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1. DATE Thu Oct 23 17 37 14 2008 Administration Logout TEMP 24 C Power FAIL detected CPU LOAD ASI1 STATUS ASI2 STATUS ASI3 STATUS ASI4 STATUS ASIS STATUS ASI6 STATUS 1 31 OUTPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT INPUT DISABLED DISABLED Activation key B59494C4068FED64649B9FDA Update ID 100 LAN GBE Speed 4 LinkUp INFO LinkDown 1000 MB INFO 17 INFO DISK_SPACE MAC ADDRESS GBE 00 50 c2 89 62 59 INFO MAC ADDRESS LAN 00 50 C2 89 62 58 INFO SERIAL NR FPGA ID 1 9732 01 87 98 FPGA IP CPU V2 39 28 05 2008 TE FPGA ID 2 IMC ID 9732 01 88 01 IP NIM DownloadController V1 02 20 10 2008 PK MF SYSTEM VERSION uClinux uClinux 2 6 19 uc1 1496 62 PREEMPT Fri Sep 12 14 57 56 CEST 2008 o Refresh Fig 5 System Report IP ASI Transcoder ITB 1 00 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS Part N 9732 01 3 4 3 Configuration When the Configuration button is clicked the following field containing choices appears BLANKOM Start T a Configuration Report a Configuration of LAN 10 100 port _ Configuration of GbE 1000 port GbE Configuration of Streaming ports Streaming Administration Logout Fig 6 Configuration choices It is from this window that the configuration menus for the streaming port and the control port are accessed or the menu for configuring the streaming itself These 3 menus can alternatively be accessed via the LAN GbE or Streaming soft keys I2. 3 4 4 4 Server administration 3 4 4 5 Log file 4 Appendix 4 1 Technical data 4 2 Block diagram 4 3 Examples of use 4 4 Forward error correction 4 5 SNMP management 4 5 1 Management Information Base MIB 4 5 2 Download of MIB device management 4 5 3 Traps 4 5 4 SNMP management software 4 6 Glossary 4 7 Bibliography 4 8 History ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS 1 Basic installing and operating instructions 1 1 Safety instructions When assembling and commissioning the ITB 100 IP ASI Transcoder and executing the settings always follow the accompanying instructions exactly The device is not to be assembled and brought into use by anybody who is not an authorised technician When components are being installed in areas where reception is important ensure that EMC regulations are observed All assembly installation and cable connection must take place when no electricity has been connected The provisions of DIN EN 50083 must be observed at all times when working with the equipment In particular DIN EN 50083 1 regarding safety may on no account be ignored The class of protection for the device is class Il as per DIN EN 60065 1 2 Contact If there are any questions or problems help is available from BLANKOM Antennentechnik GmbH Hermann Petersilge Str 1 07422 Bad Blankenburg Germany Telephone 49 0 3 67 41 60 0 Fax 49 0 3 67 41 60 1
3. FEC type 1D O 2D Input encapsulation S RTP OQ UDP Fig 11 Configuration menu of ASI GbE streaming at an ASI input Explanation of the setting parameters Parameters Notes ASI port 1 defines the direction of streaming Direction ASI Input ASI gt GbE ASI Output GbE ASI allows direct reversal of the streaming direction and call up of the re Switch lated configuration menu ITB 100 Part N 9732 01 IP ASI Transcoder IP GigE lt gt ASI TS Parameters Notes Streaming configuration GbE port output Destination IP Destination MAC IP address ofthe GbE port on the destination device This can be either the same for each TS e g the host IP of the receiver streaming port or different for each This feature must be considered in conjunction with the similar entry under GbE IP source address in Section 10 MAC address of the GbE port on the destination device for information purposes Destination port UDP port number of the ASI port on the destination device This feature must be considered in conjunction with the similar entry under UDP source port number in Section 10 ASI polarity FEC parameters L and 11 D Depending the polarity of the ASI source signal the setting here is normal as standard setting or inverted Both these parameters determine whether the FEC will be effective see Section 4 3 I
4. TS 3 4 3 2 Streaming port GbE 1000 port For the basic configuration of the streaming port select Configuration GbE in the system control menu or Configuration of GbE 1000 port in the configuration overview The following configuration mask will ap pear amp BLANKOM Start GbE configuration Report Configuration LAN IP Address 172 16 120 GbE y MAC Address 00 50 C2 89 62 59 m Administration Logout Fig 8 Basic configuration of streaming port The IP address already assigned here is to be considered as the host IP address Additionally an individual IP address can be assigned to each transport stream see Section 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 Streaming configuration ASI GbE or GbE ASI To set the parameters for the streaming select Configuration Streaming in the main menu or Confi guration of Streaming ports in the configuration overview The configuration window shown in Fig 9 will appear BLANKOM ANTENNENTECHNIK Start m 3 ASI configuration Report Configuration ASI Port Enabled IP Address UDP Port Direction On 0 0 0 0 6200 OUT Configure On 0 0 0 0 6210 OUT Configure 0 0 0 0 6220 OUT Configure 172 16 1 10 9230 IN Configure Streaming On Administration On Logout Off Of Fig 9 Overview of streaming settings ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE gt ASI TS The options available make it possible to configure each ASI port a
