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E-mail: sales@intraplex.com Web: http://www.intraplex.com The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Harris makes no How to Get Support warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties...
Inter-studio communications, production feeds, and transport backup • Private and Enterprise Networks: Audio and video program distribution, data link overlays, and consolidation of real time and packet network facilities IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
If the incoming stream is enabled, it can originate from a different site, or one of the six outgoing destination sites. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
100%. High FEC can be used in severe packet loss conditions. For more information on IntraLink-IP error correction, see Section 3.5.10.1.2, Forward Error Correction, on page 3-25). IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
Additional CM-20 and MA-225 modules can be purchased for use in the INT-8500 and INT-8100 systems. Figure 1-3 Front (open) view of the INT-8100 4 physical slots available for channel modules IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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Front (open) view of the INT-8300 17 physical slots available for channel modules Power supply CM-20 Figure 1-5 Front (open) view of the INT-8500 12 physical slots available for channel modules IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
19.2 kbps • high-speed synchronous data that can be optionally decoupled from the network timing at any data rate up to 1.984 Mbps IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP). IntraLink-IP uses IP version 4 in conjunction with TCP for web browser and control communications. For payload streaming, IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
The data part of RTP is a thin protocol providing support for applications with real-time properties such as continuous media streaming (e.g., audio and video streaming), including timing reconstruction, loss detection, and sequence numbering. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
Fully Qualified Domain Names and addresses. DNS provides a means to identify computers with an alphabetic name that is equivalent to the numeric Internet Protocol address. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
6-pin phone jacks for a timing cable, if external timing input or output is required. The MA-225 end of the cable must have an RJ-11 connector • optional: volt-ohm meter (VOM) IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
Removing the Shipping Bracket Your Harris Intraplex chassis is shipped with a bracket on the front to prevent any installed modules from shifting during shipment. The power supply and channel module access covers are packaged separately in the same box as your chassis.
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1. Make sure all modules and module adapters are seated properly. 2. Bolt the shelf into its equipment rack. Note: If the shelf is AC-powered, make sure that the power cable will be accessible for maintenance purposes. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
MA-225. The external timing input and output connections for the MA-225 are outlined in Table 2-2 on page 2-9. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
Physically the MA-225 and CM-20 interconnect in a single shelf slot through a pair of connectors located on either side of the mid-plane. This is illustrated in Figure 2-3 on page 2-7. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
3RU shelf. Section 2.7 on page 2-9 discusses the power source connections. Figure 2-4 IntraLink rear view (1RU shelf) MA-225 for the CM-20 AC power input IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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RJ-45 Ethernet port are provided in Table 2-1. Table 2-1 Pin assignments for the MA-225 Ethernet port Connector Description Transmit (+) Transmit (-) Receive (+) Unused RJ-45 Unused Receive (-) Unused Unused IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
3. Connect the +BAT terminal (both the green and white pigtail leads on a 1RU shelf) to the positive terminal of the station battery. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
1RU shelves do not have the capacity for redundant power supplies. Power supply modules require no special setup. As long as they are plugged into their slots and system power is applied, they are operating. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
Nominal power requirements Nominal Power Nominal Power Module Used (Watts) Modules Used (Watts) Channel Modules D-100 PT-D150 DA-191A PR-D150 DA-191B PT-D350 DS-64NC PR-D350 DS-562I PT-D355 DS-961DE PR-D355 IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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Remember to include the CM-20 common module with the MA-225 for a total of 4.0 watts. An optional 130-watt power supply is available for use in full-size (3RU) multiplexers whose power requirements exceed 60 watts. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
Point B to Point A, use the same timeslot in both directions of transmission, if possible. This is not a technical requirement but it should reduce the chance of making record-keeping errors. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
8. Remove the channel loopback. 9. If desired, perform end-to-end tests or single-ended (far-end loopback) tests with the other site. 10. Ensure no alarm or alert indicators are on. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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Unpacking and Installing Adding Channel Modules Figure 2-7 Side view of a 3RU shelf (or top view of a 1RU shelf) showing insertion of modules and module adapters IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
The CM-20 common module has indicators that report on LAN, timing, and net status as shown in Figure 3-3 (see Table 3-1 on page 3-3 for the color definitions). Figure 3-3 CM-20 front indicators IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
Ethernet port. The Link LED will be lit green to indicate that a link has been established between this Ethernet port and the network.. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
Impedance termination The timing input termination is turned off for daisy-chaining. Note that the last MA-225 in the chain should have this switch position set to ON. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
The MAC Address for each CM-20 is found on a label located on the module itself. Refer to Figure 2-1 on page 2-5 for the label’s location. To access the IntraLink-IP web server follow these steps: IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
