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Installation and Operation Manual
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  • Page 1 SatX/SE300 – Satellite Modems Family Installation and Operation Manual Version 5.5 www.satexpander.com...
  • Page 2 © Copyright 2008-2016 SatExpander Ltd. All rights reserved. SatExpander, SATX, SATEX and/or other products and/or services referenced herein are either registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of SatExpander Ltd. All other names are or may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2 Features Summary 1.2.1 Supported Coding and Modulations 1.2.2 Performance 1.2.3 Interfaces generation satellite waveform from SatExpander 1.2.4 1.2.5 Duet™ Bandwidth reuse 1.2.6 ACM (Adaptive Coding and Modulation) 1.2.7 Over-the-Air (OTA) M&C and Software Upgrade 1.2.8 IP Features 1.2.9...
  • Page 4 SatX/SE300—Introduction Ethernet Management 5.1 Introduction 5.2 SNMP 5.2.1 Management Information Base (MIB) Files 5.2.2 SNMP Community Strings 5.2.3 SNMP Traps 5.3 WEB Server (HTTP) Interface 5.3.1 Interface Introduction 5.3.2 GUI Interface Access 5.3.3 Interface Menu Tree 5.3.4 Web Page Descriptions 5.3.5...
  • Page 5 SatX/SE300—Introduction 11.1 Motivation and technical background 11.2 Modem QoS 11.2.1 QoS in “L2 Transparent Bridging” Forwarding Mode 11.2.2 QoS in L2 VLAN Switching and L3 IP Routing Forwarding Modes 11.2.3 Scheduling Over the Air (OTA) Remote Control 12.1 Bi directional remote connectivity 12.1.1...
  • Page 6 SatX/SE300—Introduction 16.2.3 L3 IP Routing Performance 17.1 Optimal Choice of ModCod, DVB-S2, SATX 17.2 Optimal Choice of ModCod, SATEX About SatExpander 18.1 Contact Information 18.1.1 Support Hot Line List of Figures Figure 1: SATX modem Figure 2: SATX Front Panel...
  • Page 7 SatX/SE300—Introduction Figure 33: AUPC Settings Figure 34: Demodulator Line Settings Figure 35: Demodulator Channel 1 Settings Figure 36: Demodulator Channel 2 Settings Figure 37: Demodulator MGMT Channel Settings Figure 38: DiSEqC Base and User Commands Figure 39: Interface TX ASI-A Settings...
  • Page 8 SatX/SE300—Introduction Figure 76: Deleting a Configuration File Figure 77: Downloading a Configuration File Using TFTP Figure 78: Uploading a Configuration File Using TFTP Figure 79: Downloading a Configuration File Using the Web Figure 80: Uploading a Configuration File From the Web...
  • Page 9 SatX/SE300—Introduction Figure 119: BSC/BTS Sample Configuration Figure 120: Inventory Screen Figure 121: OTA Management Typology Figure 122: OTA Management IP Settings Screen Figure 123: Bundle Connection Screen Figure 124: Updating Bundle IDs Figure 125: Management Rate Limiter Screen Figure 126: Route Command Screen Figure 127: Multiple Link Branches Figure 128: Hub Unit –...
  • Page 10 Table 3: Demodulator Specifications Table 4: Monitor and Control Interfaces Table 5: Physical Specifications Table 7: Environmental Specifications Table 8: SATX/SE300 TX Connectors Table 9: TX Monitor Connectors Table 10: RX Connectors Table 11: Utility Connectors Table 12: Alarm Connector Pinout...
  • Page 11 Table 49: Initial E1 Configurations Table 50: E1 Framed Data Configurations Table 51: Partial E1 Framed Data Configurations Table 52: L2 VLAN Switch Aggregation Requirements Table 53: Ranking of DVB-S2, SATX ModCods Table 54: Ranking of SATEX ModCods Proprietary and Confidential...
  • Page 12 The unit is closed and grounded properly via the grounding screw. Make sure air flow is available on the sides of the SATX/SE300, with at least 1.5 cm free space on each side.

  • Page 13: Introduction

     Symbol Rate: SATX – 0.05-80 MSPS, SE300 - 0.1-36 MSPS  Data Rate: SATX – up to 850 Mbps (425 Mbps each way), SE300 – up to 30Mbps per direction  SATEX SATX and DVB-S2 ETSI EN 302 307 compliant ...

  • Page 14: Features Summary

    25%, 35% 1.2.2 Performance  Data rate: SATX – up to 850Mbps (bidirectional 425 Mbps), SE300 – up to 30Mbps per direction  Symbol Rate: SATX – 0.05-80 MSPS, SE300 0.05-36MSPS  Detailed performance information is available in Chapter 17.

  • Page 15: Th Generation Satellite Waveform From Satexpander

    SatExpander 1.2.4 SatExpander SATEX is the newest 4th generation satellite waveform. As the world demand for Data & Content is incredibly growing there is a need for creative satellite efficiency based solutions. The technical advantages of SatExpander SATEX rely on advanced features including unsurpassed 2% Roll-off-Factor (with modes enabling 5% and up to 20% ROF, as well), enhanced spectral efficiency algorithms and improved tolerance for signal impairments and all types of interference.

  • Page 16: Over-The-Air (Ota) M&C And Software Upgrade

    Router mode (Layer 3)  Ethernet frame size: up to 9600 bytes (Jumbo frames)  Supported encapsulations: SatExpander Proprietary Encapsulation (NSPE) SatExpander’s highly efficient encapsulation protocol (NSPE2)  Routing and filtering capabilities: VLAN filters IP subnets filters 12 remotes per carrier 1.2.9...
  • Page 17 SatX/SE300—Introduction Phase noise @100Hz-70dBc @1Khz-80dBc @10KHz-85dBc @100KHz-95dBc @1MHz-100dBc IF-Band Connector BNC (F) 75Ω Freq. range 50-90MHz and 100-180MHz Frequency step 10Hz Power level -30 to 0dBm Power setting resolution 0.1dB Power accuracy / temp. stability ±0.5dB/±0.5dB Return loss >12dB (standard), 18dB (option)

  • Page 18: Table 3: Demodulator Specifications

    SatX/SE300—Introduction 3: D ABLE EMODULATOR PECIFICATIONS Feature Specification L- Band Connector F-Type (F) 75Ω Frequency range 950-2150MHz Frequency step 10Hz Min = -102 + 10 x Log (Symbol Rate in MSPS) Signal level Max = -20dBm Composite power < -20dBm Return loss >10dB (standard), 18dB (option)
  • Page 19 SatX/SE300—Introduction Proprietary and Confidential...

  • Page 20: Compliancy To Standards

    RoHS Compliance: The SATX/SE300 satisfies the requirements specified in the European Union Directive on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances, Directive 2002/95/EC (EU RoHS).  Electromagnetic Computability: This SATX/SE300 complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and the European Directive 2004/108/EEC. ...

  • Page 21: Figure 2: Satx Front Panel

    SatX/SE300—Introduction 2: S IGURE RONT ANEL SE300 FRONT PANEL The front panel features (from left) an LCD display, a 10-button numeric key pad, a navigation keypad and four Light-Emitting-Diode (LED) indicators.  The LCD display is an active display showing two lines of 40 characters each. It has a blue background light, with excellent viewing characteristics.

  • Page 22: Installation

    The only tools required for rack mounting the SATX/SE300 is a set of four rack-mounting screws and an appropriate screwdriver. Rack mount brackets are provided separately (including suitable screws). They should be assembled to the cast front bezel of the unit before rack-mounting.

  • Page 23: Initial Power-Up

    Turn on the unit by connecting the prime AC power (for DC powered units, by flipping the switch to on). Upon initial and subsequent power-ups, the SATX/SE300 microprocessor will test itself and several of its components before beginning its main Monitor/Control program. These power-up diagnostics show no results if successful.

  • Page 24: Rear Panel Connectors

    SatX/SE300—Rear Panel Connectors 3 Rear Panel Connectors The SATX modem rear panel connectors, shown in the following figures, provide all necessary external connections between the modem and other equipment. The SATX comes in few flavors according to end customer order, while SE300 comes with IP interface option only. The tables on the next section summarizes the connectors provided on the rear panel interface, grouped according to service function.

