Ericsson SPR1100 Operations Instructions

SPR1100 Stream Processor Software Version 6.7.x (and later) REFERENCE GUIDE 2/1553-FGC 101 1400 Uen B

Introduction 2/1553-FGC 101 1400 Uen B 1-2 1.3.5 PID Processing ...

Web GUI Control Figure 5.20 Configure > System Web Page 5.4.3.1 Configure > System > Slots To view and configure the modules fitted in

Web GUI Control 5.4.3.1.1 Configure > System > Slots > Slot 1 > MPM1 To view and edit the parameters of the module located in slot 1

Web GUI Control To view and edit current settings, select the Alarm Masks button from MPM1 > Video web page. Figure 5.24 Video > Alarm Mask

Web GUI Control Figure 5.26 Audio Module > Alarms Web Page This page gives a detailed list of all the alarms that may occur on the MPM Audio

Web GUI Control Configure > System > Slots > Slot 1 > MPM1 > Audio Module > Dolby Metadata Presets > Dolby Metadata Presets 1

Web GUI Control  Bitstream Mode – A drop-down menu enabling the selection of the bitstream mode.  Line Mode Compression Profile – A drop-dow

Web GUI Control  Mixing Level – A drop-down menu specifying the mixing level.  Room type – Enables you to select the room and monitor type. 

Web GUI Control  A/D Converter Type – A drop-down menu specifying the analog-to-digital conversion method used.  Digital Re-emphasis – A dr

Web GUI Control The only user-editable field on this page is as follows:  Check duplicate IP Address – If this facility is enabled, the unit wil

Web GUI Control  Autorevert Delay – Selects autorevert delay, 0 – 255 seconds. The time taken to enable an interface to participate in redundan

Introduction 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 Who Should Use this Reference Guide This Reference Guide is written for operators / users of the Ericsson SPR110

Web GUI Control Figure 5.31 Control Interface Group > Physical Control Port 2 5.4.3.2.2 Configure > System > Network Configure > Dat

Web GUI Control Figure 5.32 Network Configure > Data Interface Group 1-2 See Section 5.4.3.2.1 for details of user-editable fields. 5.4.3.2.3

Web GUI Control Active/Active, Same Network Figure 5.34 shows the web page settings for active-active, same network mode. Figure 5.34 Active-Acti

Web GUI Control Figure 5.35 Active-Active, Different Network: Data Interface Group 3-4 5.4.3.2.4 Configure > System > Network Configure &

Web GUI Control Figure 5.36 Network Alarm Configuration Web Page This page displays a list of network alarms that are currently configured and al

Web GUI Control Figure 5.38 Option Slots Status > Option Monitor Alarms Web Page The column showing the Severity of the alarm comprises a dro

Web GUI Control  Card Status – Indicates whether module has booted or not.  Card Mode – Indicates the module mode.  S-Number – Indicates the

Web GUI Control Figure 5.40 System > Base Unit Web Page The following fields, not all of which are user editable, are available from this pag

Web GUI Control The Fan Speed Status fields give information on the current speed of each of the 5 configured fans, in revolutions per minute (rpm

Web GUI Control Figure 5.42 Base Unit > Advanced Web Page The following fields are displayed on this web page:  Chip Id – Describes the pat

Introduction  Audio Leveling Control: enables operators to comply with national legislation mandating audio leveling control on services. 1.1.4

Web GUI Control Figure 5.43 Base Unit > Build Version Web Page The following read-only fields are available on this page:  Host Controller C

Web GUI Control Figure 5.44 Base Unit > Alarms Web Page The column showing the Severity of the alarm comprises a drop down menu (similar to t

Web GUI Control Figure 5.45 System > Standalone 1+1 Redundancy Web Page The following fields are available on this page:  Device Role – Role

Web GUI Control  Status – Current unit status. Active indicates that all the unit’s data outputs are enabled while Passive indicates that they

Web GUI Control Figure 5.47 System > IP Input Redundancy Switching Parameters > Web Page 5.4.3.7 Configure > System > MGP support To

Web GUI Control Figure 5.49 MGP Support > MGP Group Web Page The following fields are available from this web page:  MSM Multicast Address

Web GUI Control 5.4.3.8 Configure > System > SNMP To view and edit the SNMP Parameters, select the SNMP parameters from the System web page

Web GUI Control  Config Trap Wait – The minimum time (in seconds) between each config change message sent.  Config Event Index – The referenc

Web GUI Control Figure 5.53 Input Pane Transport Streams are grouped by Physical Interface. Each Transport Stream is defined by its IP address an

