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SkyStream NETWORKS SMR-24 User Manual (476 pages)

DVB SOURCE MEDIA ROUTER

Brand: SkyStream NETWORKS | Category: Network Router | Size: 8 MB

User Guide
1
About this User Guide
7
Table of Contents
9
Chapter 1: Overview of Skystream Source Media Routers

21
- Version 4
  21
- Smr-24
  22
- Smr-25
  24
- Smr-26
  25
  - System-Specific Terminology
    27
    
    Systems Interacting with the SMR-24 and SMR-25
    28
    
    Systems Interacting with the SMR-26
    29
Chapter 2: Basic Concepts

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- DVB Transport Stream
  32
- Transport Stream Scrambling
  33
- Data Injection
  34
- Ports and Packetizers
  35
- MPEG-2 Transport Stream Packets
  36
  - MPEG Sections
    36
    
    Packetizing Sections
    36
- Matrix of Allowed Logical Ports and Packetizers
  37
  - List of Available Packetizers
    37
- Using IP Based Protocols
  38
- Advanced Bandwidth Management
  42
- Redundancy
  43
  - Automatic Redundancy
    43
  - Manual Redundancy
    45
  - Protection Scenarios
    46
  - User Guide
    47
- Bypass Capability
  48
- SMPTE 325M-Flow Control
  49
- DVB-RCS Support
  50
  - RCS Table Creation
    50
  - NCR Generation
    50
- Multiple Inputs
  51
  - Multiple TSIO Inputs
    51
    
    Applications for Unmetered TSIO Inputs
    51
- PID Filtering
  52
- User Guide
  53
- PID Mapping
  54
  - PID Assignment
    55
- Stream Merging
  56
  - Manual Method Example
    56
- SI Parsing
  57
Chapter 3: User Interface

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- User Interface
  60
  - System Control
    60
    
    Exploring the User Interface
    61
    
    User Guide
    61
- Skypilot User Interface
  62
  - Skypilot Window
    62
- Skypilot Menus
  63
  - File Menu
    63
    
    Exit
    63
    
    Upgrade SMR Software
    63
    
    Upgrade Tweak File and SMR File Versions
    63
  - Edit Menu
    64
    
    Preferences
    64
    
    User Guide
    65
    
    User Guide
    67
  - Options Menu
    68
    
    Change User Mode
    68
    
    Auto-Discover
    69
    
    Remove Default
    69
    
    Set Default
    69
    
    Refresh Skylocal
    70
    
    Reprovision the Backup
    70
    
    Reset
    70
    
    Start/Stop Now
    70
    
    Stop All Injections
    70
    
    Acquire Master Status
    71
    
    Make this the Backup
    71
    
    Reboot
    71
  - Help Menu
    72
  - Basic Operations
    72
- Configure Skypilot
  73
  - Skypilot Properties
    73
  - Skynet Properties
    74
  - Skynet Local Management Station
    75
  - Skyalarm Properties
    76
  - SMR Properties
    77
- Skyalarm User Interface
  79
  - Skyalarm Window
    79
    
    Leds
    80
    
    Monitor
    80
    
    Properties
    81
    
    Refresh
    81
  - Event View
    82
    
    Event Lines
    82
  - Stream View
    84
    
    Bandwidth Utilization
    85
    
    History
    85
    
    Null Packets
    85
    
    Occupants
    85
    
    Total Bit Rate
    85
  - Status View
    87
    
    Status Icons
    88
- Skyalarm Menus
  90
  - File Menu
    90
    
    Clear Event Log
    90
    
    Exit
    90
    
    Export Event Log
    90
  - Edit Menu
    90
    
    Preferences
    91
  - View Menu
    95
    
    Arrange Icons / Sort / Tab Position
    95
    
    Hide History Graph
    95
    
    Hide Source Bar
    95
    
    Icons / List
    95
    
    Update Speed / Aspect
    95
    
    Refresh Counters
    96
  - SMR Menu
    96
    
    Create a Spreadsheet or Database
    97
Chapter 4: Configuring Agents

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- Configuring Agents
  102
  - Data Carousel Agent
    102
    
