays current set tings and allows key settings such as network configuration A green led is visible when the CastXplorer C is locked to a Digital Cable frequency and operates properly The led turns red or orange to inform you of a problem occurring on the CastXplorer C or on the network monitored e LED turns orange if at least one alarm with Warning level has raised e LED turns red if at least one alarm with Critical level has raised When the front panel button is not used for 30 seconds it turns to standby mode The
22. been specially designed for helping Cable Carriers and Cable MSOs to achieve accurate QoS monitoring on their networks CastXplorer C is especially fit for real time monitoring of the quality de livered on the last mile as well as for long term performance management 1 3 Related documents 1 ITU T J83 ITU T Recommendation J 83 4 97 Digital multi programme systems for television sound and data services for cable distribution 21 EN 300 429 Digital Video Broadcasting DVB Framing struc ture channel coding and modulation for cable sys tems DVB C 3 ETSI TR 101 290 Digital Video Broadcasting DVB Measurement guidelines for DVB systems 4 EN 300 468 Digital Video Broadcasting DVB Specifications for Service Information SI in DVB systems 5 TR 101 891 Digital Video Broadcasting DVB Professional Interfaces Guidelines for the implementation and usage of the DVB Asynchronous Serial Interface ASI 2 Features 2 1 Monitoring CastXplorer C is intended to continuously monitor all the channels listed for management It is capable of listing up to 255 channels Then CastXplorer C is capable of monitoring a single channel continuously or multiple channels one after the other In that case a monitoring periodicity must be defined to specify how long each channel will be monitored The monitoring periodicity is common to all channels Also CastXplorer C is capable of simultaneously achieving two
23. d e Switching frequency status If multiple channel monitoring is enabled a red progress bar will be displayed each time the front end locks to the next channel 13 3 4 Main panels The web interface can display 5 different panels e Status Managing all alarms e Settings Managing channels multiple channel monitoring and statistics files e Monitoring Monitoring all RF and MPEG2 TS parameters in real time e Network Managing network interfacing e About Getting information about the device 4 Quick Start For a direct connection between a PC and a CastXplorer C use an Ethernet cable RJ45 plug to connect CastXplorer C s Control Eth port to the Ethernet port on your PC 1 Plug the power cable shipped with the equipment into the power recep tacle on the CastXplorer C s back panel 2 Connect the other end of the cable to mains power 3 Connect a Digital Cable source signal to the RF input on the back panel using a 75 ohm impedance cable with F connectors 4 Use the On Off switch to power the CastXplorer C 5 After powering it on allow a couple minutes for the CastXplorer C to initialize and start As CastXplorer C devices embed a web server no software install is re quired apart from Adobe Flash player The factory settings for the control interface are IP Control Eth interface 192 168 120 100 14 In order to display the web based graphical user interface open a Web browser Interne
24. dering channels in the monitoring list Each channel listed in the Monitored channels list in the Tuner Configu ration box will be monitored in the order displayed from top to bottom for the duration set in the Monitoring periodicity field To change the order of a channel simply drag and drop the channel to the appropriate position Then validate all new settings by clicking the check sign button 5 2 4 Managing monitored channels through SNMP Channel monitoring management is available through SNMP in the ENENSYS CASTXPLORER MIB file Channel information is stored into a table that is available from the testMonitoringLine gt castXplorer gt configuration gt configChannel gt profiles node The profilePollEnabled OID is used to determine whether the channel should be monitored or not When set to disabled 1 the channel will not be monitored When set to enabled 2 the channel will be monitored For monitoring multiple channels on a round robin basis the testMonitor ingLine gt castXplorer gt configuration gt configChannel gt tuningMode OID must be set to frequencyPolling 2 When this OID is set to standard 1 only one channel can be monitored The monitoring periodicity which is common to all channels and speci fies the time during which the CastXplorer C will monitor each channel is set through the testMonitoringLine gt castXplorer gt configuration gt con figChannel gt monitoringPer
