Chapter 8: Asi Module; Asi Input Specifications; Asi Output Specifications - Harmonic Electra9200 Installation Manual

Chapter 8 ASI Module
This chapter contains specifications for the ASI (input and output) module. The ASI module
provides a Transport Stream (TS) input to a FLEX-1 Module, or a TS output from the encoder,
The ASI modules can be managed by NMX.
Figure 8–1: ASI Module

ASI Input Specifications

8–1describes the input specifications for the ASI input port.
Table
Table 8–1: ASI Input
Connector
MPEG format
Processing
ASI Ports

ASI Output Specifications

lists the optional ASI module output specifications. If the ASI module is used as an
Table 8–1
output module, only ports 1 and 2 are mirrored outputs (always enabled).
Table 8–2: ASI Output Specifications
Port Connection
ASI ports
Format
Impedance
Connectors
Max length
MPEG format
Max output bit rate
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Feature
4x BNC, 75 
188/204 Bytes per TS packet
One MPTS/SPTS per port
Up to 1 55 Mbps per port
Input: Ports 3 and 4
Output: Ports 1 and 2
DVB ASI (per CENELEC EN 50083-9)
75 unbalanced
BNC
Maximum length of ASI cable is approximately 900 feet
(300m); there is no minimum specified.
188/204 bytes per TS packet
Up to 1 55 Mbps per port
Figure 8–1 shows a diagram of the ASI Module.
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