    Reserved Port/Endpoint Numbers
    102
    
    IMS Agent
    104
    
    ECMG Agent
    106
    
    EMMG Agent
    107
    
    SNMP Agent
    108
    
    Health Agent
    110
    
    Time Agent
    113
Chapter 5: Configuring Ports

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- Configuring Ports
  118
  - Configure TSIO DVB ASI in
    118
  - Configure TSIO DVB ASI out
    120
  - Configure SMPTE 325M Flow Control in
    122
  - Configure NCR out
    124
  - Configure File in
    128
  - Configure TCP in
    132
  - Configure UDP in
    137
  - Configure Ethernet IP Forwarding in
    141
    
    IP Input Rules
    141
    
    Promiscuous Mode
    141
    
    RIP V2
    141
    
    Set up Default Route
    145
    
    Updating Routing Table
    145
  - Configure MAC Forwarding in
    146
    
    Set up Default Route
    149
    
    Updating Routing Table
    149
- Buffer Size Setting
  150
  - Calculate Buffer Size
    150
Chapter 6: Skypilot System Information Device

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- Skypilot System Information Device Overview
  154
  - Service Creation Scenarios
    154
  - Descriptor Support
    154
    
    Descriptor Table Legend
    154
    
    Reference Documents
    156
  - Services, Program, and Element Hierarchy
    156
    
    Service Tables
    156
- Creating NIT
  157
  - To Create a NIT
    157
    
    Create Network Descriptor
    158
    
    DVB Multilingual Network Name Descriptor
    158
    
    DVB Network Name Descriptor
    158
    
    DVB Linkage Descriptor
    159
    
    DVB Private Data Specifier Descriptor
    160
    
    User Custom Descriptor
    160
    
    Create Transport
    161
    
    Create Transport Descriptor
    161
    
    Transport Details
    161
    
    DVB Service List Descriptor
    162
    
    DVB Satellite Delivery System Descriptor
    163
    
    DVB Terrestrial Delivery System Descriptor
    164
    
    DVB Cable Delivery System Descriptor
    165
    
    DVB Frequency List Descriptor
    166
    
    DVB Private Data Specifier Descriptor
    166
    
    User Custom Descriptor
    167
- Creating Services
  168
  - To Create a Service
    168
  - To Create a Descriptor
    170
  - To Add a Program Element
    171
  - To Create an Application Information Table (AIT)
    172
  - To Associate a Service with a Logical Port
    173
- Creating CAT
  175
  - To Create CAT
    175
- Configure Services
  177
  - Services
    179
    
    Create Descriptor
    179
    
    MPEG-2 CA Descriptor
    179
    
    DVB CA Identifier Descriptor
    181
    
    DVB Data Broadcast Descriptor
    182
    
    DVB Private Data Specifier Descriptor
    185
    
    User Custom Descriptor
    186
  - Add Program Element
    187
    
    Create Descriptor
    188
    
    Program Element
    188
    
    MPEG-2 Audio Stream Descriptor
    189
    
    MPEG-2 Video Stream Descriptor
    190
    
    MPEG-2 ISO 639 Language Descriptor
    191
    
    MPEG-2 Association Tag Descriptor
    192
    
    DVB Data Broadcast ID Descriptor
    193
    
    DVB Stream Identifier Descriptor
    194
    
    DVB Private Data Specifier Descriptor
    195
    
    User Custom Descriptor
    196
  - Create Application Information Table (AIT)
    197
  - Ait
    198
    