5. basic settings factory settings with which the transcoder is delivered Parameters User name Password IP address control port 192 168 1 1 Gateway 192 168 1 254 Subnet mask control port 255 255 255 0 DHCP switched off DHCP Time out 20s IP address streaming port 172 16 1 10 Subnet mask streaming port 255 255 255 0 ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder ce Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS LINE Parameters Set as activated ASI port No 1 9200 9210 9220 9230 9240 9250 Streaming direction ASI GbE ASI input UDP port addresses 1 to 6 ASI polarity normal FEC parameter L off FEC parameter D off SNMP server activated SNMP manager IP 192 168 40 251 NTP server NTP server IP 192 53 103 108 Super server daemons activated Table 4 Settings on delivery 3 4 Settings via the HTML interface For configuration purposes the HTML user interface must be opened using a computer connected to the ITB 100 How the user interface works is almost self explanatory Any special features of use will be explai ned in the following chapters 3 4 1 Connection via the network to the Computer System requirements PC or laptop with 10 100 Mbit Ethernet interface Internet browser e g Windows Internet Explorer which accepts Java Script Making the connections The control port of the ITB 1
6. during change of password ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS If the change has been successful the following message will appear ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH Change password Report Configuration Administration Password changed Firmware FPGA ASI Port Upgrade Password Services System Log Logout Fig 30 Password changed correctly The password is a common access restriction for all three interfaces web telnet and ftp ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS 3 4 4 4 Server administration The ITB 100 has a number of servers They can be configured with the mask below after calling up the Ad ministration Services menu wBLANKOM ANTENNENTECHNIK DH Services administration Report SNMP confi ti Configuration configuration Administration Firmware SNMP Enabled Be SNMP Manager 192 168 40 251 Download MIB ASI Port Upgrade Password Services System Log NTP configuration Logout REQUEST 192 53 103 108 Date 231008 17 58 Server deamons configuration INETD Enabled Telnet daemon Enabled FTP daemon Enabled Fig 31 Configuring servers ITB 100 Part N 9732 01 IP ASI Transcoder IP GigE gt ASI TS Parameters SNMP configuration SNMP By setting this as enabled the SNMP function is activated i e there are traps producing messages
7. from WEB Administration Firmware FPGA 8 Jan 30 08 55 59 syslog SystemMonitor Temperature ASI Port Upgrade Macar lt 13 gt Jan 30 08 55 59 syslog Sysmon sysmon send snmp trap Password severity 3 snmp_nr 1 bitb100bTemperatureTrap lt 13 gt Jan 30 08 55 59 syslog Sysmon sendTrap sh Blankom ITB100 MIB bitb100bTemperatureTrap Blankom ITB100 System Log MIB bitb100bAlarmSeverity 0 i 3 lt 13 gt Jan 30 08 56 02 syslog Sysmon gt status is 0 Logout lt 8 gt Jan 30 08 56 02 syslog SystemMonitor Disk space changed lt 13 gt Jan 30 08 56 02 syslog SystemMonitor Lan status changed to down lt 13 gt Jan 30 08 56 02 syslog Sysmon sysmon send snmp trap severity 2 snmp_nr 3 bitb100bLanLinkTrap lt 13 gt Jan 30 08 56 02 syslog Sysmon sendTrap sh Blankom ITB100 MIB bitb100bLanLinkTrap Blankom ITB100 MIB bitb100bAlarmSeverity 0 i 2 lt 13 gt Jan 30 08 56 06 syslog Sysmon gt status is 0 Services Refresh Clear Fig 32 Log file for the system With the REFRESH and CLEAR buttons below the text window the content of the log file can be updated or deleted respectively ITB 100 Part N 9732 01 4 Appendix 4 1 Technical data ASI port Signal processing ASI data rate Plug connection Impedance Return loss Input port configuration Level range ASI mode TS data rate TS mode Output port configuration ASI mode TS data rate TS mode Output level Streaming p
8. in the case of certain events SNMP Manager IP address of the SNMP manager where the traps are collected Download MIB Button to enable MIB file to be downloaded Save For saving the configuration NTP configuration NTP Clicking on the REQUEST button makes the component attempt to synchronise with the current date and time set for the network at the IP address given below NTP server IP IP address of the NTP server Save For saving the configuration System time configuration Date Time Date and time details for the network either discovered automatically by means of NTP or typed in manually Save For saving the configuration Super server daemon configuration INETD Telnet daemon FTP daemon Save These are auxiliary or background programs e g programme start restrictions rapid file transfer service connection They are not necessary for normal operation and should therefore be switched off For saving the configuration Table 8 Setting parameters for server configuration ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS 3 4 4 5 Log file Opening the menu item Administration System Log brings up a log file which presents a list of all chan ges made and their current status Q BLANKOM IENTECHNIK Home System Log Report Configuration Fri Jan 30 08 54 01 UTC 2009 Log Cleared
9. set the term used for the FEC mode is 1D one dimension and if both parameters are set the term is 2D two dimensions The higher the value selected for the parameters D and L the more effective is the error correction Howe ver the delay is also greater as is the necessary bandwidth the bitrate L Column RTP Pkt 0 tae RTP Pkt L 1 gt RTP Pkt L RTPPktL 1 RTP Pkt 2L 1 RTP Pkt 2L RTP Pkt 2L 1 A RTP Pkt 3L 1 gt RTP Pkt D 1 L fon RTP PR D 1 L 1 RTP Pkt DL 1 y FEC D 1 FEC 0 FEC 1 FEC L 1 Y Fig 36 Principle underlying the generation of additional FEC frames in the COP3R2 The FEC frames which are generated additionally in accordance with the selected matrix size are distributed across neighbouring ports but with a distance of 2 between those ports so that when forward error correc tion is being applied between the UDP ports of two transport streams a space of four ports must be left i e only every fifth port may be used see Fig 37 Original RTP gt UDP Port L FEC col gt UDP Port 2 COP3R2 Encoder D FEC row UDP Port 4 Fig 37 Distribution of the data packages across the UDP ports in the case of FEC as per COP3R2 ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE gt ASI TS 4 5 SNMP management 4 5 1 M