25. ds e Nb Err define the maximum number of errors the ETR290 error is allowed to raise e Over Last define the time period in which the previously defined max imum number of errors is allowed to be raised This specific setting is especially useful to limit the number of alarms raised on ETR290 For example if you want to raise an alarm only if the time interval between two consecutive PCR values has been detected over 40ms more than 5 times in the last 5 seconds settings should be as follows 2 3a PCR_repetition 40 O 5000 40 ms 5 5 Specify all thresholds and settings over both boxes then validate all new settings by clicking the check sign button Through SNMP it is possible to set all thresholds through the ENENSYS CASTXPLORER MIB file in the alarmsAndLogs gt alarms gt alarmAdvanced Config node 35 9 5 2 Enabling traps Then the alarm raised should raise an SNMP trap Go to the Status panel and click the Display tab Description state Counter Statistics Report Trap Dry Relay Log Level Reset Counter Temperature 35 0 C 95 0 F 00 0 Li Li Warning a Reset Front End oe 0 C4 C4 LA Critical Reset Signal oe 0 Y LJ Li Warming v j Reset NR 00 0 M C4 Lj Waming Reset MER oo 0 M M C1 Warning y Reset EVM 00 0 M oO Oo Info y Reset Pre RS BER 00 0 M T Info y Reset C N oo 0 M Y Cl info y Reset Overall bitrate Ce 0 M LJ Li Info
26. een if the value is in the range of the thresholds defined in the Status gt Settings panel If the value is out of range it is displayed in red 6 1 3 Real time statistics summary The Statistics box displays a real time summary of RF front end status and ETR290 errors e RF front end Channel currently monitored and lock status e ETR290 For each priority the LED indicator turns red if at least one error in the priority has been raised Details on each error can be found in the Status panel Current channel Channel_28 Front End locked ETR290 Priority1 Priority 2 De Priority 3 Q 21 6 2 Alarms status and counters The Status gt Display panel shows details on all alarms that were raised based on defined thresholds Description state Counter Statistics Report Trap Dry Relay Log Level Reset Counter Temperature 35 0 C 95 0 F ere 0 T Li LMaming_ y Reset Front End oe 0 CA C4 C4 Critical Reset Signal 00 0 Y Li U Waming v j Reset NR ce 0 M C4 Lj Waming Reset MER oo 0 M M T Waming y Reset EVM oo 0 M oO oO info gt Reset Pre RS BER oo 0 M T Cl Info Reset C N oo 0 M Y Cl Info y Reset Overall bitrate ce 0 M LJ led Info dal Reset Net bitrate ee 0 v C4 Lj Info XJ Reset 1 1 TS_sync_loss 00 0 M M C4 Info Za Reset 1 2 Sync_byte ce 0 v C4 Lj Info XJ Reset Reset All Counters The State column s
27. emale e 2x ASI mirrored outputs 750hm BNC female e 1x Ethernet control interface RJ45 e 1x Relay out interface 5 position MiniConnec 3 81mm pitch e 1x power receptacle with On Off switch 90 260VAC 50 60Hz Note CastXplorer C also features one Kensington security slot to secure the probe to its location z z ASI ASI2 Out Out r Control Eth HT a Liame Impacance 7 g 2 80 280 VAC SO BOHZ 11 3 3 Graphical User Interface This section describes the web interface that can be used to configure and monitor the CastXplorer C Network Monitoring Probe CastXplorer Status Description state Counter Statistics Report Trap Dry Relay Loglevel Reset Counter Temperature 34 0 C 93 2 F o oO a Warning v Reset Front End oo 0 M M M critical v Reset Signal ce o M Y Y Warning Reset SNR oo 0 M M M Warning v Reset MER oo 0 M Y M Warning Reset EVM ce 0 M M M Info Reset Pre RS BER ce o M Y 0 Info y Reset C N oo 0 M CA M Info Reset Overall bitrate oo 0 M Y M Info Reset Net bitrate ce 0 M M a Info LY Reset 1 1 TS_syne_loss ce 0 M M M Info v Reset 1 2 Sync_byte ce o Y Y Y info y Reset Reset All Counters Channel 02 307 125 MHz Frequency polling On Gann Front End Statistics file in progress The web interface contains 3 different parts e Menu upper part e Operation center part