Web GUI Control 5.4.4.1.1 Input Pane Action Menu The Input pane Action button provides menu options for managing the content of the Input pane,

Introduction Marketing Code Price Object Number Supply Object Number Description SPR/SWO/SDMP2 FAZ 101 0161/16 FAT 102 0834 SPR license 1 SD MPEG-2

Web GUI Control Figure 5.55 Outputs Pane Output services are again grouped by Physical Interface. Output services are created by dragging acros

Web GUI Control Figure 5.56 Output Pane Action Menu  Add transport stream – Enables a new transport stream to be created and added to the outp

Web GUI Control  Video Component Note: If the video is within a Reflex Group, this pane will be called Video Reflex Component.  Video PIP Co

Web GUI Control Figure 5.58 Properties Window Showing Tabbed Levels 5.4.4.3.1 Properties Action Menu This menu is relevant only when a data int

Web GUI Control  Delete Selected – Deletes the selected item.  Make Selected As Secondary – Forces the selected unit to be the slave or Second

Web GUI Control Figure 5.61 Import Transport Streams Pop-Up Window 5.4.4.3.3 Properties > Transport Stream (Output) To see details of a Tran

Web GUI Control The following fields are available (not all of these parameters will always be present, nor will they all be user-editable):  Ou

Web GUI Control Note: In active-active, different network mode (see section 5.4.3.2.3), you must set separate setting for the data 4 interface in

Web GUI Control The following fields are available (not all of these parameters will always be present, nor will they all be user-editable):  Pr

Web GUI Control DVB Mode  PMT Stream Type – Displays the type of Program Map Table Stream in Digital Video Broadcast mode. ATSC Mode  PMT Str

Introduction Marketing Code Price Object Number Supply Object Number Description SPR/UPG/SWO/SD2/SD4 FAZ 101 0161/37 FAT 102 0847 SPR upgrade l

Web GUI Control Un-checking this box allows you to set a specific group rate. If you know your pass-through components are higher than the above a

Web GUI Control The following fields are available (not all of these parameters will always be present, nor will they all be user-editable):  P

Web GUI Control Figure 5.68 Properties > Video Component > Input Tab The following fields are available:  Video X Alarms – This pane deta

Web GUI Control Properties > Video Component > Format Conversion To view and edit the format conversion properties, select the Format Conve

Web GUI Control Figure 5.70 Properties > Video Component > Encode Tab (Reflex) The following fields are available (not all of these paramet

Web GUI Control Properties > Video Component > Output To view and edit the video component output properties, select the Output tab from th

Web GUI Control Figure 5.72 Properties > Video Component > Component Pane There is only one field available:  PID – Packet identifier of

Web GUI Control Figure 5.73 Properties > Audio Component > Input Tab The following fields are available:  Input Format– Name of the curr

Web GUI Control  Bad RC Packets – Internal status information only.  Delay – Shows the current delay through the unit. Properties > Audio C

Web GUI Control  HE-AAC – High efficiency AAC encode (AAC with Spectral Band Replication). Requires one SPR/SWO/AUD/AAC license for each stereo

Introduction Marketing Code Price Object Number Supply Object Number Description SPR11/CHASSIS/1AC/RAA FAZ 101 0161/66 2x KDU 137 733/1 SPR1100 Act

Web GUI Control Figure 5.75 Properties > Audio Component > Encode Tab > Automatic Loudness Control The following fields are displayed: 

Web GUI Control To display the alarm settings, select the Alarms tab from the Audio Component accordion. Figure 5.76 Properties > Audio Compo

Web GUI Control Figure 5.77 Properties > Audio Component > Component Tab The following field is displayed:  PID – PID of the audio Compon

Web GUI Control Figure 5.78 Properties > Audio Component > Duplicate Component Accordion 5.4.4.4 Modules Pane The column pane on the righ

Web GUI Control Figure 5.79 Modules Pane 5.4.4.4.1 Modules > Card Modules By expanding the Card Modules icon at the top of the pane, the Medi

Web GUI Control 5.4.4.4.2 Modules Action Menu The Modules pane Action button provides menu options for managing the content of the Modules pane.