  • Page 25: If/L-Band Connectors

    SatX/SE300—Rear Panel Connectors 3.2 IF/L-Band Connectors 8: SATX/SE300 TX C ABLE ONNECTORS Name Type Description Direction IF Out BNC (75Ω) IF TX signal (50-90MHz and 100-180MHz) L-Band Out Type SMA(50Ω) female L-Band TX signal (950-2150MHz) 9: TX M ABLE ONITOR...

  • Page 26: Figure 7: Alarm Cable Pinout

    SatX/SE300—Rear Panel Connectors 12: A ABLE LARM ONNECTOR INOUT Pin No. Connection Relay1 NC Relay1 NO Not Connected Relay2 NO Relay2 NC Relay1 NC Not Connected Not Connected Relay2 NC 7: A IGURE LARM ABLE INOUT 13: M ABLE ONITOR...

  • Page 27: Data Interfaces

    ASI-B BNC (50Ω) 1/2/4 G703/E1 RJ-45 One, two or four G.703/E1 interfaces for TDM In/Out services (option). DIN 1.0/2.3 (75Ω) SFP module, for TDM services (SATX option). In/Out 3.5 Power / Ground Connections 15: P ABLE OWER ROUND ONNECTIONS Name...

  • Page 28: Front Panel Operation

    IGURE RONT ANEL Figure 8 shows the front panel of the SATX Modem. The front panel features (from left) an LCD display, a 10-button numeric key pad, a navigation keypad and four Light-Emitting-Diode (LED) indicators;  The LCD display is an active display showing two lines of 40 characters each. It has a blue background light, with excellent viewing characteristics.

  • Page 29: Numeric Keypad

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation Condition Description Amber Test Mode is on TEST Test Mode is off 4.1.2 Numeric Keypad The 10-digit buttons allows for easy front panel entry of numerical data, such as, frequencies, IP addresses, etc. 4.1.3 Navigation Keys Seven keys (OK, ESC, CLR and 4 arrow keys) on the unit’s front panel allow easy navigation through front panel menus.

  • Page 30: Monitor

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 19: P ABLE RIMARY TEMS Menu Item General Description Section Monitor Used to monitor unit status, modulator, demodulator, 4.2.1 interfaces and network status. Interface-Configure Used to configure the physical ASI-A, ASI-B, GbE ports, or 4.2.2 internally generated test patterns.

  • Page 31: Table 21: List Of Alarms

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 21: L ABLE IST OF LARMS Item Description Clock Loss External clock failure. The system switches to internal clock. Clock Malfunction Internal clock failure (due to a hardware problem). Ethernet Link GBE link interface is down. License Expire One of the temporary licenses has expired.

  • Page 32: Table 22: System Values

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 4.2.1.1.2 Event A list of history events is displayed. 4.2.1.1.3 System The current status of the system is displayed, in the following format: TX Board Temperature: 36.25 Celsius All items and values are shown in Table 22.

  • Page 33: Table 23: Information About Acm

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 4.2.1.2.1 ACM 23: I ABLE NFORMATION ABOUT Item Description Remote unit IP address Name Remote unit name Remote unit current SNR Margin-ch1 Remote unit current channel 1 margin Margin ch-2 Remote unit current channel 2 margin Channel...

  • Page 34: Table 25: Information About Receive Parameters

    Symbol Rate Offset The measured offset between the actual received carrier frequency to the selected carrier frequency in KHz units Shows current roll-off factor (0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.35 for SATX, 0.05*, 0.10*, 0.15*, 0.20, 0.30, 0.35 for DVB-S2). Roll-Off...

  • Page 35: Table 28: Mode Code Values

    Shows the current modulation being received. Can be QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK, 32APSK for DVB- Modulation S2 and SATX, and 64APSK for SATX and SATEX only. Will be N/A if demodulator status is unlocked or No-Data. Shows the received frame type. Can be Normal or Short. Will be N/A if demodulator status is Frame-Size unlocked or No-Data.

  • Page 36: Table 29: Tx Asi Interfaces And Internal Prbs Status

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 29: TX ASI I PRBS S ABLE NTERFACES AND NTERNAL TATUS Item Description Interface Interface Name. Status Indicated if inactive or locked. Source Indicates is the source is disable, channel-1 or channel-2. Rate Indicates the interface data rate.

  • Page 37: Table 33: Sat Interface Parameters

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation Item Description Port Lan physical interface port ID, 1 or 2 VLAN VLAN ID associated with this Lan physical interface. MAC Address MAC address associated with this Lan physical interface. IP Address IP address associated with this Lan physical interface.

  • Page 38: Interface-Configure

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation Item Description TX OK Number of bytes transmitted properly. TX ERR For future use. TX DRP For future use. TX OVR For future use. If there are other interfaces than the initial three (MGMT, SAT and LAN3), they will also be displayed here.
  • Page 39 Invert Sets the polarity of transmitted PRBS data. Allows the user to invert the test pattern. Mainly used for PRBS patterns to match the receiver specification (if the SatExpander unit is not attached). 1. Click OK to change. 2. Navigate through the list using the ▲ ▼arrow keys.
  • Page 40 Pattern-Invert Sets the polarity of received PRBS data. Allows the user to invert the test pattern. Mainly used for PRBS patterns to match the receiver specification (if not generated by a SatExpander’s modem). 1. Click OK to change. 2. Navigate through the list using the ▲ ▼arrow keys.
  • Page 41 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 1. Click OK to change. 2. Navigate through the list using the ▲ ▼arrow keys. 3. Possible values: 0 to 9 4. Click OK to select an item. 4.2.2.2.2 RX-ASI-A 4.2.2.2.2.1 Source Sets the physical source for received ASI data.
  • Page 42 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 2. Navigate through the list using the ▲ ▼arrow keys. 3. Possible values: No - Pattern is not inverted. Yes – Pattern is inverted 4. Click OK to select an item. 4.2.2.3 GIGE Configuration of the GigE port is performed on this submenu.
  • Page 43 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 3. Possible values: ON – Flow control is enabled. OFF – Flow control is disabled. 4. Click OK to select an item. 4.2.2.3.2 SFP 4.2.2.3.2.1 Auto-Negotiation Sets the speed selection protocol of the SFP port. 1. Click OK to change.

  • Page 44: Network-Configure

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 4. Click OK to select an item. 4.2.3 Network-Configure ABLE NETWORK CONFIG UBMENU TEMS Submenu Item General Description Section Forwarding-Mode Used to configure Ethernet forwarding mode. 4.2.3.1 Interfaces Used to configure Ethernet interfaces parameters. 4.2.3.2 Routes Used to configure static routing.

  • Page 45: Table 37: Network Variables

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation The variables on each network interface row are presented in the Table 37. 37: N ABLE ETWORK ARIABLES Item Description The network interface’s number. Index This number cannot be modified. Name The network interface name. The Administrative Status of this network interface – enables or disables this interface.

  • Page 46: Table 38: Network Remotes

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 4.2.3.3 Remotes This feature is available only when forwarding mode of L2 VLAN Switching or L3 IP Routing is selected. 1. Click OK to change. 2. Browse using the ▲ ▼arrow keys. 3. Click OK to select an item.
  • Page 47 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation  Destination IP address: The destination IP of the incoming data packet.  Destination subnet: The destination IP’s subnet mask.  Next hop IP address: The Next hop’s IP Address.  Table ID: Unchangeable at this point.
  • Page 48 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 802.1p: CoS classification is based on p-bit in the 802.1p header of the data packet (Available only in L2 VLAN Switching forwarding mode). ToS: CoS classification is based on ToS value of the data packet. MF: CoS classification is based on data packet multi-field (MF) characteristics.

  • Page 49: System-Configure

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation Max depth: Queue depth parameter sets the queue buffer size in bytes. It determines the maximal burst size the queue can absorb but also affects the maximal delay of the data in this queue. Therefore, real time data will usually derive smaller queue sizes.
  • Page 50 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 4.2.4.1 Management On this submenu all relevant parameters regarding the management scheme of the unit can be viewed, starting with IP address and including SNMP and masking alarms. 1. Use the ◄ ► arrow keys to select the item to configure.
  • Page 51 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 1. Click OK to change the SNMP read only community string value. 2. Use the ▲ ▼arrow keys to edit the value. 3. Navigate through the list using ◄ ► arrow keys. 4. The default value is public. This string can be modified.