28. front panel can be used to e Monitor internal temperature Status gt Temperature e Configure or check the Ethernet interface Network gt Control Inter face e Configure or check date and time information Network gt Date amp Time Enable or disable NTP Server NTP Server s IP address must be configured through GUI Set or check current date format is YYYY MM DD Set or check current time format is HH MM SS e Configure or check NMS server address and community Network gt NMS e Get information about the CastXplorer C s serial number and firmware version About Note The USB port on the front panel is only used for ENENSYS in ternal maintenance purposes Do not try to use it to communicate with the CastXplorer C 3 1 1 Navigation It is possible to navigate into the CastXplorer C s menus by using the button on the right e Press UP or DOWN to go to the previous next item e Press RIGHT to validate go inside menu e Press LEFT to cancel go up one level 3 1 2 Key settings It is possible to change the key settings by using the front panel and the button It can be very useful when one does not have access to the web user interface and wants for instance to change the network settings As an example here is the step by step procedure to change the IP address for the Control Eth interface 1 2 Press DOWN until the arrow left side is displayed next to
29. hows current state of alarms e Green LED the value is within range e Red LED the value is out of range The Counter column shows the number of alarms raised on the param eter since the start of the monitoring on the current channel Counter is incremented each time a parameter value goes out of range These coun ters can each be reset by clicking the Reset button All counters can be simultaneously reset by clicking the Reset All Counters button Important All alarms counters except temperature are reset at the end of the monitoring periodicity i e upon a frequency switch 6 3 Raising alarms to log messages Log messages are written to the Log box each time an alarm is raised Raising an alarm is based on thresholds defined for each parameter in the Status gt Settings panel The severity of each alarm severity is then used for log message and SNMP trap can be defined in the Status gt Display panel Three levels are available Info Warning and Critical 22 Date iv Messages Severity 2008 03 21 15 24 47 TS_NIT_actual_err limit 5 in period reached cur val 38 Info on Channel_28 5 2008 03 21 15 24 07 TS_NIT_actual_err limit 5 in period reached cur val 35 Info on Channel_28 2008 03 21 15 23 17 TS_NIT_actual_err limit 5 in period reached cur val 31 Info on Channel_28 2008 03 21 15 22 57 TS_NIT_actual_err limit 5 in period re
30. in real time 17 6 1 Real time monitoring L 2 44 seau be ota 17 6 1 1 Real time bit rates 18 6 1 2 Real time RF parameters 18 6 1 3 Real time statistics summary 19 6 2 Alarms status and counters 20 6 3 Raising alarms to log messages 20 7 Managing statistics files 21 7 1 Selecting parameters 21 7 2 Creating statistics files 22 7 3 Retrieving statistics files 22 1 3 1 Retrieving statistics files through FTP 23 7 3 2 Retrieving statistics files through the Web GUI 23 7 4 Managing statistics files through SNMP 24 7 5 Statistics files format c se ace ista a na aa 24 TEL CSV eTa lt exis we OS oe a e 24 Tae PML MIG formats 2 5 e sa eh wd we ee ee y a 25 8 Setting custom alarm thresholds 26 BA Whatis an i eoc ida aa e R A A 26 8 2 Setting thresholds 27 8 3 Setting thresholds through SNMP 28 9 Using CastXplorer C through SNMP 29 A cin em dos GR en ut amp ma DS de RR 29 9 2 Overall MIB data structure 29 9 2 1 MIB tree for all ENENSYS devices 30 OS SNMP DOMS e deere ras er 31 9 4 Connecting CastXplorer C toa NMS 31 9 5 Receiving traps from CastXplorer C 32 9 5 1 Setting thresholds 32 95 2 En
31. ingLine and transmissionLine nodes Our concern here will be platform node gathering all information common to all ENENSYS devices except for logs alarms and traps which are defined in ENENSYS MONITOR MIB mib When expanding ENENSYS ENTERPRISE MIB mib platform is the root node and divides in 4 branches e device Factory information settings and various functionalities such as device reboot etc e network One table gathers network settings such as IP control address gateway etc e dateTime Date and time information and especially the source used e temperature Current device temperature GET only Important Please note that OIDs may not all be relevant to CastXplorer C Especially in the newtork node the IP Control Eth in 38 terface used for controlling the CastXplorer C should be the interface with interfacelndex 2 9 7 Integrating ENENSYS MONITOR MIB mib file Alarms logs and traps management is achieved using ENENSYS MONITOR MIB mib file Lots of work have been done in order to provide supervi sion system with a state of the art management When opening ENENSYS MONITOR MIB mib four main branches are gathered under the root node alarmsAndLogs e currentStatus Status of the device warning critical etc e alarms Alarm management and configuration The alarms node is basically the keystone for any ENENSYS de vice alarm management All the information related to alarms triggered and alarms c