Web GUI Control 5.4.4.4.4 Modules > Services This pane enables you to see which services are allocated, available or potentially available. To

Web GUI Control Figure 5.85 Information Pane 5.4.4.5.1 Warnings Warnings are listed here when you make changes to a configuration and attempt t

Web GUI Control Figure 5.87 Information – Errors 5.4.4.5.3 Changes Changes are listed here when you modify the configuration in the Input, Outpu

Web GUI Control Figure 5.89 Information – Changes Highlighted 5.4.5 Configure > Config Report When the unit has been configured, the current

Introduction Marketing Code Price Object Number Supply Object Number Description SPR/SWO/PIP/R FAZ 101 0161/25 2x FAT 102 0835 SPR Redundant Pa

Web GUI Control The initial view shows each component of each service. The report indicates all known data about the component, and also to which

Web GUI Control 5.4.6 Configure > Save-Load To view this page, select the Save-Load tab from the main Configure page. Figure 5.92 Configure

Web GUI Control 5.4.6.2 Restore Standard Configuration from File This feature enables the configurations stored as an XML file to be uploaded to

Web GUI Control Figure 5.96 Configure > Licenses See Chapter 7, Options, Licensing and Upgrades for further instructions on obtaining and ins

Web GUI Control Figure 5.97 Version > Build Web Page The web page displays the Actual and Expected build version numbers for the different sof

Web GUI Control 5.5.2 Versions > Details To view the detail of the software components select the Details tab from the Versions top-level tab

Web GUI Control 5.5.3 Versions > Hardware To view information about the hardware components select the Hardware tab from the Versions top-leve

Web GUI Control 5.6 Support Various logs may be retrieved via xml files and may be viewed from the Support tab. Further tabs can be selected fro

Web GUI Control The following ‘main’ log files may be retrieved by right-clicking on the relevant link and selecting ‘Save target As’, Save Link t

Web GUI Control Figure 5.101 Support > System Files Web Page The following system files may be retrieved by right-clicking on the relevant li

Introduction Marketing Code Price Object Number Supply Object Number Description SPR/UPG/SWO/AUD/AC3DEC/R FAZ 101 0161/84 2x FAT 102 1607 SPR Redund

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6 Stream Processing and Networking Chapter 6 Contents 6.1 Introduction to Transport Streams...

Stream Processing and Networking 6.4.1 Control Network Redundancy ... 6-146.4.1.1 Auto

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Stream Processing and Networking 6.1 Introduction to Transport Streams 6.1.1 IP Encapsulation of MPEG Transport Streams An MPEG Transport Stream has

Stream Processing and Networking Figure 6.2 Mapping of MPEG-2 TS Packets 6.1.3 MPEG Layer The MPEG-2/DVB layer is specified in ISO/IEC IS 13818

Stream Processing and Networking 6.1.5 UDP Layer The UDP layer is according to RFC768 User Datagram Protocol. The user can control the target UDP por

Stream Processing and Networking Table 6.1 IP Overhead Item Overhead factor Comments MPEG-2 TS 1.0 UDP 1324/1316 = 1.006 UDP header=8 bytes

Stream Processing and Networking Parameter Value Description Off [Default] IP Output is disabled Output Enable On IP Output is enabled if the IP dest

Introduction 1.2 SPR1100 Systems Overview The Ericsson SPR1100 is a high-density-broadcast video processor for operators to launch additional tel

Stream Processing and Networking 6.2.2 Services The system is capable of forming up to 72 services divided between the output transport streams.

Stream Processing and Networking 6.2.3 Coded Elementary Stream The compressed output streams from the module are in the form of MPEG-2 transport pack

Stream Processing and Networking 6.2.4 Audio Output 6.2.4.1 Transcoding The Audio Transcoder supports transcoding at 48 kHz only. The audio outp

Stream Processing and Networking 6.2.5.2 Transport Packet Headers PIDs used in the transport packet headers are configurable and have valid continuit

Stream Processing and Networking network failure, the SPR1100 can be configured to gather its data from a different input source; this can be the

Stream Processing and Networking If both control ports have a link up, and Control Port Selection is set to Automatic Redundant, the primary port will

Stream Processing and Networking 6.4.3 Same Network Mode In a Same Network Mode (also known as a Same Subnet Mode), both interfaces are connected

Stream Processing and Networking Figure 6.6 Interface Addressing – Active/Active Port Mode Active/Active interfaces maintain a virtual MAC and virtu

Stream Processing and Networking 6.4.6.1 Automatic Failover Automatic failover is available in Active/Standby Port Mode. If the active interface

Stream Processing and Networking Terminology Primary The main unit within a 1 + 1 Redundancy group. This unit is normally expected to be Active (broa

Introduction Figure 1.1 SPR1100 Channel Tiering 1.2.1.2 Application #2: Disaster Recovery Many operators run disaster recovery sites in case some

Stream Processing and Networking indicate that the configuration of the 2 units could not be synchronized automatically.  If both of the units

Stream Processing and Networking 6.5.3.4 Manual Controls There are a number of manual controls available. These allow configurations to be copied bet