  • Page 52: Table 40: Alarms Mask List

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 5. Select a value by clicking OK. 4.2.4.1.3.8 Trap Host 2 Defines the address of a notification receiver that is sent with SNMPv1 TRAPs or SNMPv2 INFORM notifications. 1. Click OK to change the trap host. 2. Edit using the ▲ ▼arrow keys.
  • Page 53 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation EC Lost Lock E3 Connectivity E3 LOS E3 AIS E3 RDI E3 PHY Link IPCard Reset AUPC Power Limit OU About To Expire: OU Expired: SFP Presence 4.2.4.1.4.1 Mask Enabled items in this submenu will not be displayed on the respective logs under Monitor > Common >...

  • Page 54: Serial Port

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 2. Navigate through the list using the ▲ ▼arrow keys. 3. Possible values: Main Clock – Using the internal 10MHz clock. SyncE GBE – Using clock extracted from GbE interface using SyncE. SyncE SFP – Using clock extracted from SFP interface as SyncE.

  • Page 55: Data Bits

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 1. Click OK to change the value. 2. Navigate through the list using the ▲ ▼arrow keys. 3. Values supported: 9600, 19200, 38400 and 115200. 4. Select a value by clicking OK. 4.2.4.3.2 Data Bits Sets the M&C port data word length.
  • Page 56 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation Disable – Modem is stand alone. Basic – Modem is connected to a DEV redundancy switch. Advanced – Modem is connected to R-Switch redundancy switch. 4. Select a value by clicking OK. 4.2.4.5.2 Basic Redundancy Method 4.2.4.5.2.1 Redundancy Role Sets the role in the redundancy setup.

  • Page 57: System

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 4.2.4.5.3 Advanced Redundancy Method 4.2.4.5.3.1 R-Switch IP Sets the IP address for the relay switch. Setting the IP address enables IP communication between the modem and the switch to update the redundancy state of the modem. 1. Click OK to change the value.

  • Page 58: Table 42: Hardware Configuration Values

    2. Use the ▲ ▼ arrow keys to select the item to review. 4.2.5.2.2 Active-SW This item shows the WEB GUI, Front Panel, NSMD (SatExpander and PIC (Front Panel controller) versions. 1. Select Active SW and click OK to select.
  • Page 59 Occasional Use license: An occasional use license is provided by SatExpander for a predefine number of days, that the modem was transmitting or receiving data. Such a license can be applied to a backup standby unit, or applications like DSNG, when the modem is not used constantly.

  • Page 60: Table 43: Password Information

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 4.2.5.5.1 Reboot 1. Select this option to reboot the unit. 2. Respond to the prompt to verify the reboot by selecting ‘’“Yes”. 4.2.5.5.2 LEDs Test 1. Select this option to turn on all front panel LEDS to verify their functionality. After a few seconds the LEDs will extinguish and a message will be displayed on LCD that the LED test has ended.

  • Page 61: Modulator-Configure

    4.2.6.1.2 Mode Determines the technology used for the current transmission session. 1. Navigate through the list using the ▲ ▼arrow keys. 2. Possible values: DSNG/DVB-S, DVB-S2, SATX and SATEX. 3. Select an item by clicking OK. 4.2.6.1.3 BUC-LO-Freq Displays BUC Local Oscillator frequency. This field is only informative in nature and removes the need to calculate for IF frequency or L-Band.
  • Page 62 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 4.2.6.1.4 BUC Feeder Output Determines BUC feeder behavior. All signals are available once the TX state is enabled. This field is active only with BUC feeder hardware option. 1. Navigate through the list using the ▲ ▼arrow keys.

  • Page 63: Bit Rate

    Sets the modulator usable data rate in units of Mbps with 1bps resolution. This field is active only in single channel mode. Changing bit rate affects the Symbol rate field, and the range is restricted according to the symbol rate. Data rate takes into account transmission overheads: DVB-S2/SATX/DVBS protocol and encapsulation method (NSPE/NSPE2).
  • Page 64 2. Possible values: DVB-S/DSNG: 5%*, 10%*, 15%*, 20%, 25%, 35%. DVB-S2: 5%*, 10%*, 15%*, 20%, 25%, 35%. SATX*: 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 35% SATEX*: 2%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 35% *License related 3. Click OK to accept the value.
  • Page 65 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 4.2.6.1.18 Power-up TX State Sets output power state after reboot. 1. Navigate through the list using the ▲ ▼arrow keys. 2. Possible values: Enable: modulator will boot up with TX State field in Enable mode, thus with the carrier transmitting.
  • Page 66 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 3. Select an item by clicking the OK key. 4.2.6.1.22 Downlink-Freq Selects channel’s downlink frequency from the satellite. It can improve attenuation estimation. 1. Enter the value using the numeric keypad. 2. Possible values: 1 to 40 GHz.
  • Page 67 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 2. Possible values: Disable: Channel is disabled, no data is transmitted. Enable: Channel is enabled, data is transmitted. 3. Click OK to accept the value. 4.2.6.1.27 AUPC-Max-Attenuation The AUPC algorithm can be configured to subtract minimal allowed gain from the transmission power.
  • Page 68 1. Navigate through the list using the ▲ ▼arrow keys. 2. Possible values: QPSK 8PSK 16QAM (Only on DSNG/DVB-S) 16APSK (Only on DVB-S2 SATX and SATEX) 32APSK (Only on DVB-S2 SATX and SATEX) 64APSK (only on SATX and SATEX) 3. Click OK to accept the value. 4.2.6.2.1.4 FEC Rate Select the FEC rate for the transmitted BBFRAME on this submenu.
  • Page 69 No: No Pilot bits inserted to the BBFRAME. Yes: Pilot bits inserted to the BBFRAME Double: Double pilot bits inserted to the BBFRAME (SATX only). Enhanced: Enhanced pilot bits to be used in case of phase noise on the transponder (SATEX only).
  • Page 70 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 3. Click OK to accept the value. 4.2.6.2.1.8 Sync Byte Determines synchronization byte for the GigE data port. 1. Enter a value using the numeric keypad. 2. If hexadecimal letters are required, use the ▲ ▼arrow keys.

  • Page 71: Demodulator-Configure

    SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 4. Accept the value by clicking the OK key. 4.2.6.3.2 CID Longitude Enter the CID Longitude of the site location in this submenu. 1. Use the numeric keypad to enter the value. 2. If hexadecimal letters are required, use the ▲ ▼arrow keys.
  • Page 72 3. Select an item by clicking the OK key. 4.2.7.1.5 Symbol-Rate Set the demodulator’s symbol rate, in units of MSPS with 1SPS resolution. 1. Enter the rate using the numeric keypad. 2. Possible values: SATX – 0.05 to 80Mbps, SE300 – 0.05 to 36MSPS. Proprietary and Confidential...
  • Page 73 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation When SATX working in Duet mode, maximum value is 70MSPS 3. Click OK to accept the value. 4.2.7.1.6 Roll-Off Sets roll-off of the squared root raised cosine (SRRC) matched filter at the modulator output. 1. Navigate through the list using the ▲ ▼arrow keys.
  • Page 74 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation o On: NLC is on, to be used on non-linear transponder 3. Press OK to save this configuration. 4.2.7.1.10 LNB Control Select activation of the LNB dedicated signals coming out from the respective IF or L-Band connector used.
  • Page 75 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 4.2.7.1.14 EC-Max-Delay Set the maximal delay of the search window for Duet™ echo cancelation. 1. Enter the value using the numeric keypad. 2. Possible values: 1 to 650 msec. 3. Click OK to accept the value. 4.2.7.1.15 EC-TX-Freq-Offset Set the offset between the outbound signal and the returning signal.
  • Page 76 2. Select an item by clicking the OK key. 4.2.7.2.1.1 ISI Range Selects the incoming data stream format (DVB-S2 and SATX only). The demodulator extracts a specific stream, according to the given range set on the dual channel. 1. Enter a value using the numeric keypad.
  • Page 77 SatX/SE300—Front Panel Operation 4.2.7.2.3.1 State Determine the state option for enabling or disabling the received signal in channel 3. 1. Possible values: Enable or Disable. 2. Click OK to accept the value. 4.2.7.2.3.2 ISI Range This is identical to channel 1 and 2 fields, but applicative for channel 3 data.