32. iodicity OID Please note that through SNMP re ordering of channels is not available Channels will always be monitored in the ascending order of the profilelndex 6 Monitoring QoS in real time This section only provides information on getting QoS information in real time from the Web interface To get information on real time SNMP traps please refer to section 9 4 page 32 The Monitoring tab displays real time information on all parameters monitored on the current channel 6 1 Real time monitoring The upper part of the Monitoring panel shows real time graphs and gauges 19 6 1 1 Real time bit rates The Bit rates box displays a real time graph showing the evolution of bit rates over the last 60 seconds Two bit rates are monitored expressed in Mbps e Overall bit rate Actual bit rate corresponding to the transmission chan nel e Net bit rate Useful bit rate useful data only no stuffing A Net bitrate Bf Overa bitrate 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Time seconds Pass the mouse over the graph to display the instant bit rate 6 1 2 Real time RF parameters The RF monitoring box displays real time values for all RF parameters monitored SNR C N Signal Level MER and EVM are displayed in the form of gauges Pre RS BER is displayed as a LED indicator 20 Cen Signal level EVM MER dB dBuv T Pre RS BER The gauge or LED indicator is displayed in gr
33. ion for saving the file F E Repeat the same steps for each statistics file to retrieve 25 7 4 Managing statistics files through SNMP To indicate that a parameter value should be written to the statistics file the ENENSYS CASTXPLORER MIB should be used The testMonitoringLine gt castXplorer gt configuration gt configStatistics gt centralized gt confCen tralReporting Table table manages the parameters for which value should be written to statistics file To enable the writing to statistics files for a parame ter set the confCentralReporting TableEnable to 2 and to disable the writing to statistics files for a parameter set the confCentralReporting TableEnable to 1 Then statistics files management is available through SNMP in the ENENSYS CASTXPLORER MIB file All OlDs related to statistics files can be found in the testMonitoringLine gt castXplorer gt configuration gt configStatistics node First to enable the creation of statistics files the mode OID must be set to centralized 2 Then specify fileName and file Type and define a periodicity for sampling parameter values by setting the confCentralFrequen cySampling OID expressed in seconds 7 5 Statistics files format Format of statistics files can either be CSV or XML 7 5 1 CSV file format When creating a statistics file of one minute with a sampling periodicity set to one second and logging all parameters each file will take up to approximately
34. ised will trigger a log message Then based on user selection each alarm can also trigger an SNMP trap or a dry relay out signal Alarm management is available through the Status gt Display panel 8 2 Setting thresholds Go to the Status panel and click the Settings tab All alarms requiring thresholds are listed there over two boxes First box Threshold settings lists all standard thresholds Except for temperature which only accepts a maximum threshold all threshold values are used to define a range When parameters values are inside this range no alarm is raised When a parameter value goes out of range an alarm is raised description Minimum Maximum Unit Temperature 50 000 25 Signal level 25 000 100 000 dBpY SNR 24 000 41 000 dB MER 31 000 37 000 dB EVM 1 000 6 000 Pre RS BER 0 000000001 0 000200000 C N 24 000 41 000 dB Net bitrate 20 000000 36 000000 Mbps Overall bitrate 37 000000 39 000000 Mbps Second box ETR settings lists thresholds for ETR290 errors Several values can be set there e Value define the threshold for the ETR290 error in milliseconds e Nb Err define the maximum number of errors the ETR290 error is allowed to raise e Over Last define the time period in which the previously defined max imum number of errors is allowed to be raised 29 This specific setting is especially useful to limit the number of alarms raised on ETR290 F