10. 00 Email info blankom de Web www blankom de ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder ce Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS LINE 1 3 General description of functions This manual describes the use and functioning of the ITB 100 IP ASI Transcoder 9732 01 a product of BLANKOM Antennentechnik GmbH For an explanation of the abbreviations IP and ASI and other abbreviati ons below see the glossary Section 4 6 The transcoder is one component of the B LINE head end system and it can receive a data stream in the va riety of ways by Gigabit Ethernet in which case it outputs the IP encapsulated transport streams at the ASI output ports or by the reverse process receiving the transport streams via the ASI input ports and sending them on as a data stream via Ethernet There are two Ethernet interfaces in the device Both come in the form of RJ45 sockets The only Ethernet interface intended for the transport of MPEG data in accordance with ETSI TS 102034 is the port designated as streaming port This one is in GbE format Gigabit Ethernet All IP data streams are unpacked in accordance with the protocol layers as they arrive and then forwarded to the output port which has been set The first thing that happens to data streams at the ASI inputs is a check on their correctness The system then packs the TS transport streams to match the user s settings and sends on the data packet thus for med via the streaming port It is possible for both proc
11. 00 must be connected to the PC network using an Ethernet cable The IP address of the ITB 100 control port is 192 168 1 1 on delivery 192 168 1 1 The address of the network connection at the computer must be adapted to the IP address of the ITB 100 control port subnet mask 255 255 255 0 IP address 192 168 1 XXX Do not let XXX be exactly the same as the IP address of the ITB 100 control port When carrying out the very first configuration of a system containing several devices it is necessary to insu re that any ITB 100 devices are connected in succession to the network and are separately configured as the IP addresses of all such devices are identical on delivery The IP address of the ITB 100 control port is entered onto the browser interface When the link up has been successfully made the device produces a pop up log in window ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS Enter Network Password EDS 7l xi gt Please type your user name and password Site 192 168 1 15 Realm User Name admin Password Save this password in your password list Cancel Fig 3 Log in window Access to the configuration menu is password protected When the transcoder is delivered the access data are as follows Registration details Valid string User name admin Password admin Table 5 Access data on delivery Please note If the password or the IP address is not known or
12. BLANKOM Professional Headend Solutions Operating instructions IP ASI TRANSCODER IP GigE lt gt ASI TS gt ITB 100 Part N 9732 01 Ly xe See Sispuals ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder ce Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS LINE Table of content 1 Basic installing and operating instructions 1 1 Safety instructions 1 2 Contact 1 3 General description of functions 1 4 Technical features and functions 2 Position and explanation functional elements 2 1 Front view 2 2 Functional elements 2 2 1 GbE streaming port 2 2 2 10 100 Mbit control port 2 2 3 Reset button sunk 2 2 4 ASI Ports 1 6 2 2 5 AC power supply mains connection 3 Operating instructions 3 1 Assembly and commissioning 3 2 Start up behaviour 3 3 Factory settings 3 4 Settings via the HTML interface 3 4 1 Connection via the network to the Computer 3 4 2 System report 3 4 3 Configuration 3 4 3 1 Control port 10 100 port 3 4 3 2 Streaming port GbE 1000 port 3 4 3 3 Streaming configuration ASI GbE or GbE ASI 3 4 3 3 1 Notes on selection of IP addresses and UDP ports 3 4 3 3 2 GbE ASI streaming configuration ASI output 3 4 3 3 3 ASI GbE streaming configuration ASI input 3 4 3 3 4 Changing the direction of streaming ASI port data transfer direction 20 3 4 4 Administration and service 3 4 4 1 Update 3 4 4 1 1 Firmware update 3 4 4 1 2 Hardware update FPGA 3 4 4 2 ASI port upgrade 3 4 4 3 Changing the password for the device
13. GA ASI Port Upgrade Password Services System Log Logout Fig 25 Rebooting system 3 4 4 2 ASI port upgrade If the software option CKB103 catalogue item 9650 03 is purchased it is possible to activate further ASI ports CKB103 is a stand alone product extending the functions of the hardware by activating one more ASI port with each purchase The software option is always coupled to a particular device and is activated by a key for the purpose on that device Transfer to other devices is not possible The activation key cannot be generated without Up date ID as well as Control Port MAC Address MAC ADDRESS LAN see Report of the relevant device and the numbers of the ports it is desired to activate The activation key can be sent or given by tele phone fax or email via the contact address given in Section 1 2 By whatever method the user will receive a certificate with the relevant details and the activation key Actual activation then takes place via the Administration ASI port upgrade menu on the device see Section 3 4 4 ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS Q BLANKOM Start P ASI ports activation Report Configuration Administration Activated Ports ASIA Firmware FPGA ASI Port Upgrade Password ASI2 ASI 3 ASI4 Services ASIS System Log ASI 6 Activation key DEBE4CCSAT1E1EE1ESF Logout Fig 26 Insert Key at device with 4 active ports Please e
14. Supply Fig 2 Front view ITB 100 IP ASI Transcoder ITB 1 00 IP GigE gt ASI TS Part N 9732 01 2 2 Functional elements 2 2 1 GbE streaming port Two LEDs integrated into the RJ45 socket display the operating status of the streaming port LED Function Action yellow Data LED flashes while data are being exchanged GbE Connect LED only shows when the GbE cable connection is active will not be illuminated ifthe green connection rate is 10 100 Mbit Table 1 LED demonstration of streaming port status 2 2 2 10 100 Mbit control port Two LEDs integrated into the RJ45 socket display the operating status of the control port LED Function Action Connect LED illuminated when the cable connection is yellow active green Data LED flashes while data are being exchanged Table 2 LED demonstration of control port status 2 2 3 Reset button sunk Press the button briefly for 2 to 5 seconds to reset the CPU If the reset button is pressed for 5 to 10 seconds a power on reset of the device as a whole will follow settings will be kept Pressing the reset button for more than 10 seconds will restore the settings present at delivery all individual settings on the device are lost except the current activation status of the ASI port see also Section 3 3 2 2 4 ASI Ports 1 6 The status of each ASI Port is shown by LEDs with two alternati