Stream Processing and Networking 6.6 A Typical SPR1100 Redundant System 6.6.1 System Architecture Figure 6.9 shows the Ericsson peripheral compo

Stream Processing and Networking - Device redundancy - Standalone 1+1 redundancy, transparent addressing in redundancy. Multicast Guard Protocol (MGP

Stream Processing and Networking Switches must be capable of running an IGMP Querier. Typically the IGMP Querier will be the VLAN with the lowest

Stream Processing and Networking Table 6.5 Common TCP/UDP Port Numbers Port TCP/UDP Description 21 TCP ftp for device upgrades 23 TCP telnet for

Stream Processing and Networking Figure 6.10 Ingress and Egress of SPR 6.7 Temperature Monitoring Temperatures are reported to the user in degre

Stream Processing and Networking 6.7.3 Fans The fans fitted to the chassis are speed controllable, and are a user configurable parameter fan speed co

Stream Processing and Networking The user can enter the IP address of the SNTP server to be used, the default address is 000.000.000.000, which in

Stream Processing and Networking Parameter Description message. The options are: Start Messages Only, i.e. only system start up events. Fail and Start

SPR1100 Stream Processor ENGLISH (UK) - READ THIS FIRST! If you do not understand the contents of this manual. DO NOT OPERATE THIS EQUIPMENT. A

Introduction The SPR1100 is therefore ideal for such services, because it is a very space-efficient solution to providing parallel encoding of TV

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Options, Licensing and Upgrades Chapter 7 Contents 7.1 Introduction...

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Options, Licensing and Upgrades 7.1 Introduction This chapter describes the options that may be used with the Ericsson SPR1100 Stream Processor, and

Options, Licensing and Upgrades 7.2.1 Inputs and Outputs The MPM1 has no external inputs or outputs. All data is passed into and out of the modul

Options, Licensing and Upgrades 7.3.1 Handling Modules Caution! Care must be taken to when inserting or withdrawing modules to avoid damage to unders

Options, Licensing and Upgrades  Handle modules carefully, holding it by its edges or its rear panel.  Do not touch solder joints, pins, or ex

Options, Licensing and Upgrades 7.3.4 Removing a Module Caution! To avoid damaging the module, always handle carefully (see section 7.3.1) and avoid

Options, Licensing and Upgrades Figure 7.3 Modules Pane - Reallocation 2. Change the exclusion settings for the module by selecting the module

Options, Licensing and Upgrades 7.4 Obtaining New Licenses The functionality of the SPR1100 depends on the hardware options fitted and the software o

Introduction Figure 1.3 SPR1100 Standalone System A large number of services can be processed in a single unit. With the addition of a backup unit y

Options, Licensing and Upgrades Figure 7.5 Finding the Host Card Chip ID for License Generation  The unique Chip ID of the option card to en

Options, Licensing and Upgrades 7.4.4 Entering License Keys The keys are saved in an XML (e.g. newlicensedetail.xml) ready to be entered onto the uni

Options, Licensing and Upgrades 2/1553-FGC 101 1400 Uen B 7-12 3. From the web GUI, open the Configure > Save-Load page (See Chapter 5,

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding Chapter 8 Contents 8.1 Introduction...

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding 2/1553-FGC 101 1400 Uen B 8-2 List of Figures Figure 8.1 Current Alarm List ...

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding 8.1 Introduction This chapter details the schedules and instructions, where applicable, for routine inspecti

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding  When the power supply cord or plug is damaged.  If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen i

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding For systems support you can choose either Gold Business Critical support or Silver Business Advantage. These

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding Table 8.1 Alarm Levels Alarm Color Description Masked Green Any change of state of the alarm is logged,

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding Warning! Do not remove the covers of this equipment. Hazardous voltages are present within this equipment and

Introduction 1.3 Summary of Features 1.3.1 Video Processing 1.3.1.1 License Enabled Resolutions Software licenses and upgrade options are avail

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding 8.5.3 Power Supply Problems/Unit Not Working If the unit Status LED is unlit, fault-find the problem as

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding 1. Ensure the power is turned off and the power cable is disconnected from the AC power inlet(s). 2. Ease o

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding Table 8.3 Fans Not Working/Overheating Step Action If Result of Action is Yes… If Result of Action is

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding Table 8.5 Control Ports Alarms Alarm Description Ctrl x: Link Down No link has been established on this Et

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding Step Action If Result of Action is Yes… If Result of Action is No… 3 Check network switch operation. I

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding  Loss of audio (from any source)  Loss of VBI data  Invalid Parameter (indicating which area video/audi

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding When the SNMP trap is received, the management station displays it and the manager can choose to take an