35. nfigured to send a trap unless all alarms are configured for sending traps e traps Trap receiver configuration The traps node is intended to pro vide the monitoring system with a flexibility regarding trap reception alarmTrap MIB object cannot be set nor get This MIB object just defines trap content Any trap sent will embed the follow ing MIB object information logindex logld logObject log Time logSeverity logComponent log Text and logDescr trapV2Destination Table is used to configure trap receiver It is possible to address up to 10 monitoring systems The IP address of the monitoring system must be specified as well as the associated destination SNMP community Important Please note that all thresholds of RF and MPEG2 TS alarms are managed through ENENSYS CASTXPLORER MIB mib file because they are specific to CastXplorer C This management can be found in alarmsAnd Logs gt alarms gt alarmAdvancedConfig 40 10 Upgrading CastXplorer C 10 1 Getting information on current release The current firmware version used on the CastXplorer C is available from the About tab in the Information box Through SNMP this information is available from the ENENSYS ENTERPRISE MIB file then from the platform gt device gt de viceFirmwareVersion leaf It is also possible to know about the last upgrade performed on the CastXplorer C through the devicel astUpdate Time leaf If this OID returns 0 it means
36. ol rate Msym s Modulation Mode Channel_27 299 125 6 875000 64QAM sn Annex A DYB C v j Channel_29 315 125 6 875000 640AM 7 Annex A DVB C y Channel_28 307 125 6 875000 640AM zj Annex A DvB c jvj TF1_M6 379 125 6 875000 l 64QAM D Annex A DVB C v Channel 4 371 125 6 875000 640AM Y j Annex A DVB C Channel 5 363 125 6 875000 5 1 2 Removing a channel To remove a channel from the channel list highlight the channel by clicking on the line Then click the button The channel is removed from the list Validate all new settings by clicking the check sign button 5 1 3 Managing channels through SNMP Channel management is available through SNMP in the ENENSYS CASTXPLORER MIB file Channel information is stored into a table that is available from the testMonitoringLine gt castXplorer gt config uration gt configChannel gt profiles node Please note that through SNMP frequencies are expressed in Hz and symbol rates in sym s 5 2 Selecting channels to monitor CastXplorer C enables you to monitor multiple channels one after the other on a round robin basis Each channel will be monitored for the duration specified Each time the CastXplorer C switches to the next frequency the Status bar will show a red progress bar indicating that the RF front end is locking to the next frequency in the monitored channels list Channel_28 307 125 MHz Multi channnel monitoring On 19 E Front End locked
37. onfiguration is gathered under this node Alarms management has been designed so that the supervision system is not required to go through alarmCurrent Table table all the time Instead the monitoring system only has to pull alarm CurrentCount on a regular basis and check if anything changed Please note that this node alarms is only intended for monitoring purposes Settings are not available read only MIB objects alarmCurrentTable is intended to register all active alarms If the alarm disappears turns to Off status it will be removed from this table The idea is to provide the monitoring system with an instant view of the system but also to detect potential alarms missed by the monitoring system alarm Table is intended for configuring any alarm supported by the device AlarmAdvancedConfig is used for setting temperature threshold e logs Log management The logs node groups within the log Table all log entries within the limitation defined through maximum og Capacity A mechanism is used to clear the log table but also to know which is the last log entry Based on logLastEvent the monitoring system is able to find out whether it has missed a trap or not the monitoring system only has to pull ogLastEvent and check whether the value has changed compared to last time If the value has changed this may signify the 39 monitoring system has missed a trap Please note that a log entry is not linked to an alarm co