  • Page 78: Ethernet Management

    5.2.1 Management Information Base (MIB) Files Two global files SATEXPANDER-ROOT.MIB and ITU-ALARM-TC-MIB.MIB contains the product tree of the company and all traps. Each of the following function has a specific MIB file which connects to the company tree and contains the device’s menu structure.

  • Page 79: Web Server (Http) Interface

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 5.3 WEB Server (HTTP) Interface The sections that follow describe the functionality of the unit’s Web Server (HTTP) Interface. Please refer to Chapter 4 and for detailed descriptions of the configuration parameters featured on the individual Web pages shown in this chapter. Additional parameters existing only in Web pages are explained within this chapter.

  • Page 80: Interface Menu Tree

     admin The password, in all cases, is SatExpander. It is highly recommended to change passwords after a device has been initiated. Changing password, or any other user actions, can be done after login as admin, via the user screen under the system menu.

  • Page 81: Web Page Descriptions

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management Navigation Button Nested Button Nested Button Nested Button Nested Button Level 1 Level 2 Level 2 Level 2 remotes routing routes switches classification queues BW management system config management Rate-limiter Rollback SNMP Alarm&Events Redundancy 10MHz clock serial port date&time...

  • Page 82: Figure 14: Mct Calculator

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management To log out, click Log out. 5.3.4.1.3 Manual This tab opens the contents of an online manual containing information about the unit’s functionality. Each item is a hyperlink to a short description on the selected item. 5.3.4.1.4 Calculator This tab opens a screen with the MCT calculator –...

  • Page 83: Figure 16: Monitor Alarms Report

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management After entering data, click Enter to save the data. Parameter changes are done on the fly, and do not require unit reset. After making changes, click Save, or all changes will be lost on the next reboot. 5.3.4.2.1 Monitor Status of various aspects of the unit is provided through the Monitor screens.

  • Page 84: Figure 18: Monitor System Status Report

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 18: M IGURE ONITOR YSTEM TATUS EPORT 5.3.4.2.1.4 Monitor > Common > Redundancy The redundancy status of the unit is presented. The information provided includes the unit roll, the current state, time of last flip and GiGE blocking status. From this screen it is also possible to force a switch from the active unit to the standby unit.

  • Page 85: Figure 21: Modulator Aupc Status Report

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 21: M AUPC S IGURE ODULATOR TATUS EPORT 5.3.4.2.1.7 Monitor > Demodulator > Line All the information about the demodulator reception is presented. 22: D IGURE EMODULATOR EPORT If test mode is being used the PRBS section will be displayed, giving BER data.

  • Page 86: Figure 23: Echo Cancellation Statistics

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 23: E IGURE ANCELLATION TATISTICS Please refer to Chapter 7, for a detailed explanation on motivation, usage, and set-up. 5.3.4.2.1.8 Monitor > Interface > Status TX The TX interface status for ASI and TEST interfaces is presented. 24: TX I...

  • Page 87: Figure 27: E3 Interface Status

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 27: E3 I IGURE NTERFACE TATUS 5.3.4.2.1.12 Monitor > Network > Interfaces The LAN and SAT interfaces status and configuration are presented. 28: N IGURE ETWORK NTERFACE TATUS If an SFP is assembled, its status will be reflected in this screen as well.

  • Page 88: Figure 30: Line And Channel 1 Settings

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 30: L IGURE INE AND HANNEL ETTINGS 31: C MGMT IGURE HANNEL CHANNEL ETTINGS The following channel settings (Frame Size, Modulation, FEC Rate and Pilot) will be greyed out if ACM is enabled. Channel 2 settings will be greyed out if dual channel mode is disabled in the line settings page.

  • Page 89: Figure 32: Cid Settings

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 32: CID S IGURE ETTINGS 1. After completion of all changes, click Save to save the last configuration. 5.3.4.2.2.3 Modulator Config > AUPC Configure AUPC parameters, including link RF parameters for fading estimation. For more information please refer to chapter 9.

  • Page 90: Figure 34: Demodulator Line Settings

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 34: D IGURE EMODULATOR ETTINGS 35: D IGURE EMODULATOR HANNEL ETTINGS 36: D IGURE EMODULATOR HANNEL ETTINGS 37: D MGMT C IGURE EMODULATOR HANNEL ETTINGS 2. After completion of all changes, click Save to save the last configuration.

  • Page 91: Figure 38: Diseqc Base And User Commands

    0xf0 (for input 1),and a "New York" Command with the datum 0xf4 (for input 2), simplifying matters for the non-admin user. For supported commands you may consult the user manual that accompanied your switch, or contact the SatExpander post sale rep for support. 48: D...

  • Page 92: Figure 39: Interface Tx Asi-A Settings

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 5.3.4.2.3.2.4 Execute The Run command runs a predefined DiSEqC command. 5.3.4.2.4 Interfaces config Configure the physical interfaces such as ASI and Gig-E, and also the test engine interface. The built-in PRBS engine can be used, when no other data source is available, or if BER measurements are required.

  • Page 93: Figure 41: Interface Rx Asi-A Settings

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 41: I RX ASI-A S IGURE NTERFACE ETTINGS 3. After completion of all changes, click Save to save the last configuration. 5.3.4.2.4.4 Interfaces Config > ASI > RX-ASI-B Set the data order parameter for the RX-ASI-B interface – to channel 1 or 2 or none.

  • Page 94: Figure 44: Interface Tx Test Parameters

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 44: I TX T IGURE NTERFACE ARAMETERS 1. After completion of all changes, click Save to save the last configuration. If only one channel is configured, the Gig-E LAN interface must be disabled in the network config > interfaces screen as only one data source can feed the channel.

  • Page 95: Figure 48: E3 Pseudo-Wire Interface Settings

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 5.3.4.2.4.10 Interfaces Config > E3 > Pseudo-Wire Interface Settings Configure the pseudo-wire connection when using the E3 SFP – the E3 SFP’s IP address, the peer E3 SFP’s IP address and additional parameters. For more information about E3 please refer to Chapter 14.

  • Page 96: Figure 51: Remote Configuration When Acm Is Not Active

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management Optionally, interfaces can be added or deleted. This option can be used to create an interface for remote management (Port type = Bridge) or a loopback to the internal router (port type = loopback) that can be used with ACM. More information on remote management is available in Chapter 11. More information about ACM is available in Chapter 6.

  • Page 97: Figure 54: Network Routes Settings

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 5.3.4.2.5.5 Network config > routing > routs Configure the network routing settings for the MNGT subnetwork and for the L3 IP routing mode. 54: N IGURE ETWORK OUTES ETTINGS 1. Add routing entry using the Add Row button.

  • Page 98: Figure 57: Network Classes Settings - Mf Classification

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 57: N – MF C IGURE ETWORK LASSES ETTINGS LASSIFICATION 1. Add classification settings using the Add Row button. 2. Delete a classification configuration by clicking delete. 3. After completion of all changes, click Save to save the last configuration.

  • Page 99: Figure 60: Local Management Port Ip Settings

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 5.3.4.2.6.1.1 System Config > Management > IP Display local management port IP settings (updating these settings is done from the Interfaces menu). 60: L IP S IGURE OCAL ANAGEMENT ETTINGS 5.3.4.2.6.1.2 System config > Management > Rate-Limiter Configure the rate limit on the management traffic.

  • Page 100: Figure 63: Snmp Settings

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 63: SNMP S IGURE ETTINGS 5.3.4.2.6.1.5 System Config > Management > Alarms & Events Determine which alarm or event should appear in the alarm or events logs. 1. Decide which events and alarms should trigger a relay transition, usually connected to an external redundancy switch.

  • Page 101: Figure 64: Event And Alarm Mask Settings

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 64: E IGURE VENT AND LARM ETTINGS 5.3.4.2.6.2 System Config > Redundancy This submenu item is used to configure the redundancy parameters when working in 1:1 redundancy setup or 1:N redundancy setup. The redundancy method can be either basic, when using a DEV redundancy switch, or advanced when using NSR redundancy switch.