15. TB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder ce Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS LINE 3 4 3 1 Control port 10 100 port To configure the control port select Configuration LAN in the system control menu or choose Configu ration of LAN 10 100 port for configuration The following configuration mask will appear BLANKOM Start LAN configuration Report DHCP configuration Configuration LAN DHCP Enabled DHCP Timeout 20 Logout Streaming LAN IP configuration IP Address 192 168 1 1 Gateway 192 168 1 254 Netmask 255 255 240 0 MAC Address 00 50 C2 89 62 58 Fig 7 Control port configuration IP Address Gateway and Netmask have to match each other In case of mismatch a reboot with factory defaults will be necessary If DHCP is enabled and providing the network supports DHCP automatic LAN IP configuration or automatic integration of the assembly into an existing network will ensue The DHCP time out function determines the period in seconds after which an unsuccessful automatic configuration is cancelled and the preset IP address is used Reasonable use of DHCB however implies that the DHCP server will be accessed to elicit the IP address assigned to the control port for future access to the assembly If DHCP has not been enabled the LAN IP configuration mask must be completed manually ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI
16. anagement Information Base MIB The MIB is the reference point for all objects or parameters in any network requiring configuration It is ar ranged as a tree The BLANKOM path is shown as a section of the MIB tree in Figure 38 Each node in the MIB tree has a name and a number and can thus be referred to unequivocally in any list joint iso ccitt 2 internet 1 privat 4 snmpv2 6 enterprise 1 microsoft 31 1 blankom 16744 digital 2 antennentechnik 1 Fig 38 Official position of the BLANKOM object identifier OID in the MIB tree Its position in the MIB tree dictates the following script for the BLANKOM object identifier OID in the MIB tree iso org dod internet private enterprise blankom antennentechnik 1 3 6 1 4 1 16744 1 Figure 39 shows the sequence for the rest of the OID as an example 1 3 6 1 4 1 16744 1 TE webserver 1 headend 2 T headendcontroller 1 y kasetten 2 1 ADRESSE 0 ITB 100 A ADRESSE 1 a line 3 ADRESSE 255 F kanal 1 kanal 2 Fig 39 General OID structure for BLANKOM head ends ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder ce Part N 9732 01 IP GigE gt ASI TS LINE 4 5 2 Download of MIB device management The complete MIB for an ITB 100 can be downloaded by calling up the Administration Services menu item under SNMP configuration and clicking the Download MIB button With the aid of an MIB browser the relevant one can be decided up
17. cessing S ITB 100 MASTER HE IP Ring ITB 100 RB ITB 100 e Modulator Modulator SUB HE SUB HE Fig 34 The concept of the master HE and sub HE Local content A V J SDI VEA MPEG 107 Encoder ITEM DSL SUC 100 router router IP Head end Local studio Fig 35 Playing MPEG data in from local services ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder ce Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS LINE 4 4 Forward error correction The forward error correction used as under pro MPEG code of practice 3 rev 2 COP3R2 is defined in the document RFC2733 COP3R2 is currently being converted into an official standard SMPTE 2022 The principle is that additional redundant data packages are calculated in the form of a two dimensional data matrix with a maximum of 20 rows D and 20 columns L using an XOR algorithm and are then em bedded in the data stream see Fig 36 These data packages are then able to some extent to reconstitute any lost but not faulty packages the effectiveness increases the higher the number of columns and or rows is selected these are the FEC parameters L and D FEC packages calculated from the rows set as FEC parameter D will correct burst errors those calculated from columns set as FEC parameter L will also correct individual errors If only one of the parameters has been
18. col which has been assigned to the relevant TS If COP3R2 forward error correction has been used on the trans mitter side RTP must be selected in order to enable the for ward error correction in the receiver ASI port configuration outp ut Polarity Setting for the desired polarity of the ASI output signal usually normal Output CBR mode Save If CBR is the setting the incoming data will be broadcast fairly uniformly with the help of an internal regulation mechanism this is called smoothing This is what the standard setting should be If CBR has not been set the data will be transmitted immedi ately on reception The result of this may however be very irreg ular surges of data at the ASI output port and reception problems in the ASI receivers particularly in respect of buffering Takes over the configuration and enables it Table 6 Setting parameters for GbE ASI streaming ASI output ce LINE ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS 3 4 3 3 3 ASI GbE streaming configuration ASI input BLANKOM ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH Start ASI configuration Report Configuration ASI Port 4 Direction Output Streamin j Input nn Logout Destination IP 172 16 1 10 Destination MAC 00 50 C2 54 7E A1 Destination Port 19230 ASI polarity CO Inverted Input FEC mode L Of v Input FEC mode D of v Input