38. onstellation point actually measured and the theoret ical constellation point It is an indicator of interferences or distortions on the signal This value is expressed as a percentage 14 2 ETR290 parameters ETR290 is standardized guidelines issued by the DVB organization for mea surements in DVB systems These guidelines are intended to provide an ex haustive overview of elements that matter for the transmission of a stream All parameters tested in ETR290 are split over three priorities e First level priority lists a basic set of parameters which are considered necessary to ensure that the TS can be decoded e Second level priority lists additional parameters which are recommended for continuous monitoring e Third level priority lists further optional parameters covering varied in terests The following ETR290 parameters are available in CastXplorer C Priority 1 1 1 TS Sync Loss Loss of synchronization with consideration of hys teresis parameters It is proposed that five consecu tive correct sync bytes ISO IEC 13818 1 1 clause G 01 should be sufficient for sync acquisition and two or more consecutive corrupted sync bytes should indicate sync loss 44 12 Sync Byte Error Sync_ byte not equal to 0x47 1 3a PAT Error e Sections with table id 0x00 do not occur at least every 0 5 s on PID 0x0000 e Section with table id other than 0x00 found on PID 0x0000 e Scrambling control field is not 00 for PID
39. or example if you want to raise an alarm only if the time interval between two consecutive PCR values has been detected over 40ms more than 5 times in the last 5 seconds settings should be as follows In the ETR settings box Min and Max possible values are indicated for reference The nominal value corresponds to the default value and the value recommended in the TR 101 290 DVB Guidelines Specify all thresholds and settings over both boxes then validate all new settings by clicking the check sign button 8 3 Setting thresholds through SNMP All alarms thresholds can be set through SNMP e Temperature threshold is available in ENENSYS MONITOR MIB gt alarmsAndLogs gt alarms gt alarmAdvancedConfig gt temperatureAlarm Config gt maxTemperature e RF and bit rate thresholds are available in ENENSYS CASTXPLORER MIB gt alarmsAndLogs gt alarms gt alarmAdvancedConfig e ETR290 thresholds are available in two nodes Setting ETR290 defined thresholds can be achieved using ENENSYS CASTXPLORER MIB gt testMonitoringLine gt castXplorer gt con figuration gt configE TR290 Setting the period during which a specified number of ETR290 errors will raise an alarm can be achieved using ENENSYS CASTXPLORER MIB gt alarmsAndLogs gt alarms gt alarmAdvancedConfig 30 9 Using CastXplorer C through SNMP 9 1 Overview The CastXplorer C devices use SNMP as the core communication protocol Any HTT
40. periodicity 7 1 Selecting parameters All parameters monitored can be written to the statistics files default be haviour but it is also possible to select specific parameters to be written to the statistics files 23 From the Status gt Display panel use the Statistics file check box on each parameter to trigger checked the output of the parameter value to the statistics files or not unchecked 7 2 Creating statistics files To create statistics files 1 Go to the Settings panel 2 In the Monitoring mode box check the Create statistics file box Y Create statistics files File name test_home File type cs Le Sampling periodicity 60 seconds 5 new statistics file is created for each 10 minute s 1 Specify a File name 2 Choose a File type for formatting data CSV or XML 3 Choose a Sampling periodicity between 1 second and 30 minutes This value corresponds to the periodicity at which all parameter values are sampled and written to the statistics file 4 Validate all new settings by clicking the check sign button Statistics files will be created with the File name specified adding time and date as suffix and File type as extension 7 3 Retrieving statistics files Important Statistics files are deleted every 24 hours at 12 01pm GMT Time noon to free up storage space for further statistics files It is important
41. rough SNMP in the ENENSYS ENTERPRISE MIB gt platform gt device node 12 Identifying the CastXplorer C controlled When you have several CastXplorer C devices located in the same premises you can always identify the one currently controlled through the GUI by click ing the identification button on the About panel If you click this button the LED on the front panel will start blinking green for 10 seconds 13 Using the dry relay out interface CastXplorer C features a relay out interface This interface can be connected to a dry contact or contact closure manager to achieve a monitoring system 42 In order to trigger an alarm on this interface CastXplorer C must be configured to raise a