• Main menu frame: Lists all available configuration menu selections • Configuration frame: Displays all configuration information • Status frame: Displays all status information IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
RESTART: Refer to Section 3.5.11 on page 3-27 Clicking on any of these functions will cause a display of the configuration and status frames for that function. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
(see Section 3.5.10.1, Configuration, on page 3-24). Bandwidth: If the transmit stream conforms to the bandwidth requirements, the Normal indicator will remain activated. The Alert indicator is not used. The IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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To configure the CM-20 IP address, enter the address in the blocks provided and click the Submit button. The address will not take effect until the CM-20 is restarted (see Section 3.5.11, Restart, on page 3-27). IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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IP address. In addition, they generally do not need to have addresses configured for DNS servers or WINS servers, as these are also set by the DHCP server. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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To manually enter an IP, Subnet Mask, Gateway or DSN Server, you must acquire the address from your network administrator (see Section 3.4.1.2, Using BOOTP/DHCP, on page 3-5). IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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Per Hop Behaviors (PHBs). DS is rule-based and uses the last six bits (shown in Figure 3-8 below) that are called a codepoint. This allows up to 64 classifications to be defined (0-63). Figure 3-8 Six-bit DS codepoint IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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Host and Domain fields will reflect the manual entries. Remember to click the Refresh button whenever an address has been altered. Figure 3-9 IP status display IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
IntraLink-IP has a primary source of timing and a fallback source in the event that the primary source fails. When external or adaptive timing is set as the primary source, and the primary source fails, the CM-20 performs an automatic, carefully IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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The timing mismatch alert is activated when timing is no longer synchronized. This condition can be created by an improper timing configuration (see Section 4, Timing). IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
(see Section 3.5.10.1.2, Forward Error Correction, on page 3-25) • The packet overhead added when the payload data is encapsulated in RTP, IP and UDP datagrams, respectively (see Table 3-4 below). IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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FEC = 2 if FEC is set to high and OVD = Overhead, which is a factor from Table 3-4. Select the value for overhead based on the number of timeslots (T). IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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Further reductions on available transmit bit rate occur if FEC is enabled, with the greatest reduction being 25%, for the case in which all 6 transmit streams are using strong FEC. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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Receive Timeslots Status The Receive timeslots status display shows the current receive stream timeslots. If a stream is not received, the starting and ending timeslots will read zero. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
The process of establishing the optimum jitter buffer size to accommodate network jitter while minimizing delay is know as jitter buffer management. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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The receive stream statistics (dropped and lost packets) provide a valuable tool for determining the proper setting of the receive buffer delay. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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(as discussed in the previous section), or there is a problem in the network. Both dropped and lost packets can be by-products of network congestion. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
You can set up to six transmit streams on the CM-20. Clicking to select Enable will engage each stream. The Forward Error Correction (FEC) can also be turned on (low or high) for each stream. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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50%. Studies of Internet packet loss characteristics indicate that the vast majority of losses are of single packets, therefore this FEC is appropriate for most low packet loss conditions. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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The Stream Alarms displayed on the General status display (Section 3.5.4 on page 3-8) also indicate that an ICMP error message has been received. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
Restart page. To restart the CM-20, click to select “Restart the CM-20” and click Submit. Figure 3-20 Restart page Caution: After submitting a restart, your Web connection may terminate without notice. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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3-28 Configuring IntraLink-IP Web Server Operation IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
The external timing is input to the RS-422 I/O timing port. In this configuration, a master transmitter is set to external timing and the slave receiver(s) may be set to either external or adaptive timing. Figure 4-2 External timing examples IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
As long as the above stated rules are observed, timing can be derived from multiple sources across varied networking structures, as shown below. Figure 4-4 Example of multiple-source timing IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
CE Compliant FCC Part 15 UL 1950 UDP Ports RTP uses UDP port numbers 6970 to 6972 as destination ports and 7968 to 7970 as source ports. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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Type of Service 3-12 user name 3-6 web server config frame 3-6 MAC address 3-5 main menu 3-6 operation 3-6 starting 3-5 status frame 3-6 wiring 2-7 IntraLink-IP Installation & Operation Manual Harris Corporation Issue 1.1, May 2002 Intraplex Products...
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