  • Page 102: Figure 65: Basic Redundancy Settings

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 65: B IGURE ASIC EDUNDANCY ETTINGS 66: A IGURE DVANCED EDUNDANCY ETTINGS 5.3.4.2.6.3 System Config > 10MHz Select the configuration of the 10MHz clock. The source can be internal or external, and it can be configured to provide 10MHz clock to external units, such as a spectrum analyzer or other equipment using the Ref-Out Connector.

  • Page 103: Figure 69: Date And Time Settings

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 69: D IGURE ATE AND ETTINGS 5.3.4.2.7 System Configure and monitor the administrative aspects of the units, such as software upgrade, software licensing and user’s accounts and permissions. Also some general functions are allocated here, as well as preset configuration handling.

  • Page 104: Figure 72: Saving A Configuration

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management  Select Save current configuration to save the current configuration of the unit as the default configuration. The default configuration is the configuration loaded when the unit boots. To save the configuration select Save and click OK. 72: S...

  • Page 105: Figure 74: Saving The Current Configuration To A Specific Name

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 74: S IGURE AVING THE URRENT ONFIGURATION TO A PECIFIC  Select Rename configuration file to display the entire list of saved configurations in a drop-down list. To rename a particular configuration, type a new name for the configuration in the new name box and click OK.

  • Page 106: Figure 78: Uploading A Configuration File Using Tftp

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 78: U TFTP IGURE PLOADING A ONFIGURATION SING  Select Download configuration file using Web to import a configuration file from the local computer. Click Download file. Select the file name to be downloaded. Click OK. 79: D...
  • Page 107 This license expires after the elapse of the pre- defined period. Occasional Use license: An occasional use license is provided by SatExpander for a predefine number of days, that the modem was transmitting or receiving data. Such a license can be applied to a backup standby unit, or applications like DSNG, when the modem is not used constantly.

  • Page 108: Figure 82: License Information And Download Screen

    PDATING THE OFTWARE 5.3.4.2.7.5 Remote Control (OTA) Remotely control one or more SatExpander’s remote devices, such as remote software upgrade, sending new configuration file or SNMP commands, over the MGMT channel. For more information see chapter 12. Proprietary and Confidential...

  • Page 109: Figure 84: Remote Control Using Ota

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 84: R IGURE EMOTE ONTROL USING 1. Insert remote modem serial number, or check the All checkbox. 2. To upgrading a file Click Upload File to upload a file to a modem in order to be transmitted. At the end of the upload process, the modem will transmit the software upgrade over the air.

  • Page 110: Figure 85: Snmp Commands For Ota

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management Click Save Current Configuration to save the new configuration as default configuration. 5. To send a license file (can be used only with single serial number) Select the license file to be used Click Upload File to upload a license file to a modem in order to be transmitted. At the end of the upload process, the modem will transmit the license file over the air.

  • Page 111: Figure 86: General Options Screen

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management This refers only to the current web session.  Front Panel Lock: enables locking of the front panel after "Screen saver" configuration time has expired (can be configure from front panel only) or when exiting to main welcome screen. A 6 digit code will be required to allow access.

  • Page 112: Mct Calculator

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management 1. Select Change password. 2. Enter the existing user name and the new password. 3. Click OK to approve or Cancel to abandon the action. 89: C IGURE HANGING A ASSWORD To add a new user: 1. Select Add user.

  • Page 113: Figure 91 - Mct Calculator Structure

    (with pilots) or No (without pilots). Roll-Off: determines the roll-off of the ModCods that will be compared. If multiple line modes are chosen for comparison (e.g. DVB-S2+SATX+SATEX), a specific roll-off will be chosen for each mode. Include redundant: determines whether to present redundant ModCods options. A redundant ModCod is defined as an option in which at least one other ModCod with the same Line-Mode has a higher info-rate and lower CNR.

  • Page 114: Figure 92: Mct Calculator Comparison Methods

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management Mode-Code 92: MCT C IGURE ALCULATOR OMPARISON ETHODS 3. Show Results button: after filling the options, click this button to start comparing ModCod. 4. Results Table: displays the results of the comparison as described in section. 5.3.5.3 MCT Calculator Results When receiving the user’s choices, the calculator present all ModCods that match characters as...

  • Page 115: Figure 93: Example Of Use Of Mct Calculator

    DVB-S2, normal frame size, with pilots and with roll-off of 0.2, or  SATX, normal frame size, with pilots and with roll-off of 0.05. The Reference ModCod has a CNR of 10.548188 and the desired link margin is 1.0, therefore the ModCods that appear are those with CNR within the range of [9.548188, 10.548188].

  • Page 116: Cli Interface

    SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management Explanations:  Reference ModCod. Only appears if user choses ModCod as a comparison method.  Advised ModCod with SATX/SATEXline mode.  Advised ModCod with DVB-S2 line mode.  ModCods that are redundant.  All other ModCods.  Apply Specific ModCod on Device...
  • Page 117 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management  Help: Show current help menu.  History: Show commands history.  Up: Go back to upper menu.  Top: Go to root menu.  Exit: Exit CLI.  Save: Save configuration to default configuration file. 5.4.1.2 Special Keys ...
  • Page 118 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management network show interfaces status  interfaces show interfaces statistics  interfaces-stat  clear interfaces statistics clear-interfaces-stat  system Database  load configuration load display configuration files  set database to default  default rename configuration file  rename ...
  • Page 119 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management upgrade sw version and reboot the system sw-upgrade reboot the system and activate the backup activate backup version device reset reboot set device name device-name set log level debug-log-level upload stored log files (gzip) using TFTP upload-log-files display system configuration parameters display ...
  • Page 120 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management  set management rate limit set-rate-limit  display management rate limit display 10Mhz-clock  set clock source source set 10MHz reference out on/off  10MHz-ref-out add 10MHz to TX line or BUC  TX-ref-out  add 10MHz to the receiver line...
  • Page 121 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management  edit name (no spaces) name  edit status status  edit MTU  edit MAC address mac-address  edit IP address ip-address  edit subnet mask subnet-mask  edit encapsulation encapsulation  edit management control management-control ...
  • Page 122 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management  edit administrative status admin-status  exit edit state done remove a record  remove Routing  Routes  printout routes table display  add a route <dest ip> <dest subnet> <next hop> add-with-next-hop <table ID>  add a route <dest ip> <dest subnet> <remote add-with-remote name>...
  • Page 123 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management  edit destination IP address low dest-ip-low  edit destination IP address high dest-ip-high  edit protocol status protocol-status  edit source port low source-port-low  edit source port high source-port-high  edit destination port low destination-port-low ...
  • Page 124 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management set forwarding mode forwarding-mode display network configuration display  Interface-config gig-e  rj45  set gigE auto-negation auto-negotiation  set gigE speed speed  set gigE duplex duplex  set gigE flow-control flow-control  display configuration display ...
  • Page 125 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management tx-test-pattern set pattern  pattern set pattern invert  invert  display configuration display tx-asi-a set data order for ASI  data-order  display ASI interface parameters display tx-asi-b set data order for ASI  data-order display ASI interface parameters ...
  • Page 126 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management set ASI-B interface data rate accuracy  data-rate-accuracy display ASI-B configuration  display  modulator-config line enable/disable line transmit  set line mode  mode  set line LO frequency in MHz (100Hz resolution) buc-lo-freq {e.g. 70.4537} set buc feeder output mode ...
  • Page 127 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management tell aupc the uplink frequency (to satellite), in  aupc-uplink-freq  tell aupc the uplink polarity (to satellite) aupc-uplink-polarity set aupc maximal amplification  aupc-max-gain set aupc maximal attenuation display  aupc-max-attenuation  set aupc operation mode aupc-operation-mode set aupc modulator target snr ...
  • Page 128 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management set synchronization byte (in hex 00-FF)  sync-byte set isi (in hex 00-FF)  set channel TS protect  ts-protect  set channel MPEG process mode mpeg-process-mode set channel forced CBR  set-bitrate display channel configuration  display mgmt.-channel...
  • Page 129 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management set line golden sequence  golden-seq set line LNB control  lnb-control set non-linear mode  non-linear-mode  set acm mode acm-mode set acm margin channel 1  acm-margin-ch1 set acm margin channel 2  acm-margin-ch2  set acm server address...
  • Page 130 SatX/SE300—Ethernet Management create a base DiSEqC command  create-cmd delete a base DiSEqC command  delete-cmd reset base and user DiSEqC commands to  reset-db factory default DiSEqC-User  display all user DiSEqC commands in database display run a user DiSEqC command ...