dry relay out signal on a specific alarm To do so go to the Status panel Within the list of alarms the Dry Relay check box column is used to enable or disable the relay out signal When the box is checked the alarm raised on the parameter sends out a dry relay out signal to the electrical interface Common C connected to Normally Closed ENC Through SNMP the dry relay out signal on each parameter can be man aged through the ENENSYS MONITOR MIB gt a armsAndLogs gt alarms gt alarmTable table To enable dry relay out set the alarmConfigRelayOut to 2 and to disable dry relay out set the alarmConfigRelayOut to 1 Note Electrical level of alarm state Common C connected to Nor mall
42. s testMonitoringLine castxplorer configuration configChannel tuningMade 0 4 32 13 PM SM of 8M 9 2 Overall MIB data structure In SNMP the information is described by means of objects within a tree like data structure known as an MIB tree Some branches have been specified by IETF in various RFCs Internet standards and cannot be modified One example is the RFC 1213 which describes system information such as time elapsed since system start up 31 root ecit 0 iso 1 joint iso ccit 2 ae org 3 Administrative SNMP OID Assignments by IETF dod 6 system 1 Y gnmp ll oo imicrosoft GI 0 emensys 23956 snmp 11 sysUp Time 3 EE ENEE ec ogies ENENSYS SNMP agent implements mib 2 defined by RFC 1213 This MIB is mandatory for SNMP compliance purposes Furthermore as one can see root identifier 23986 has been assigned to ENENSYS Technologies Any MIB defined by ENENSYS Technologies will be under this node 9 2 1 MIB tree for all ENENSYS devices Any ENENSYS SNMP agent implements three MIBs files Two MIB files are common to ALL ENENSYS devices e ENENSYS MONITOR MIB mib This MIB file describes how alarms and logs are managed for all ENENSYS devices This MIB is described in details in section 9 6 page 37 e ENENSYS ENTERPRISE MIB mib Any settings common to all ENENSYS platforms are gathered within this MIB file Detailed de scription is available section 9 5 3 page 36
43. t Explorer and Mozilla Firefox are recommended using the control interface address http 192 168 120 100 The Web browser shall load the Flash based application that monitors and configures the CastXplorer C 15 5 Managing channels 5 1 Managing the channel list CastXplorer C enables you to manage up to 255 channels Each channel is de fined by a Channel name a Frequency a Symbol rate a Modulation and a Mode 5 1 1 Adding a channel To add a channel to the Channel list go to the Settings tab In the Channel management box click the button new line appears in the list allowing you to set your own parameters for the new channel 1 Enter an appropriate Channel name 2 Enter the Frequency in MHz from 50 to 900 3 Specify the Symbol rate in Msym s from 0 87 to 7 4 Specify the Modulation from 16QAM to 256QAM or select Auto for automatic detection of the modulation used 5 Choose the Mode between Annex A DVB C mostly used in Europe and Asia Annex B mostly used in North America or Annex C mostly used in Asia 6 When all parameters have been properly set validate all new settings by clicking the check sign button The new channel is added to the channel list in the Channel management box but also into the Tuner configuration box Channel Name Frequency MHz Symb
44. t systems Some systems are capable of translating dry relay signals to SNMP traps The connector located on the back panel is a 5 position MiniConnec with a 3 81mm pitch For further information on how to use this interface please refer to section 12 page 40 49 17 Frequently Asked Questions 17 1 What is the IP address of the CastXplorer C When you receive the CastXplorer C from ENENSYS the factory settings IP address is http 192 168 120 100 Afterwards this IP address can be configured either through the Net work panel or through the Front Panel 17 2 My monitoring panel looks frozen Bit rate graphs and real time gauges are missing New log messages are not written to the log window Your browser may have lost the connection to the CastXplorer C Click the Refresh button or press F5 to reinitialize the communication 18 Troubleshooting 18 1 Web server is not responding Web interface is not responding or is not reachable e Don t forget that Flash player must be installed on the PC Bit rate graphs and real time gauges are missing New log messages are not written to the log window Your browser may have lost the connection to the CastXplorer C Click the Refresh button or press F5 to reinitialize the communication 18 2 Web interface shows wrong information lt may sometimes be useful to completely refresh the Web browser because some information may be kept in cache Therefore when monitoring sever