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding 8.6.2.1 Supported Protocols SNMP versions 1, 2c and 3 are supported, primarily for alarm trap handling. The

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding To access the logs: 1. From the web GUI, select the Support > View Logs web page. This page provide s

Preventive Maintenance and Fault-finding There is a lot of information you can give us that will enable us to diagnose your problem swiftly. When cont

Introduction Table 1.9 SPR1100 NSTC Transcoding Permutations Outputs Any Res 1080i 720p SD 1080PsF PIP INPUT NSTC i30 i25 1920 i30 1440 i30 128

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A Glossary Annex A The following list covers most of the abbreviations, acronyms and terms as used in Ericsson Manuals, User and Reference Guides.

Glossary AMOL I and II Automatic Measure of Line-ups I and II: Used by automated equipment to measure programme-viewing ratings. ARP Address Re

Glossary Bouquet A collection of services (TV, radio, and data, or any combination of the three) grouped and sold together, and identified in the SI

Glossary Chrominance The color part of a TV picture signal, relating to the hue and saturation but not to the luminance (brightness) of the signa

Glossary DCE Data Communications Equipment: Typically a modem. It establishes, maintains and terminates a session on a network but in itself is not t

Glossary DSNG Digital Satellite News-Gathering. DSP Digital Signal Processor. DTE Data circuit Terminating Equipment: A communications device tha

Glossary Encryption Encoding of a transmission to prevent access without the appropriate decryption equipment and authorization. EPG Electronic Prog

Glossary GUI Graphical User Interface: The use of pictures rather than just words to represent the input and output of a program. A program with

Glossary IP Internet Protocol: The IP part of TCP/IP. IP implements the network layer (layer 3) of the protocol, which contains a network address and

Introduction  Up to 12 SD to SD transcodes.  Up to four transcodes that have an HD input and/or output. Note: The quantities listed above are

Glossary JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group: ISO/ITU standard for compressing still images. It has a high compression capability. Using discr

Glossary MEM Multiplex Element Manager: A GUI-based control system, part of the range of Ericsson AB compression system control element products. The

Glossary Multiplex A number of discrete data streams (typically 8 to 12), from encoders, that are compressed together in a single DVB compliant t

Glossary NVRAM Non-volatile Random Access Memory: Memory devices (permitting random read / write access) that do not lose their information when powe

Glossary PES Packetized Elementary Stream: A sequential stream of data bytes that has been converted from original elementary streams of audio a

Glossary PRPB Analogue Color difference signals. Refer to CRCB for an explanation.PROM Programmable Read-Only Memory: A device, which may be written

Glossary RIP2 Routing Information Protocol v2. A protocol used between network routers to exchange routing tables and information. ROM Read Onl

Glossary SIP Session Initiation Protocol. A common acronym for the ongoing effort to standardize signaling over IP networks, i.e. connection set-up

Glossary SMS Subscriber Management System: A system which handles the maintenance, billing, control and general supervision of subscribers to con

Glossary Transport Stream A set of packetized elementary data streams and SI streams, which may comprise more than one programme, but with common syn

Introduction 1.3.1.6 PiP Generation One PiP can be generated for each video transcode as shown in the following examples:  For up to 72 SD services

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B Technical Specification Annex B Contents B.1 IP Output Transport Stream ...B-3B.2

Technical Specification 2/1553-FGC 101 1400 Uen B B-2 List of Tables Table B.1 IP Output Transport Stream ...

Technical Specification B.1 IP Output Transport Stream The following parameters are controllable for each IP Output transport stream for each output

Technical Specification B.2.2 IP Parameters It is possible to configure the following IP parameters for the Control Port. Table B.3 IP Parameter

Technical Specification B.3.2 Data Port Parameters The transport streams output, via the IP Outputs, contains 188 byte long transport stream packets.

Technical Specification At SD resolution, each MPM1 can perform 12 simultaneous transcodes. Each transcode involving a HD-resolution stream on inp

Technical Specification Item Specification 1440 x 1080 @ 25 Hz 1280 x 1080 @ 25 Hz 1280 x 720 @ 59.94 Hz 960 x 720 @ 59.94 Hz 1920 x 1080 @ 29.97 Hz 1

Technical Specification B.5 Environmental B.5.1 Conditions Table B.8 Environmental Conditions Operational Specification Temperature –10ºC to

Technical Specification B.6 Power Supply B.6.1 AC Mains Input This equipment is fitted with a wide-ranging power supply. It is suitable for supply v

Introduction 1.3.1.8 Output Video Duplication A transcoded video output can be duplicated to produce up to four copies. These copies are required

