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Tektronix Sentry Edge I User Manual (371 pages)
Sentry Series Video Quality Monitor
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Tektronix
| Category:
Monitor
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Table of Contents
About this Document
6
Table of Contents
7
Sentry Family Product Matrix
15
Preface
17
Who Should Use this Manual
17
How to Get Help
17
Introduction
19
What Is Tektronix Sentry
19
The Engine
19
Internal Database
19
What Does Tektronix Sentry Do
21
Monitoring
21
Reporting
21
Alerting
22
Getting Started
23
Front Panel Functions (2016 to Present Models Only)
23
IP Address on the Front Panel
23
Navigation Buttons
24
USB Ports
24
Status Leds
24
Power-Off Procedure
25
Front Panel Functions (2009 to 2016 Models Only)
25
IP Address on the Front Panel
26
Manual Power down from Front Panel
26
LED Brightness
26
Interface Components
27
Main Page Menu
27
Login Info
27
Page Title Bar
28
Thumbnails
28
Group Tabs and Input Ports
28
Change a Port Assignment
30
ASI Port Tab
30
Basic Operations
31
Bitrate Violation
32
Reports
33
Programs
34
Current Status
34
To Filter the Ports on the Report
36
Filter Sentrys Licensed with VLAN Support
37
Program Status
38
ASI Models
41
Program Search and Display
42
Column Sort by Arrows
43
Bell Icon for Alert Creation
43
Configure Report History
44
Configure Provider Name
46
Other Configurable Items
47
Program Bandwidth Graph
48
Program Details Screen
48
Access Program Details
48
Color Key
49
Error Seconds
50
PID Type Descriptor
50
Refresh Thumbnail
51
Capture Button
51
Stream Button
51
Detailed Graph View
54
Other Program Information
55
Quality of Experience Details
56
Access the Qoe Details
56
Average Video Qoe from the Program Status Page
57
Scoring Qoe
58
Reason Codes Definitions
60
Perceptual Video Quality (Emos)
61
Over-Compression Artifacts
62
Group of Pictures (GOP) Length Reporting (Group of Pictures)
63
Audio Volume Level Details
64
Functionality
64
Access Audio Level Details
64
Graphing
65
Thumbnail Timeline
66
Discontinuity Details
67
Alert Details
68
PCR Details
69
Data Detect
71
Report Types
71
Copy Generation Management System (CGMS)
71
Closed Caption Data
72
Other Data
73
Generate a Report
74
Ad Cue Info (Digital Ad Insertion)
76
Access Ad Cue Info
76
Reading the Ad Cue Info Report
78
Ad Splice Command Types
81
Drill Down/Zoom in
82
Blackout Detection
82
Repeated Commands
83
Audio Level Graph
83
Program Statistics (Report and Export)
84
Access Program Statistics
84
Tab View
84
Create a Program Statistics Report
85
Sentry User Manual March
85
History Tab
88
Port Statistics
89
Summary Tab
89
Create a Port Statistics Report
90
Program Groups
92
Using Program Groups
92
Program Groups Bandwidth
94
Access Program Groups Bandwidth
95
Dynamic Program Groups
97
Thumbnail Wall View
101
Transport
102
Transport Status
102
Transport Bitrate History
104
Psip
106
TR101/290 Status
109
Access TR101/290 Status
109
Show TR101/290 Priorities
111
IP Stats
112
Functionality
112
The Leaky Bucket Buffer Analogy
112
Access IP Stats
114
IP Stats Welcome Page
115
Graphing Ports
116
Zoom in on a Graph
117
Create IP Stats Alerts for Arrival Interval
117
Create Alerts for Delay Factor
120
IP Stats Monitoring Notes
120
Port Failover History
121
Carousel Status
122
OCAP Carousel
122
Access OCAP Carousel
123
OCAP Summary Tab
124
OCAP Files Tab
125
Files Tab
127
Applications Tab
130
Events Tab
131
Set Alerts in OCAP Status
133
Review OCAP Alerts in Alert History
135
BFS Status
137
Monitoring the S-A Broadcast File System (BFS)
137
BFS Overview
137
BFS Mapping
137
Access BFS Status
139
Summary Tab
140
Detail Tab
141
Drill down to BFS Detail View
143
EBIF Status
145
Access EBIF Status
145
Summary Tab
145
Detail Tab
146
Viewing Program Detail from EBIF Status
147
Applications Tab
149
Events Tab
151
Alerts
152
Alert History
152
Report Export
154
Alert Analysis
157
Access Alerts Analysis
157
Alert Analysis Summary Screen
158
Report Navigation Tabs and New Report Icons
159
Counts Tab
159
Trends Tab
163
Trend Details Tab
164
Distributions Tab
166
History Tab
167
Program Alert Definitions Report
168
Create/Edit Tab
169
History Tab
172
Configure
174
Configure Alerts
175
How Sentry Handles Alerts
175
Create an Alert
176
Create Alerts Step by Step
179
View Created Alerts
183
Delete Alert
183
Modify an Alert
183
Access Alerts Summary
184
Scrambled Alerts
186
Transport Tab
188
Types of Transport Alerts
189
PID Alerts
191
Any PID on a Port
191
Pmt
192
DSM-CC on a Port
192
Dsm-CC
194
Port Alerts
194
Sample Transport Alerts
195
Create Audio Level Alerts
195
Create a Transport NULL PID Bitrate Alert
199
Create Mean Audio Level Alerts
200
Create Audio Dialnorm Alert
201
Buffer Overrun/Underrun Detection
202
Configure Buffer Overrun/Underrun Detection
203
BFS Tab
205
Types of BFS Alerts
206
BFS Source
206