45. that the CastXplorer C is using the factory settings firmware Information on current release is also available from the front panel please refer to section 3 page 7 10 2 Installing an upgrade firmware To upload an upgrade firmware to the CastXplorer C 1 Go to the About tab 2 In the Device update box click Select update 3 Select the appropriate bin file from the file selection dialog box 4 Then click Update 5 Confirm with Yes Please note that all statistics files will be removed as CastXplorer C reboots automatically at the end of the upgrade pro cess Please wait while firmware is uploaded DL Updating 17 Through SNMP the CastXplorer C can be upgraded from the ENENSYS ENTERPRISE MIB file then from the platform gt device gt deviceUpdateAd dress leaf Set this OID to an URL corresponding to the appropriate bin file for upgrade 41 11 Getting general information about the probe It is possible to get information on a specific probe on the network Using the Web interface go to the About panel This panel provides information about the device e User defined parameters such as name and location e Device parameters such as serial number and firmware version Name my_CastxXplorer C Location my_Location Serial number 130001ENE110800001 Firmware version V_1_8_ RC1 Please select an update aN 0 Y Q CS This information can also be accessed th
46. will give you access to the privileged area Registration is highly recommended as product upgrades will be an nounced using the registered users mailing list Returned Material Authorization 51 21 Contact Information ENENSYS Technologies Le Germanium 80 avenue des Buttes de Coesmes 35700 Rennes FRANCE Office 33 1 70 72 5170 Fax 33 2 99 36 03 84 Contact email contact enensys com StMalo a Foug res a y 5 yo Len St Brieuc EN NS e s D G f t RENNES Pats f La Lorient j PARIS X RENNES Xe p F a Angers dehins 52
47. y Closed NC means that at least one of the parameters enabled for dry relay has raised an alarm It only goes back to normal state Common C connected to Normally Open NO if no parameter has raised an alarm It is therefore recommended to limit the number of parameters en abled for sending out dry relay signals as it is not possible to be informed of which parameter has raised the alarm 14 Definitions of parameters monitored 14 1 RF and transmission parameters e SNR Signal to Noise ratio This ratio is an indicator of the QAM signal quality It performs a comparison between the total noise strength on the signal monitored and the signal power as measured after the receive filter within the tuner It is expressed in dB e C N Carrier to Noise This ratio shows the signal quality as measured within the transmission channel It is expressed in dB 43 e Signal Level This measure is a direct expression of the signal strength received on the RF interface of CastXplorer C It is expressed in dBuV e MER Modulation Error Ratio This ratio is also an indicator of the QAM signal quality MER is expressed in dB and is a representation of the distance between constellation points actually measured and theo retical constellation points It is an indicator of noise interferences or distortions on the signal It is expressed in dB e EVM Error Vector Magnitude This value measures the vector magni tude between the c
48. y with the EN50022 and EN50024 rules as an Information Technology Equipment It also complies with EN55103 1 and 55103 2 rules applying to Audio Video equipments under El to E5 environment conditions To ensure compliance properly shielded cables shall be used for data I Os proper power cable and technical grounding connection shall be used to feed the Network Adapter and device shall be operated as described in that document This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferences in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radi ate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense ENENSYS CastXplorer C has been designed to meet the safety require ments of Information Technology Equipment including business equipment from the European EN 60950 and International IEC 950 For safety reasons do not open the metal housing but contact ENENSYS Technical Support 15 2 Environmental specifications
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