Technical Specification B.6.2 DC Input This equipment is suitable for voltages of -40 V to -60 V. Correct polarity must be observed. Table B.11

Technical Specification B.7.2 EMC2 The equipment has been designed and tested to meet the following: EN 55022 and CISPR22 European Internationa

Technical Specification to electromagnetic compatibility Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (RTTE): Directive 1999/5/EC of

Technical Specification Fragile. Protect from moisture. See B.7.4 for compliance with directives details. See B.7.5 for compliance details. Def

Technical Specification Where an Ericsson product contains potentially hazardous materials, this is indicated on the product by the appropriate sy

Technical Specification B.7.11 Recycling Ericsson Recycling has a process facility that enables customers to return Old and End-of-Life Products for

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C Audio Coding Standards Annex C Contents C.1 A Brief Introduction to Audio Coding Standards ... C-3C.1.1 MPEG..

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Audio Coding Standards C.1 A Brief Introduction to Audio Coding Standards Where appropriate, the output Transport Stream can be made compliant with A

Introduction Audio transcodes are carried out on the module audio daughter card and can only be done on the same module on which the associated video

Audio Coding Standards 2/1553-FGC 101 1400 Uen B C-4 C.1.4 SMPTE 302M: Mapping of AES3 Data into an MPEG-2 Transport Stream Though not spec

D Dolby Metadata Presets Annex D Contents D.1 Dolby Metadata Presets ... D-3

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Dolby Metadata Presets D.1 Dolby Metadata Presets Eight Dolby Metadata Presets can be configured. By default, presets 1 - 4 have the same configurati

Dolby Metadata Presets 2/1553-FGC 101 1400 Uen B D-4 Selected Option Description Room type Type and calibration of the mixing room used for

E Alarm Lists Annex E Contents E.1 Alarms ...E-3

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Alarm Lists E.1 Alarms The following table lists the alarm and failure identifiers generated within the SPR1100. Table E.1 Alarm and Failure Identif

Alarm Lists Name ID (Hex) Description Source Default Value Operation Effect Video Processor Boot Failure 000C0100 At least one video processor ha

Alarm Lists Name ID (Hex) Description Source Default Value Operation Effect Audio Module CPU loading 000C0301 The audio module CPU load is too high t

Introduction  Up to 47 (x the number of modules) audio and data components can be passed through per chassis. Note: The maximum number of pass

Alarm Lists Name ID (Hex) Description Source Default Value Operation Effect Audio Module Error The audio module reported an unexpected status va

Alarm Lists Name ID (Hex) Description Source Default Value Operation Effect Ethernet interface Ctrl 2 link down on Control network 00000402 Ethernet

Alarm Lists Name ID (Hex) Description Source Default Value Operation Effect Data Interface Group 3-4: Data Output Network Lost Data Interface Gr

Alarm Lists Name ID (Hex) Description Source Default Value Operation Effect Primary Ethernet interface not in use on Control Network Primary Etherne

Alarm Lists Name ID (Hex) Description Source Default Value Operation Effect Unrecognized Option Card in slot The id prom of the option could not

Alarm Lists Name ID (Hex) Description Source Default Value Operation Effect NTP Server Response Timeout The unit could not contact the NTP Server. T

Alarm Lists Name ID (Hex) Description Source Default Value Operation Effect Configuration Mismatch The configuration settings of units in the 1

Alarm Lists Name ID (Hex) Description Source Default Value Operation Effect License Expired The 1 + 1 redundancy backup license has expired. The sec

Alarm Lists 2/1553-FGC 101 1400 Uen B E-14 Name ID (Hex) Description Source Default Value Operation Effect Conflicting Status The Primary

F Automatic Loudness Control Annex F Contents F.1 Overview...

Introduction 1.3.3.4 Subtitles When subtitles are passed through with a video stream that is either up or down converted, the subtitle text size is n

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Automatic Loudness Control F.1 Overview This Annex describes the operation of Automatic Loudness Control (ALC) in the EN81xx encoder version 7.0.100

Automatic Loudness Control  The second method is to sample the average loudness of a channel at regular intervals and make sure that these lie w

Automatic Loudness Control The short term audio loudness correction is designed to correct spikes in loudness such as those seen during interstitials

Automatic Loudness Control F.2.2 Configuration F.2.2.1 Basic Configuration Make sure the unit has the required number of ALC licenses, one licen

Automatic Loudness Control changes are too dynamic then increase this number. Remember to leave enough time after this has been changed for the respo

Automatic Loudness Control - Measure + ALC + LTLC - Measurements are taken and corrections are made for short term peak in audio that are measure