    Create Descriptor
    198
    
    DVB MHP Transport Protocol Descriptor
    199
    
    DVB MHP Routing Descriptor Ipv4
    201
    
    DVB MHP DII Location Descriptor
    203
    
    DVB Private Data Specifier Descriptor
    204
    
    User Custom Descriptor
    205
  - Create an Application
    206
    
    Create Descriptor
    208
    
    DVB-J Application Entry Menu
    208
    
    DVB Application Icon Descriptor
    209
    
    Create Application Profile Entry
    210
    
    Create Application Transport Protocol Label
    210
    
    Create Application Parameter (DVB-J)
    211
    
    Create an Application
    212
    
    Create Descriptor
    214
    
    DVB-HTML Application Entry Menu
    214
    
    DVB-HTML Application Boundary Descriptor
    215
- MMT and RMT Generation
  216
  - To Create a MMT
    216
  - To Create RMT
    218
    
    Create Network Descriptor
    219
    
    DVB Network Name Descriptor
    219
    
    DVB Linkage Descriptor
    220
    
    Create Population ID Detail
    221
    
    User Custom Descriptor
    222
    
    Create Transport
    223
    
    Create Transport Descriptor
    224
    
    Transport Details
    224
    
    DVB Satellite Forward Path Descriptor
    225
    
    DVB Satellite Return Path Descriptor
    227
    
    User Custom Descriptor
    229
Chapter 7: Skyanalyzer

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- Introduction
  232
  - Features
    232
  - Installation
    232
- Skyanalyzer User Interface
  233
  - Skyanalyzer Window
    233
  - File Menu
    234
    
    Connect
    234
    
    Exit
    235
    
    Refresh
    235
    
    Settings
    235
  - View Menu
    236
    
    Status Bar
    236
    
    Toolbar
    236
    
    Difference View
    237
    
    Output
    237
  - Help Menu
    237
- To Begin
  238
Chapter 8: Error Scenarios

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- Scenario 1: Alarm Sounds
  252
- Scenario 2: Failure of Primary SMR
  253
Appendix A: Hardware and Cables

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- SMR Specifications
  256
  - Technical Data
    256
    
    Accessibility
    257
    
    Chassis
    257
    
    Cooling
    257
    
    Indicators
    257
    
    Power Supply
    257
    
    Weight
    257
    
    Cables
    258
    
    Input/Output Cards
    258
    
    Installation & Site Planning
    258
    
    Motherboard
    258
    
    Peripherals
    258
  - Replacing the Backup Battery
    259
  - SMR Features
    260
- Standard SMR Slot Configurations
  261
  - SMR Rear Panel Components
    262
- Power up and Configure the SMR
  263
  - Power up the SMR
    263
  - Components Descriptions
    263
  - Setting the LCD
    267
    
    Home Screen
    267
    
    Main Menu
    267
    
    Network Menu
    268
    
    General Menu
    271
    
    Shut down Menu
    273
  - IP Address Rules
    274
- Cables
  276
  - Coaxial Serial Cable
    276
  - Alarm Port Pin Assignments
    276
Appendix B: Troubleshooting

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- Monitoring the SMR
  278
  - Daily Checklist
    279
    
    Monitoring Skylocal
    280
    
    Windows Taskbar
    280
    
    Monitoring Skynet
    281
    
    Monitoring with the Skystream IMS Agent
    282
    
    Monitoring with the Skystream Data Carousel Agent
    284
    
    Monitoring with the Skystream ECMG Agent
    285
    
    Monitoring with the Skystream EMMG Agent
    286
    
    Monitoring with the Skystream SNMP Agent (or Third Party SNMP Manager)
    287
    
    Monitoring with the Skystream Health Agent
    288
    
    Monitoring with the Skystream Time Agent
    288
    
    Monitoring with Windows Task Manager
    289
Appendix C: Packet Formats

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- Packet Formats
  292
  - MPEG Section Packet Format
    293
  - Skystream Custom-Default Packet Format
    294
  - The MPE Packetizer
    297
  - UDP/IP in MPE Packetizer
    300
  - IP Tunneling into DVB MPE Packetizer
    301
  - Data Piping
    302
  - DVB EMM Packet Formats
    303
  - PCR Packet Format
    304
Appendix D: IP Forwarding Command Files