19. edures send and receive to run at once At each of the ASI ports there is an output step and an input equalizer An LED for each port shows the cur rent status There is a CPU monitoring and regulating all the internal procedures It is possible to arrange the settings either via a Web interface or via SNMP The CPU has its own Ethernet interface referred to as the control port which permits alteration of the configuration at any time even during normal operation The ITB 100 transcoder can at any one time stream or receive up to 6 transport streams and place them at the relevant ASI port The process includes allocating a UDP port to a TS It is also possible for each TS to have its own IP address There is a choice between UDP and RTP the streams can be transported by either or both methods to the various ports Fig 1 Fig 1 Transport stream processing at the protocol level If the transport is by RTP it can be given forward error correction in accordance with the pro MPEG Code of Practice 3 rev 2 How this works is shown in section 4 4 ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder IP GigE lt gt ASI TS Part N 9732 01 1 4 Technical features and functions The following are the technical features and or functions of the ITB 100 For the technical data sheet see section 4 1 Bi directional IP lt gt ASI converter Up to 6 ASI ports as per EN 50083 9 Individually configurable as either input or output Configuration also p
20. erature greater than 50 C Cool down ITB100 LanLinkTrap LAN link broken reconnected Check LAN GbeLinkTrap GbE link broken reconnected Check GbE Tab 10 Choice of traps sent by ITB100 ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE gt ASI TS 4 5 4 SNMP management software The SNMP functions of the ITB 100 are primarily intended to assist integration into the management struc tures already existing There are already mature software solutions in existence for network or SNMP ma nagement and so BLANKOM does not accompany the device with SNMP management software There are usually tools for MIB loading and control and for trap reception including evaluation an example of which would be weighting on the basis of error priority or frequency included in the SNMP management software also for the setting of certain interactions such as automatic administrator information Comprehensive information on how SNMP management software works is however beyond the bounds of this manual For this reason the reader is referred to other sources of information such as that in 4 4 6 Glossary ASI Asynchronuos Serial Interface ARP Address Resolution Protocol CBR Constant Bit Rate COP3R2 pro MPEG code of practice 3 rev 2 DHCP Dynamic Host Control Protocol DNS Domain Name System DVB Digital Video Broadcasting ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute FEC Forward Error Correction FPGA Field Prog
21. f both parameters are set to off no FEC has been enabled Input FEC type If L and D are not Off then choose 2D if L or D are not Off then choose 1D Input encapsulation It is prerequisite to the use of FEC that RTP is set otherwise UDP is adequate Save Takes over the configuration and enables it Table 7 Setting parameters for ASI GbE streaming at an ASI input ce LINE The ITB100 is able to address multicast groups via IGMP ranging from 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 The MAC address will be adapted accordingly All units in network should support IGMP 3 4 3 3 4 Changing the direction of streaming ASI port data transfer direction To change the direction of streaming select the desired radio button in the Direction field of the configura tion menu for the relevant ASI port Then click the switch soft key once This selection loads the relevant configuration menu as described above The parameters for the ASI port and or the streaming can now be set Clicking the Save soft key stores both the change of direction and the parameters belonging to the direction The LED will come on at the same time showing the right colour at the ASI port which is currently operating see Table 1 ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS 3 4 4 Administration and service The administration menu contains sub menu
22. mware ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS wBLANKOM ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH Firmware Upload Report Configuration Administration Activation finished Press the reboot button to restart the board Firmware ASI Port Upgrade Password Services System Log Logout Fig 19 Request reboot in conclusion to restart the device BLANKOM Home Report Configuration Administration Resetting board Now you should close your browser window Firmware FPGA ASI Port Upgrade Password Services System Log Logout Fig 20 Rebooting new firmware ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder ce Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS LINE 3 4 4 1 2 Hardware update FPGA The menu item which is used to update the hardware is FPGA Here again a mask appears to enable the file to be selected 5 BLANKOM amp ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH im FPGA Upload Report Configuration Administration Uploading a new FPGA source Please choose the image After the successful Finnie upload you can flash it The last step should be a reboot of the system FPGA D ITB10019732 01 87 V239 bfhcomp Browse ASI Port Upgrade Password Upload Services System Log Logout Fig 21 Selection of file for FPGA update When the relevant file has been selected it will be uploaded and transferred to the internal memory on the hard drive Q BLANKOM FPGA Upload Repo