  • Page 131: Acm - Adaptive Coding And Modulation

    For example, an satellite link, based on SATX™ specification, when planned for a CCM link fitting an 8dB CNR with 99.9% link availability, will require additional 4dB margin and will operate at 16APSK 19/30, providing 83.88Mbps over 36MHz transponder.

  • Page 132: Acm In L3 Ip Routing Forwarding Mode

    SatX/SE300—ACM - Adaptive Coding and Modulation common modulation level for that group, so its transmission will be received by all the remotes in the group. When using ACM over L2 VLAN switching, careful planning of IP addressing, VLANs and routing is require to allow ACM messages to be send from the remotes to the hub.

  • Page 133: Output Level Mode

    SatX/SE300—ACM - Adaptive Coding and Modulation ACM signaling via IP link (Internet) or OTA 96 - MCT M IGURE ONNECTION ON OINT OINT ACM signaling Via IP link (Internet) or 97- MCT M IGURE ONNECTION ON OINT ULTIPOINT The return channel from the receiver(s) to the transmitter is an IP link or utilizing the OTA mechanism.

  • Page 134: Advanced Acm

    SatX/SE300—ACM - Adaptive Coding and Modulation 6.3.3.2 Constant Envelope Mode This mode is used in cases of a saturated transponder when operating with ACM. The input back-off changes degrade overall performance. Thus the Constant Envelope Mode keeps the peak to an average ratio constant regardless of the transmitted modulation level, therefore maintaining the same back-off for all frames.

  • Page 135: Duet™ Option

    SatX/SE300—Duet™ Option 7 Duet™ Option 7.1 Motivation and Technical Background The Duet™ Echo Cancelation option enables transmission of both forward and return links, on the same satellite bandwidth capacity, providing significant satellite usage cost reduction. There are two use cases: ...

  • Page 136: Point-To-Multi-Point (Ptmp) Duet

    SatX/SE300—Duet™ Option 98: PTP D IGURE ANCELLATION 7.1.3 Point-to-Multi-Point (PTmP) Duet™ In the PTmP Duet™ scenario all the remote modems transmit separate carriers within the same satellite bandwidth used by the hub carrier. At the hub, each receiver receives, from the satellite, a carrier which is a combination of the desired remote carrier and interference caused by the hub carrier.

  • Page 137: Duet™ Configuration

    SatX/SE300—Duet™ Option 99: PT IGURE ANCELLATION 7.2 Duet™ Configuration 7.2.1 Point-to-Point (PtP) Duet™ The Duet™ configuration is configured in the Demodulator > Line setting. The configuration includes enabling the Duet™ mode, setting the satellite one-way link delay range (minimum and maximum delay) per the specific link and satellite, and the center frequency offset between the carrier to cancel (own carrier) and the desired carrier.

  • Page 138: Figure 101: Ptmp Duet Demodulator Line Settings

    SatX/SE300—Duet™ Option In a Point to multi-point configuration there are three different Duet™ elements in the network: Tx-Hub, Rx-Hub and Remote. The following sections describe the different elements and the configuration for each one. 7.2.2.1 Tx-Hub Unit The Tx-Hub unit is located in the hub site and is used for both transmitting the hub outbound and receiving one of the remotes.

  • Page 139: Figure 102: Rx-Hub Demodulator Line Settings

    SatX/SE300—Duet™ Option 102: R IGURE EMODULATOR ETTINGS Once the Echo Cancellation Mode is configured as Rx-Hub Enabled:  The unit’s Tx Mode is switched to Disable and cannot be enabled.  The unit’s ASI inputs are used to receive the shared transmutation data from the Tx Hub transmitter.

  • Page 140: Dynamic Distortion Compensator (Ddc)

    8 Dynamic Distortion Compensator (DDC) A non-linear channel is generally introduced when the transponder’s power amplifier is saturated. Standard equalization techniques are not sufficient to handle this distortion. SATX/SE300 use an advance Dynamic Distortion Compensator algorithm which dynamically characterizes the non-linearity (AM-AM and AM-PM as seen in Figure 103) of the channel and compensates for it on the receiver side.

  • Page 141: Automatic Uplink Power Control (Aupc)

    SatX/SE300—Automatic Uplink Power Control (AUPC) 9 Automatic Uplink Power Control (AUPC) 9.1 Motivation and Technical Background The AUPC (Automatic Uplink Power Control) mechanism controls the modem output power in order to compensate uplink attenuation and keep a constant power level at the satellite transponder. Using AUPC allows the satellite link to be planned with less system margin which is translated to more available capacity.

  • Page 142: Local Snr

    To use the AUPC based on local SNR feature, the SATX/SE300 needs to have the AUPC license available in the unit.

  • Page 143: Aupc Effects On User Operations

    SatX/SE300—Automatic Uplink Power Control (AUPC) 106: L SNR AUPC IGURE OCAL SETTINGS 9.2.3 AUPC effects on User Operations 9.2.3.1 AUPC enable To enable AUPC, Tx sine wave must be disabled. Tx mode should be enabled. 9.2.3.2 AUPC stop The following user operation will cause the AUPC to stop, and return no nominal Tx power lever: ...

  • Page 144: Carrier Id (Cid)

    SatX/SE300—Carrier ID (CID) 10 Carrier ID (CID) 10.1 Motivation and Technical Background In order to comply with ETSI TS 103 129 v1.1.1 (DVB Carrier ID) which aims to provide satellite operators with means to identify a carrier and contact details of the carrier owner, a carrier ID has to be added to each carrier.

  • Page 145: Quality Of Service (Qos)

    SatX/SE300—Quality of Service (QoS) 11 Quality of Service (QoS) 11.1 Motivation and technical background QoS mechanisms on shared data networks have two main objectives:  To prioritize one kind of traffic over another.  To guarantee minimal service attributes, such as data rate to certain traffic.

  • Page 146: Bandwidth Management

    SatX/SE300—Quality of Service (QoS) COS-0. The classification can be based on external tagging of the TOS byte of VLAN p-bit, called Basic Classification, or by internal decision based on the 5 Tuple called Multi-Field Classification. 11.2.2.1.1 Basic Classification Basic classification uses simple lookup tables to map a single field in the packet to the COS value.

  • Page 147: Scheduling

    SatX/SE300—Quality of Service (QoS) momentarily increase the allocated interval to the remote thus coping with large data bursts, but may have an effect on momentary interval allocations of other remotes. A small burst size is intended for more stable traffic, were the total BW allocation is sensitive over shorter period of time. For optimal operation, it is recommended to configure the burst size as 10% of the CIR and EIR.

  • Page 148: Over The Air (Ota) Remote Control

    SatX/SE300—Over the Air (OTA) Remote Control 12 Over the Air (OTA) Remote Control In many satellite communication systems, remote unmanned stations are part of the deployment plan. Furthermore, many distant remote stations lack internet connectivity infrastructure. This results in having to send a technical team to remote sites to deal with any issue. This can be time consuming and costly.

  • Page 149: Figure 108: Saving Rollback Configuration

    SatX/SE300—Over the Air (OTA) Remote Control 12.1.1.2 Remote Unit Set-Up Procedure The user should perform the following steps: 1. Configure the Rollback, start by setting all modulator/demodulator lines, channels, and IP settings. 2. In System > Database, click Set Rollback Default.

  • Page 150: Figure 110: Ota Ip Settings

    SatX/SE300—Over the Air (OTA) Remote Control The remote loopback IP address must be in a subnet different from the hub loopback IP address. 9. Change the Administrative Status to Enable. 10. Click Save. 110: OTA IP S IGURE ETTINGS 11. Set up a routing rule for the management traffic, in Network Config > Routing > Routes, click Add Route.