BFS Carousel
206
BFS File
206
Types of OCAP Alerts
207
File Alerts
207
Folder Alerts
207
Extension Alerts
207
Sentry User Manual March
207
Configure Program Availability Definitions
208
Create Program Template Alerts
211
Template Alerts
211
Create an Alert from a Template Using a Program Alert
216
Create an Alert Template Without a Program Group
219
Program Groups
221
Create Program Groups
221
Access Program Groups
221
Groups Summary Tab
222
Add Unlisted Programs
225
Configure Program Mappings
227
Add a New Mapping
227
Delete a Mapping
230
Modify a Mapping
230
Configure Port Names
231
Configure BFS Settings
232
Configure Triggered Stream Captures
233
Access Alert Stream Captures
233
Create Alert Stream Captures (When None Currently Exist)
234
Deactivate or Delete a Stream Capture (When One Previously Exists)
241
Retrieve Captured Files
242
Delete Captured Files
242
Defaults Tab
243
Configure Triggered Stream Captures(Via Nexidia Comply™)
244
Configure the Nexidia Server
244
Create a Nexidia Comply Profile
245
Create Caption Profile
246
Choose a Program to Verify
246
Review Job History
248
Review Closed Caption Verification Results
250
Configure Schedules
253
Create a Daily Schedule
253
Create a Weekly Schedule
256
Dashboard Graphs
258
Create a Dashboard Graph
259
Configure MPEG Input Settings
260
IGMP V3 SSM Support
260
Access MPEG Input System Settings
260
Set SSM
262
Backup Multicast Settings
263
Multicast Stream Collision Errors (Multiple Sources Detected on Input Ports)
265
Sentry with 2 Nd MPEG Input Option Installed
266
Sentry with VLAN Support Enabled
267
Configure VLAN Monitoring Option
267
Assign/Configure Ports on a VLAN
269
Move a Port between Vlans
269
Reviewing Port/Vlan Assignments and VLAN Status
270
Configure System Preferences
271
Configure TR101/290 Settings
273
Configure System Settings
274
Network Settings
275
Set the Time
276
Set the Locale
277
Maintenance Mode
278
SSL Settings
279
System Diagnostics
281
Email Diagnostics
281
Network Connectivity
281
System Communication
282
SNMP Trap
282
Health Check
283
Configure Import/Export Settings
284
Export Tab Options
286
Import Tab Options
288
Configure Users
289
API Access
289
Add a User
289
Delete a User
291
Modify a User
292
Configure System Upgrades
293
Upgrade Procedure
293
Upgrade Errors
296
Recoverable Error
296
Error Requiring a Patch
296
Uploading the Error Patch File
297
Upgrade History
297
Configure Power off and Restart Capability
298
Accessing Remote Restart and Power off
298
Power off a Unit
298
Restart a Unit
299
Status
301
ASI Status Page
302
System Status for Sentry with Second MPEG Input Option Installed
302
About
303
Appendix A: Sentry ABR
305
Configure: Alerts Summary
305
Manifest Alerts
305
Create a Manifest Alert
306
Sentry User Manual March
307
Representation Alerts
308
Representation Alerts Definitions
308
Create Representation Alerts
309
Dynamic Program Groups
311
Creating a Static Program Group from Dynamic
313
Configure MPEG Input Settings
314
Administrator Set up Notes
314
Reports
316
Program Statistics: ABR Stats
316
Create/Edit Tab
316
History Tab
318
Port Statistics
319
Summary Tab
319
Create a Port Statistics Report
320
Media Set Status Report
323
Media Set Details
325
HTTP Status Codes
325
Representations Statistics
325
Fragment Load Headroom
326
Fragment Load Time
327
Fragment Load Latency
327
Fragment Load Bitrate
328
Fragment Size
328
System Status
329
Appendix B: Sentry Edge, Edge II, Edge III-S, and Edge III-T
331
Preface
331
Getting Started
332
Product Description
332
Sentry Edge RF Monitoring Products
334
Sentry Edge Family Features and Benefits
334
Sentry Applications
334
Sentry Edge I Features and Benefits
334
Sentry Edge II Features and Benefits
335
Sentry Edge III-S Features and Benefits
335
Sentry Edge III-T Features and Benefits
335
Standard and Optional Accessories
336
Power Cord Options
336
Configuration
337
Recommended Steps
337
Configure the RF Stats Alerts
338
Configure the MPEG Settings
339
Activate an RF Input Connection
340
To Define/Edit Import Settings for an RF Configuration
340
Filter Options
342
Update the Schedule/Import Schedule Information
343
Import a Configuration from a CSV File
344
To Schedule an Import
345
View/Edit RF Configuration Details
346
Change the Schedule
346
Configure Port Names for a Channel
347
Configure Schedule Summary
348
Create a New Schedule
349
Operating Basics
351
Reports
351
Current Status Report
351
Port / Channel Numbers
351
Program Detail Report : Tuning Information
352
Program Graph Options
353
RF Stats
354
Constellation Diagram
355
Frequency Domain Graphs
357
Status
360
Park a Tuner for a Set Amount of Time
361
To Park a Tuner (Alternate Method)
363
To Park a Tuner for a Set Amount of Time
364
Appendix C: Acronyms
365
Appendix D: Examples
367
Notices
371
Trademarks
371
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