23. nd the related streaming settings separa tely Abbreviated details ofthe configuration of each ASI port are also displayed 3 4 3 3 1 Notes on selection of IP addresses and UDP ports When selecting the IP addresses and depending on the network structure at hand especially if it is one of those which are not intended primarily to take streaming please observe the following For private use of networks the ICANN organisation has allocated the following IP address areas Bs pet en er network host RES iia EUN 15 lsss4 172 16 0 0 172 31 255 255 Table 5 Specified IP address areas for private network use If direct connection to the Internet is required application must be made to ICANN or one of its national sub organisations for an appropriate IP address IANA is the administrating organisation for UDP ports registering these because certain services such as FTP or http are allocated to fixed ports UDP ports are divided into the following groups well known ports ranging from 0 to 1023 registered ports ranging from 1024 to 49151 dynamic or private ports ranging from 49152 to 65535 If streaming from the WWW is planned BLANKOM s general recommendation is that the user ask the admi nistrator immediately above for example the responsible Internet service provider about the port allocation Another point to observe is that if COPSR2 forward error correction is used there must be a difference of at least 5 between the number
24. ng colours LED status Port status yellow Output green Input off Not activated Table 3 LED demonstration of status at the ASI ports IP ASI Transcoder IT B 10 0 IP GigE gt ASI TS 2 2 5 AC Power supply mains connection The mains connection is in the form of wide range input 100 to 240 V 47 to 63 Hz Plugging the device into the mains puts it into operation There is no separate mains switch on the device ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS 3 Operating instructions 3 1 Assembly and commissioning All assembly and connection must take place when no electricity has been connected On no account may the safety notes see Section 1 1 be ignored As soon as all the wiring has been done for the signal the mains cable can be connected and the device thus switched on The operating status is shown by the LEDs on the front panel see Section 2 3 2 Start up behaviour The device is initialised and put into operational mode as soon as it has been connected to the mains First the LEDs on the ASI ports will flash then they will go out After about 2 minutes they will come on to show the configuration that has been selected at the relevant ASI port They will be either a steady yellow or a steady green light depending whether the relevant activation has taken place The ITB 100 is now ready for use 3 3 Factory settings The following are the
25. no longer known pushing in the reset button for more than 10 seconds will reset them to the factory settings see Sections 2 2 and 3 3 Afterwards the device is back in its state as delivered with the access data and factory settings described above see Section 3 3 Following successful login the welcome screen of the ITB 100 appears amp ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH Start Welcome Report Configuration Administration Logout Fig 4 ITB 100 Welcome page The ITB 100 can be configured using the toolbar and status information can be called up IP ASI Transcoder IP GigE lt gt ASI TS ITB 100 Part N 9732 01 3 4 2 System Report If the menu point Report in the toolbar on the screen menu is selected a window will appear giving infor mation on all the settings of the transcoder An overview of the status of the individual ASI ports and the two Ethernet ports including their MAC addresses comes first The status of any software which has been implemented is also shown For the current status of the softwa re or the updateable software components the following entries are of importance e FPGA ID 2 IP CPU Vx yz DD MM YYYY FPGA software which is valid if there is no entry under this item the entry under FPGA ID 1 is valid e System version uClinux 2 6 19 uc1 wxyz current system and control software wBLANKOM ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH Home Report Report Configuration
26. nter Activation key as shown in Fig 26 to activate ports BLANKOM Start ASI ports activation Report Configuration Administration Activated Ports ASI 1 Firmware FPGA ASI Port Upgrade ASI 2 ASI 3 ASI 4 ASI 5 Password Services System Log ASI 6 Activation key Logout Result Activation key successfully set Fig 27 Validation of activation key ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder ce Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS LINE 3 4 4 3 Changing the password for the device Changes to the password are made by opening the menu item Administration Password The following mask will appear amp ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH iti Change password Report Configuration Administration Note The password must have minimum 5 characters including at least one digit hum and one uppercase character FPGA ASI Port Upgrade Password System Log New password Repeat new password PLTTITIITT Logout Fig 28 Changing the password There are certain conventions for the password to comply with 5 characters of which one must be a capital letter and one a digit If these conventions are not adhered to an error message will appear for example amp BLANKOM vo Change password Report Configuration Administration There must be at least one number in password Firmware FPGA ASI Port Upgrade Password Back Services System Log Logout Fig 29 Error message
27. on and taken over to control the device via a network and or an SNMP manager capable of SNMPv2c Password for read and write community is private blankomlTB100Board bitb100bAdministration bitb100bServiceConfiguration scFtp scTelnet scinet schtp scNtplpAddress scDateTime scUpdatelD bitb100bNetworkConfiguration bitb100bncAS1 5 bitb100bASI1 asilInput asilinputDestlpAddress asilinputDestlpPort asilinputDestMacAddress asilinputGbeUdpPort asilinputPolarity asilinputFec asilinputFecModeL asilinputFecModeD asilinputFecType amp asilinputEncapsulation asit Output asiloutputGbelldpPort asiloutputlpAddress asiloutputPolarity asiloutputBufferMode asiloutputCbrMode asilDirection zy bitb100b4812 Fig 40 Extract of the OID structure of the ITB 100 Parameter set of ASI ports will be updated by setting the asi 1 6 Direction serving as save see 3 4 3 3 All other OID will be updated immediately as long as a write permission exists 4 5 3 Traps A trap is generated when particular incidents occur within the device which are of relevance for the user A typical example of traps is an alarm message for example when temperature limits have been exceeded or there is signal loss Traps can be collected with special trap receiver software and then displayed Table 10 shows a choice trap message Cause Notice TemperatureTrap Temp