  • Page 151: Unidirectional Control

    SatX/SE300—Over the Air (OTA) Remote Control 5. In the Name column, change the newly created line name to OTA (or other convenient name). 6. Click Apply. After each change, always click Apply. 7. Configure the IP Address and Subnet Mask.

  • Page 152: Figure 114: Ota Ip Settings - Ready For Rollback

    SatX/SE300—Over the Air (OTA) Remote Control 12.2.1.2 Remote unit Demodulator configuration In all remote units, repeat the below procedure: 1. In demodulator config > MGMT channel, configure the following parameters: State: Activate MGMT channel. Select Enable. Fill channel’s ISI. 12.2.1.3 SNMP commands The administrator can define the SNMP commands to send to remote units.

  • Page 153: Figure 115: Ota Mib Browser

    SatX/SE300—Over the Air (OTA) Remote Control 12.2.1.3.2 Command creation using integrated MIB browser 115: OTA MIB IGURE BROWSER 1. Press Create button. 2. Press "Browse" button. A 'built-in' MIB browser page will open. 3. Choose a specific command from the tree a.

  • Page 154: E1/T1 Card Configuration

    SatX/SE300—E1/T1 Card Configuration 13 E1/T1 Card Configuration Some SATX/SE300 models are equipped with an E1/T1 interface capable of handling various formats of E1/T1 traffic. The following section describes how to control and configure this additional interface. This interface consists of a dedicated RS232 control port and additional E1 connectors and ETH connectors, as shown in Figure 116.

  • Page 155: Starting A Terminal Session

    SatX/SE300—E1/T1 Card Configuration 13.1.2 Starting a Terminal Session 1. Connect a terminal to the RS232 connector of the E1/T1 interface card. 2. Turn on the control terminal PC and set its port parameters to 115,200 baud, 8 bits/character, 1 stop bit, no parity. Set the terminal emulator to ANSI VT100 emulation (for optimal view of system menus).

  • Page 156: Opening A Web Session

    SatX/SE300—E1/T1 Card Configuration 117 - E1/T1 IP A IGURE DDRESS ETTING 13.1.5 Opening a Web Session 1. On your browser, type the IP address configured. 13.1.6 Logging in 1. Log in as a Superuser Enter user name: su. Enter password: 1234.

  • Page 157: Examples And Modem Configurations

    SatX/SE300—E1/T1 Card Configuration  Multiple E1s (1 to 4)  Partial E1 (only several time slots used) For each link two stations exist, denoted in these examples as BSC (Base Station Controller) and BTS (Base Transceiver Station). Each E1/T1 interface has its own Host (Pseudo Wire) MAC address which will be used.

  • Page 158: Unframed Full E1 Data Configuration

    SatX/SE300—E1/T1 Card Configuration 122: OTA M IP S IGURE ANAGEMENT ETTINGS CREEN 13.2.2 Unframed Full E1 Data Configuration The following table depicts the different configurations needed on both sites in order to make the initial E1 connection. 49: I E1 C...

  • Page 159: Multiple E1/T1 Configuration

    SatX/SE300—E1/T1 Card Configuration Step Connection > Bundle Connection The Jitter Buffer value may vary The Jitter Buffer value may vary depending on system delay. depending on system delay. Router Configure IP-MUX default gateway. Configure IP-MUX default gateway. Bridge Make sure that the E1 Make sure that the E1 connection is unaware.

  • Page 160: E1 Framed Data Configuration

    SatX/SE300—E1/T1 Card Configuration For example, in modems with multiple E1/T1 interface (2, 3, 4XE1), the bundle ID number should be 32*N+1, where N=0...3. Thus E1 (#3) bundle ID must be 65. Browsing between the entered channel ID’s can be done by clicking the Forward and Backwards buttons in Configuration >...

  • Page 161: Table 50: E1 Framed Data Configurations

    SatX/SE300—E1/T1 Card Configuration For modems with a multiple E1/T1 interface (2, 3, 4XE1), the bundle ID number should be 32*N+1, where N=0…3. For example, E1 (#3) bundle ID must be 65. 50: E1 F ABLE RAMED ONFIGURATIONS Step Physical Layer >...

  • Page 162: Partial E1 Framed Data Configuration

    SatX/SE300—E1/T1 Card Configuration Step Connection > Bundle Connection The Jitter Buffer value may vary The Jitter Buffer value may vary depending on system delay. depending on system delay. Router Configure IP-MUX default gateway Configure IP-MUX default gateway. Bridge Make sure that the E1...

  • Page 163: Table 51: Partial E1 Framed Data Configurations

    SatX/SE300—E1/T1 Card Configuration 51: P E1 F ABLE ARTIAL RAMED ONFIGURATIONS Step Physical Layer > TDM IF Type Physical Layer > Connection Connection > DSO Bundle Connection > Bundle Connection The Jitter Buffer value may vary The Jitter Buffer value may vary depending on system delay.

  • Page 164: Remote Management Configurations

    13.4 Remote Management Configurations In order to avoid IP flooding and toggle the OTA management control of both the IP-mux and the SATX/SE300 when working with the E1/T1 card, a rate limiter was placed for the management communication. 1. Click System Config > Management > Rate-Limiter to access the management rate limiter screen.

  • Page 165: Multiple Link Branches For E1 Configurations

    SatX/SE300—E1/T1 Card Configuration The route command needed for the previous example is: Route add 172.26.2.0 mask 255.255.255.0 10.11.1.10. 126: R IGURE OUTE OMMAND CREEN Executed from the command prompt on a MS Windows machine, this command will route all communications for IP 172.26.2.X to IP 10.11.1.10, which is the management port of the local modem.

  • Page 166: E3 Interface

    SatX/SE300—E3 Interface 14 E3 Interface The SATX modem can be equipped with an E3 G703 interface capable of handling E3 traffic. The following section describes how to control and configure this additional interface. 14.1 Initial Configuration 14.1.1 Hub Unit 1. In the Interface-config > E3 > Physical, configure the following parameters: Clock Source: Interface’s clock source.

  • Page 167: Remote Unit

    SatX/SE300—E3 Interface 130: H – N IGURE ETWORK LASSIFICATION ETTINGS CREEN 4. In Network config > QoS > Queues, configure the following parameters: CoS-7: Select the scheduling method. Select Strict priority. 131: H – Q IGURE UEUES ETTINGS CREEN 14.1.2 Remote Unit 1.

  • Page 168: Figure 133: Remote Unit - E3 Pseudo Wire Interface Settings

    SatX/SE300—E3 Interface 133: R – E3 P IGURE EMOTE SEUDO NTERFACE ETTINGS 3. In Network config > QoS > Classification, CONFIGURE the following parameters: Mode: classification mode, Select MF for Multi-Field. Administrative Status: Status of the Rule. Select Enable. Destination IP Address Low: This field is used for the pseudo wire classification. Enter the peer unit’s IP address.

  • Page 169: Clock Extension

    SatX/SE300—Clock Extension 15 Clock Extension The clock extension feature enables transferring the data clock over the satellite link from a hub unit to a remote unit. The hub unit extracts the clock from a data source and uses this extracted clock to synchronize the satellite transmitted frames to the remote unit.

  • Page 170: Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 16 Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 16.1 Video Applications In the following example, presented in Figure 138, on the left hand side a DSNG transmit a camera feeds to the studio while also monitoring the studio transmitted signal. The studio receives the camera feed from the DSNG transmits TV channel.

  • Page 171: Figure 139: Dsng Modem Configuration

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 139: DSNG M IGURE ODEM ONFIGURATION 16.1.1.1 Modulator The modulator settings are presented in the following figures. 140: M > L IGURE ODULATOR ETTINGS ODULATOR ONFIG 141: M > C IGURE ODULATOR HANNEL ETTINGS ODULATOR...

  • Page 172: Studio Configuration

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 143: D > L IGURE EMODULATOR ETTINGS EMODULATOR CONFIG 144: D > C IGURE EMODULATOR HANNEL ETTINGS EMODULATOR ONFIG HANNEL 145: D > RX-ASI-B) IGURE EMODULATOR NTERFACE ETTING NTERFACES 16.1.2 Studio Configuration The studio receives 10MSPS, at L-Band at 1600MHz, using ASI-A-OUT connector. The studio transmits an 8MSPS signal over IF at 70MHz, using ASI-B-IN connector.