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- Introduction
  308
- Modes
  309
  - RFC 1112 - Multicast IP to MAC Address Conversion
    309
    
    Applicability
    310
- Modes and Match Fields
  311
- Command Modifiers
  313
- Command Files
  314
  - Basic Command Line Rules
    314
- Command Line Format
  315
  - Commands
    315
  - Add Route
    315
    
    Sample Command File Template
    315
- Command File Errors
  318
  - Results File Codes
    318
  - Examples
    320
  - Examples of Overlapping Network Routes
    320
Appendix E: MAC Forwarding Command Files

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- Introduction
  322
- Command Modifiers
  323
- Command Files
  325
  - Basic Command Line Rules
    325
- Command Line Format
  326
  - Commands
    326
  - Add Route
    326
    
    Sample Command File Template
    326
- Command File Errors
  328
  - Results File Codes
    328
  - Examples
    329
Appendix F: Simple Network Management Protocol

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- Monitoring and Management
  332
  - Snmpv1/V2C
    332
  - Snmpv3
    332
  - Traps
    333
  - Loading a MIB File
    333
  - Sending an SNMP Query
    334
    
    Relationship of Tables in the Mibs
    337
  - Table Indexing
    338
    
    Recommended Method
    339
    
    Example Scenario
    340
- Steps for Management Application Developers
  341
  - Ethernet IP Forwarding Subdevice Operations
    341
  - Ethernet MAC Forwarding Subdevice Operations
    350
  - Tcp/In Subdevice Operations
    357
  - Udp/In Subdevice Operations
    361
  - File/In Subdevice Operations
    361
  - TSIO Input Device Operations
    362
  - TSIO Output Device Operations
    363
  - Ethernet NIC Device Operations
    364
  - Redundancy Operations
    365
  - Trap Operations
    368
  - Miscellaneous Operations
    372
  - Switching SNMP Versions
    377
    
    Snmpv1/V2C
    377
    
    Snmpv3
    377
    
    Additional Notes
    380
Appendix G: Backup/ Restore Ghost Image

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- Ghost Utility
  384
  - Software Description
    384
  - Uses
    384
  - Risks
    384
- Backup/Restore Ghost Image
  385
Appendix H: External Provisioning API

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- External Provisioning API
  392
  - Introduction
    392
  - Technical Overview
    393
  - General Concepts
    394
    
    Simulcrypt Synchronizer (SCS) API
    395
    
    Data Carousel (DC) API
    396
  - IDL Attachments
    399
Appendix I: Common Alarms

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- Fatal Alarms
  414
  - Health Agent Alarms
    414
  - Ethernet IP Forwarding Alarms
    419
  - Redundancy Alarms
    422
  - File/In Alarms
    424
  - Alarms
    426
  - Skypilot System Information Device Alarms
    435
  - DVB-RCS Alarms
    448
  - IP Address Change Alarms
    456
  - Multi-User Authentication Alarms
    456
  - Miscellaneous Alarms
    457
- Glossary
  461
  - Acronyms, Abbr. & Definitions
    462
- Forms: Bug Reports
  473
  - Customer Bug Report Checklist
    474
    
    Crash Reporting Using Bluesave
    474

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Overview of Skystream Source Media Routers

Chapter 2: Basic Concepts

Chapter 3: User Interface

Chapter 4: Configuring Agents

Chapter 5: Configuring Ports

Chapter 6: Skypilot System Information Device

Chapter 7: Skyanalyzer

Chapter 8: Error Scenarios

Appendix A: Hardware and Cables

Appendix B: Troubleshooting

Appendix C: Packet Formats

Appendix D: IP Forwarding Command Files

Appendix E: MAC Forwarding Command Files

Appendix F: Simple Network Management Protocol

Appendix G: Backup/ Restore Ghost Image

Appendix H: External Provisioning API

Appendix I: Common Alarms

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