28. ort Network connection LAN WAN Plug connection Protocols Additional error correction Encapsulation Control port Network connection LAN WAN Plug connection Implemented servers Elec power Operating voltage Power taken up Conditions for installation Temperature range Relative humidity Orientation Positioning Miscellaneous Dimensions BxHxT without 19 adapter with 19 adapter Weight IP ASI Transcoder IP GigE gt ASI TS EN 50083 9 270 Mbit s BNC socket 75 Q gt 15 dB 280 880 mV burst continuous adapting of itself 1 3 to 139 Mbit s the total rate of all input data together must not exceed 700 Mbps 188 204 byte adapting of itself burst 1 3 to 139 Mbit s 188 800 mV 10 96 Ethernet 10 100 1000 Base T RJ 45 UDP RTP pro MPEG Code of Practice 3 rev 2 forward error correction acc ETSI TS 102034 Ethernet 10 100 Base T RJ 45 http server SNMP server DHCP client NTP client 100 to 240 V 47 to 63 Hz 100 to 353 V 12 VA max 10 to 55 C lt 80 without condensation vertical splash proof and drip proof 50 x 276 x 148 mm 50 x 301 x 148 mm 1 500 g IP ASI Transcoder IT B 10 0 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS 4 2 Block diagram Les I Ju ViolP Core cpio stream port GigE PHY Fig 33 ITB 100 circuit diagram IP ASI Transcoder Cc IT B 10 0 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS 4 3 Examples of use TS pro
29. ossible during normal operation Allocation of IP encapsulated transport streams TS to the output ports as needed RJ45 connector to the GbE network for the data stream this is the streaming port DVB over IP to ETSI TS 102034 specifications UDP user datagram protocol RTP real time transport protocol Additional variable forward error correction as per SMPTE2022 COP3R2 RJ45 10 100 Mbit network connection for control tasks this is the control port ASI inputs Individual data rates ranging from 1 3 to 139 Mbps Burst mode or continuous mode Packet length 188 204 bytes ASI outputs Data rates ranging from 1 3 to 139 Mbps Burst mode Constant variable bitrate switchable Packet length 188 bytes Implemented servers accessible via 10 100 Mbit control port http server s controlled via Web interface SNMP server s controlled via SNMP manager DHCP client integrated into existing IP infrastructure NTP client for calibration of the internal Real Time Clock RTC Log book Electricity supply voltage 100 to 240 V AC Assembly updatable from BLANKOM website IP ASI Transcoder Ce ITB 1 0 0 IP GigE gt ASI TS 2 Position and explanation functional elements 2 1 Front view GbE Streamport 10 100 Mbit Ethernet Control Port Reset Button ASI Port 1 Status LED ASI Port 1 BNC Connector ASI Port 6 Status LED ASI Port 6 BNC Connector AC Power
30. rammable Gate Array FTP File Transfer Protocol GbE Gigabit Ethernet HE Head End http Hypertext Transfer Protocol IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol IP Internet Protocol MAC Medium Access Control MIB Management Information Base Moving Pictures Expert Group Multi Program Transport Stream NTP Network Time Protocol OID Object Identifier PHY PHYsical interface RTP Realtime Transport Protocol RFC Request For Comments Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Simple Network Management Protocol Single Program Transport Stream Communications tool Transport Stream User Datagram Protocol Variable Bit Rate Video over IP ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder ce Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS LINE 4 7 Bibliography 1 EN 50083 9 CENELEC 1998 Kabelverteilsysteme f r Fernseh Ton und interaktive Multimedia Signale Teil 9 Schnittstellen f r CATV SMATV Kopfstellen und vergleichbare professionelle Ger te f r DVB MPEG 2 Transportstr me 2 ETSI TS 102034 V1 3 1 Digital Video Broadcasting DVB Transport of MPEG 2 TS Based DVB Services over IP Based Networks 3 RFC Request for Comments RFC RFC Database http www rfc editor org rfc html 4 NetDecision Network Manager http www netmechanica com 5 Comer Douglas E TCP IP Konzepte Protokolle und Architektu
31. ren 1 Auflage Verlag mitp ISBN 3 8266 0995 6 6 Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IANA http www iana org assignments port numbers 7 Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN http www icann org 8 Rech J rg Ethernet Technologien und Protokolle f r die Computervernetzung Heise Auflage 2 aktual U berarb Aufl Dezember 2007 ISBN 978 3936931402 9 Stevens W Richard TCP IP Der Klassiker Protokollanalyse Aufgaben und L sungen Huethig ISBN 978 3778540367 10 WIRESHARK Network protocol analyzer http www wireshark org 11 VLC Cross platform media Player http www videolan org vic 12 SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers http www smpte org 4 8 History Version Modification Carried out no by Kirchner 10 03 2008 Original document HauBer Poch Alterations of technical data Kirchner 08 04 2008 HauBer Return loss p och Kirchner 30 06 2008 Corrected and extended version Fiedler B hring Fiedler 31 07 2008 Corrected Version B hring Wuckel Fiedler 30 01 2009 Extended Version Rudolph Changes due to technical progress possible
32. rt Configuration Administration Upload finished Firmware FPGA ASI Port Upgrade Password Services System Log Logout Fig 22 Upload finished flash as request for internal transfer of data Once the files have been uploaded the command to transfer them to the memory is required The Flash button must be activated The transfer flashing will take about 5 minutes ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS Progress is shown in percentage terms and the information page Fig 23 is updated approximately every 10 seconds BLANKOM amp ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH Start j FPGA Upload Report Configuration Administration Ongoing Flashing Firmware File length 977116 FPGA Programmed 730624 ASI Port Upgrade Progress 74 Password Services System Log Logout Fig 23 Writing flashing the files to the memory Once the flashing is complete the system must be rebooted so that the change to the hardware takes ef fect amp 57 BLANKOM FPGA Upload Report Configuration Administration Flash process succeded Reboot the system Firmware ASI Port Upgrade Password Services System Log Logout Fig 24 Flash procedure completed request for reboot in conclusion ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder ce Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS LINE BLANKOM wu FPGA Upload Report Configuration Administration The system is rebooting Firmware FP