  • Page 173: Figure 147: Modulator Line Settings (Modulator Config > Line)

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 16.1.2.1 Modulator The modulator settings are presented in the following figures. 147: M > L IGURE ODULATOR ETTINGS ODULATOR ONFIG 148: M > C IGURE ODULATOR HANNEL ETTINGS ODULATOR ONFIG HANNEL 149: M > TX-ASI-B)

  • Page 174: Dual Data-Adjust Mode

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 150: D > L IGURE EMODULATOR ETTINGS EMODULATOR CONFIG 151: D > C IGURE EMODULATOR HANNEL ETTINGS EMODULATOR ONFIG HANNEL 152: D > RX-ASI-B) IGURE EMODULATOR NTERFACE ETTING NTERFACE ONFIG 16.1.3 Dual Data-Adjust Mode By activating this feature, the modem will add or drop null packets to the input ASI stream before transmission, in order to adjust the transmitted ASI rate to match the expected ASI output rate on the remote side.

  • Page 175: Seamless Ts Frame Error Handling

    16.1.4.2 Configuration 1. In the Modulator Line settings screen, set the Line Mode to SATX and Dual Channel mode to Dual- Channel. 2. In the Modulator Channel settings menu, set Stream Format to Transport-188, and TS Protect to Enable.

  • Page 176: L2 Transparent Bridging Mode

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples  L2 VLAN switching  L3 IP routing 16.2.1 L2 Transparent Bridging Mode L2 transparent bridging mode is used for any type of data transmission for both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint configurations. In this mode, any data entering the LAN interface (GigE connector) in the modulator will be send transparently over the satellite link, and exit at the other end in the demodulator LAN interface (GigE connector).

  • Page 177: L2 Vlan Switching Mode

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 16.2.2 L2 VLAN Switching Mode L2 VLAN switching mode is used in both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint configurations. In this mode, each remote is assigned with one or more 802.1Q VLAN tags, so the data LAN interface (GigE...

  • Page 178: Figure 156: Switch Aggregation At The Hub

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 156: S IGURE WITCH GGREGATION AT THE The following table presents all switch aggregation requirements. 52: L2 VLAN S ABLE WITCH GGREGATION EQUIREMENTS Target / Outbound Bit Rate [Mbps] VLANs ModCod Remote-1 8PSK 2/3 Remote-2...

  • Page 179: Figure 158: Remote Modem Settings (Network Config > Forwarding Mode)

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 158: R > F IGURE EMOTE ODEM ETTINGS ETWORK CONFIG ORWARDING MODE 159: H -1 S > F IGURE EMODULATOR ETTINGS ETWORK CONFIG ORWARDING MODE 16.2.2.3 Remotes Settings 160: H > R IGURE ODULATOR ETTINGS...

  • Page 180: Figure 163: Remote Modem Settings

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 163: R > S IGURE EMOTE ODEM ETTINGS ETWORK CONFIG WITCHING 164: H > S IGURE EMODULATOR ETTINGS ETWORK CONFIG WITCHING 16.2.2.5 QoS Settings for L2 VLAN switching The VLAN tag holds three priority bits (out of 16 bits) defined by the 802.1P standard. These bits set the packet priority and determine to which queue (class of service or CoS) this packet is diverted.

  • Page 181: Figure 166: Remote Modem Settings (Network Config > Qos > Classification)

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 166: R > Q S > C IGURE EMOTE ODEM ETTINGS ETWORK CONFIG LASSIFICATION Further configuration of the behavior of the queues can be added if there are several data sources competing on the same line rate resource.

  • Page 182: L3 Ip Routing

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 168: R > Q S > C IGURE EMOTE ODEM ETTINGS ETWORK CONFIG LASSIFICATION 16.2.3 L3 IP Routing L3 IP Routing handles the different streams of information much like the L2 VLAN switching functionality, only based on L3 IP addressing and routing. The unit will route the traffic to the pre- configured IP address destination according to the routing table and the correct interfaces.

  • Page 183: Figure 170: Hub Modem Settings (Network Config > Forwarding Mode)

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 170: H > F IGURE ODEM ETTINGS ETWORK CONFIG ORWARDING MODE 171: R > F IGURE EMOTE ODEM ETTINGS ETWORK CONFIG ORWARDING MODE 172: H -1 S > F IGURE EMODULATOR ETTINGS ETWORK CONFIG ORWARDING MODE 16.2.3.3 Interfaces Settings...

  • Page 184: Figure 174: Hub Demodulator-1 Settings (Network Config > Interfaces)

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 174: H -1 S > I IGURE EMODULATOR ETTINGS ETWORK CONFIG NTERFACES The SAT and LAN3 fields in the Hub Demodulator-1 settings screen must have different IP subnets but be correspondent to the remote modem. The MAC Address on the SAT line (last two characters) must be assigned a unique number.

  • Page 185: Figure 177: Remote Modem-1 Settings (Network Config > Remotes)

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples In this example there are only two remotes but there could be as much as 12 remote sites. 177: R -1 S > R IGURE EMOTE ODEM ETTINGS ETWORK CONFIG EMOTES 1. After changing each field box in each line, press Enter to confirm.

  • Page 186: Figure 180: Routing Example (Network Config > Qos > Classification)

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples 16.2.3.7 QoS settings for L3 IP Routing The IP header holds six priority bits, defined by ToS standard, which set the packet priority and determine to which queue (class of service or CoS) this packet would be diverted. The list is examined according to the rule priority (from 1 to 64).

  • Page 187: Figure 181: Hub Modem Queue Settings (Network Config > Qos > Classification)

    SatX/SE300—Modem Connectivity Use Cases Examples Drop Discipline sets the policy on dropping data when the queue is congested. Possible options are:  Tail Drop: Will drop last incoming packets when queue is congested. This is useful for TCP/IP sessions, to avoid synchronization of the TCP window.

  • Page 188: Performance

    17 Performance Following are guidelines for choosing the optimal Mode-Code, depending on link conditions. An automatic calculator tool is available for this purpose. It is embedded within the SATX/SE300 as described in Section 5.3.5. 17.1 Optimal Choice of ModCod, DVB-S2, SATX In the AWGN channel the optimal ModCod should be chosen according to the given CNR.
  • Page 189 SatX/SE300—Performance CNR [dB] SNR [dB] DVB-S 35% / SE DVB-S2 20% / SE SATX 5% / SE [Bits/Sec/Hz] [Bits/Sec/Hz] [Bits/Sec/Hz] 4.15 5.45 QPSK 3/4 1.02 4.37 4.58 8PSK 8/15 1.47 4.47 5.26 QPSK 5/6 1.35 4.52 4.73 QPSK 4/5 1.48 4.68...
  • Page 190 SatX/SE300—Performance CNR [dB] SNR [dB] DVB-S 35% / SE DVB-S2 20% / SE SATX 5% / SE [Bits/Sec/Hz] [Bits/Sec/Hz] [Bits/Sec/Hz] 8.84 9.63 8PSK 5/6 2.02 9.14 9.35 32APSK 2.60 17/30 9.28 9.49 8PSK 5/6 2.31 9.34 9.55 16APSK 2.61 32/45 9.69...

  • Page 191: Optimal Choice Of Modcod, Satex

    SatX/SE300—Performance CNR [dB] SNR [dB] DVB-S 35% / SE DVB-S2 20% / SE SATX 5% / SE [Bits/Sec/Hz] [Bits/Sec/Hz] [Bits/Sec/Hz] 15.47 15.68 32APSK 9/10 4.15 15.54 16.33 32APSK 9/10 3.63 16.03 16.24 64APSK 4/5 4.41 16.83 17.04 64APSK 5/6 4.60 18.27...
  • Page 192 SatX/SE300—Performance CNR [dB] SNR [dB] SATEX 2% / SE [Bits/Sec/Hz] 6.76 6.85 32APSK 13/30 2.04 6.79 6.88 16APSK 17/30 2.14 7.30 7.39 16APSK 3/5 2.27 2.40 7.79 7.88 16APSK 19/30 8.36 8.45 16APSK 2/3 2.52 9.01 9.10 32APSK 17/30 2.68 9.15...

  • Page 193: About Satexpander

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