Automatic Loudness Control the web interface. Internally the correction calculations are being performed every audio frame.  Reset Statistics - Thi

Automatic Loudness Control The final stage is to pass the audio through a Peak Level Limiter to clip levels that are too high. F.4 Standards Comp

Automatic Loudness Control  5.0 counts as 5 channels and therefore requires 3 licenses. For 2 5.0 services, this requires 2 encode instances and e

Contents 2/1553-FGC 101 1400 Uen B iii Contents Chapter 1: Introduction This chapter identifies the equipment versions covered by this manual, des

Introduction 1.3.6 Table Processing The SPR1100 generates the following tables:  PAT (Program Association Table).  PMT (Program Map Table). 

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Introduction - 1+1 active active.  PSU (when dual PSU fitted). The SPR1100 does not support the following redundancy modes:  Module level.  Servi

Introduction Note: The SPR1100 is not being configured from nCC, it can only be viewed. nCC also monitors alarms from the SPR1100 and displays t

Introduction Item Color Description Edit - This pushbutton enables you to edit the parameters on the selected LCD menu. Press again to exit without

Introduction 1.6 Rear Panels The paragraphs below summarize the features of the main models and show the rear panels. Details of the rear panel

Introduction 1.6.3 SPR11/CHASSIS/1DC – 1U Unit with Single DC Supply This Ericsson SPR1100 model consists of a base chassis, provides a single DC pow

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2 Installing the Equipment Chapter 2 Contents 2.1 Read This First! ...

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Installing the Equipment 2.1 Read This First! 2.1.1 Handling The equipment must be handled and installed carefully and thoughtfully to prevent safet

Preliminary Pages Introduction This Reference Guide provides instructions and information for the installation, operation of the SPR1100 Stream Pr

Installing the Equipment Where appropriate, ensure this product has an adequate level of lightning protection. Alternatively, during a lightning s

Installing the Equipment A freestanding unit should be installed on a secure horizontal surface where it is unlikely to be knocked or its connectors a

Installing the Equipment 2.3.2.2 Care in Positioning Cautions! The fans contained within this unit are not fitted with a dust/insect filter. Pay

Installing the Equipment 2.4 EMC Compliance Statements1 2.4.1 EN 55022/CISPR22 This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may

Installing the Equipment Figure 2.3 AC Power Inlet Assembly Note: See Annex B, Technical Specification for fuse information. AC Mains Inle

Installing the Equipment Table 2.2 Non Standard Supply Cord Wire Colors Wire Color (UK) Action green-and-yellow ...must be connected to the terminal

Installing the Equipment 2.6.2 Location of the DC Input Connector The connector is located at the right-hand rear of the equipment. Warning! The

Installing the Equipment 2.6.3 DC Connector Details For connection to the –48 V input connector (shown in Figure 2.4) the following parts from AMP o

Installing the Equipment The terminal marked at the rear panel is a Technical Earth. Its use is recommended. This is NOT a protective earth fo

Installing the Equipment 2.8.2 Data Ethernet Connector The unit has four Ethernet ports - two for data input, and two for data output and will respon

Preliminary Pages Warnings, Cautions and Notes Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. The m

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3 Getting Started Chapter 3 Contents 3.1 Introduction...3

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Getting Started 3.1 Introduction Due to the number of different ways the SPR1100 can be used, it is impossible to give precise setting up instruction

Getting Started 2. Connect signal output connectors Ge 3 and Ge 4 (for your transcoded output Transport Streams) to your local area network. 3.

Getting Started 3. Continue and set the subnet mask and gateway address in the same way, if required, using the front panel keys as described above t

Getting Started 3.5 How to Import Multiple Transport Streams/Input Services The unit is configured using the web browser Graphical User Interface

Getting Started 4. This template can be edited on your computer to incorporate the streams desired. When editing is complete, the data can be pasted

Getting Started 4. The unit will now attempt to acquire the Transport Stream on that IP address (either multicast or unicast). It may take up to

Getting Started Figure 3.7 Specifying an Output Service 2. Enter the details of the Output Service, as required, in the Output Multicast Selection

Preliminary Pages Contact Information Support Services Our primary objective is to provide first class customer care that is tailored to your spec

Getting Started Figure 3.8 Specifying Input Video Format 5. The service and profile properties may now be specified using the Service Propertie

Getting Started 3.8 How to Set Up Reflex on an Output Transport Stream About Reflex Reflex is the statistical multiplexing system provided by Ericsso

Getting Started 3. For seamless buffer delay, specify the Video Delay your application can tolerate. See Chapter 5, Web GUI Control for details of

