Network Technologies ASI-IP-GTW, DVB-ASI to IP 1.5 Guided Tour

ASI-IP-GTW User's Manual

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1.5 Guided Tour

1.5.1 The User Interface

All connectors are provided at the rear panel. Configuration and

monitoring of the unit is performed via a FLASH-based WEB interface

using a standard WEB browser such as Internet Explorer. The unit also

supports configuration via file transfer of XML files. Once configured,

the unit runs without the need for further intervention unless system

configuration requirement change.

1.5.2 Front Panel Description

The front panel provides four LEDs per ASI-IP-GTW. Table 1 describes

the meaning of the different LED indicators.

Table 1. Front panel LEDs

1.5.3 Rear Panel Description

All connectors to the ASI-IP-GTW are provided at the rear panel. Figure

3 shows the rear panel of a ASI-IP-GTW equipped with 4 DVB-ASI

connectors.

1. ASI. In IP TX mode, the connector provides a DVB-ASI input. In IP

Rx mode, the connector provides a DVB-ASI output.

2. Management port. The ASI-IP-GTW provide one Ethernet port for

control and management of the unit.

3. Ethernet data port. The ASI-IP-GTW provides one Ethernet data

port for high speed signal transmission and reception.

4. Alarm/RS232 Connector. This 9-pin male D-SUB connector

provides RS232 access and alarm information.

5. Technical Earth. The ASI-IP-GTW provide a Technical Earth.

6. Mains Power Connection. This is the Power Supply Connection.

Indicator Colour Description

Power Green This LED is lit when power is being received by the

unit.

Alarm Red This LED is lit when a failure is detected by the unit.

IP TX Blue This LED is lit when the unit is configured to transmit

data to the IP Network.

IP RX Yellow This LED is lit when the unit is configured to receive

data from the IP Network

Contents

Main Page Important notice: About this manual How to use this manual Page Table of Contents Page Page 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of this Manual 1.1.1 Who Should Use this Manual 1.1.2 Warnings, Cautions and Notes 1.2 Contact Information 1.2.1 What Equipment is Covered by this Manual 1.2.2 Software versions 1.3 Role of the ASI-IP-GTW in a Typical System 1.4 Summary of Features Page 1.5 Guided Tour 1.5.1 The User Interface 1.5.2 Front Panel Description 1.5.3 Rear Panel Description 1.5.4 Construction 1.5.5 Hardware Options 1.5.6 Software Options 2 Installing the Equipment 2.1 Introduction 2.1.1 Read this first! 2.1.2 To inspect package content 2.2 Installing the Equipment 2.2.2 To fix the equipment 2.2.3 To cable the equipment 2.2.4 Equipment access 2.2.5 Ventilation 2.2.6 To connect the equipment 2.3 Power 2.3.1 AC Power Supply 2.3.2 Power Cable and Protective Earth Page 2.3.3 Optional DC Power Supply 2.4 Signal Connections 2.4.1 Introduction 2.4.2 ASI ports 2.4.3 Ethernet data port 2.4.4 Ethernet management port 2.5 LEDs 2.6 Powering Up/Down 2.6.1 Before Powering up 2.6.2 Powering Up 2.6.3 Powering Down 3 Operating the Equipment 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Changing the IP address of the unit 3.3 Looking at the WEB interface Page 27 To select a page, just click on the tab of the page you want to view. 3.4 Status 3.5 Device Info 3.5.1 Network Page Page 3.5.2 Time settings 3.5.3 Alarms 3.5.4 SNMP Page 3.5.5 Ping Page 3.5.6 Security 3.6 IP TX 3.6.1 Main Page Page 3.6.2 FEC Settings Page 3.6.3 Ethernet Settings 3.6.4 Ping Settings 3.7 IP RX 3.7.1 Main Page 3.7.2 FEC Settings Page 3.7.3 Ethernet Settings 3.7.4 Ping Settings 3.7.5 Advanced Tab Page 3.8 Network Page 3.9 Save/Load 3.9.1 Saving a Configuration 3.9.2 Loading a Configuration 4 Options 4.1 1PPS/10MHz interface modules 4.1.1 Separate 10MHz/1PPS module 4.1.2 1PPS interface 4.1.3 Operating the 1PPS/10MHz interface module 4.1.4 LED descriptions 4.2 RIPv2 functionality 4.2.1 User interface Page 5 Equipment Description 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Functional Description 5.2.1 Introduction 5.2.2 IP Transmit Mode 5.2.3 IP Receive Mode 5.2.4 IP Bi-directional Mode 5.2.5 Management 5.2.6 Alarms Page Page 5.3 Overview of Video over IP 5.3.1 Protocol mapping 5.4 Data Flow Block Diagrams 5.4.1 Forward Error Correction (FEC) Page 6 Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Preventive Maintenance 6.2.1 Routine Inspection 6.2.2 Cleaning 6.4 Fault-finding 6.4.1 Fault finding Philosophy 6.4.2 Preliminary Checks Page 72 6.4.3 PSU LED Unlit / Power Supply Problem If the ASI-IP-GTW PSU LED is unlit, fault-finding the problem is detailed in the following table. The PSU does not have any user changeable fuses. 6.4.4 Fan(s) Not Working / Overheating 6.4.5 Alarm LED lit / Alarm condition Page 74 The description of the severity levels of the different alarms are given in Section 5.2.6. 6.5 Disposing of this Equipment 6.5.1 General 6.6 To return the unit 7 Appendix A: Glossary Page Page Page 8 Appendix B: Technical Specification 8.1 DVB ASI port 8.2 Ethernet data port 8.3 Ethernet management port 8.4 Alarm relay and maintenance port specification 8.5 AC Mains Input 8.6 DC Mains input 8.7 Physical Details 8.8 Environmental Conditions 8.9 Compliance1 8.9.1 Safety 8.9.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility - EMC 8.9.3 CE Marking 8.9.4 Interface to public telecommunication system 9 Appendix C: References 10 Appendix D: Upgrade of Features Page Page 11 Appendix E: Upgrading Software Page 12 Appendix F: Quality of service Setting Packet priority 12.1 MPLS 12.2 Layer 3 Routing 12.3 Layer 2 priority