33. s for the general administration of this device The sub menus cover updates for the various software components ASI port activation changes of password settings for the servers integrated in the device log files and call up of the Logfiles wBLANKOM ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH Start uA gt a Administration Report Rois ss System Image Flash FPGA Flash Firmware ASI Port Upgrade FPGA Change Web Front end Password ASI Port Upgrade Services Administration Password System Logfile Administration Services System Log Logout Fig 12 Administration menu 3 4 4 1 Update The ITB 100 contains several software components that can be updated The system report provides information on the status of the software currently in use in the device This in formation is described above in Section 3 4 2 It is possible to carry out an update either of the internal firmware this file will be about 5 MB the contents of which are system software control software and the FPGA hardware this is a 1 MB file During the upda ting none of the functions of the device will be affected The basic procedure is as follows First the software must be uploaded Then the files are written to the memory this is called flashing and finally the command is given for reset of the device All functionality is guaranteed for the ITB 100 even while the update is happening The update will however fail to take effect unless the device is restar
34. s given to the UDP ports see Section 4 3 ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS 3 4 3 3 2 GbE ASI streaming configuration ASI output ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH Start ASI configuration Report Configuration LAN ASI Port 1 Direction Output Streamin O Input ris Logout GbE IP address 10 000 Host IP is used Host GbE IP Address 172 16 1 20 GbE UDP source port 6200 ASI polarity J Inverted Output buffermode S RIP OUDP Output CBR mode Enabled Save Fig 10 Configuration menu for GbE ASI streaming Explanation of the setting parameters Parameters Notes ASI port 1 defines the direction of streaming Direction ASI Output GbE ASI ASI Input ASI gt GbE allows direct reversal of the streaming direction and call up of the related configuration menu GbE IP configuration and or adaptation input Switch IP address assigned to the relevant transport stream TS on transmitter side destination IP For each TS it can be selected individually To use the host IP address of the device enter 0 0 0 0 here GbE IP address UDP port number assigned to the relevant TS on transmitter side GDE UDP Source port destination UDP port ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE gt ASI TS Parameters Notes Output buffer mode Source data encapsulation Data transfer proto
35. soon as the transfer has finished the following information field will appear 5 BLANKOM amp ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH Start 5 Firmware Upload Report Configuration Administration Upload finished Firmware FPGA ASI Port Upgrade Password Services System Log Logout Fig 15 Upload finished flash as request for internal transfer of data If the Flash button is clicked the update will be written to the internal memory for fixed values While this is happening the following information will be shown amp BLANKOM ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH seu Firmware Upload Report Configuration Administration Ongoing Flashing Firmware FPGA ASI Port Upgrade Password Services System Log Logout Fig 16 Writing flashing the new firmware to the internal memory ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS When the flashing is successfully completed the following steps are necessary to make the updates effecti ve see Figs 17 20 amp ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH T Firmware Upload Report Configuration Administration Flash finished Firmware ASI Port Upgrade Password Services System Log Logout Fig 17 Flashing complete request enabling BLANKOM en Firmware Upload Report Configuration Administration Ongoing Activating Firmware FPGA ASI Port Upgrade Password Services System Log Logout Fig 18 Enabling activating the new fir
36. ted The re start will always be suggested by a reboot message at the end of a procedure ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder ce Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS LINE 3 4 4 1 1 Firmware update The menu item which is used to update the control software is Firmware If this item is called up the following mask will appear amp BLANKOM Firmware Upload Report Configuration Administration Lock the device for the Firmware upgrade Firmware FPGA ASI Port Upgrade Password Services System Log Logout Fig 13 Start mask for updating the control software Confirming the lock ensures that the device will go into safe mode After this the mask shown as Figure 14 appears enabling the new file to be selected 5 BLANKOM amp ANTENNENTECHNIK GmbH ms Firmware Upload Report Configuration Administration Upload a new firmware operating system Please choose the imagefile Firmware ara Ses inne image 1496 bacrd Browse leet Password Services System Log Logout Fig 14 Selection of the firmware file Using the Browse respectively File searching key the relevant firmware file can be selected However the name of the file can also be typed into the text box directly together with its full path If the Upload button is clicked the update will be transferred to the device ITB 1 00 IP ASI Transcoder Part N 9732 01 IP GigE lt gt ASI TS As
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