Getting Started To make a Secondary Input: 1. From the Configure > Services page and click the Host Inputs icon in the Inputs pane. 2. Tick the Sel

Getting Started Figure 3.11 Host Input Pane showing Activate Window Similarly, the Primary/Secondary roles can be swapped over by right-clicking

Getting Started Figure 3.12 1 + 1 Redundancy Configuration 7. Open the Web GUI for the Primary unit and click Configure > System > Standalone

Getting Started Use SNTP to Synchronize Time It is recommended that SNTP is used to ensure that the system clock on each unit reports the same tim

Getting Started You should determine which unit is actually broadcasting and make that the Active unit. To do this, open the Web GUI for each unit (in

Getting Started Figure 3.14 Changes Listed in the Information Pane The unit does not accept any changes to the properties until the Apply All but

Getting Started 3.14 How to Save and Restore Your Configurations We recommend that you save your configurations regularly, as an XML file, particular

Preliminary Pages Technical Training Ericsson provides a wide range of training courses on the operation and maintenance of our products and on their

Getting Started 4. The uploaded configuration will be actioned immediately, when completed, provided that the file is valid. In the event of an i

Getting Started Figure 3.20 Configuration Report The initial view shows each component of each service. The report indicates all known data about the

Getting Started 2/1553-FGC 101 1400 Uen B 3-22 Web GUI Status and Alarm Monitoring Buttons On the right-hand side of the web GUI, Status and

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Front Panel Control 4.1 Introduction This chapter describes the features and options provided by the Front Panel menus for controlling the SPR1100 St

Front Panel Control  Green (Locked / Functional) Indicates that the unit is locked to a Transport Stream and also indicates correct conditions a

Front Panel Control 4.3 Front Panel Menus An overview of the Front Panel menus is shown in Table 4.1. The menus and settings available will vary depe

Front Panel Control 4.3.1 Top-Level Menu Shortly after power-up this menu displays the name of the unit (SPR1100) and may also display, on the li

Front Panel Control To modify the subnet mask, press the Edit key. Use the  (Forward) and  (Back) keys to move between the digits and use the  (Up)

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Front Panel Control 4.3.4.1 System > Alarms > (Detail) These menus enable you to view the alarms in increasing order of severity, beginning

Front Panel Control 4.3.6.1 System > HW Config > Accept Option Slot Conf This mens enables you to accept the option slot configuration. To acce

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5 Web GUI Control Chapter 5 Contents 5.1 Using the Web Graphical User Interface...5-55.1.1 Title Ba

Web GUI Control 5.4.4.2 Outputs Pane ... 5-475.4.4.3 Properti

Web GUI Control Figure 5.31 Control Interface Group > Physical Control Port 2 ... 5-28Figure 5.32 Network Configure

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Web GUI Control 5.1 Using the Web Graphical User Interface The Ericsson SPR1100 is designed to be configured and controlled by its own web graph

Web GUI Control 5.1.1 Title Bar The header of the web page displays the Ericsson logo and the unit model number. 5.1.2 Standalone On-air / Off-a

Web GUI Control Figure 5.4 About Dialog 5.1.5 Tabs The web pages for control and monitoring of specific functions are accessed by selecting th

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Web GUI Control Figure 5.6 Navigation Path 5.1.7 Navigation Buttons Toolbar The toolbar provides various tools/buttons, depending on the web pa

Web GUI Control 5.1.10 Results Frame The result frame at the bottom of the screen shows the results of command actions. success, success with wa

Web GUI Control 5.1.12 Navigating the GUI Web Pages Figure 5.9 shows the main tab pages and detailed (sub-tab) web pages. Figure 5.9 Web GUI Na

Web GUI Control 5.2 Status The operational status of the SPR1100 can be monitored from the Status tab web page. Further tabs can be selected fro

Web GUI Control Figure 5.11 Status > General Web Page The following are displayed on this web page:  IP Address – The configured IP address

Web GUI Control 5.3 Alarms The alarms status of the SPR1100 can be monitored from the Alarms tab web page. Further tabs can be selected from thi

Web GUI Control 5.3.2 Alarms > History To view the alarm history of the unit select the History tab from the Alarms top-level tab. Figure 5.1

Web GUI Control 5.3.3.1 Alarms > Set Masks > Host To set alarm masks on the Host controller, select the Host button from the Set Masks pag

Web GUI Control 5.4 Configure The Configure tab enables the user to view and/or configure all parameters of the Stream Processor. Further tabs ca

Web GUI Control Figure 5.19 Configure > Device Info Web Page The following fields, which may be edited by the user, are displayed on this pag